1959 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1959. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party reatined overall control of the council.Town by town poll results, Manchester Evening News, May 8, 1959, p.5Lancashire and Cheshire Boroughs, The Manchester Guardian, May 8, 1959, p.4

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party8,078 (49.5%) 1.04 (50.0%) 116 (50.0%)Labour Party4,868 (29.8%) 7.53 (37.5%) 8 (25.0%)Independent0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 6 (18.8%)Liberal Party3,387 (20.7%) 8.4 1 (12.5%) 1 2 (6.3%)

Full council

+ ↓ 8 2 6 16

Aldermen

+ ↓ 5 3

Councillors

+ ↓ 8 2 1 13

Ward results

Dunham

East Central

North

South West

Timperley (1)

Timperley (2)

Timperley (3)

Timperley (4)

References