1951 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

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10 May 1951 (1951-05-10)

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8 of 32 seats
to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Conservative	Independent	Labour
Last election	7 seats, 61.0%	0 seats, 0.0%	1 seats, 39.0%
Seats before	22	8	2
Seats won	4	2	2
Seats after	20	8	4
Seat change	2		2
Popular vote	2,869	3,092	2,938
Percentage	32.2%	34.7%	33.0%
Swing	28.8%	34.7%	6.0%

Map of results of 1951 election

Leader of the Council before election

Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

Conservative

Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1951. 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	2,869 (32.2%)	28.8	4 (50.0%)	4 / 8	2	20 (62.5%)	20 / 32
Independent	3,092 (34.7%)	34.7	2 (25.0%)	2 / 8		8 (25.0%)	8 / 32
Labour Party	2,938 (33.0%)	6.0	2 (25.0%)	2 / 8	2	4 (12.5%)	4 / 32

Full council

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4	8	20

Aldermen

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5	3

Councillors

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4	3	17

Ward results

Dunham

Dunham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Mason	1,084	57.1	N/A
	Conservative	E. Ormerod	816	42.9	N/A
Majority			268	14.1
Turnout			1,900
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

East Central

East Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. A. Yarwood	899	52.6	N/A
	Conservative	A. R. Littler*	811	47.4	−18.2
Majority			88	5.2
Turnout			1,710
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

North

North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. E. Chapman	871	51.3	+3.7
	Independent	E. Odlin*	826	48.7	N/A
Majority			45	2.7
Turnout			1,697
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

South West

South West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. C. Lochhead	1,242	76.6	N/A
	Labour	D. R. Hughes	380	23.4	N/A
Majority			862	53.2
Turnout			1,622
	Conservative hold		Swing

Timperley (1)

Timperley (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. S. Watson*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Timperley (2)

Timperley (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. M. Kelsall*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Timperley (3)

Timperley (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Marsland*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Timperley (4)

Timperley (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	F. Gibson*	1,367	69.4	N/A
	Labour	G. Harmer	603	30.6	N/A
Majority			764	38.8
Turnout			1,970
	Independent hold		Swing

References

Two gains for Labour in Altrincham elections, Altrincham, Hale, & Bowdon Guardian, May 18, 1951, p.11
LITTLE CHANGE IN CHESHIRE, The Manchester Guardian, May 11, 1951, p.3

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