1946 Bebington Municipal Borough Council election

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The 1946 Bebington Municipal Borough Council election took place in 1946 to elect members of Bebington Municipal Borough Council in England.[1]

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 Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Conservative 9 5 ? ? ? 43.3 40.9 7,240 Increase27.5
  Labour 12 4 ? ? ? 33.3 37.3 6,613 Decrease1.1
  Residents 2 2 ? ? ? 20.0 10.9 1,927 Decrease7.7
  Independent 2 1 ? ? ? 3.3 8.5 1,503 Increase6.4
  Liberal 1 0 ? ? ? 0.0 2.0 349 N/A
  Communist 1 0 ? ? ? 0.0 0.4 74 N/A

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Ward results[]

Eastham[]

Eastham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents T. Jarman 1,025 68.6 Increase10.1
Labour W. Walker 470 31.4 Increase2.5
Majority 555 37.2 Increase7.5
Registered electors 3,545
Residents hold Swing Increase3.8

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Higher Bebington[]

Higher Bebington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Jones 1,219 60.7 Increase7.2
Independent S. Williams 430 21.4 New
Labour F. Starkey 358 17.8 Decrease10.1
Majority 789 39.3 Increase13.6
Registered electors 3,679
Conservative hold Swing Increase6.9

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Lower Bebington[]

Lower Bebington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Williams 996 62.6 Increase32.1
Labour T. Greens 595 37.4 Increase5.3
Majority 401 25.2 N/A
Registered electors 3,532
Conservative gain from ? Swing Increase13.4

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New Ferry[]

New Ferry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Whiteside 854 65.6 Decrease12.0
Conservative R. Frankman 448 34.4 New
Majority 406 31.2 Decrease23.9
Registered electors 3,272
Labour gain from ? Swing Decrease12.0

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North Bromborough[]

North Bromborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Kilburn [n 2] 757 54.4 Increase23.0
Labour S. Littlewood 561 40.3 Increase13.0
Communist R. Burrows 74 5.3 New
Majority 196 14.1 Increase10.0
Registered electors 3,038
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase5.0

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Park[]

Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Birch 782 52.2 Increase13.3
Conservative T. Dodd 715 47.8 Increase2.4
Majority 67 4.4 N/A
Registered electors 3,237
Labour gain from ? Swing Increase5.5

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Poulton[]

Poulton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents C. Griffith 902 69.1 Increase21.5
Labour H. Davies 403 30.9 Increase2.7
Majority 499 38.2 Increase18.8
Registered electors 3,045
Residents gain from ? Swing Increase9.4

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South Bromborough[]

South Bromborough (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Dodd [n 3] 1,073 35.6 New
Conservative J. Dixey [n 4] 977 32.5 New
Labour R. Gill [n 5] 960 31.9 Decrease18.1
Conservative A. Noel 923 – –
Labour F. Lover 830 – –
Labour J. Engle 741 – –
Majority 96 3.1 N/A
Registered electors 3,540
Independent gain from ? Swing Increase1.6
Conservative gain from Ex-service Swing –
Labour gain from ? Swing –

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Sunlight[]

Sunlight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Robey 861 50.0 Increase2.5
Conservative F. Statham 860 50.0 New
Majority 1 0.0 N/A
Registered electors 3,222
Labour gain from ? Swing Increase2.5

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Woodhey[]

Woodhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Trench 1,268 53.1 Increase7.0
Labour E. McNee 769 32.2 Decrease11.9
Liberal H. Audas 349 14.6 New
Majority 499 20.9 Increase18.9
Registered electors 4,566
Conservative gain from ? Swing Increase9.5

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Notes[]

• italics denote a sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

  1. ^ % of total refers to % of wards won.
  2. ^ Compared with Ind. Conservative.
  3. ^ Elected to serve a 4-year term.
  4. ^ Elected to serve a 3-year term.
  5. ^ Elected to serve a 1-year term.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "1946". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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