Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1958. 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 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 1958 election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
editParty | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 6,923 (50.5%) | 8.5 | 5 (62.5%) | 5 / 8
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1 | 19 (59.4%) | 19 / 32
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Labour Party | 5,111 (37.3%) | 1.4 | 2 (25.0%) | 2 / 8
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6 (18.8%) | 6 / 32
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Independent | 0 (0.0%) | 8.3 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8
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6 (18.8%) | 6 / 32
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Liberal Party | 1,682 (12.3%) | 1.6 | 1 (12.5%) | 1 / 8
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1 | 1 (3.1%) | 1 / 32
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Full council
edit6 | 1 | 6 | 19 |
Aldermen
edit5 | 3 |
Councillors
edit6 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
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* | 803 | 51.2 | N/A | |
Labour | W. J. Webb | 766 | 48.8 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 37 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,569 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Harmer* | 1,039 | 57.1 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | P. Oliver | 780 | 42.9 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 259 | 14.2 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,819 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
South West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. J. Jones* | 1,049 | 62.5 | N/A | |
Labour | F. C. Hankes | 630 | 37.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 419 | 25.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,679 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (1)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. L. Baxendale* | 1,013 | 62.0 | N/A | |
Labour | H. Ainscow | 622 | 38.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 391 | 24.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,635 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (2)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | W. H. Cawdron | 830 | 41.3 | +8.5 | |
Conservative | J. K. Jagger | 815 | 40.5 | −5.3 | |
Labour | J. B. Cullingworth | 366 | 18.2 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 15 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,011 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Timperley (3)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Kirkland | 852 | 44.8 | −9.5 | |
Liberal | D. Dickson | 782 | 41.1 | −4.6 | |
Labour | H. Atkinson | 268 | 14.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 70 | 3.7 | −4.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,902 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (4)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. Melvin Turner* | 1,611 | 53.2 | −0.6 | |
Labour | R. Tomlinson | 1,420 | 46.8 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 191 | 6.4 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,031 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-elections between 1958 and 1959
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | H. Wharton | 1,363 | 52.2 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | E. M. Hodgson | 1,250 | 47.8 | −5.4 | |
Majority | 113 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,613 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "HOW THE VOTES WERE CAST". Manchester Evening News. 9 May 1958. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "OTHER NORTH-WEST RESULTS". Manchester Guardian. 9 May 1958. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ COUNCIL BY-ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 28, 1958, p.24