1966 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1966. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.How the towns voted, Manchester Evening News, May 13, 1966, p.16Lancashire and Cheshire boroughs, The Guardian, May 13, 1966, p.6

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party4,323 (37.7%) 10.94 (50.0%) 217 (53.1%)Labour Party4,318 (37.6%) 13.03 (37.5%) 10 (31.6%)Liberal Party2,391 (20.8%) 6.0 1 (12.5%) 1 3 (9.4%)Independent351 (3.1%) 3.1 0 (0.0%) 2 (6.3%)Communist Party98 (0.9%) 0.9 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)

Full council

+ ↓ 10 3 2 17

Aldermen

+ ↓ 1 2 5

Councillors

+ ↓ 9 3 12

Ward results

Dunham

East Central

North

South West

Timperley (1)

Timperley (2)

Timperley (3)

Timperley (4)

References