Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1955. 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]
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8 of 32 seats to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map of results of 1955 election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
editParty | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 5,429 (62.3%) | 19.0 | 6 (75.0%) | 6 / 8
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18 (56.3%) | 18 / 32
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Independent | 0 (0.0%) | 8.3 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8
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8 (25.0%) | 8 / 32
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Labour Party | 2,442 (28.0%) | 11.1 | 2 (25.0%) | 2 / 8
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6 (18.8%) | 6 / 32
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Liberal Party | 845 (9.7%) | 0.4 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32
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Full council
edit6 | 8 | 18 |
Aldermen
edit5 | 3 |
Councillors
edit6 | 3 | 15 |
Ward results
editDunham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Hoyle | uncontested | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
East Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. R. Littler* | 975 | 66.5 | N/A | |
Labour | K. S. Robinson | 491 | 33.5 | −13.3 | |
Majority | 484 | 33.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,466 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Harmer* | 964 | 50.5 | −3.5 | |
Conservative | R. F. Legat | 945 | 49.5 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 19 | 1.0 | −7.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,909 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
South West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. J. Jones* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (1)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. L. Baxendale* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (2)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | G. J. Endacott* | 918 | 52.1 | −3.2 | |
Liberal | P. Franklin | 845 | 47.9 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 73 | 4.2 | −6.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,763 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (3)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | G. A. Haigh* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (4)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. Melvin Turner* | 1,691 | 63.1 | N/A | |
Labour | N. S. Smith | 987 | 36.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 704 | 26.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,678 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |