1959 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

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]

1959 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

← 1958 7 May 1959 (1959-05-07) 1960 →

8 of 32 seats
to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Last election 5 seats,
50.5%
2 seats,
37.3%
0 seats,
0.0%
Seats before 17 8 6
Seats won 4 3 0
Seats after 16 8 6
Seat change Decrease1 Steady Steady
Popular vote 8,078 4,868 0
Percentage 49.5% 29.8% 0.0%
Swing Decrease1.0% Decrease7.5% Steady

  Fourth party
 
Party Liberal
Last election 1 seats,
12.3%
Seats before 1
Seats won 1
Seats after 2
Seat change Increase1
Popular vote 3,387
Percentage 20.7%
Swing Increase8.4%

Map of results of 1959 election

Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Election result

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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

Full council

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8 2 6 16

Aldermen

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5 3

Councillors

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8 2 1 13

Ward results

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Dunham

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Dunham
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

East Central

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East Central
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

North

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North
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

South West

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South-West
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

Timperley (1)

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Timperley (1)
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

Timperley (2)

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Timperley (2)
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

Timperley (3)

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Timperley (3)
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

Timperley (4)

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Timperley (4)
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

References

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  1. ^ Town by town poll results, Manchester Evening News, May 8, 1959, p.5
  2. ^ Lancashire and Cheshire Boroughs, The Manchester Guardian, May 8, 1959, p.4