# 1946 Bebington Municipal Borough Council election

The 1946 Bebington Municipal Borough Council election took place in 1946 to elect members of Bebington Municipal Borough Council in England.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± |
| Conservative | ? | ? |
| Labour | ? | ? |
| Residents | ? | ? |
| Independent | ? | ? |
| Ex-service | ? | ? |
| Ind. Conservative | ? | ? |

## Election results
### Overall election result

Overall result compared with 1945.
Bebington Municipal Borough Council election results, 1946 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Conservative | 9 | 5 | ? | ? | ? | 43.3 | 40.9 | 7,240 | 27.5 |
| | Labour | 12 | 4 | ? | ? | ? | 33.3 | 37.3 | 6,613 | 1.1 |
| | Residents | 2 | 2 | ? | ? | ? | 20.0 | 10.9 | 1,927 | 7.7 |
| | Independent | 2 | 1 | ? | ? | ? | 3.3 | 8.5 | 1,503 | 6.4 |
| | Liberal | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | 0.0 | 2.0 | 349 | New |
| | Communist | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | 0.0 | 0.4 | 74 | New |

## Ward results
### Eastham

Eastham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents | T. Jarman | 1,025 | 68.6 | 10.1 |
| | Labour | W. Walker | 470 | 31.4 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 555 | 37.2 | 7.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,545 | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | 3.8 | |

### Higher Bebington

Higher Bebington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Jones | 1,219 | 60.7 | 7.2 |
| | Independent | S. Williams | 430 | 21.4 | New |
| | Labour | F. Starkey | 358 | 17.8 | 10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 789 | 39.3 | 13.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,679 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.9 | |

### Lower Bebington

Lower Bebington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Williams | 996 | 62.6 | 32.1 |
| | Labour | T. Greens | 595 | 37.4 | 5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 401 | 25.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,532 | | |
| | Conservative gain from ? | Conservative gain from ? | Swing | 13.4 | |

### New Ferry

New Ferry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Whiteside | 854 | 65.6 | 12.0 |
| | Conservative | R. Frankman | 448 | 34.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 406 | 31.2 | 23.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,272 | | |
| | Labour gain from ? | Labour gain from ? | Swing | 12.0 | |

### North Bromborough

North Bromborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Kilburn | 757 | 54.4 | 23.0 |
| | Labour | S. Littlewood | 561 | 40.3 | 13.0 |
| | Communist | R. Burrows | 74 | 5.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 196 | 14.1 | 10.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,038 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 5.0 | |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Birch | 782 | 52.2 | 13.3 |
| | Conservative | T. Dodd | 715 | 47.8 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,237 | | |
| | Labour gain from ? | Labour gain from ? | Swing | 5.5 | |

### Poulton

Poulton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents | C. Griffith | 902 | 69.1 | 21.5 |
| | Labour | H. Davies | 403 | 30.9 | 2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 499 | 38.2 | 18.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,045 | | |
| | Residents gain from ? | Residents gain from ? | Swing | 9.4 | |

### South Bromborough

South Bromborough (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | J. Dodd | 1,073 | 35.6 | New |
| | Conservative | J. Dixey | 977 | 32.5 | New |
| | Labour | R. Gill | 960 | 31.9 | 18.1 |
| | Conservative | A. Noel | 923 | – | – |
| | Labour | F. Lover | 830 | – | – |
| | Labour | J. Engle | 741 | – | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,540 | | |
| | Independent gain from ? | Independent gain from ? | Swing | 1.6 | |
| | Conservative gain from Ex-service | Conservative gain from Ex-service | Swing | – | |
| | Labour gain from ? | Labour gain from ? | Swing | – | |

### Sunlight

Sunlight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Robey | 861 | 50.0 | 2.5 |
| | Conservative | F. Statham | 860 | 50.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,222 | | |
| | Labour gain from ? | Labour gain from ? | Swing | 2.5 | |

### Woodhey

Woodhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Trench | 1,268 | 53.1 | 7.0 |
| | Labour | E. McNee | 769 | 32.2 | 11.9 |
| | Liberal | H. Audas | 349 | 14.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 499 | 20.9 | 18.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,566 | | |
| | Conservative gain from ? | Conservative gain from ? | Swing | 9.5 | |