1953 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

1953 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
	7 May 1953
8 of 32 seats ; to Sale Municipal Borough Council; 16 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1953 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Conservative

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1953. 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]

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	4,868 (55.7%)	0.1	6 (75.0%)	6 / 8	1	28 (87.5%)	28 / 32
Labour Party	3,876 (44.3%)	3.4	2 (25.0%)	2 / 8	1	4 (12.5%)	4 / 32

Full council

↓
4	28

Aldermen

↓
8

Councillors

↓
4	20

Ward results

Brooklands

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

Mersey

Mersey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. G. Graham*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. W. Wilkins*	1,427	73.3
	Labour	T. P. Logan	520	26.7
Majority			907	46.6
Turnout			1,947
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. P. Harris*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Flinter*	1,323	68.4	+6.5
	Labour	A. Cunion	611	31.6	-6.5
Majority			712	36.8	+13.0
Turnout			1,934
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Dickinson*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. E. Dickens	1,154	53.0	-0.3
	Conservative	F. Leigh	1,025	47.0	+0.3
Majority			129	6.0	-0.6
Turnout			2,179
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. M. Phillips*	1,591	59.3	+9.0
	Conservative	P. A. A. Pepper	1,093	40.7	-9.0
Majority			498	18.6	+18.0
Turnout			2,684
	Labour hold		Swing

References

SON FOLLOWS FATHER AS 4th SALE LABOUR COUNCILLOR, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 15, 1953, p.8
SWING TO LABOUR AT STOCKPORT, The Manchester Guardian, May 8, 1953, p.10

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[1] SON FOLLOWS FATHER AS 4th SALE LABOUR COUNCILLOR, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 15, 1953, p.8

[2] SWING TO LABOUR AT STOCKPORT, The Manchester Guardian, May 8, 1953, p.10