# 1946 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1946. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. It was the first time that the Liberal Party and an independent conservative stood for election to Altrincham Council. Independents retained overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Independent | 8,646 (53.2%) | 3.9 | 7 (87.5%) | 7 / 8 | 1 | 23 (82.1%) | 23 / 28 |
| Labour Party | 5,824 (35.8%) | 7.1 | 1 (12.5%) | 1 / 8 | 1 | 5 (17.9%) | 5 / 28 |
| Independent Conservative | 828 (5.1%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 28 |
| Liberal Party | 757 (4.7%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 28 |
| Communist Party | 198 (1.2%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 28 |

### Full council

| 5 | 23 |

### Aldermen

| 2 | 5 |

### Councillors

| 3 | 18 |

## Ward results
### Dunham

Dunham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Vesey* | 1,163 | 64.8 |
| | Independent | N. Boden | 633 | 35.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 530 | 29.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,796 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### East Central

East Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | A. Whitley* | 1,250 | 75.0 | +17.5 |
| | Labour | S. G. Marshall | 416 | 25.0 | −17.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 834 | 50.0 | +35.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,666 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### North

North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | H. Cowsill | 839 | 49.9 |
| | Labour | H. Keay* | 645 | 38.3 |
| | Communist | E. Sheldon | 198 | 11.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | 11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,682 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### South West

South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | E. J. Horley | 1,246 | 75.7 | +11.8 |
| | Labour | D. Norton | 400 | 24.3 | −11.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 846 | 51.4 | +23.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,646 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Timperley (1)

Timperley (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | J. L. Warren* | 916 | 54.9 | −4.4 |
| | Labour | C. Holt | 751 | 45.1 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 9.9 | −8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,667 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Timperley (2)

Timperley (2) (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | E. Studley | 1,284 | 24.4 |
| | Independent | W. E. Bendell* | 953 | 18.1 |
| | Ind. Conservative | M. Heath | 828 | 15.8 |
| | Labour | A. M. Atherton | 769 | 14.6 |
| | Labour | J. F. Donaldson | 666 | 12.7 |
| | Liberal | A. B. Hamer | 408 | 7.8 |
| | Liberal | P. Fishpool | 349 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,257 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Timperley (3)

Timperley (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | H. Howson | 1,525 | 60.1 | −4.0 |
| | Labour | F. B. Meadowcroft | 1,014 | 39.9 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 511 | 20.1 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,539 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |