1967 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Stretford Council were held on Thursday, 11 May 1967. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from the Labour Party.STRETFORD, Manchester Evening News, April 25, 1967, p.8STRETFORD, The Guardian, May 12, 1967, p.6

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party7,850 (53.9%) 9.2 6 (75.0%) 3 17 (53.1%)Labour Party5,414 (37.2%) 6.5 2 (25.0%) 3 15 (46.9%)Liberal Party1,177 (8.1%) 3.1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Communist Party89 (0.6%) 0.2 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Independent36 (0.2%) N/A 0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%)

Full council

+ ↓ 15 17

Aldermen

+ ↓ 4 4

Councillors

+ ↓ 11 13

Ward results

Clifford

Cornbrook

Longford

Park

Stretford

Talbot North

Talbot South

Trafford

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