Local election in Cheshire, England
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.[1][2][3] 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%) | | 1 | 22 (78.6%) | |
Labour Party | | 8,465 (42.9%) | | 1.6 | 2 (22.2%) | | 1 | 6 (21.4%) | |
Full council
Aldermen
Councillors
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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