1946 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

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1946 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election
← 1945 1 November 1946 (1946-11-01) 1947 →
8 of 28 seats
to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council
14 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party
Independent
 Labour
Last election 7 seats,
57.1% 		2 seats,
42.9%
Seats before 22 6
Seats won 7 1
Seats after 23 5
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Popular vote 8,646 5,824
Percentage 53.2% 35.8%
Swing Decrease3.9% Decrease7.1%
Map of results of 1946 election
Leader of the Council before election


Independent

 Leader of the Council after election


Independent

Elections to

Independents retained overall control of the council.[2][3]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Independent
 		8,646 (53.2%)
Decrease 3.9 7 (87.5%)
7 / 8
 Increase 1 23 (82.1%)
23 / 28
Labour Party 5,824 (35.8%)
Decrease 7.1 1 (12.5%)
1 / 8
 Decrease 1 5 (17.9%)
5 / 28
Independent Conservative 828 (5.1%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 8
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 28
Liberal Party 757 (4.7%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 8
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 28
Communist Party 198 (1.2%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 8
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 28

Full council

↓
5 23

Aldermen

↓
2 5

Councillors

↓
3 18

Ward results

Dunham

Dunham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Vesey* 1,163 64.8
Independent
 N. Boden 633 35.2
Majority 530 29.5
Turnout 1,796
Labour hold Swing

East Central

East Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent
 A. Whitley* 1,250 75.0 +17.5
Labour S. G. Marshall 416 25.0 -17.5
Majority 834 50.0 +35.0
Turnout 1,666
Independent
hold 		Swing

North

North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent
 H. Cowsill 839 49.9
Labour H. Keay* 645 38.3
Communist E. Sheldon 198 11.8
Majority 194 11.5
Turnout 1,682
Independent gain from Labour
 Swing

South West

South West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent
 E. J. Horley 1,246 75.7 +11.8
Labour D. Norton 400 24.3 -11.8
Majority 846 51.4 +23.6
Turnout 1,646
Independent
hold 		Swing

Timperley (1)

Timperley (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent
 J. L. Warren* 916 54.9 -4.4
Labour C. Holt 751 45.1 +4.4
Majority 165 9.9 -8.7
Turnout 1,667
Independent
hold 		Swing

Timperley (2)

Timperley (2) (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent
 E. Studley 1,284 24.4
Independent
 W. E. Bendell* 953 18.1
Ind. Conservative
 M. Heath 828 15.8
Labour A. M. Atherton 769 14.6
Labour J. F. Donaldson 666 12.7
Liberal A. B. Hamer 408 7.8
Liberal P. Fishpool 349 6.6
Majority 125 2.3
Turnout 5,257
Independent
hold 		Swing
Independent
hold 		Swing

Timperley (3)

Timperley (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent
 H. Howson 1,525 60.1 -4.0
Labour F. B. Meadowcroft 1,014 39.9 +4.0
Majority 511 20.1 -8.0
Turnout 2,539
Independent
hold 		Swing

References

  1. ^ Election "gate-crashed" by unofficial Tory, Altrincham, Hale, & Bowdon Guardian, October 25, 1946, p.5
  2. ^ One woman among 28 makes election history, Altrincham, Hale, & Bowdon Guardian, November 8, 1946, p.9
  3. ^ "LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE CHANGES". Manchester Guardian. 2 November 1946. Retrieved 3 March 2024. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
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