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1938 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

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Election in Cheshire, England
1938 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election
← 1937 1 November 1938 (1938-11-01) 1945 →
7 of 28 seats
to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council
14 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Independent Labour
Last election 17 seats,
89.3% 		4 seats,
10.6%
Seats before 22 6
Seats won 5 2
Seats after 22 6
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 2,882 2,310
Percentage 55.5% 44.5%
Swing Decrease33.8% Increase33.8%
Map of results of 1938 election
Leader of the Council before election


Independent

Leader of the Council after election


Independent

Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Tuesday, 1 November 1938. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. Independents retained overall control of the council. These were the last local elections held in Altrincham until after the end of the Second World War.

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Independent 2,882 (55.5%) Decrease 33.8 5 (71.4%) 5 / 7 Steady 22 (78.6%) 22 / 28
Labour Party 2,310 (44.5%) Increase 33.8 2 (28.6%) 2 / 7 Steady 6 (21.4%) 6 / 28

Full council

↓
6 22

Aldermen

↓
1 6

Councillors

↓
5 16

Ward results

Dunham

Dunham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. C. Handford* 889 64.1 N/A
Independent B. Freeman 497 35.9 N/A
Majority 392 28.3
Turnout 1,386
Labour hold Swing

East Central

East Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. S. Pearson* uncontested
Independent hold Swing

North

North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Farrar* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

South West

South West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. P. Bell Houlden* uncontested
Independent hold Swing

Timperley (1)

Timperley (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. S. Watson 541 51.9
Labour F. B. Meadowcroft 501 48.1
Majority 40 3.8
Turnout 1,042
Independent hold Swing

Timperley (2)

Timperley (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G. C. Aldhouse* 806 67.3
Labour A. Peacock 392 32.7
Majority 414 34.6
Turnout 1,198
Independent hold Swing

Timperley (3)

Timperley (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G. M. Rourke* 1,038 66.3
Labour J. E. Marsden 528 33.7
Majority 510 32.6
Turnout 1,566
Independent hold Swing

References

  1. CHESHIRE, The Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1938, p.14
  2. INDEPENDENTS HOLD TIMPERLEY, Wilmslow and Alderley and Knutsford Advertiser, November 4, 1938, p.11
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