1970 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

1970 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election
← 1969 7 May 1970 1971 →
8 of 32 seats ; to Stretford Municipal Borough Council; 16 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1970 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Conservative

Elections to Stretford Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1970. 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	6,742 (49.5%)	10.5	4 (50.0%)	4 / 8	2	23 (71.9%)	23 / 32
Labour Party	6,341 (46.5%)	13.5	4 (50.0%)	4 / 8	2	9 (28.1%)	9 / 32
Independent	505 (3.7%)	0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 32
Communist Party	43 (0.3%)	0.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8		0 (0.0%)	0 / 32

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Davies	571	54.7	+10.9
	Conservative	D. H. Shawcross	472	45.3	−10.9
Majority			99	9.4
Turnout			1,043
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. F. Sullivan	690	55.3	+14.6
	Conservative	H. Sorenson	557	44.7	−14.6
Majority			133	10.6
Turnout			1,247
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. W. Homer*	1,150	62.2	−6.0
	Labour	J. Bailey	699	37.8	+6.0
Majority			451	24.4	−12.0
Turnout			1,849
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. R. Shea*	1,165	58.5	+17.1
	Conservative	H. D. Pugh	783	39.3	−15.4
	Communist	A. Jarratt	43	2.2	−1.7
Majority			382	19.2
Turnout			1,991
	Labour hold		Swing

1970 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Moores*	1,138	52.0	−9.5
	Labour	K. Silcock	545	24.9	+13.1
	Independent	H. Walker	505	23.1	+2.0
Majority			593	27.1	−13.3
Turnout			2,188
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. C. Cronshaw*	1,399	63.5	+14.0
	Conservative	R. Harwood	805	36.5	−14.0
Majority			594	27.0
Turnout			2,204
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. A. Schofield*	950	54.8	−7.6
	Labour	D. Stewart	782	45.2	+7.6
Majority			168	9.6	−15.2
Turnout			1,732
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. R. Hamilton*	887	64.4	−3.3
	Labour	A. Clough	490	35.6	+18.5
Majority			397	28.8	−21.8
Turnout			1,377
	Conservative hold		Swing

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