1967 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

1967 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election
← 1966 11 May 1967 1968 →
8 of 32 seats ; to Stretford Municipal Borough Council; 16 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1967 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Labour	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Conservative

Elections to Stretford Council were held on Thursday, 11 May 1967. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from the Labour Party.^[1]^[2]

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Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	7,850 (53.9%)	9.2	6 (75.0%)	6 / 8	3	17 (53.1%)	17 / 32
Labour Party	5,414 (37.2%)	6.5	2 (25.0%)	2 / 8	3	15 (46.9%)	15 / 32
Liberal Party	1,177 (8.1%)	3.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8		0 (0.0%)	0 / 32
Communist Party	89 (0.6%)	0.2	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8		0 (0.0%)	0 / 32
Independent	36 (0.2%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 32

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. H. Shawcross	544	51.6	+15.5
	Labour	E. Fawcett*	510	48.4	−9.2
Majority			34	3.2
Turnout			1,054
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Green	570	48.8	+14.4
	Labour	E. Cavanagh*	456	39.1	−14.4
	Liberal	C. Christian	141	12.1	0
Majority			114	9.7
Turnout			1,167
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Homer*	1,288	61.1	+8.8
	Labour	O. Raby	658	31.2	−6.5
	Liberal	B. Cohen	162	7.7	−2.3
Majority			630	29.9	+15.3
Turnout			2,108
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Shea	991	50.5	−12.4
	Conservative	M. A. M. Evans	881	44.9	+10.9
	Communist	A. Jarratt	89	4.6	+1.5
Majority			110	5.6	−23.3
Turnout			1,961
	Labour hold		Swing

1967 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

Full council

Aldermen

Councillors

Ward results

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Moores*	1,566	65.7	+3.3
	Labour	I. Clough	521	21.9	−7.2
	Liberal	R. W. Corke	296	12.4	+3.9
Majority			1,045	43.8	+10.5
Turnout			2,383
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Cronshaw*	1,119	52.6	−8.1
	Conservative	R. Gregory	1,010	47.4	+8.1
Majority			109	5.2	−16.2
Turnout			2,129
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Schofield	1,086	53.6	+9.9
	Labour	D. Stewart*	706	34.9	−10.3
	Liberal	R. Burke	197	9.7	−1.4
	Independent	T. Harthill	36	1.8	N/A
Majority			380	18.7
Turnout			2,025
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Hamilton*	905	52.0	+7.5
	Labour	N. Wrigley	453	26.0	+7.1
	Liberal	J. M. Bainbridge	381	22.0	−14.6
Majority			452	26.0	+18.1
Turnout			1,739
	Conservative hold		Swing

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