1960_Sale_Municipal_Borough_Council_election

1960 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
8 of 32 seats ; to Sale Municipal Borough Council; 16 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1960 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Conservative

1960 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Local election in Cheshire, England

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1960. 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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All the results from your town, Manchester Evening News, May 13, 1960, p.29

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Lancashire and Cheshire boroughs, The Guardian, May 13, 1960, p.12

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Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	5,908 (44.4%)	12.5	5 (62.5%)	5 / 8	1	22 (68.8%)	22 / 32
Labour Party	3,104 (23.3%)	0.2	2 (25.0%)	2 / 8		7 (21.9%)	7 / 32
Liberal Party	4,309 (32.3%)	12.3	1 (12.5%)	1 / 8	1	3 (9.4%)	3 / 32

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. P. R. Ainsworth*	1,082	62.7	+4.6
	Liberal	A. Howarth	643	37.3	-4.6
Majority			439	25.4	+9.1
Turnout			1,725
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. S. Fink	796	51.2	N/A
	Conservative	P. W. H. Revington	759	48.8	-20.4
Majority			37	2.4
Turnout			1,555
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. J. Thorogood	1,028	47.0	+2.8
	Liberal	E. M. Parker	863	39.5	-1.1
	Labour	K. Walton	287	13.1	-2.1
Majority			165	7.5	+3.9
Turnout			2,178
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. J. Hobson*	972	50.1	-2.1
	Liberal	R. E. Puddephatt	968	49.9	+2.1
Majority			4	0.2	-4.2
Turnout			1,940
	Conservative hold		Swing

1960_Sale_Municipal_Borough_Council_election

1960 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Election result

Full council

Aldermen

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Ward results

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Sale Moor

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. S. Heath*	1,736	64.1	+5.7
	Labour	E. P. Mellor	971	35.9	-5.7
Majority			765	28.2	+11.4
Turnout			2,707
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Russell	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. G. Woodward*	757	69.6	+9.5
	Conservative	L. Besford	331	30.4	-9.5
Majority			426	39.2	+19.0
Turnout			1,088
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. A. O'Brien*	1,089	51.2	N/A
	Liberal	N. H. Thompson	1,039	48.8	N/A
Majority			50	2.4
Turnout			2,128
	Labour hold		Swing