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Elections to Urmston 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 | 5,763 (42.0%) |  20.9
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3 (42.9%) | 3 / 7 | 3
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17 (81.0%) | 17 / 21 | |||
| Labour Party | 6,472 (47.2%) |  10.1
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3 (42.9%) | 3 / 7 | 3
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3 (14.3%) | 3 / 21 | |||
| Liberal Party | 825 (6.0%) | N/A | 1 (14.3%) | 1 / 7 | 1
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1 (4.8%) | 1 / 21 | |||
| Residents | 656 (4.8%) | 4.8
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 7 | 1
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | |||
| 3 | 1 | 17 |
Ward results
Davyhulme East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. J. Williams | 1,199 | 53.1 | +20.2 | |
| Conservative | P. W. Lucas* | 1,058 | 46.9 | −20.2 | |
| Majority | 141 | 6.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,257 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Davyhulme West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. P. Harding* | 1,135 | 50.6 | −15.9 | |
| Labour | L. M Seex | 1,108 | 49.4 | +15.9 | |
| Majority | 27 | 1.2 | −31.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,243 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Flixton Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | A. Pitt | 825 | 40.5 | N/A | |
| Residents | S. Bailey* | 656 | 32.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | R. E. Taylor | 555 | 27.3 | −9.9 | |
| Majority | 169 | 8.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,036 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Residents | Swing | ||||
Flixton East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Bryan* | 993 | 59.0 | −11.6 | |
| Labour | C. Barnes | 691 | 41.0 | +11.6 | |
| Majority | 302 | 18.0 | −23.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,684 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Flixton West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | B. Elliott | 1,295 | 61.2 | +13.9 | |
| Conservative | T. Evans | 820 | 38.8 | −13.9 | |
| Majority | 475 | 22.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,115 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Urmston East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | D. O'Kelly | 946 | 51.9 | +5.3 | |
| Conservative | A. R. Coupe* | 877 | 48.1 | −5.3 | |
| Majority | 69 | 3.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,823 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Urmston West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | R. V. Royle-Higginson* | 880 | 56.5 | −15.8 | |
| Labour | J. M. Fisher | 678 | 43.5 | +15.8 | |
| Majority | 202 | 13.0 | −31.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,558 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- Labour's best poll week since war, Manchester Evening News, May 17, 1971, p.5
- Drama of recounts in Labour triumphs, Stretford & Urmston Journal, May 19, 1971, p.7
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