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[[Category:1971 English local elections|Stretford]] |
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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%) | ![]() |
2 (25.0%) | 2 / 8
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18 (56.3%) | 18 / 32
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Labour Party | 10,548 (60.7%) | ![]() |
6 (75.0%) | 6 / 8
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14 (43.7%) | 14 / 32
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Communist Party | 40 (0.2%) | ![]() |
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32
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Full council
14 | 18 |
Aldermen
4 | 4 |
Councillors
10 | 14 |
Ward results
Clifford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |