1971 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

UK local government election

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13 May 1971 (1971-05-13)

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8 of 32 seats
to Stretford Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Party	Conservative	Labour
Last election	4 seats, 49.5%	4 seats, 46.5%
Seats before	23	9
Seats won	2	6
Seats after	18	14
Seat change	5	5
Popular vote	6,788	10,548
Percentage	39.1%	60.7%
Swing	10.4%	14.2%

Map of results of 1971 election

Leader of the Council before election

Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

Conservative

Elections to Stretford Council were held on Thursday, 13 May 1971. 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.

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	6,788 (39.1%)	10.4	2 (25.0%)	2 / 8	5	18 (56.3%)	18 / 32
Labour Party	10,548 (60.7%)	14.2	6 (75.0%)	6 / 8	5	14 (43.7%)	14 / 32
Communist Party	40 (0.2%)	0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8		0 (0.0%)	0 / 32

Full council

↓
14	18

Aldermen

↓
4	4

Councillors

↓
10	14

Ward results

Clifford

Clifford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Shaw*	1,070	73.3	+18.6
	Conservative	D. H. Shawcross	389	26.7	−18.6
Majority			681	46.6	+37.2
Turnout			1,459
	Labour hold		Swing

Cornbrook

Cornbrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Bates	1,085	69.1	+13.8
	Conservative	R. D. Doherty	486	30.9	−13.8
Majority			599	38.2	+27.6
Turnout			1,571
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Longford

Longford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. E. Boulton*	1,090	50.8	−11.4
	Labour	J. Bailey	1,055	49.2	+11.4
Majority			35	1.6	−22.8
Turnout			2,145
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Dewhurst	1,837	68.2	+9.7
	Conservative	M. A. M. Evans*	817	30.3	−9.0
	Communist	A. Jarratt	40	1.5	−0.7
Majority			1,020	37.9	+18.7
Turnout			2,694
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Stretford

Stretford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. H. Jones*	1,310	53.5	+1.5
	Labour	R. A. Tully	1,139	46.5	+21.6
Majority			171	7.0	−20.1
Turnout			2,449
	Conservative hold		Swing

Talbot North

Talbot North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Marland	2,040	72.5	+9.0
	Conservative	I. M. Farrer	774	27.5	−9.0
Majority			1,266	45.0	+18.0
Turnout			2,814
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Talbot South

Talbot South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Silcock	1,283	59.0	+13.8
	Conservative	A. Kelly*	890	41.0	−13.8
Majority			393	18.0
Turnout			2,173
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Trafford

Trafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. R. Adshead	1,039	50.2	+14.6
	Conservative	J. E. Schofield*	1,032	49.8	−14.6
Majority			7	0.4
Turnout			2,071
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

References

Town by town election service, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1971, p.16
Drama of recounts in Labour triumphs, Stretford & Urmston Journal, May 19, 1971, p.7

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1971 English local elections