1968 Hale Urban District Council election

Local election in Cheshire, England

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11 May 1968 (1968-05-11)

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4 of 12 seats
to Hale Urban District Council
6 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Conservative	Residents	Liberal
Last election	3 seats, 46.0%	1 seats, 0.0%	0 seats, 42.8%
Seats before	7	3	2
Seats won	2	1	1
Seats after	7	3	2
Seat change
Popular vote	3,867	895	1,917
Percentage	57.9%	13.4%	28.7%
Swing	11.9%	13.4%	14.1%

Map of results of 1968 election

Leader of the Council before election

Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

Conservative

Elections to Hale Council were held on Saturday, 11 May 1968. 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	3,867 (57.9%)	11.9	2 (50.0%)	2 / 4	7 (58.3%)	7 / 12
Residents	895 (13.4%)	13.4	1 (25.0%)	1 / 4	3 (25.0%)	3 / 12
Liberal Party	1,917 (28.7%)	14.1	1 (25.0%)	1 / 4	2 (16.7%)	2 / 12

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Ward results

Bollin

Bollin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. W. Gurney*	1,191	78.8
	Liberal	A. J. Wilding	321	21.2
Majority			870	57.6
Turnout			1,814	55.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. S. Hall*	1,179	63.1
	Liberal	A. G. Taylor	689	36.9
Majority			490	26.2
Turnout			1,868	55.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

North

North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Wilkinson*	907	53.9	+11.1
	Conservative	A. Knott	775	46.1	+0.1
Majority			132	7.8
Turnout			1,682	57.8	−5.4
	Liberal hold		Swing

Wellgreen

Wellgreen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Residents	A. Fielding*	895	55.3
	Conservative	D. Shearer	722	44.7
Majority			173	10.7
Turnout			1,617	60.4
	Residents hold		Swing

References

Tories move on to new poll triumphs, Manchester Evening News, May 13, 1968, p.11
No change in four Hale wards, Altrincham, Hale, & Bowdon Guardian, May 17, 1968, p.11

v t e (1967 ←) 1968 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1969)
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Elections in the London boroughs were due in May 1967, but were postponed one year by the London Government Act 1967.

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