1947 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Stretford Council were held on Saturday, 1 November 1947. 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.

1947 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

1 November 1947 (1947-11-01)
8 of 32 seats to Stretford Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Labour Last election 4 seats, 35.2% 2 seats, 20.3% 2 seats, 43.0% Seats before 16 7 9 Seats won 7 1 0 Seats after 20 7 5 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 15,243 2,750 11,354 Percentage 51.7% 9.3% 38.5% Swing 16.5% 11.0% 4.5%
Map of results of 1947 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election Conservative

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		15,243 (51.7%)		16.5	7 (87.5%)	7 / 8	4	20 (62.5%)	20 / 32
Liberal Party		2,750 (9.3%)		11.0	1 (12.5%)	1 / 8		7 (21.9%)	7 / 32
Labour Party		11,354 (38.5%)		4.5	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8	4	5 (15.6%)	5 / 32
Communist Party		135 (0.5%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8		0 (0.0%)	0 / 32

Full council

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Aldermen

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Councillors

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Ward results

Clifford

Clifford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Butterworth	1,942	58.9	N/A
	Labour	G. Ney*	1,286	39.0	−13.5
	Communist	R. Watts	68	2.1	N/A
Majority			656	19.9
Turnout			3,296
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Cornbrook

Cornbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. M. Maxted	1,926	60.3	+3.9
	Labour	J. Stoddart	1,269	39.7	−3.9
Majority			657	20.6
Turnout			3,195
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford

Longford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. T. Lee*	2,576	62.4	+4.6
	Labour	H. Pyper	1,552	37.6	−4.6
Majority			1,024	24.8	+9.2
Turnout			4,128
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. P. Downes	1,926	52.0	+8.7
	Labour	H. Ney*	1,778	48.0	−8.7
Majority			148	4.0
Turnout			3,704
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Stretford

Stretford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Cawley*	2,446	65.5	+4.2
	Labour	G. H. Evans	1,291	34.5	−4.2
Majority			1,155	31.0	+8.4
Turnout			3,737
	Conservative hold		Swing

Talbot North

Talbot North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Matthews	2,114	50.6	+2.6
	Labour	W. Fearnhead*	2,000	47.8	+1.8
	Communist	A. Bates	67	1.6	−2.4
Majority			114	2.7	+0.7
Turnout			4,181
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Talbot South

Talbot South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. W. Davison	2,313	61.0	N/A
	Labour	E. Hall*	1,481	39.0	−2.9
Majority			832	22.0
Turnout			3,794
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Trafford

Trafford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. R. Cannell*	2,750	79.8	+6.2
	Labour	S. Bradshaw	697	20.2	−6.2
Majority			2,053	59.6	+12.4
Turnout			3,447
	Liberal hold		Swing