Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1966. 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.[1][2]
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8 of 32 seats to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map of results of 1966 election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
editParty | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 4,323 (37.7%) | 10.9 | 4 (50.0%) | 4 / 8
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2 | 17 (53.1%) | 17 / 32
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Labour Party | 4,318 (37.6%) | 13.0 | 3 (37.5%) | 3 / 8
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10 (31.6%) | 10 / 32
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Liberal Party | 2,391 (20.8%) | 6.0 | 1 (12.5%) | 1 / 8
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1 | 3 (9.4%) | 3 / 32
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Independent | 351 (3.1%) | 3.1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8
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2 (6.3%) | 2 / 32
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Communist Party | 98 (0.9%) | 0.9 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32
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Full council
edit10 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
Aldermen
edit1 | 2 | 5 |
Councillors
edit9 | 3 | 12 |
Ward results
editDunham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W. Yates* | 728 | 88.1 | N/A | |
Communist | B. Rothman | 98 | 11.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 630 | 76.2 | |||
Turnout | 826 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
East Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | C. Livingstone* | 491 | 58.3 | +20.2 | |
Independent | K. Jagger | 351 | 41.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 140 | 16.6 | |||
Turnout | 842 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Street* | 679 | 59.2 | +14.1 | |
Liberal | S. Hughes | 468 | 40.8 | +16.1 | |
Majority | 211 | 18.5 | +3.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,147 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
South West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. B. Dunn* | 743 | 88.6 | +24.0 | |
Labour | R. Wilman | 96 | 11.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 647 | 77.2 | +24.4 | ||
Turnout | 839 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (1)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Gordon | 774 | 48.0 | +0.5 | |
Liberal | N. Schofield* | 458 | 28.4 | −0.2 | |
Labour | D. Gill | 381 | 23.6 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 316 | 19.6 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,613 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Timperley (2)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Somerset* | 700 | 38.5 | ||
Labour | C. R. Tyrie | 575 | 31.6 | ||
Liberal | P. Franklin | 544 | 29.9 | ||
Majority | 125 | 6.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,819 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (3)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | S. Williamson* | 921 | 47.9 | −6.0 | |
Conservative | M. Duffield | 742 | 38.6 | −7.5 | |
Labour | G. Potts | 259 | 13.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 179 | 9.3 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,922 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Timperley (4)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Lydiatt | 1,364 | 55.2 | +5.7 | |
Labour | R. E. Singer | 1,109 | 44.8 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 255 | 10.4 | −0.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,437 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |