1945 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

1945 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election
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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 Decrease5 Increase5 Steady
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 Steady
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

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.[1][2] These were the first local elections held in Stretford since the outbreak of the Second World War.

Election result

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

Aldermen

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1 3 1 3

Councillors

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8 6 10

Ward results

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Clifford

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

References

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  1. ^ Clifford, Stretford & Urmston News, November 9, 1946, p.7
  2. ^ "NORTH OF ENGLAND BOROUGHS". Manchester Guardian. 2 November 1945. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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