1949 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1949. 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]
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9 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of results of 1949 election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Conservative Party | 10,663 (66.4%) | 0.2 | 9 (100.0%) | 9 / 9 |
3 | 30 (93.7%) | 30 / 32 | |||
| Labour Party | 3,901 (24.3%) | 0.9 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 9 |
1 | 2 (6.3%) | 2 / 32 | |||
| Residents | 898 (5.6%) | 2.7 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 9 |
1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32 | |||
| Independent Conservative | 589 (3.7%) | 3.7 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 9 |
1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32 | |||
Full council
| 2 | 30 |
Aldermen
| 1 | 7 |
Councillors
| 1 | 23 |
Ward results
Brooklands
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. G. Goodliffe | 1,539 | 63.2 | ||
| Residents | W. Hanley* | 898 | 36.8 | ||
| Majority | 641 | 26.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,437 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Residents | Swing | ||||
Mersey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. H. Cunliffe* | 1,470 | 66.6 | -6.0 | |
| Labour | S. Orme | 737 | 33.4 | +6.0 | |
| Majority | 733 | 33.2 | -12.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,207 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | T. F. Hampson* | 1,813 | 42.7 | ||
| Conservative | E. W. Wilkins | 1,667 | 39.3 | ||
| Labour | C. B. Bloor | 759 | 17.9 | ||
| Majority | 908 | 21.4 | |||
| Turnout | 4,239 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. John's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. B. Taylor* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Martin's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. A. Costello* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Mary's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Cave | 1,419 | 70.6 | -1.8 | |
| Ind. Conservative | E. Lee* | 589 | 29.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 830 | 41.2 | -3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,008 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. M. Wellbeloved* | 1,315 | 54.3 | -1.5 | |
| Labour | C. Mapp | 1,105 | 45.7 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 210 | 8.7 | -3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,420 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Sale Moor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | T. Brindley | 1,440 | 52.6 | -4.6 | |
| Labour | W. M. Phillips* | 1,300 | 47.4 | +14.3 | |
| Majority | 140 | 5.1 | -19.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,740 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
References
- Conservatives sweep the board in Sale elections, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 20, 1949, p.8
- LABOUR SETBACKS IN CHESHIRE, The Manchester Guardian, May 13, 1949, p.8
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