1961 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Stretford Council were held on Thursday, 11 May 1961. 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 12, 1961, p.4STRETFORD, The Guardian, May 12, 1961, p.8

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party8,137 (48.2%) 4.2 4 (50.0%) 18 (56.3%)Labour Party7,087 (42.0%) 1.3 4 (50.0%) 1 14 (43.7%)Liberal Party1,264 (7.5%) 1.0 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Independent Labour355 (2.1%) N/A 0 (0.0%) 1 0 (0.0%)Communist Party48 (0.3%) 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

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