1975 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 1975. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1979. These were the first Borough elections to be held in Trafford since it received its Royal Charter (and effectively took over from its predecessor Districts and Municipal Boroughs) in 1974. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

1975 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

1 May 1975 (1975-05-01)
22 of 63 seats (One Third and one by-election) to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Mike King Bert Pyper Cecil Fink Party Conservative Labour Liberal Leader's seat St. Martin's Park Brooklands Last election 32 seats, 45.0% 19 seats, 33.1% 12 seats, 20.9% Seats before 33 18 12 Seats won 21 1 0 Seats after 42 13 8 Seat change 9 5 4 Popular vote 39,914 15,821 15,170 Percentage 56.1% 22.2% 21.3% Swing 11.1% 10.9% 0.4%
Map of results of 1975 election
Leader of the Council before election Frank Eadie Conservative Leader of the Council after election Mike King Conservative

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		39,914 (56.1%)		11.1	21 (95.5%)	21 / 22	9	42 (66.7%)	42 / 63
Labour Party		15,821 (22.2%)		10.9	1 (4.5%)	1 / 22	5	13 (20.6%)	13 / 63
Liberal Party		15,170 (21.3%)		0.4	0 (0.0%)	0 / 22	4	8 (12.7%)	8 / 63
Communist Party		262 (0.4%)		0.2	0 (0.0%)	0 / 22		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

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Ward results

No.1 (Altrincham South West)

Altrincham South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Albert Whitehurst	1,147	42.9	−9.7
	Liberal	J. B. Kenny	806	30.1	N/A
	Labour	Robert Crossman	721	27.0	−26.7
Majority			341	12.8	+12.4
Turnout			2,674	41.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.2 (Altrincham East)

Altrincham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Leigh	2,016	47.7	+10.4
	Liberal	Roy Richardson*	1,574	37.3	−6.0
	Labour	J. Gregory	632	15.0	−6.8
Majority			442	10.5
Turnout			4,222	44.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

No.3 (Altrincham North)

Altrincham North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Harrison	1,387	47.9	+8.0
	Liberal	Eric Faulkner	803	27.7	−5.8
	Labour	Barry Jones	704	24.3	−9.9
Majority			584	20.2	+19.7
Turnout			2,894	44.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.4 (Timperley)

Timperley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Robertson	1,626	47.9	+13.4
	Labour	John Webb	1,026	30.2	−8.7
	Liberal	C. R. Gibson	741	21.8	−13.6
Majority			600	17.7
Turnout			3,393	42.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

No.5 (Mersey-St. Mary’s)

Mersey-St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Reginald Bannister*	2,069	56.5	+6.4
	Liberal	Kenneth Humber	1,591	43.5	−9.3
Majority			478	13.1	+12.5
Turnout			3,660	41.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.6 (St. Martin’s)

St. Martin's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stanley Brownhill*	2,276	69.1	+17.3
	Labour	J. K. Morgan	1,020	30.9	−23.7
Majority			1,256	38.1	+33.1
Turnout			3,296	30.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.7 (Sale Moor)

Sale Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Rhodes	1,105	42.4	−2.0
	Labour	Barry Brotherton*	888	34.1	−23.1
	Liberal	Michael Wood	550	21.1	N/A
	Communist	A. H. Burrage	61	2.3	−2.4
Majority			132	8.3
Turnout			2,604	39.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

No.8 (St. Anne’s)

St. Anne's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. R. Newton	1,642	47.3	+9.1
	Liberal	Alan Thorpe*	1,195	34.5	−8.2
	Labour	David Teasdale	631	18.2	−4.6
Majority			447	12.9
Turnout			3,468	41.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

No.9 (Brooklands)

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan Taylor	2,362	58.0	+9.1
	Liberal	Sydney Evans*	1,375	33.7	−20.3
	Labour	E. P. M. Wollaston	338	8.3	N/A
Majority			987	24.3
Turnout			4,075	45.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

No.10 (Talbot North)

Talbot North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clifford Cronshaw*	1,406	45.6	−19.7
	Conservative	Edward Kelson	950	30.8	−4.8
	Liberal	T. A. Dixon	729	23.6	N/A
Majority			456	14.8	−10.7
Turnout			3,085	34.9
	Labour hold		Swing

No.11 (Clifford)

Clifford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roy Corke	1,309	57.2	+10.3
	Labour	John Maher	981	42.8	−15.2
Majority			328	14.4
Turnout			2,290	34.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

No.12 (Longford)

Longford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alexander Kelly*	1,844	53.2	−0.8
	Labour	K. Silcock	1,064	30.7	−18.2
	Liberal	J. Stockley	557	16.1	N/A
Majority			780	22.5	+21.7
Turnout			3,465	35.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.13 (Stretford)

Stretford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harry Walker*	1,468	63.2	−5.5
	Labour	G. R. Scott	588	25.3	−9.0
	Liberal	R. K. Sangster	268	11.5	N/A
Majority			880	37.9	+7.4
Turnout			2,324	39.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.14 (Park)

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Schofield	1,061	42.8	+4.8
	Labour	James Haydock*	1,032	41.6	−20.6
	Liberal	W. A. Munden	324	13.1	N/A
	Communist	A. Jarratt	61	2.5	−4.9
Majority			29	1.2
Turnout			2,478	40.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

No.15 (Bowdon)

Bowdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Humphreys*	2,520	71.9	−1.5
	Liberal	G. M. R. Willmott	545	15.5	−21.0
	Labour	Arthur Johnson	440	12.6	−8.5
Majority			1,975	56.4	+24.9
Turnout			3,505	49.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.16 (Hale)

Hale (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Norman Barrett	3,208	81.3	+13.3
	Conservative	Roy Godwin*	3,058	77.5	+9.5
	Liberal	Roy Allen	1,047	26.5	+2.0
Majority			2,011	51.0	+9.7
Turnout			3,944	43.6
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.17 (Partington)

Partington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Barltrop	996	46.8	N/A
	Labour	C. Younghusband	991	46.6	−27.6
	Communist	Eileen Wilkinson	140	6.6	−5.0
Majority			5	0.2
Turnout			2,127	27.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

No.18 (Urmston West East)

Urmston West East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Platt	1,968	54.5	+14.3
	Labour	D. T. Taylor	854	23.6	−2.2
	Liberal	Gwen Davies*	790	21.9	−16.4
Majority			1,114	30.8
Turnout			3,612	43.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

No.19 (Flixton East Central)

Flixton East Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gordon Lumby*	2,363	54.5	+7.1
	Liberal	D. J. Gilbert	1,123	25.9	−13.0
	Labour	C. Nightingale	851	19.6	+1.0
Majority			1,240	28.6	+23.6
Turnout			4,337	47.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.20 (Flixton West)

Flixton West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Donald Harding	2,414	58.9	+2.4
	Labour	Laura Seex	1,088	26.5	−20.6
	Liberal	E. F. Teal	598	14.6	N/A
Majority			1,326	32.4	+24.9
Turnout			4,100	43.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.21 (Davyhulme East)

Davyhulme East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eric Crosbie*	1,125	50.1	−14.3
	Labour	W. J. Williams	566	25.2	−12.5
	Liberal	T. M. Owen	554	24.7	N/A
Majority			559	24.9	+0.2
Turnout			2,245	41.6
	Conservative hold		Swing