Elections to Stretford Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1964. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Labour Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.STRETFORD, Manchester Evening News, May 8, 1964, p.18STRETFORD, The Guardian, May 8, 1964, p.4
Election result
PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party7,385 (47.2%) 2.5 5 (62.5%) 1 17 (53.1%)Conservative Party5,772 (36.9%) 2.2 3 (37.5%) 1 13 (40.6%)Liberal Party2,430 (15.5%) 4.8 0 (0.0%) 2 (6.3%)Communist Party67 (0.4%) 0.1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Full council
+ ↓ 17 2 13
Aldermen
+ ↓ 4 4
Councillors
+ ↓ 13 2 9
Ward results
Clifford
Cornbrook
Longford
Park
Stretford
Talbot North
Talbot South
Trafford
References