1972 Urmston Urban District Council election

1972 Urmston Urban District Council election

15 May 1972 (1972-05-15)
7 of 21 seats to Urmston Urban District 11 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Last election 3 seats, 42.0% 3 seats, 47.2% 1 seats, 6.0% Seats before 17 3 1 Seats won 6 1 0 Seats after 16 4 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 7,467 5,692 0 Percentage 56.7% 43.3% 0.0% Swing 14.7% 3.9% 6.0%
Map of results of 1972 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election Conservative

Elections to Urmston Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1972. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a two-year term of office. These were the final elections held in Urmston before it became part of Trafford. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		7,467 (56.7%)		14.7	6 (85.7%)	6 / 7	1	16 (76.2%)	16 / 21
Labour Party		5,692 (43.3%)		3.9	1 (14.3%)	1 / 7	1	4 (19.0%)	4 / 21
Liberal Party		0 (0.0%)		6.0	0 (0.0%)	0 / 7		1 (4.8%)	1 / 21

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Ward results

Davyhulme East

Davyhulme East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Haigh*	1,214	58.0	+11.1
	Labour	A. P. Beaver	880	42.0	−11.1
Majority			334	16.0
Turnout			2,094
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Durant*	1,288	58.5	+7.9
	Labour	C. Jackson	913	41.5	−7.9
Majority			375	17.0	+15.8
Turnout			2,201
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton Central

Flixton Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Wroe*	1,111	58.3	N/A
	Labour	P. Hayes	796	41.7	+14.4
Majority			315	16.6
Turnout			1,907
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton East

Flixton East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Evans	1,168	66.0	+7.0
	Labour	K. D. Barnes	603	34.0	−7.0
Majority			565	32.0	+14.0
Turnout			1,771
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton West

Flixton West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Stringer	1,031	57.2	−4.0
	Conservative	G. B. Lumby	772	42.8	+4.0
Majority			259	14.4	−8.0
Turnout			1,803
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Urmston East

Urmston East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. R. Coupe	995	55.7	+7.6
	Labour	A. Payne	790	44.3	−7.6
Majority			205	11.4
Turnout			1,785
	Conservative hold		Swing

Urmston West

Urmston West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. F. Egan*	919	57.5	+1.0
	Labour	R. E. Taylor	679	42.5	−1.0
Majority			240	15.0	+2.0
Turnout			1,598
	Conservative hold		Swing