1959 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Stretford 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 retained overall control of the council.STRETFORD, Manchester Evening News, May 8, 1959, p.5STRETFORD, The Guardian, May 8, 1959, p.4

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party9,602 (51.6%) 1.4 4 (50.0%) 18 (56.3%)Labour Party8,063 (43.3%) 3.3 4 (50.0%) 14 (43.7%)Liberal Party887 (4.8%) N/A 0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%)Communist Party53 (0.3%) 0.1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)

Full council

+ ↓ 14 18

Aldermen

+ ↓ 2 6

Councillors

+ ↓ 12 12

Ward results

Clifford

Cornbrook

Longford

Park

Stretford

Talbot North

Talbot South

Trafford

References