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1946 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

Local election in Cheshire, England

1946 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

← 1945 1 November 1946 (1946-11-01) 1947 →
8 of 28 seats toAltrincham Municipal Borough Council 14 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Independent Labour Last election 7 seats, 57.1% 2 seats, 42.9% Seats before 22 6 Seats won 7 1 Seats after 23 5 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 8,646 5,824 Percentage 53.2% 35.8% Swing 3.9% 7.1%
Map of results of 1946 election
Leader of the Council before election Independent Leader of the Council after election Independent

Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1946. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. It was the first time that the Liberal Party and an independent conservative stood for election to Altrincham Council.^[1] Independents retained overall control of the council.^[2][3]

Election result[edit]

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Independent		8,646 (53.2%)		3.9	7 (87.5%)	7 / 8	1	23 (82.1%)	23 / 28
Labour Party		5,824 (35.8%)		7.1	1 (12.5%)	1 / 8	1	5 (17.9%)	5 / 28
Independent Conservative		828 (5.1%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 28
Liberal Party		757 (4.7%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 28
Communist Party		198 (1.2%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 28

Full council[edit]

Aldermen[edit]

Councillors[edit]

Ward results[edit]

Dunham[edit]

East Central[edit]

North[edit]

South West[edit]

Timperley (1)[edit]

Timperley (2)[edit]

Timperley (3)[edit]

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