Elections to Stretford 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 Stretford before it became part of Trafford. The Labour Party gained overall control of the council from the Conservative Party.Town by town election service, Manchester Evening News, May 5, 1972, p.16Stretford goes Labour: Tories hold Urmston, Stretford & Urmston Journal, May 10, 1972, p.1
Election result
PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party 8,908 (55.3%) 5.4 5 (62.5%) 5 19 (59.4%)Conservative Party 7,119 (44.2%) 5.1 3 (37.5%) 5 13 (40.6%)Communist Party 91 (0.6%) 0.4 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Full council
+ ↓ 19 13
Aldermen
+ ↓ 4 4
Councillors
+ ↓ 15 9
Ward results
Clifford
Cornbrook
Longford
Park
Stretford
Talbot North
Talbot South
Trafford
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