1946 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1946. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. It was the first time that the Liberal Party and an independent conservative stood for election to Altrincham Council.Election "gate-crashed" by unofficial Tory, Altrincham, Hale, & Bowdon Guardian, October 25, 1946, p.5 Independents retained overall control of the council.One woman among 28 makes election history, Altrincham, Hale, & Bowdon Guardian, November 8, 1946, p.9

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilIndependent8,646 (53.2%) 3.9 7 (87.5%) 1 23 (82.1%)Labour Party5,824 (35.8%) 7.11 (12.5%) 1 5 (17.9%)Independent Conservative828 (5.1%)N/A0 (0.0%)N/A0 (0.0%)Liberal Party757 (4.7%)N/A 0 (0.0%)N/A 0 (0.0%)Communist Party198 (1.2%) N/A 0 (0.0%)N/A 0 (0.0%)

Full council

+ ↓ 5 23

Aldermen

+ ↓ 2 5

Councillors

+ ↓ 3 18

Ward results

Dunham

East Central

North

South West

Timperley (1)

Timperley (2)

Timperley (3)

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