1973 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

The first elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1973. This was a new council created to replace the following authorities: the Municipal Borough of Altrincham, the Municipal Borough of Sale, the Municipal Borough of Stretford, Bowdon Urban District, Hale Urban District, Urmston Urban District, and parts of Bucklow Rural District. This election would create the entire 63-member council (3 councillors to each ward), which would shadow its predecessor councils before taking over their functions on 1 April 1974, as specified in the Local Government Act 1972. Each 1st-placed candidate would serve a five-year term of office, expiring in 1978. Each 2nd-placed candidate would serve a three-year term of office, expiring in 1976. Each 3rd-placed candidate would serve a two-year term of office, expiring in 1975.

1973 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council Council election
10 May 1973
All 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Raymond Littler William Munro John Davenport
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Leader's seat Altrincham St. Martin's Timperley
Seats won 32 19 12
Popular vote 86,043 63,274 39,947
Percentage 45.0% 33.1% 20.9%
Winner of each seat at the 1973 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
Leader after election

Raymond Littler
Conservative

The Conservative Party won overall control of the council.[1]

Election result
1973 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 32 0 0 0 50.8 45.0 86,043 N/A
  Labour 19 0 0 0 30.2 33.1 63,274 N/A
  Liberal 12 0 0 0 19.0 20.9 39,974 N/A
  Communist 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 1,220 N/A
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 621 N/A

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

PartySeats
Conservative32
Labour19
Liberal19
Conservative gain

Ward results

Altrincham
Altrincham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Hoyle 1,265 48.6
Conservative K. A. Harrison 1,240 47.6
Conservative A. R. Littler 1,150
Conservative A. Whitehurst 1,140
Labour H. Harmer 1,102
Labour A. Crossman 1,075
Conservative A. Whitehurst 1,140
Communist J. Brennan 99 3.8
Majority 10
Turnout 36.4
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bowdon
Bowdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. B. Gill 2,442 56.0
Conservative B. M. Hall 2,332
Conservative J. B. Humphreys 2,262
Liberal F. Vickery 1,213 27.8
Labour A. Johnson 702 16.1
Labour J. Kill 543
Labour A. Duxbury 487
Majority 1,049
Turnout 47.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Broadheath
Broadheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. R. Metcalf 1,093 33.3
Conservative D. W. Stroud 1,070
Conservative O. Wilson 1,054
Labour B. Jones 1,040 31.7
Liberal E. Faulkner 1,020 31.1
Labour J. Webb 974
Liberal B. Lynch 966
Labour M. Oliver 952
Liberal R. Allen 833
Communist E. Sheldon 129 3.9
Majority 14
Turnout 45.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Brooklands
Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal C. S. Fink 2,073 50.9
Liberal M. Horlock 2,027
Liberal S. Evans 1,905
Conservative A. Goodliffe 1,878 46.1
Conservative J. Fergusson 1,796
Conservative A. Long 1,723
Communist B. Panter 120 2.9
Majority 27
Turnout 43.4
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Bucklow
Bucklow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Holland 1,277 45.8
Labour J. D. Paul 1,228
Labour B. G. Nutter 1,151
Liberal A. Appleton 690 24.8
Independent M. Sharkey 621 22.3
Communist E. Wilkinson 199 7.1
Majority 461
Turnout 24.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Clifford
Clifford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Davies 1,445 55.3
Labour V. J. Wynne 1,346
Labour R. A. Tully 1,295
Conservative R. Corke 1,169 44.7
Conservative E. Kelson 1,123
Conservative K. Pulford 1,095
Majority 126
Turnout 36.9
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Davyhulme East
Davyhulme East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. G. Haigh 1,158 63.1
Conservative F. H. Eadie 1,148
Conservative R. E. Crosbie 1,122
Labour B. Hall 678 36.9
Labour D. Stewart 658
Labour G. Scott 629
Majority 444
Turnout 33.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Davyhulme West
Davyhulme West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. H. Carnall 1,964 54.6
Conservative A. E. Williams 1,908
Conservative H. P. Liddiard 1,897
Labour B. Elliot 1,636 45.4
Labour A. Stringer 1,538
Labour R. Taylor 1,479
Majority 261
Turnout 37.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Flixton
Flixton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Wroe 1,877 45.2
Conservative N. J. Fitzpatrick 1,755
Conservative G. B. W. Lumby 1,737
Liberal N. Heywood 1,539 37.1
Liberal M. Willis 1,431
Liberal A. Hannett 1,415
Labour D. Hall 735 17.7
Labour R. Phillips 727
Labour K. Barnes 658
Majority 198
Turnout 43.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hale
Hale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Hinchcliffe 2,814 64.9
Conservative B. H. Adams 2,734
Conservative R. Godwin 2,726
Liberal C. Ball 1,016 23.4
Liberal B. Judson 941
Liberal R. Rivera 897
Labour J. Cope 508 11.7
Labour E. Donnelly 407
Labour M. Green 379
Majority 1,710
Turnout 44.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)


Longford
Longford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. W. Homer 1,859 52.5
Conservative O. Chandler 1,811
Conservative A. Kelly 1,711
Labour J. Bailey 1,683 47.5
Labour H. Pyper 1,655
Labour K. Silcock 1,606
Majority 28
Turnout 35.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Mersey-St. Mary's
Mersey St. Marys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal B. P. Clancy 1,876 51.4
Conservative I. H. Hurst 1,777 48.6
Conservative R. P. Bannister 1,774
Liberal K. Humber 1,752
Liberal M. Hughes 1,736
Conservative J. Parkins 1,734
Majority 22
Turnout 39.9
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)


Park
Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Shaw 1,530 57.8
Labour H. Pyper 1,503
Labour J. R. Haydock 1,484
Conservative W. Matthews 936 35.4
Conservative Evans 886
Conservative Jaminson 860
Communist Jarrett 181 6.8
Majority 548
Turnout 39.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Priory
Priory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. M. Phillipson 1,605 40.1
Liberal W. J. Golding 1,529
Liberal A. Thorpe 1,475
Conservative J. Peet 1,435 35.9
Conservative F. Laughton 1,417
Conservative J. Sutton 1,349
Labour K. Walton 856 21.4
Labour K. Tottle 806
Labour T. Packham 705
Communist D. Hames 102 2.6
Majority 40
Turnout 44.1
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Sale Moor
Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Mee 1,345 53.8
Labour W. M. Phillips 1,344
Labour B. Brotherton 1,197
Conservative J. Hammond 1,043 41.8
Conservative E. Scarborough 1,028
Conservative G. Berry 987
Communist A. Barrage 110 4.4
Majority 154
Turnout 35.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St. Martin's
St. Martins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. E. King 2,178 50.5
Labour W. Munro 2,137 49.5
Conservative S. G. Brownhill 2,029
Conservative G. Rubenstein 1,832
Labour E. Mellor 1,800
Labour G. Naggs 1,770
Majority 197
Turnout 37.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Stretford
Stretford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Hindley 1,583 66.7
Conservative C. Warbrick 1,493
Conservative H. Walker 1,492
Labour E. Wollaston 789 33.3
Labour I. Gregory 777
Labour J. Haydock 777
Majority 703
Turnout 39.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Talbot
Talbot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Marland 1,755 60.5
Labour D. F. Sullivan 1,715
Labour H. C. Cronshaw 1,694
Conservative J. Schofield 956 33.0
Conservative F. Warbrick 905
Conservative G. Miles 843
Communist A. Ironmonger 190 6.5
Majority 738
Turnout 30.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Timperley
Timperley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. W. Davenport 1,748 42.3
Liberal M. R. Farnsworth 1,711
Liberal J. R. Richardson 1,700
Conservative P. Leigh 1,504 36.4
Conservative P. Field 1,435
Conservative M. Brown 1,397
Labour P. Griffiths 881 21.3
Labour R. Coulthard 867
Labour D. Teasdale 859
Majority 196
Turnout 42.2
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Urmston
Urmston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. R. Coupe 1,323 38.5
Conservative R. V. Royle-Higginson 1,270
Liberal G. Davies 1,262 36.8
Liberal J. Tame 1,261
Conservative A. Platt 1,208
Liberal A. Dickinson 1,169
Labour D. O'Kelly 849 24.7
Labour D. Watts 772
Labour W. Williams 769
Majority 1
Turnout 39.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Village
Village
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Wharton 1,283 34.9
Liberal R. Bowker 1,168 31.7
Labour V. Collett 1,165
Conservative A. Weedall 1,138
Conservative R. Hall 1,076
Labour K. Warrington 1,041
Liberal A. Beswick 1,008
Liberal T. Ballard 999
Conservative R. Alcock 935
Communist L. Whitney 90 2.4
Majority 27
Turnout 43.7
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References
  1. "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 11 May 1973", Trafford M.B.C.(1973).
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