Local election in Cheshire, England
Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 13 May 1965. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control.[1][2]
Election result
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council |
Conservative Party | | 7,162 (48.6%) | | 12.5 | 6 (66.7%) | | 3 | 15 (46.9%) | |
Labour Party | | 3,633 (24.6%) | | 4.4 | 2 (22.2%) | | 1 | 10 (31.6%) | |
Liberal Party | | 3,950 (26.8%) | | 8.1 | 1 (11.1%) | | 2 | 4 (12.5%) | |
Independent | | 0 (0.0%) | | | 0 (0.0%) | | | 3 (9.4%) | |
Full council
Aldermen
Councillors
Ward results
Dunham
Dunham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E. M. Hoyle* | uncontested | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
East Central
East Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | S. T. Jenkinson | 864 | 61.9 | +20.8 |
| Labour | W. J. Webb* | 531 | 38.1 | -3.2 |
Majority | 333 | 23.8 | |
Turnout | 1,395 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
North
North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | L. M. Smith* | 718 | 45.1 | -11.2 |
| Conservative | R. H. Alcock | 481 | 30.2 | N/A |
| Liberal | R. J. Waddington | 394 | 24.7 | -19.0 |
Majority | 237 | 14.9 | +2.3 |
Turnout | 1,593 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
South West
South West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | K. A. Harrison | 834 | 64.6 | +12.2 |
| Liberal | J. D. Carter | 458 | 35.4 | -12.2 |
Majority | 376 | 29.2 | +24.4 |
Turnout | 1,292 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Timperley (1)
Timperley (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | F. R. Metcalf* | 829 | 47.5 | +9.4 |
| Liberal | H. C. Kennedy | 499 | 28.6 | -1.2 |
| Labour | D. Gill | 416 | 23.9 | -8.3 |
Majority | 330 | 18.9 | +13.0 |
Turnout | 1,744 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Timperley (2)
Timperley (2) (2 vacancies) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | A. E. Jackson | 926 | 24.7 | |
| Conservative | J. Somerset | 830 | 22.1 | |
| Liberal | P. Franklin* | 646 | 17.2 | |
| Liberal | R. G. Sharp | 561 | 15.0 | |
| Labour | C. R. Tyrie | 396 | 10.6 | |
| Labour | R. Wilman | 389 | 10.4 | |
Majority | 184 | 4.9 | |
Turnout | 3,748 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Timperley (3)
Timperley (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | M. W. F. Hiett* | 1,029 | 53.9 | -7.7 |
| Conservative | F. J. Tansey | 880 | 46.1 | +7.7 |
Majority | 149 | 7.8 | -15.4 |
Turnout | 1,909 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Timperley (4)
Timperley (4) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R. Hall* | 1,518 | 49.5 | +14.3 |
| Labour | R. E. Singer | 1,183 | 38.6 | -10.0 |
| Liberal | G. D. Whitworth | 363 | 11.9 | -4.3 |
Majority | 335 | 10.9 | |
Turnout | 2,856 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ How the towns voted, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1965, p.17
- ^ TORIES ONLY TWO SEATS SHORT OF COUNCIL CONTROL, Altrincham, Hale, & Bowdon Guardian, May 21, 1965, p.11