# 1947 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Saturday, 1 November 1947. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. Due to boundary changes, two wards elected all three of their councillors. It was the first time that the Conservative Party stood candidates for election to Altrincham Council. Independents retained overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Independent | 6,850 (28.4%) | 24.8 | 4 (33.3%) | 4 / 12 | 3 | 20 (62.5%) | 20 / 32 |
| Conservative Party | 11,151 (46.2%) | N/A | 8 (66.7%) | 8 / 12 | 8 | 8 (25.0%) | 8 / 32 |
| Labour Party | 4,873 (20.2%) | 15.6 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 12 | 1 | 4 (12.5%) | 4 / 32 |
| Liberal Party | 1,270 (5.3%) | 0.6 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 12 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32 |

### Full council

| 4 | 20 | 8 |

### Aldermen

| 2 | 6 |

### Councillors

| 2 | 14 | 8 |

## Ward results
### Dunham

Dunham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. J. L. Bryden | 1,153 | 53.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | D. Norton | 1,008 | 46.6 | −18.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,161 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### East Central

East Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | J. S. Pearson* | 1,533 | 74.0 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | J. Cogan | 540 | 26.0 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 993 | 48.0 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,073 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### North

North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | E. Odlin* | 1,393 | 62.0 | +12.1 |
| | Labour | H. Keay | 853 | 38.0 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 540 | 24.0 | +12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,246 | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### South West

South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. M. Worthington | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Timperley (1)

Timperley (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. S. Watson* | 1,319 | 57.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | C. Holt | 711 | 31.1 | −14.0 |
| | Liberal | R. T. A. Prickett | 254 | 11.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 608 | 26.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,284 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Timperley (2)

Timperley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. M. Kelsall | 1,529 | 67.3 | |
| | Conservative | M. Heath | 1,450 | 63.8 | |
| | Conservative | E. Cashmore | 1,320 | 58.1 | |
| | Independent | W. E. Bendell* | 868 | 38.2 | |
| | Labour | A. M. Atherton | 650 | 28.6 | |
| | Labour | A. Peacock | 614 | 27.0 | |
| | Liberal | A. B. Hamer | 387 | 17.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 452 | 19.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,273 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Timperley (3)

Timperley (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. Marsland | 1,250 | 46.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | A. S. Jarratt* | 765 | 28.7 | −31.4 |
| | Labour | F. Hamer | 497 | 18.6 | −21.3 |
| | Liberal | A. Hamer | 153 | 5.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 485 | 18.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,665 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Timperley (4)

Timperley (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | F. Gibson* | 1,178 | 50.7 | |
| | Conservative | E. M. Fitton | 1,146 | 49.3 | |
| | Independent | E. Studley* | 1,113 | 47.9 | |
| | Conservative | R. H. Lancaster | 1,045 | 45.0 | |
| | Conservative | G. B. Jones | 937 | 40.3 | |
| | Liberal | P. Fishpool | 476 | 20.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,323 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |