1955 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1955. 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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8 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of results of 1955 election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Conservative Party | 3,463 (53.0%) | 4.0 | 7 (87.5%) | 7 / 8 |
1 | 27 (84.4%) | 27 / 32 | |||
| Labour Party | 3,071 (47.0%) | 12.3 | 1 (12.5%) | 1 / 8 |
1 | 5 (15.6%) | 5 / 32 | |||
Full council
| 5 | 27 |
Aldermen
| 8 |
Councillors
| 5 | 19 |
Ward results
Brooklands
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. G. Goodliffe* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Mersey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. H. Cunliffe* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. C. James* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. John's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. G. Taylor* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Martin's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. M. Willan* | 1,293 | 58.0 | -1.8 | |
| Labour | W. Munro | 938 | 42.0 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 355 | 16.0 | -3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,231 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Mary's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Cave* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Leigh | 1,043 | 53.4 | +6.6 | |
| Labour | T. A. Winnington* | 911 | 46.6 | -6.6 | |
| Majority | 132 | 6.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,954 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Sale Moor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Conway* | 1,222 | 52.0 | +5.5 | |
| Conservative | P. T. Byland | 1,127 | 48.0 | -5.5 | |
| Majority | 95 | 4.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,349 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections between 1955 and 1956
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | L. Stockdale | 810 | 60.0 | ||
| Conservative | D. Young | 541 | 40.0 | ||
| Majority | 269 | 20.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,351 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
References
- TORIES REGAIN FOOTHOLD IN ST. PAUL'S WARD, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 21, 1954, p.8
- LIBERAL GAINS AT WALLASEY, The Manchester Guardian, May 13, 1955, p.4
- LIBERAL GAIN AT SALE, Manchester Guardian, March 9, 1956, p.16
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