# 1971 Urmston Urban District Council election

Elections to Urmston Council were held on Saturday, 15 May 1971. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 5,763 (42.0%) | 20.9 | 3 (42.9%) | 3 / 7 | 3 | 17 (81.0%) | 17 / 21 |
| Labour Party | 6,472 (47.2%) | 10.1 | 3 (42.9%) | 3 / 7 | 3 | 3 (14.3%) | 3 / 21 |
| Liberal Party | 825 (6.0%) | N/A | 1 (14.3%) | 1 / 7 | 1 | 1 (4.8%) | 1 / 21 |
| Residents | 656 (4.8%) | 4.8 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 7 | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 |
| 3 | 1 | 17 |

## Ward results
### Davyhulme East

Davyhulme East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. J. Williams | 1,199 | 53.1 | +20.2 |
| | Conservative | P. W. Lucas* | 1,058 | 46.9 | −20.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 141 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,257 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. P. Harding* | 1,135 | 50.6 | −15.9 |
| | Labour | L. M Seex | 1,108 | 49.4 | +15.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 1.2 | −31.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,243 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Flixton Central

Flixton Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | A. Pitt | 825 | 40.5 | N/A |
| | Residents | S. Bailey* | 656 | 32.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | R. E. Taylor | 555 | 27.3 | −9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 8.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,036 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Residents | Liberal gain from Residents | Swing | | |

### Flixton East

Flixton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Bryan* | 993 | 59.0 | −11.6 |
| | Labour | C. Barnes | 691 | 41.0 | +11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 302 | 18.0 | −23.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,684 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Flixton West

Flixton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. Elliott | 1,295 | 61.2 | +13.9 |
| | Conservative | T. Evans | 820 | 38.8 | −13.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 475 | 22.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,115 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Urmston East

Urmston East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. O'Kelly | 946 | 51.9 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | A. R. Coupe* | 877 | 48.1 | −5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,823 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Urmston West

Urmston West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. V. Royle-Higginson* | 880 | 56.5 | −15.8 |
| | Labour | J. M. Fisher | 678 | 43.5 | +15.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 202 | 13.0 | −31.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,558 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |