UK local government election
Elections to Stretford Council were held on Thursday, 13 May 1971. 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]
Election result
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council |
Conservative Party | | 6,788 (39.1%) | | 10.4 | 2 (25.0%) | | 5 | 18 (56.3%) | |
Labour Party | | 10,548 (60.7%) | | 14.2 | 6 (75.0%) | | 5 | 14 (43.7%) | |
Communist Party | | 40 (0.2%) | | 0.1 | 0 (0.0%) | | | 0 (0.0%) | |
Full council
Aldermen
Councillors
Ward results
Clifford
Clifford Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Shaw* | 1,070 | 73.3 | +18.6 |
| Conservative | D. H. Shawcross | 389 | 26.7 | -18.6 |
Majority | 681 | 46.6 | +37.2 |
Turnout | 1,459 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cornbrook
Cornbrook Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A. Bates | 1,085 | 69.1 | +13.8 |
| Conservative | R. D. Doherty | 486 | 30.9 | -13.8 |
Majority | 599 | 38.2 | +27.6 |
Turnout | 1,571 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Longford
Longford Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | B. E. Boulton* | 1,090 | 50.8 | -11.4 |
| Labour | J. Bailey | 1,055 | 49.2 | +11.4 |
Majority | 35 | 1.6 | -22.8 |
Turnout | 2,145 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Park
Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | C. Dewhurst | 1,837 | 68.2 | +9.7 |
| Conservative | M. A. M. Evans* | 817 | 30.3 | -9.0 |
| Communist | A. Jarratt | 40 | 1.5 | -0.7 |
Majority | 1,020 | 37.9 | +18.7 |
Turnout | 2,694 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Stretford
Stretford Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | H. H. Jones* | 1,310 | 53.5 | +1.5 |
| Labour | R. A. Tully | 1,139 | 46.5 | +21.6 |
Majority | 171 | 7.0 | -20.1 |
Turnout | 2,449 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Talbot North
Talbot North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G. Marland | 2,040 | 72.5 | +9.0 |
| Conservative | I. M. Farrer | 774 | 27.5 | -9.0 |
Majority | 1,266 | 45.0 | +18.0 |
Turnout | 2,814 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Talbot South
Talbot South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | K. Silcock | 1,283 | 59.0 | +13.8 |
| Conservative | A. Kelly* | 890 | 41.0 | -13.8 |
Majority | 393 | 18.0 | |
Turnout | 2,173 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Trafford
Trafford Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | I. R. Adshead | 1,039 | 50.2 | +14.6 |
| Conservative | J. E. Schofield* | 1,032 | 49.8 | -14.6 |
Majority | 7 | 0.4 | |
Turnout | 2,071 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
References
- ^ Town by town election service, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1971, p.16
- ^ Drama of recounts in Labour triumphs, Stretford & Urmston Journal, May 19, 1971, p.7