1945 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

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.

1945 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

1 November 1945 (1945-11-01)
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

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

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6

22

Aldermen

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2

5

Councillors

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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