1937 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Sale Council were held on Monday, 1 November 1937. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council.[1][2]

1937 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
1 November 1937 (1937-11-01)
8 of 32 seats
to Sale Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Last election did not stand 6 seats,
56.8%		 1 seats,
30.4%
Seats before 15 10 4
Seats won 3 4 0
Seats after 16 10 4
Seat change 1
Popular vote 2,117 2,836 928
Percentage 30.0% 40.2% 13.2%
Swing 30.0% 16.6% 17.2%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Residents Chamber of Trade
Last election 1 seats,
12.8%		 0 seats,
0.0%
Seats before 1 2
Seats won 0 1
Seats after 1 1
Seat change 1
Popular vote 747 424
Percentage 10.6% 6.0%
Swing 2.2% 6.0%
Map of results of 1937 election
Leader of the Council before election


No overall control

 Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Election result
Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 2,117 (30.0%)
N/A 3 (37.5%)
3 / 8
 1 16 (50.0%)
16 / 32
Independent 2,836 (40.2%)
16.6 4 (50.0%)
4 / 8
 10 (31.3%)
10 / 32
Labour Party 928 (13.2%)
17.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 8
 4 (12.5%)
4 / 32
Residents 747 (10.6%)
2.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 8
 1 (3.1%)
1 / 32
Chamber of Trade 424 (6.0%)
6.0 1 (12.5%)
1 / 8
 1 1 (3.1%)
1 / 32

Full council
↓
4 1 10 1 16

Aldermen
↓
2 6

Councillors
↓
2 1 10 1 10

Ward results

Central
Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Rowles 490 53.6 N/A
Chamber of Trade M. F. Ratcliffe* 424 46.4 N/A
Majority 66 7.2
Turnout 914
Conservative gain from Chamber of Trade Swing

East
East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Chamber of Trade J. E. Hilton* uncontested
Chamber of Trade hold Swing

Mersey
Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. P. Bannister* 466 42.4 -8.4
Labour H. C. Wade 373 33.9 -15.3
Independent H. R. Shaw 260 23.7 N/A
Majority 93 8.5 +6.9
Turnout 1,099
Independent hold Swing

North
North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent F. D. Gee* 645 61.0 +2.4
Independent H. Crawford 413 39.0 N/A
Majority 232 22.0 +4.7
Turnout 1,058
Independent hold Swing

St. Martin's
St. Martin's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Parker* 798 51.7 N/A
Residents L. House 747 48.3 N/A
Majority 51 3.4
Turnout 1,545
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mary's
St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. R. Hulme* 829 67.7 N/A
Independent W. H. Brownhill 395 32.3
Majority 424 35.4
Turnout 1,224
Conservative hold Swing

South
South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent P. N. Clough* uncontested
Independent hold Swing

West
West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent D. Jackson* 657 54.2 +14.0
Labour W. Birch 555 45.8 -14.0
Majority 102 8.4
Turnout 1,212
Independent hold Swing

References
  1. ONE CHANGE IN SALE COUNCIL ELECTIONS, Sale & Stretford Guardian, November 5, 1937, p.7
  2. "CHESHIRE", The Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1937, p.14
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