DRAFT:1961 URMSTON URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTION

1961 Urmston Urban District Council election
7 of 21 seats ; to Urmston Urban District; 11 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1961 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Conservative

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Elections to Urmston Council were held on Saturday, 13 May 1961. 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]

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	6,764 (50.2%)	6.2	3 (42.9%)	3 / 7	2	11 (52.4%)	11 / 21
Liberal Party	4,352 (32.3%)	1.6	3 (42.9%)	3 / 7	2	6 (28.6%)	6 / 21
Residents	0 (0.0%)	7.6	0 (0.0%)	0 / 7		3 (14.3%)	3 / 21
Labour Party	2,356 (17.5%)	2.5	1 (14.3%)	1 / 7		1 (4.8%)	1 / 21

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1	6	3	11

Ward results

Davyhulme East

Davyhulme East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	N. S. Martin	1,219	57.7	+3.9
	Conservative	A. Scholes*	892	42.3	−3.9
Majority			327	15.4	+7.8
Turnout			2,111
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. E. Williams	1,007	71.4	+21.9
	Labour	F. R. Hughes	403	28.6	+9.3
Majority			604	42.8	+24.5
Turnout			1,410
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton Central

Flixton Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. J. Donnelly	1,242	50.8	−6.5
	Conservative	W. Wroe	1,205	49.2	+6.5
Majority			37	1.6	−13.1
Turnout			2,447
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Flixton East

Flixton East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. Porter	1,229	59.3	N/A
	Conservative	S. Blaby*	843	40.7	N/A
Majority			386	18.6
Turnout			2,072
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Flixton West

Flixton West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. C. Coggan*	1,266	63.7	+24.5
	Conservative	H. P. Mayoux	720	36.3	−3.5
Majority			546	27.4
Turnout			1,986
	Labour hold		Swing

Urmston East

Urmston East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Lowe	1,055	52.0	+3.1
	Liberal	F. Pinchbeck-Short	662	32.6	−18.5
	Labour	H. Elks	313	15.4	N/A
Majority			393	19.4
Turnout			2,030
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Urmston West

Urmston West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Wilkinson	1,042	73.6	+2.6
	Labour	G. P. Morris	374	26.4	−2.6
Majority			668	47.2	+5.2
Turnout			1,416
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ Spectacular gains for Liberals, Manchester Evening News, May 15, 1961, p.4

[1] Spectacular gains for Liberals, Manchester Evening News, May 15, 1961, p.4

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Election result

Ward results

Davyhulme East

Davyhulme West

Flixton Central

Flixton East

Flixton West

Urmston East

Urmston West

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