# 1937 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

The first elections to Altrincham Council were held on Monday, 1 November 1937. This was a new council to replace Altrincham Urban District Council. This election would create the entire 28-member council (three councillors to each ward and seven aldermen) to administer the municipal borough. Independents won overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council | Full Council |
| Independent | | 15,336 (89.3%) | | 17 (81.0%) | 17 / 21 | 23 (82.1%) | 23 / 28 |
| Labour Party | | 1,736 (10.6%) | | 4 (19.0%) | 4 / 21 | 5 (17.9%) | 5 / 28 |

### Full council

| 5 | 23 |

### Aldermen

| 1 | 6 |

### Councillors

| 4 | 17 |

## Ward results
### Dunham

Dunham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T. C. Handford* | uncontested | | |
| Labour | A. Vesey* | uncontested | | |
| Independent | W. Waterhouse* | uncontested | | |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### East Central

East Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | A. Whitley* | 1,210 | 27.8 | |
| | Independent | A. E. Weston* | 1,077 | 24.7 | |
| | Independent | J. S. Pearson* | 1,035 | 23.8 | |
| | Independent | T. Clayton* | 1,031 | 23.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,353 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### North

North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | W. G. H. Biddle* | uncontested | | |
| Labour | T. Farrar* | uncontested | | |
| Labour | R. H. Lee* | uncontested | | |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### South West

South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | S. N. Garner* | 1,086 | 20.1 | |
| | Independent | P. Hewitt* | 1,036 | 19.1 | |
| | Independent | T. P. Bell Houlden* | 953 | 17.6 | |
| | Independent | H. Bailey* | 815 | 15.1 | |
| | Independent | W. Bradley Jones* | 782 | 14.4 | |
| | Independent | W. W. Stanier | 741 | 13.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 138 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,414 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Timperley (1)

Timperley (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | J. L. Warren* | 904 | 25.5 | |
| | Independent | W. H. Walker* | 859 | 24.2 | |
| | Independent | A. Edge* | 822 | 23.2 | |
| | Labour | F. B. Meadowcroft | 501 | 15.1 | |
| | Labour | H. Keay | 458 | 14.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 321 | 9.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,544 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Timperley (2)

Timperley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | J. H. Cosgrove* | 1,059 | 27.4 | |
| | Independent | C. Applewhite* | 986 | 25.5 | |
| | Independent | G. C. Aldhouse | 940 | 24.3 | |
| | Labour | J. J. Cummings | 440 | 11.4 | |
| | Labour | A. Peacock | 437 | 11.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 500 | 12.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,862 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Timperley (3)

Timperley (3) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | S. Dawson* | uncontested | | |
| Independent | G. M. Rourke* | uncontested | | |
| Independent | E. Webb* | uncontested | | |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

## Aldermanic election

Aldermanic elections took place at the council's inaugural meeting on 9 November 1937, all seven of the borough's aldermen were up for election by the council.
Altrincham Municipal Borough Aldermanic election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | C. Applewhite* | uncontested | | |
| Independent | A. Edge* | uncontested | | |
| Independent | S. N. Garner* | uncontested | | |
| Labour | R. H. Lee* | uncontested | | |
| Independent | W. Waterhouse* | uncontested | | |
| Independent | E. Webb* | uncontested | | |
| Independent | A. E. Weston* | uncontested | | |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

## By-elections between 1937 and 1938

By-elections were held in every ward on 4 December 1937 to fill the vacancies created by the Aldermanic election.
Dunham By-election 4 December 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. H. E. Anderson | 423 | 52.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | E. T. Lockett | 379 | 47.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 802 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
East Central By-election 4 December 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | T. Clayton | uncontested | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
North By-election 4 December 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Keay | 472 | 55.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | W. H. Lill | 222 | 26.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | G. H. Wood | 152 | 18.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 29.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 846 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
South West By-election 4 December 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | H. Bailey | 868 | 84.2 |
| | Labour | G. Cook | 163 | 15.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 705 | 68.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,031 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Timperley (1) By-election 4 December 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | S. Dwyer | 504 | 54.3 |
| | Labour | F. B. Meadowcroft | 425 | 45.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 929 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Timperley (2) By-election 4 December 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J. H. Lingard | 621 | 74.1 |
| | Labour | A. Peacock | 217 | 25.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 404 | 48.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 838 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Timperley (3) By-election 4 December 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | W. Bradley Jones | uncontested | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |