# 1971 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Stretford Council were held on Thursday, 13 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 | 6,788 (39.1%) | 10.4 | 2 (25.0%) | 2 / 8 | 5 | 18 (56.3%) | 18 / 32 |
| Labour Party | 10,548 (60.7%) | 14.2 | 6 (75.0%) | 6 / 8 | 5 | 14 (43.7%) | 14 / 32 |
| Communist Party | 40 (0.2%) | 0.1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32 |

### Full council

| 14 | 18 |

### Aldermen

| 4 | 4 |

### Councillors

| 10 | 14 |

## Ward results
### Clifford

Clifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Shaw* | 1,070 | 73.3 | +18.6 |
| | Conservative | D. H. Shawcross | 389 | 26.7 | −18.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 681 | 46.6 | +37.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,459 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cornbrook

Cornbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Bates | 1,085 | 69.1 | +13.8 |
| | Conservative | R. D. Doherty | 486 | 30.9 | −13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 599 | 38.2 | +27.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,571 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Longford

Longford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. E. Boulton* | 1,090 | 50.8 | −11.4 |
| | Labour | J. Bailey | 1,055 | 49.2 | +11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 1.6 | −22.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,145 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Dewhurst | 1,837 | 68.2 | +9.7 |
| | Conservative | M. A. M. Evans* | 817 | 30.3 | −9.0 |
| | Communist | A. Jarratt | 40 | 1.5 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,020 | 37.9 | +18.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,694 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Stretford

Stretford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. H. Jones* | 1,310 | 53.5 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | R. A. Tully | 1,139 | 46.5 | +21.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 7.0 | −20.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,449 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Talbot North

Talbot North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Marland | 2,040 | 72.5 | +9.0 |
| | Conservative | I. M. Farrer | 774 | 27.5 | −9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,266 | 45.0 | +18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,814 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Talbot South

Talbot South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Silcock | 1,283 | 59.0 | +13.8 |
| | Conservative | A. Kelly* | 890 | 41.0 | −13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 393 | 18.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,173 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Trafford

Trafford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | I. R. Adshead | 1,039 | 50.2 | +14.6 |
| | Conservative | J. E. Schofield* | 1,032 | 49.8 | −14.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,071 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |