1960_Altrincham_Municipal_Borough_Council_election

1960 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election
9 of 32 seats ; to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council; 16 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1960 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Conservative

1960 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

Local election in Cheshire, England

Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1960. 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.^[1]^[2]

Quick Facts 9 of 32 seats to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

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All the results from your town, Manchester Evening News, May 13, 1960, p.29

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Lancashire and Cheshire boroughs, The Guardian, May 13, 1960, p.12

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Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	7,074 (51.0%)	1.5	6 (66.7%)	6 / 9		17 (53.1%)	17 / 32
Labour Party	3,170 (22.9%)	6.9	2 (22.2%)	2 / 9		8 (25.0%)	8 / 32
Independent	608 (4.4%)	4.4	0 (0.0%)	0 / 9		4 (12.5%)	4 / 32
Liberal Party	3,009 (21.7%)	1.0	1 (11.1%)	1 / 9	1	3 (9.4%)	3 / 32

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Yates*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Barry	930	60.5	+10.6
	Independent	W. Murphy	608	39.5	N/A
Majority			322	21.0
Turnout			1,538
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Street*	843	53.9	-3.0
	Conservative	P. Oliver	720	46.1	+3.0
Majority			123	7.8	-6.0
Turnout			1,563
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. B. Dunn	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

1960_Altrincham_Municipal_Borough_Council_election

1960 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

Election result

Full council

Aldermen

Councillors

Ward results

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East Central

North

South West

Timperley (1)

Timperley (2)

Timperley (3)

Timperley (4)

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	N. Schofield	905	55.8	-1.0
	Conservative	L. W. Adkin	716	44.2	+1.0
Majority			189	11.7	-2.0
Turnout			1,621
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. M. Kelsall*	985	51.7	+7.0
	Liberal	A. Gibbon	638	33.5	-8.2
	Labour	B. Culkingworth	282	14.8	+1.2
Majority			347	18.2	+15.2
Turnout			1,905
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. R. Wilson*	922	50.1	-1.1
	Liberal	D. Harper	920	49.9	+1.1
Majority			2	0.2	-2.2
Turnout			1,842
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	K. Jagger	1,463	27.1
	Conservative	W. Glenfield	1,338	24.8
	Labour	E. Richardson	1,039	19.3
	Labour	C. Mack	1,006	18.7
	Liberal	P. Tinker	546	10.1
Majority			299	5.5
Turnout			5,392
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing