1945 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Stretford Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1945. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council. These were the first local elections held in Stretford since the outbreak of the Second World War.

1945 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

1 November 1945 (1945-11-01)
12 of 32 seats to Stretford Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Seats before 18 4 9 Seats won 3 7 2 Seats after 13 9 9 Seat change 5 5 Popular vote 12,578 15,939 2,820 Percentage 37.5% 47.5% 8.4%   Fourth party   Party Independent Seats before 1 Seats won 0 Seats after 1 Seat change Popular vote 1,458 Percentage 4.3%
Map of results of 1945 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election No overall control

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		12,578 (37.5%)			3 (25.0%)	3 / 12	5	13 (40.6%)	13 / 32
Labour Party		15,939 (47.5%)			7 (58.3%)	7 / 12	5	9 (28.1%)	9 / 32
Liberal Party		2,820 (8.4%)			2 (16.7%)	2 / 12		9 (28.1%)	9 / 32
Independent		1,458 (4.3%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 12		1 (3.1%)	1 / 32
Independent Labour Party		760 (2.3%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 12	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 32

Full council

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9

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13

Aldermen

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Councillors

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Ward results

Clifford

Clifford (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Kirkbright	1,107	50.6
	Labour	G. Ney	1,101	50.3
	Conservative	T. Butterworth*	1,091	49.9
	Conservative	W. W. Smith*	1,075	49.2
Majority			10	0.5
Turnout			2,187
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Cornbrook

Cornbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	F. Ellison*	1,131	57.8
	Labour	J. Stoddart	827	42.2
Majority			304	15.6
Turnout			1,958
	Liberal hold		Swing

Longford

Longford (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Forbes*	2,247	59.8
	Conservative	R. T. Lee	1,911	50.8
	Labour	D. C. Moody	1,443	38.4
	Labour	A. Burrows	1,336	35.5
	Independent	F. P. Fay	582	15.5
Majority			468	12.4
Turnout			3,760
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park

Park (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. F. Fox	1,691	62.4
	Labour	H. Ney	1,534	56.6
	Independent	H. Maunders	876	32.3
	Conservative	G. Wakerley	874	32.3
	Ind. Labour Party	W. Hall	260	9.6
	Ind. Labour Party	F. G. Barton	182	6.7
Majority			658	24.3
Turnout			2,709
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Stretford

Stretford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Trythall*	1,404	55.7
	Labour	E. Alcock	1,118	44.3
Majority			286	11.4
Turnout			2,522
	Conservative hold		Swing

Talbot North

Talbot North (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Reid	1,693	54.0
	Labour	W. Fearnhead	1,579	50.4
	Conservative	B. Davidson	1,432	45.7
	Conservative	T. Davies*	1,248	39.8
	Ind. Labour Party	J. J. Vivian	160	5.1
	Ind. Labour Party	L. Flash	158	5.0
Majority			147	4.7
Turnout			3,135
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Talbot South

Talbot South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Hall	1,551	54.5
	Conservative	R. P. Wheeler	1,296	45.5
Majority			255	9.0
Turnout			2,847
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Trafford

Trafford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Thorpe*	1,689	63.8
	Labour	A. Ward	959	36.2
Majority			730	27.6
Turnout			2,648
	Liberal hold		Swing