1945 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

Local election in Cheshire, England

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1 November 1945 (1945-11-01)

1946 →

9 of 28 seats
to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council
14 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Party	Independent	Labour
Last election	5 seats, 55.5%	2 seats, 44.5%
Seats before	21	7
Seats won	7	2
Seats after	22	6
Seat change	1	1
Popular vote	11,259	8,465
Percentage	57.1%	42.9%
Swing	1.6%	1.6%

Map of results of 1945 election

Leader of the Council before election

Independent

Leader of the Council after election

Independent

Elections to Altrincham 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. Independents retained overall control of the council. These were the first local elections held in Altrincham since the outbreak of the Second World War.

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Independent	11,259 (57.1%)	1.6	7 (77.8%)	7 / 9	1	22 (78.6%)	22 / 28
Labour Party	8,465 (42.9%)	1.6	2 (22.2%)	2 / 9	1	6 (21.4%)	6 / 28

Full council

↓
6	22

Aldermen

↓
2	5

Councillors

↓
4	17

Ward results

Dunham

Dunham (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Baxter	1,181	30.6
	Labour	J. J. Cummins*	1,066	27.6
	Independent	H. Cowsill	879	22.8
	Independent	B. Freeman	731	19.0
Majority			187	4.8
Turnout			3,857
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

East Central

East Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Clayton*	1,049	57.5	N/A
	Labour	J. Cogan	775	42.5	N/A
Majority			274	15.0
Turnout			1,824
	Independent hold		Swing

North

North (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. G. H. Biddle*	1,391	31.4	N/A
	Independent	E. Odlin	1,267	28.6	N/A
	Labour	G. Cook*	888	20.0	N/A
	Labour	S. C. Whitehead	886	20.0	N/A
Majority			379	8.6
Turnout			4,432
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

South West

South West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. W. Stanier	1,125	63.9	N/A
	Labour	M. Twigg	635	36.1	N/A
Majority			490	27.8
Turnout			1,760
	Independent hold		Swing

Timperley (1)

Timperley (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. H. Walker*	1,226	59.3	+7.4
	Labour	C. Holt	841	40.7	−7.4
Majority			385	18.6	+14.8
Turnout			2,067
	Independent hold		Swing

Timperley (2)

Timperley (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	F. Gibson	1,733	59.2	−8.1
	Labour	A. M. Atherton	1,195	40.8	+8.1
Majority			538	18.4	−16.2
Turnout			2,928
	Independent hold		Swing

Timperley (3)

Timperley (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. S. Jarratt	1,780	64.1	−2.2
	Labour	W. Fretwell	998	35.9	+2.2
Majority			782	28.1	−4.4
Turnout			2,778
	Independent hold		Swing

References

Rawtenstall, Blackburn, and Oldham All Go Labour, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1945, p.6
Altrincham Independents Win Labour Seat, Altrincham, Hale, & Bowdon Guardian, November 9, 1945, p.11
"NORTH OF ENGLAND BOROUGHS". Manchester Guardian. 2 November 1945. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

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