1950 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 11 May 1950. 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]

1950 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
11 May 1950 (1950-05-11)
8 of 32 seats
to Sale Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Last election 9 seats,
66.4%		 0 seats,
24.3%
Seats before 30 2
Seats won 7 1
Seats after 30 2
Seat change
Popular vote 8,429 3,943
Percentage 65.4% 30.6%
Swing 1.0% 6.3%
Map of results of 1950 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

 Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Election result
Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 8,429 (65.4%)
1.0 7 (87.5%)
7 / 8
 30 (93.7%)
30 / 32
Labour Party 3,943 (30.6%)
6.3 1 (12.5%)
1 / 8
 2 (6.3%)
2 / 32
Liberal Party 457 (3.5%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 8
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 32
Communist Party 54 (0.4%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 8
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 32

Full council
↓
2 30

Aldermen
↓
1 7

Councillors
↓
1 23

Ward results

Brooklands
Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. A. Wright* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Mersey
Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. G. Graham* 1,602 75.2 +8.6
Labour G. Wadsworth 529 24.8 -8.6
Majority 1,073 50.4 +17.2
Turnout 2,131
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne's
St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. W. Wilkins* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. John's
St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. P. Harris* 1,624 74.0
Labour T. Foster 570 26.0
Majority 1,054 48.0
Turnout 2,194
Conservative hold Swing

St. Martin's
St. Martin's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Flinter* 1,444 72.2
Labour J. T. Hills 556 27.8
Majority 888 44.4
Turnout 2,000
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mary's
St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Dickinson 1,302 74.0 +3.4
Liberal B. T. Ames 457 26.0 N/A
Majority 845 48.0 +6.8
Turnout 1,759
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's
St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. L. Beeby* 1,213 57.7 +3.4
Labour G. A. O'Brien 834 39.7 -6.0
Communist B. H. Farnworth 54 2.6 N/A
Majority 379 18.0 +9.3
Turnout 2,101
Conservative hold Swing

Sale Moor
Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. M. Phillips 1,454 53.9 +6.5
Conservative S. Wheildon 1,244 46.1 -6.5
Majority 210 7.8
Turnout 2,698
Labour hold Swing

References
  1. Sale now has four women borough councillors, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 19, 1950, p.8
  2. CONSERVATIVE GAINS IN CHESHIRE, The Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p.8
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.