1957_Sale_Municipal_Borough_Council_election

1957 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
8 of 32 seats ; to Sale Municipal Borough Council; 16 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1957 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Conservative

1957 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Local election in Cheshire, England

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1957. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.^[1]^[2]

Quick Facts 8 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

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Tory gloom as North-West swings to left, Manchester Evening News, May 10, 1957, p.15

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"OTHER RESULTS FROM THE NORTH-WEST". Manchester Guardian. 10 May 1957. Retrieved 3 March 2024. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)

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Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	5,688 (47.8%)	0.4	4 (50.0%)	4 / 8	1	24 (75.0%)	24 / 32
Labour Party	3,599 (30.2%)	4.9	2 (25.0%)	2 / 8		5 (15.6%)	5 / 32
Liberal Party	2,613 (22.0%)	7.6	2 (25.0%)	2 / 8	1	3 (9.4%)	3 / 32

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. P. R. Ainsworth	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	L. Stockdale	908	64.3	N/A
	Conservative	A. Wilkinson	505	35.7	-24.0
Majority			403	29.5
Turnout			1,413
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. A. Tovey	1,072	50.7	-7.8
	Conservative	F. S. Laughton	1,044	49.3	+7.8
Majority			28	1.3	-15.7
Turnout			2,116
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. J. Hobson	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

1957_Sale_Municipal_Borough_Council_election

1957 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Election result

Full council

Aldermen

Councillors

Ward results

Brooklands

Mersey

St. Anne's

St. John's

St. Martin's

St. Mary's

St. Paul's

Sale Moor

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. S. Heath	1,563	58.3	+2.1
	Labour	W. Munro	1,120	41.7	-2.1
Majority			443	16.5	+4.1
Turnout			2,683
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Lee	782	55.3	-6.9
	Liberal	L. Jones	633	44.7	+6.9
Majority			149	10.5	-13.9
Turnout			1,415
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. G. Woodward	961	61.9	+6.5
	Conservative	E. Cowgill	592	38.1	+5.0
Majority			429	27.6	+5.3
Turnout			1,553
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. A. O'Brien	1,518	55.8	-5.3
	Conservative	A. Gresty	1,202	44.2	+5.7
Majority			316	11.6	-11.4
Turnout			2,720
	Labour hold		Swing