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were held on
Tuesday, 1 November 1938. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office.
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retained overall control of the council. These were the last local elections held in
Altrincham until after the end of the Second World War.
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20:1938 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election
1253:, The Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1938, p.14
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280:Leader of the Council after election
76:Altrincham Municipal Borough Council
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256:Map of results of 1938 election
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79:14 seats needed for a majority
1:
16:Election in Cheshire, England
1287:Altrincham Council elections
1282:1938 English local elections
1263:INDEPENDENTS HOLD TIMPERLEY
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48:1 November 1938
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994:
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827:T. P. Bell Houlden*
796:
723:
650:
521:
492:
468:
444:
123:Last election
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1117:
992:
925:F. B. Meadowcroft
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648:
519:
490:
466:
442:
198:Popular vote
142:Seats before
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859:
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714:
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459:
458:
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175:Seat change
164:Seats after
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814:
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522:
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552:T. C. Handford*
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153:Seats won
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868:Timperley (1)
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299:Elections to
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62: →
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831:uncontested
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758:uncontested
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685:uncontested
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644:East Central
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561:
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510:Ward results
501:
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477:
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438:Full council
387:Labour Party
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307:Independents
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91:First party
47:
1218:Independent
1145:Independent
1093:Independent
1050:A. Peacock
1020:Independent
968:Independent
895:Independent
843:Independent
822:Independent
795:South West
697:Independent
676:Independent
580:B. Freeman
576:Independent
486:Councillors
373:22 (78.6%)
336:Independent
286:Independent
274:Independent
209:Percentage
112:Independent
1276:Categories
1238:References
1126:Candidate
1001:Candidate
876:Candidate
803:Candidate
790:South West
754:T. Farrar*
730:Candidate
657:Candidate
528:Candidate
424:6 (21.4%)
407:2 (28.6%)
356:5 (71.4%)
301:Altrincham
52:1938-11-01
1188:Majority
1063:Majority
938:Majority
594:Majority
127:17 seats,
1251:CHESHIRE
462:Aldermen
134:4 seats,
1202:Turnout
1077:Turnout
952:Turnout
608:Turnout
520:Dunham
378:22 / 28
303:Council
99:
88:
50: (
1206:1,566
1171:Labour
1129:Votes
1123:Party
1081:1,198
1046:Labour
1004:Votes
998:Party
956:1,042
921:Labour
879:Votes
873:Party
806:Votes
800:Party
770:Labour
749:Labour
733:Votes
727:Party
722:North
660:Votes
654:Party
624:Labour
612:1,386
547:Labour
531:Votes
525:Party
515:Dunham
429:6 / 28
326:Seats
323:Votes
320:Party
220:Swing
215:44.5%
212:55.5%
204:2,310
201:2,882
117:Labour
108:Party
1226:Swing
1194:32.6
1181:33.7
1155:1,038
1101:Swing
1069:34.6
1056:32.7
976:Swing
931:48.1
851:Swing
778:Swing
717:North
705:Swing
632:Swing
600:28.3
586:35.9
412:2 / 7
404:33.8
361:5 / 7
353:33.8
239:33.8%
229:33.8%
136:10.6%
129:89.3%
1221:hold
1191:510
1178:528
1160:66.3
1096:hold
1066:414
1053:392
1035:67.3
971:hold
944:3.8
928:501
910:51.9
846:hold
773:hold
700:hold
627:hold
597:392
589:N/A
583:497
562:64.1
60:1945
43:1937
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941:40
905:541
567:N/A
557:889
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534:%
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491:↓
467:↓
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443:↓
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159:2
156:5
148:6
497:5
478:6
473:1
449:6
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