1955 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election
UK local government election
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Elections to Stretford Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1955. 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.[1][2]
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12 May 1955
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8 of 32 seats to Stretford Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of results of 1955 election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Conservative Party | 11,074 (58.9%) | 6 (75.0%) | 6 / 8 |
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22 (68.7%) | 22 / 32 | ||||
| Labour Party | 7,743 (41.1%) | 2 (25.0%) | 2 / 8 |
 2 |
10 (31.3%) | 10 / 32 | ||||
Full council
| 10 | 22 |
Aldermen
| 2 | 6 |
Councillors
| 8 | 16 |
Ward results
Clifford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | T. Butterworth | 1,189 | 55.0 | ||
| Labour | E. Cavanagh* | 971 | 45.0 | ||
| Majority | 218 | 10.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,160 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Cornbrook
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | G. Langton | 867 | 50.8 | ||
| Labour | H. Pyper* | 839 | 49.2 | ||
| Majority | 28 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,706 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Longford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | L. W. Hall* | 1,999 | 62.8 | ||
| Labour | W. Malone | 1,186 | 37.2 | ||
| Majority | 813 | 25.6 | |||
| Turnout | 3,185 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Park
Stretford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | T. Davies* | 1,773 | 71.4 | ||
| Labour | E. Bott | 710 | 28.6 | ||
| Majority | 1,063 | 42.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,483 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Talbot North
Talbot South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | B. Davison* | 1,313 | 65.7 | ||
| Labour | A. Ewing | 686 | 34.3 | ||
| Majority | 627 | 31.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,999 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Trafford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | M. M. Eckersall* | 1,418 | 81.5 | ||
| Labour | G. Marsland | 322 | 18.5 | ||
| Majority | 1,096 | 63.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,740 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||