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Latest revision as of 12:08, 10 February 2026
1937 UK local government election
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The first elections to Altrincham Council were held on Monday, 1 November 1937. This was a new council to replace Altrincham Urban District Council. This election would create the entire 28-member council (three councillors to each ward and seven aldermen) to administer the municipal borough. Independents won overall control of the council.[1][2]
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||
| Independent | 15,336 (89.3%) | 17 (81.0%) | 23 (82.1%) | |||||
| Labour Party | 1,736 (10.6%) | 4 (19.0%) | 5 (17.9%) | |||||
Aldermanic election
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Aldermanic elections took place at the council’s inaugural meeting on 9 November 1937, all seven of the borough’s aldermen were up for election by the council.[3][4]
By-elections between 1937 and 1938
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By-elections were held in every ward on 4 December 1937 to fill the vacancies created by the Aldermanic election.[5]
- ^ ALTRINCHAM’S FIRST BOROUGH ELECTION, The Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1937, p.13
- ^ ALTRINCHAM’S FIRST COUNCILLORS, Wilmslow and Alderley and Knutsford Advertiser, November 5, 1937, p.11
- ^ a b LORD STAMFORD ELECTED FIRST MAYOR OF ALTRINCHAM, The Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1937, p.5
- ^ ALTRINCHAM MAKES MORE HISTORY, Wilmslow and Alderley and Knutsford Advertiser, November 12, 1937, p.11
- ^ ALTRINCHAM BY-ELECTIONS, Wilmslow and Alderley and Knutsford Advertiser, December 10, 1937, p.11
