1966 Hale Urban District Council election

1966 Hale Urban District Council election
4 of 12 seats ; to Hale Urban District Council; 6 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1966 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Conservative

Elections to Hale Council were held on Saturday, 14 May 1966. 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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Party	Votes		Seats		Full Council
Conservative Party	2,207 (46.3%)	21.0	2 (50.0%)	2 / 4	7 (58.3%)	7 / 12
Residents	1,395 (29.3%)	1.1	1 (25.0%)	1 / 4	3 (25.0%)	3 / 12
Liberal Party	837 (17.6%)	17.5	1 (25.0%)	1 / 4	2 (16.7%)	2 / 12
Labour Party	325 (6.8%)	4.7	0 (0.0%)	0 / 4	0 (0.0%)	0 / 12

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. W. King	883	61.1
	Residents	J. P. Barker*	562	38.9
Majority			321	22.2
Turnout			1,445	54.9
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. I. Gregory*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. P. Atkin	837	46.3	−29.1
	Conservative	T. H. Stanley	646	35.7	N/A
	Labour	C. Dixon	325	18.0	−6.6
Majority			191	10.6	−40.2
Turnout			1,808	62.1	+12.0
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	R. Hainsworth	833	55.1	+2.4
	Conservative	A. M. Hanrahan	678	44.9	−2.4
Majority			155	10.2	+4.8
Turnout			1,511	57.3	−7.1
	Residents gain from Liberal		Swing

1966 Hale Urban District Council election

Ward results

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Central

North

Wellgreen

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