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.[1]

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
 
Leader Mike King Richard Mee
Party Conservative Labour
Leader's seat St. Martin's Sale Moor
Last election 32 seats,
45.0%		 19 seats,
33.1%
Seats before 33 18
Seats won 21 1
Seats after 42 13
Seat change Increase9 Decrease5
Popular vote 39,914 15,821
Percentage 56.1% 22.2%
Swing Increase11.1% Decrease10.9%
  Third party
 
Leader John Davenport
Party Liberal
Leader's seat Timperley
Last election 12 seats,
20.9%
Seats before 12
Seats won 0
Seats after 8
Seat change Decrease4
Popular vote 15,170
Percentage 21.3%
Swing Increase0.4%
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
1975 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 21 Increase 9 95.5 21 42 66.7 39,914 56.1 +11.1
  Labour 1 Decrease 5 4.5 12 13 20.6 15,821 22.2 -10.9
  Liberal 0 Decrease 3 0.0 8 8 12.7 15,170 21.3 +0.4
  Communist 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 262 0.4 -0.2

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

PartySeats  +/-  
Conservative42+9
Labour13-5
Liberal8-4
Conservative hold

Ward results

Altrincham
Altrincham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. E. A. Whitehurst 1,147 42.9
Liberal J. B. Kenny 806 30.1
Labour R. Crossman 721 27.0
Majority 341 12.8
Turnout 2,674 41.6
Conservative hold Swing

Bowdon
Bowdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. B. Humphreys* 2,520 71.9
Liberal G. M. R. Willmott 545 15.5
Labour A. D. Johnson 440 12.6
Majority 1,975 56.4
Turnout 3,505 49.9
Conservative hold Swing

Broadheath
Broadheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Harrison 1,387 47.9
Liberal E. H. Faulkner 803 27.7
Labour B. E. Jones 704 24.3
Majority 584 20.2
Turnout 2,894 44.1
Conservative hold Swing

Brooklands
Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Taylor 2,362 58.0
Liberal S. Evans* 1,375 33.7
Labour E. P. M. Wollaston 338 8.3
Majority 987 24.3
Turnout 4,075 45.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Bucklow
Bucklow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. J. Barltrop 996 46.8
Labour C. Younghusband 991 46.6
Communist E. J. Wilkinson 140 6.6
Majority 5 0.2
Turnout 2,127 27.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Clifford
Clifford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. W. Corke 1,309 57.2
Labour J. S. Maher 981 42.8
Majority 328 14.4
Turnout 2,290 34.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Davyhulme East
Davyhulme East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. E. Crosbie* 1,125 50.1
Labour W. J. Williams 566 25.2
Liberal T. M. Owen 554 24.7
Majority 559 24.9
Turnout 2,245 41.6
Conservative hold Swing

Davyhulme West
Davyhulme West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. P. Harding 2,414 58.9
Labour L. M. Seex 1,088 26.5
Liberal E. F. Teal 598 14.6
Majority 1,326 32.4
Turnout 4,100 43.0
Conservative hold Swing

Flixton
Flixton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. B. W. Lumby* 2,363 54.5
Liberal D. J. Gilbert 1,123 25.9
Labour C. Nightingale 851 19.6
Majority 1,240 28.6
Turnout 4,337 47.6
Conservative hold Swing

Hale
Hale (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. W. Barrett 3,208 43.9
Conservative R. Godwin* 3,058 41.8
Liberal R. Allen 1,047 14.3
Majority 2,011 27.5
Turnout 7,313 43.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing


Longford
Longford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Kelly* 1,844 53.2
Labour K. Silcock 1,064 30.7
Liberal J. Stockley 557 16.1
Majority 780 22.5
Turnout 3,465 35.6
Conservative hold Swing


Mersey-St. Mary's
Mersey St. Marys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. P. Bannister* 2,069 56.5
Liberal K. F. Humber 1,591 43.5
Majority 478 13.1
Turnout 3,660 41.4
Conservative hold Swing

Park
Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. A. Schofield 1,061 42.8
Labour J. R. Haydock* 1,032 41.6
Liberal W. A. Munden 324 13.1
Communist A. Jarratt 61 2.5
Majority 29 1.2
Turnout 2,478 40.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Priory
Priory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. R. Newton 1,642 47.3
Liberal A. Thorpe* 1,195 34.5
Labour D. N. Teasdale 631 18.2
Majority 447 12.9
Turnout 3,468 41.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Sale Moor
Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Rhodes 1,105 42.4
Labour B. Brotherton* 888 34.1
Liberal M. Wood 550 21.1
Communist A. H. Burrage 61 2.3
Majority 132 8.3
Turnout 2,604 39.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing


St. Martin's
St. Martins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. G. Brownhill* 2,276 69.1
Labour J. K. Morgan 1,020 30.9
Majority 1,256 38.1
Turnout 3,296 30.4
Conservative hold Swing


Stretford
Stretford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Walker* 1,468 63.2
Labour G. R. Scott 588 25.3
Liberal R. K. Sangster 268 11.5
Majority 880 37.9
Turnout 2,324 39.0
Conservative hold Swing


Talbot
Talbot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. C. Cronshaw* 1,406 45.6
Conservative E. J. Kelson 950 30.8
Liberal T. A. Dixon 729 23.6
Majority 456 14.8
Turnout 3,085 34.9
Labour hold Swing

Timperley
Timperley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Leigh 2,016 47.7
Liberal J. R. Richardson* 1,574 37.3
Labour J. Gregory 632 15.0
Majority 442 10.5
Turnout 4,222 44.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing


Urmston
Urmston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. H. Platt 1,968 54.5
Labour D. T. Taylor 854 23.6
Liberal G. Davies* 790 21.9
Majority 1,114 30.8
Turnout 3,612 43.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

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

References
  1. "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 2 May 1975", Trafford M.B.C.(1975).
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