| Election Name: | 1972 Hale Urban District Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1971 Hale Urban District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1971 |
| Next Election: | 1973 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 1973 Trafford |
| Seats For Election: | 5 of 12 seats to Hale Urban District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 6 |
| 3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
| Leader of the Council | |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Posttitle: | Leader of the Council after election |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 8 |
| Seats1: | 3 |
| Seats After1: | 8 |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,337 |
| Percentage1: | 54.1% |
| Party2: | Liberal Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 4 |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Seats After2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,405 |
| Percentage2: | 32.5% |
Elections to Hale Council were held on Saturday, 6 May 1972. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a two-year term of office. These were the final elections held in Hale before it became part of Trafford. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[1] [2]
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Conservative Party | 2,337 (54.1%) | 3.2 | 3 (60.0%) | 8 (66.7%) | ||||||
| Liberal Party | 1,405 (32.5%) | 10.2 | 2 (40.0%) | 4 (33.3%) | ||||||
| Labour Party | 575 (13.3%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | |||||
| 4 | 8 |