1971 Hale Urban District Council election

Local election in Cheshire, England

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15 May 1971 (1971-05-15)

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

	First party	Second party

Party	Conservative	Liberal
Last election	2 seats, 46.8%	2 seats, 37.2%
Seats before	7	4
Seats won	3	1
Seats after	8	4
Seat change	1
Popular vote	1,953	1,457
Percentage	57.3%	42.7%
Swing	10.5%	5.5%

Map of results of 1971 election

Leader of the Council before election

Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

Conservative

Elections to Hale Council were held on Saturday, 15 May 1971. 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	1,953 (57.3%)	10.5	3 (75.0%)	3 / 4	1	8 (66.7%)	8 / 12
Liberal Party	1,457 (42.7%)	5.5	1 (25.0%)	1 / 4		4 (33.3%)	4 / 12

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4	8

Ward results

Bollin

Bollin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. E. Peddie*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. S. Hall*	989	52.5	+6.7
	Liberal	D. F. Mardon	896	47.5	−6.7
Majority			93	5.0
Turnout			1,885	54.2	−1.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

North

North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Wilkinson*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Wellgreen

Wellgreen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. H. Adams	964	63.2	+11.7
	Liberal	C. G. Ball	561	36.8	N/A
Majority			403	26.4	+23.4
Turnout			1,525	51.3	−10.7
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing

References

Labour's best poll week since war, Manchester Evening News, May 17, 1971, p.5
Big turn-out in Bowdon's only contest, Altrincham, Hale, & Bowdon Guardian, May 20, 1971, p.9

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