Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1975

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]

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

	Seats	+/-
Conservative	42	+9
Labour	13	-5
Liberal	8	-4
Conservative hold

Ward results

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
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	56.3
Turnout			3,505	49.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

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
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	24.2
Turnout			4,075	45.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. W. Corke	1,309	57.2
	Labour	J. S. Maher	981	42.8
Majority			328	14.3
Turnout			2,290	34.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

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
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	32.3
Turnout			4,100	43.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

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 (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
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. 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
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
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
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	5.1
Turnout			2,604	39.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

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
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
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
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
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
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

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

(1974 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1975 (→ 1976)

Metropolitan boroughs	Barnsley Birmingham Bradford Bolton Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton

District councils (England)	Preston Worcester Wyre Forest

Referendum	European Communities membership Results

Ad-hoc election	Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention

Council elections in Greater Manchester

Mayor	2017

Bolton	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Bury	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Manchester	1945 1946 1947 1949 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Oldham	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Rochdale	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Salford	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Stockport	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Tameside	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Trafford	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Wigan	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

County Council	1973 1977 1981 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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