# 1949 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1949. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 6,802 (57.2%) | 11.0 | 6 (75.0%) | 6 / 8 | 3 | 17 (53.1%) | 17 / 32 |
| Independent | 1,095 (9.2%) | 19.2 | 1 (12.5%) | 1 / 8 | 3 | 13 (40.6%) | 13 / 32 |
| Labour Party | 3,733 (31.4%) | 11.2 | 1 (12.5%) | 1 / 8 | | 2 (6.3%) | 2 / 32 |

### Full council

| 2 | 13 | 17 |

### Aldermen

| 7 | 1 |

### Councillors

| 2 | 6 | 16 |

## Ward results
### Dunham

Dunham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Baxter* | 1,274 | 56.0 | +9.4 |
| | Conservative | G. H. Cherry | 999 | 44.0 | −9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 275 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,273 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### East Central

East Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Anderson | 1,130 | 64.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. G. Williams | 618 | 35.4 | +9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 512 | 29.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,748 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### North

North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. B. Jones | 1,170 | 53.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | E. Hoyle | 1,037 | 47.0 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 6.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,207 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### South West

South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. W. Grice | 1,160 | 81.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | S. G. Marshall | 269 | 18.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 891 | 62.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,429 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Timperley (1)

Timperley (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. L. Baxendale* | 1,455 | 64.4 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | R. D. Peacock | 804 | 35.6 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 651 | 28.8 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,259 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Timperley (2)

Timperley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Cashmore* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Timperley (3)

Timperley (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. A. Haigh* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Timperley (4)

Timperley (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | E. Studley* | 1,095 | 55.2 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | A. Melvin Turner | 888 | 45.0 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 10.4 | +7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,983 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |