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1970 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

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UK local government election
1970 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election
← 1969 7 May 1970 (1970-05-07) 1971 →
8 of 32 seats
to Stretford Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Seats before 25 7
Seats won 4 4
Seats after 23 9
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2
Popular vote 6,742 6,341
Percentage 49.5% 46.5%
Map of results of 1970 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Stretford 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 6,742 (49.5%) 4 (50.0%) 4 / 8 Decrease 2 23 (71.9%) 23 / 32
Labour Party 6,341 (46.5%) 4 (50.0%) 4 / 8 Increase 2 9 (28.1%) 9 / 32
Independent 505 (3.7%) 0 (0.0%) 0 / 8 N/A 0 (0.0%) 0 / 32
Communist Party 43 (0.3%) 0 (0.0%) 0 / 8 Steady 0 (0.0%) 0 / 32

Full council

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9 23

Aldermen

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4 4

Councillors

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5 19

Ward results

Clifford

Clifford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Davies 571 54.7
Conservative D. H. Shawcross 472 45.3
Majority 99 9.4
Turnout 1,043
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Cornbrook

Cornbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. F. Sullivan 690 55.3
Conservative H. Sorenson 557 44.7
Majority 133 10.6
Turnout 1,247
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Longford

Longford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. W. Homer* 1,150 62.2
Labour J. Bailey 699 37.8
Majority 451 24.4
Turnout 1,849
Conservative hold Swing

Park

Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. R. Shea* 1,165 58.5
Conservative H. D. Pugh 783 39.3
Communist A. Jarratt 43 2.2
Majority 382 19.2
Turnout 1,991
Labour hold Swing

Stretford

Stretford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Moores* 1,138 52.0
Labour K. Silcock 545 24.9
Independent H. Walker 505 23.1
Majority 593 27.1
Turnout 2,188
Conservative hold Swing

Talbot North

Talbot North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. C. Cronshaw* 1,399 63.5
Conservative R. Harwood 805 36.5
Majority 594 27.0
Turnout 2,204
Labour hold Swing

Talbot South

Talbot South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. A. Schofield* 950 54.8
Labour D. Stewart 782 45.2
Majority 168 9.6
Turnout 1,732
Conservative hold Swing

Trafford

Trafford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. R. Hamilton* 887 64.4
Labour A. Clough 490 35.6
Majority 397 28.8
Turnout 1,377
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. Your town-by-town election service, Manchester Evening News, May 8, 1970, p.16
  2. Lancashire and Cheshire, The Guardian, May 8, 1970, p.7
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