1970 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

1970 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

7 May 1970 (1970-05-07)
8 of 32 seats to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Last election 6 seats, 58.7% 0 seats, 20.8% 1 seats, 17.9% Seats before 24 4 3 Seats won 4 2 2 Seats after 22 5 4 Seat change 2 1 1 Popular vote 3,355 2,280 2,318 Percentage 36.8% 25.0% 25.4% Swing 21.9% 4.2% 7.5%   Fourth party   Party Independent Last election 0 seats, 0.0% Seats before 1 Seats won 0 Seats after 1 Seat change Popular vote 0 Percentage 0.0% Swing
Map of results of 1970 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election Conservative

Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1970. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		3,355 (36.8%)		21.9	4 (50.0%)	4 / 8	2	22 (68.8%)	22 / 32
Labour Party		2,280 (25.0%)		4.3	2 (25.0%)	2 / 8	1	5 (15.6%)	5 / 32
Liberal Party		2,318 (25.4%)		7.5	2 (25.0%)	2 / 8	1	4 (12.5%)	4 / 32
Independent		0 (0.0%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 8		1 (3.1%)	1 / 32
Communist Party		175 (1.9%)		0.7	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8		0 (0.0%)	0 / 32

Full council

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Aldermen

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Councillors

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Ward results

Dunham

Dunham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Hoyle*	1,099	65.9	+35.2
	Conservative	A. Whitehurst	522	31.3	-26.0
	Communist	B. Rothman	46	2.8	-9.2
Majority			577	28.6
Turnout			1,667
	Labour hold		Swing

East Central

East Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. R. Tyrie	589	54.6	+12.2
	Conservative	H. Scholar	489	45.4	-12.2
Majority			100	9.2
Turnout			1,078
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

North

North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. W. Stroud	795	52.4
	Labour	W. J. Webb	592	39.1
	Communist	E. Sheldon	129	8.5
Majority			203	13.3
Turnout			1,516
	Conservative hold		Swing

South West

South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. A. Ryder	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Timperley (1)

Timperley (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. A. Cragg*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Timperley (2)

Timperley (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. W. Davenport	945	52.9	+13.5
	Conservative	H. E. Ablard	843	47.1	-3.5
Majority			102	5.8
Turnout			1,788
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Timperley (3)

Timperley (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. Harper*	1,373	66.0	+2.7
	Conservative	V. T. J. Symond	706	34.0	-2.7
Majority			667	32.0	+4.4
Turnout			2,079
	Liberal hold		Swing

Timperley (4)

Timperley (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Sheldon	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing