1975 UK local government 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]
Election result
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council |
Conservative Party | | 39,914 (56.1%) | | 11.1 | 21 (95.5%) | | 9 | 42 (66.7%) | |
Labour Party | | 15,821 (22.2%) | | 10.9 | 1 (4.5%) | | 5 | 13 (20.6%) | |
Liberal Party | | 15,170 (21.3%) | | 0.4 | 0 (0.0%) | | 4 | 8 (12.7%) | |
Communist Party | | 262 (0.4%) | | 0.2 | 0 (0.0%) | | | 0 (0.0%) | |
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 | J. C. 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 | A. D. 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 | E. J. 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 | | |
References
- ^ "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 2 May 1975", Trafford M.B.C.(1975).