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Elections to Urmston Council were held on Saturday, 14 May 1960. 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]
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 5,961 (44.0%) | 1.8 | 3 (42.9%) | 3 / 7
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13 (61.9%) | 13 / 21
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Liberal Party | 4,152 (30.7%) | 3.0 | 3 (42.9%) | 3 / 7
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1 | 4 (19.0%) | 4 / 21
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Residents | 1,028 (7.6%) | 1.8 | 1 (14.3%) | 1 / 7
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3 (14.3%) | 3 / 21
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Labour Party | 2,037 (15.0%) | 5.6 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 7
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1 | 1 (4.8%) | 1 / 21
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Independent | 358 (2.6%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 7
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21
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1 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | D. H. Andrews | 1,127 | 53.8 | +16.5 | |
Conservative | F. Gee* | 967 | 46.2 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 160 | 7.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,094 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | G. H. Carnall | 1,072 | 49.5 | −1.4 | |
Liberal | G. T. Layton* | 676 | 31.2 | −9.9 | |
Labour | J. Abrams | 418 | 19.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 396 | 18.3 | +16.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,166 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | K. R. Thorpe | 1,334 | 57.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | W. Wroe* | 993 | 42.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 341 | 14.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,327 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Residents | W. Clarke* | 1,028 | 70.5 | +5.6 | |
Labour | H. Elks | 430 | 29.5 | −5.6 | |
Majority | 598 | 41.0 | +11.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,458 | ||||
Residents hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. E. Capes | 677 | 39.8 | −15.1 | |
Labour | G. R. Morris* | 667 | 39.2 | −5.9 | |
Independent | G. Rainford | 358 | 21.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 10 | 0.6 | −9.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,702 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | W. Morley* | 1,015 | 51.1 | +1.3 | |
Conservative | A. G. Lowe | 973 | 48.9 | −1.3 | |
Majority | 42 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,988 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Scaddan | 1,279 | 71.0 | +21.7 | |
Labour | K. Roughedge | 522 | 29.0 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 757 | 42.0 | +20.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,801 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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Elections to Urmston Council were held on Saturday, 14 May 1960. 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]
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 5,961 (44.0%) | 1.8 | 3 (42.9%) | 3 / 7
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13 (61.9%) | 13 / 21
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Liberal Party | 4,152 (30.7%) | 3.0 | 3 (42.9%) | 3 / 7
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1 | 4 (19.0%) | 4 / 21
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Residents | 1,028 (7.6%) | 1.8 | 1 (14.3%) | 1 / 7
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3 (14.3%) | 3 / 21
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Labour Party | 2,037 (15.0%) | 5.6 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 7
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1 | 1 (4.8%) | 1 / 21
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Independent | 358 (2.6%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 7
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | D. H. Andrews | 1,127 | 53.8 | +16.5 | |
Conservative | F. Gee* | 967 | 46.2 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 160 | 7.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,094 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | G. H. Carnall | 1,072 | 49.5 | −1.4 | |
Liberal | G. T. Layton* | 676 | 31.2 | −9.9 | |
Labour | J. Abrams | 418 | 19.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 396 | 18.3 | +16.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,166 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | K. R. Thorpe | 1,334 | 57.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | W. Wroe* | 993 | 42.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 341 | 14.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,327 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Residents | W. Clarke* | 1,028 | 70.5 | +5.6 | |
Labour | H. Elks | 430 | 29.5 | −5.6 | |
Majority | 598 | 41.0 | +11.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,458 | ||||
Residents hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. E. Capes | 677 | 39.8 | −15.1 | |
Labour | G. R. Morris* | 667 | 39.2 | −5.9 | |
Independent | G. Rainford | 358 | 21.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 10 | 0.6 | −9.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,702 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | W. Morley* | 1,015 | 51.1 | +1.3 | |
Conservative | A. G. Lowe | 973 | 48.9 | −1.3 | |
Majority | 42 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,988 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Scaddan | 1,279 | 71.0 | +21.7 | |
Labour | K. Roughedge | 522 | 29.0 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 757 | 42.0 | +20.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,801 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |