1959_Altrincham_Municipal_Borough_Council_election

1959 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election
8 of 32 seats ; to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council; 16 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1959 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Conservative

1959 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

Local election in Cheshire, England

Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1959. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party reatined overall control of the council.^[1]^[2]

Quick Facts 8 of 32 seats to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

Ward results

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Town by town poll results, Manchester Evening News, May 8, 1959, p.5

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Lancashire and Cheshire Boroughs, The Manchester Guardian, May 8, 1959, p.4

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Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	8,078 (49.5%)	1.0	4 (50.0%)	4 / 8	1	16 (50.0%)	16 / 32
Labour Party	4,868 (29.8%)	7.5	3 (37.5%)	3 / 8		8 (25.0%)	8 / 32
Independent	0 (0.0%)		0 (0.0%)	0 / 8		6 (18.8%)	6 / 32
Liberal Party	3,387 (20.7%)	8.4	1 (12.5%)	1 / 8	1	2 (6.3%)	2 / 32

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. M. Hoyle*	1,318	70.2	N/A
	Conservative	K. C. Jagger	559	29.8	N/A
Majority			759	40.4
Turnout			1,877
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. J. Webb*	860	50.1	+1.3
	Conservative	T. Barry	858	49.9	-1.3
Majority			2	0.2
Turnout			1,718
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. M. Smith*	1,021	56.9	-0.2
	Conservative	P. Oliver	773	43.1	+0.2
Majority			248	13.8	-0.4
Turnout			1,794
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Willeringhouse*	864	63.5	+1.0
	Liberal	A. Gibbon	497	36.5	N/A
Majority			248	27.0	+2.0
Turnout			1,361
	Conservative hold		Swing

1959_Altrincham_Municipal_Borough_Council_election

1959 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

Election result

Full council

Aldermen

Councillors

Ward results

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East Central

North

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Timperley (1)

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Timperley (3)

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. Prickett	1,055	56.8	N/A
	Conservative	R. F. Legat*	804	43.2	-18.8
Majority			274	13.7
Turnout			1,859
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. Partridge*	919	44.7	+4.2
	Liberal	P. Franklin	856	41.7	+0.4
	Labour	J. B. Cullingworth	279	13.6	-4.6
Majority			63	3.0
Turnout			2,054
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. M. MacLennan*	1,027	51.2	+6.4
	Liberal	D. Dickson	979	48.8	+7.7
Majority			48	2.4	-1.3
Turnout			2,006
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. M. Fitton*	2,023	59.3	+6.1
	Labour	R. Knowles	1,390	40.7	-6.1
Majority			633	18.6	+12.2
Turnout			3,413
	Conservative hold		Swing