1937 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

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1937 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election
1 November 1937 (1937-11-01) 1938 →
21 of 28 seats
to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council
14 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Independent Labour
Seats won 17 4
Seats after 23 5
Popular vote 15,336 1,736
Percentage 89.3% 10.6%
Map of results of 1937 election
Leader of the Council after election


Independent

The first elections to Altrincham Council were held on Monday, 1 November 1937. This was a new council to replace Altrincham Urban District Council. This election would create the entire 28-member council (three councillors to each ward and seven aldermen) to administer the municipal borough. Independents won overall control of the council.[1][2]

Election result[edit]

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Independent 15,336 (89.3%)
17 (81.0%)
17 / 21
 23 (82.1%)
23 / 28
Labour Party 1,736 (10.6%)
4 (19.0%)
4 / 21
 5 (17.9%)
5 / 28

Full council[edit]

↓
5 23

Aldermen[edit]

↓
1 6

[3]

Councillors[edit]

↓
4 17

Ward results[edit]

Dunham[edit]

Dunham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. C. Handford* uncontested
Labour A. Vesey* uncontested
Independent W. Waterhouse* uncontested
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

East Central[edit]

East Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. Whitley* 1,210 27.8
Independent A. E. Weston* 1,077 24.7
Independent J. S. Pearson* 1,035 23.8
Independent T. Clayton* 1,031 23.7
Majority 4 0.1
Turnout 4,353
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

North[edit]

North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent W. G. H. Biddle* uncontested
Labour T. Farrar* uncontested
Labour R. H. Lee* uncontested
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

South West[edit]

South West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent S. N. Garner* 1,086 20.1
Independent P. Hewitt* 1,036 19.1
Independent T. P. Bell Houlden* 953 17.6
Independent H. Bailey* 815 15.1
Independent W. Bradley Jones* 782 14.4
Independent W. W. Stanier 741 13.7
Majority 138 2.5
Turnout 5,414
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Timperley (1)[edit]

Timperley (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. L. Warren* 904 25.5
Independent W. H. Walker* 859 24.2
Independent A. Edge* 822 23.2
Labour F. B. Meadowcroft 501 15.1
Labour H. Keay 458 14.1
Majority 321 9.1
Turnout 3,544
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Timperley (2)[edit]

Timperley (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. H. Cosgrove* 1,059 27.4
Independent C. Applewhite* 986 25.5
Independent G. C. Aldhouse 940 24.3
Labour J. J. Cummings 440 11.4
Labour A. Peacock 437 11.3
Majority 500 12.9
Turnout 3,862
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Timperley (3)[edit]

Timperley (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent S. Dawson* uncontested
Independent G. M. Rourke* uncontested
Independent E. Webb* uncontested
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Aldermanic election[edit]

Aldermanic elections took place at the council's inaugural meeting on 9 November 1937, all seven of the borough's aldermen were up for election by the council.[3][4]

Altrincham Municipal Borough Aldermanic election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent C. Applewhite* uncontested
Independent A. Edge* uncontested
Independent S. N. Garner* uncontested
Labour R. H. Lee* uncontested
Independent W. Waterhouse* uncontested
Independent E. Webb* uncontested
Independent A. E. Weston* uncontested
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

By-elections between 1937 and 1938[edit]

By-elections were held in every ward on 4 December 1937 to fill the vacancies created by the Aldermanic election.[5]

Dunham By-election 4 December 1937
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. H. E. Anderson 423 52.7 N/A
Independent E. T. Lockett 379 47.3 N/A
Majority 44 5.5
Turnout 802
Labour gain from Independent Swing
East Central By-election 4 December 1937
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. Clayton uncontested
Independent hold Swing
North By-election 4 December 1937
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Keay 472 55.7 N/A
Independent W. H. Lill 222 26.2 N/A
Independent G. H. Wood 152 18.0 N/A
Majority 250 29.6
Turnout 846
Labour hold Swing
South West By-election 4 December 1937
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H. Bailey 868 84.2
Labour G. Cook 163 15.8
Majority 705 68.4
Turnout 1,031
Independent hold Swing
Timperley (1) By-election 4 December 1937
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent S. Dwyer 504 54.3
Labour F. B. Meadowcroft 425 45.7
Majority 79 8.5
Turnout 929
Independent hold Swing
Timperley (2) By-election 4 December 1937
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. H. Lingard 621 74.1
Labour A. Peacock 217 25.9
Majority 404 48.2
Turnout 838
Independent hold Swing
Timperley (3) By-election 4 December 1937
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent W. Bradley Jones uncontested
Independent hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ ALTRINCHAM'S FIRST BOROUGH ELECTION, The Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1937, p.13
  2. ^ ALTRINCHAM'S FIRST COUNCILLORS, Wilmslow and Alderley and Knutsford Advertiser, November 5, 1937, p.11
  3. ^ a b LORD STAMFORD ELECTED FIRST MAYOR OF ALTRINCHAM, The Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1937, p.5
  4. ^ ALTRINCHAM MAKES MORE HISTORY, Wilmslow and Alderley and Knutsford Advertiser, November 12, 1937, p.11
  5. ^ ALTRINCHAM BY-ELECTIONS, Wilmslow and Alderley and Knutsford Advertiser, December 10, 1937, p.11
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