# 1972 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Stretford Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1972. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a two-year term of office. These were the final elections held in Stretford before it became part of Trafford. The Labour Party gained overall control of the council from the Conservative Party.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Labour Party | 8,908 (55.3%) | 5.4 | 5 (62.5%) | 5 / 8 | 5 | 19 (59.4%) | 19 / 32 |
| Conservative Party | 7,119 (44.2%) | 5.1 | 3 (37.5%) | 3 / 8 | 5 | 13 (40.6%) | 13 / 32 |
| Communist Party | 91 (0.6%) | 0.4 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32 |

### Full council

| 19 | 13 |

### Aldermen

| 4 | 4 |

### Councillors

| 15 | 9 |

## Ward results
### Clifford

Clifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. S. Maher | 826 | 75.6 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | A. Kelly | 267 | 24.4 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 559 | 51.2 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,093 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Cornbrook

Cornbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. L. Stewart | 826 | 64.1 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | R. W. Corke* | 463 | 35.9 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 363 | 28.2 | −10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,289 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Longford

Longford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Lever* | 1,090 | 51.3 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | J. R. Haydock | 1,033 | 48.7 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 2.6 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,123 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. N. Barraclough | 1,429 | 62.5 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative | M. A. M. Evans | 767 | 33.5 | +3.2 |
| | Communist | A. Jarratt | 91 | 4.0 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 662 | 29.0 | −8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,287 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Stretford

Stretford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Hindley* | 1,623 | 62.1 | +8.6 |
| | Labour | J. H. Somerville | 989 | 37.9 | −8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 634 | 24.2 | +17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,612 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Talbot North

Talbot North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Bailey | 1,607 | 69.9 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | I. M. Farrer | 691 | 30.1 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 916 | 39.8 | −5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,298 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Talbot South

Talbot South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. A. Tully | 1,122 | 54.4 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative | E. J. Kelson* | 939 | 45.6 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 8.8 | −9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,061 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Trafford

Trafford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Warbrick* | 1,279 | 54.3 | +4.5 |
| | Labour | V. J. Wynne | 1,076 | 45.7 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 8.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,355 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |