1958 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

1958 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
	8 May 1958
8 of 32 seats ; to Sale Municipal Borough Council; 16 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1958 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Conservative

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1958. 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	8,174 (50.2%)	2.4	4 (50.0%)	4 / 8	3	21 (62.6%)	21 / 32
Labour Party	5,380 (33.0%)	2.8	3 (37.5%)	3 / 8	2	7 (21.9%)	7 / 32
Liberal Party	2,738 (16.8%)	5.2	1 (12.5%)	1 / 8	1	4 (12.5%)	4 / 32

Full council

↓
7	4	21

Aldermen

↓
8

Councillors

↓
7	4	13

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. G. Goodliffe*	1,317	83.2	N/A
	Labour	A. H. Wolstenholme	266	16.8	N/A
Majority			1,051	66.4
Turnout			1,583
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mersey

Mersey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. H. Cunliffe*	826	70.1	+34.4
	Labour	A. Wilkinson	353	29.9	N/A
Majority			473	40.2
Turnout			1,179
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	F. W. Parker	1,204	51.4	+0.7
	Conservative	C. C. James*	783	33.4	-15.9
	Labour	A. Quinn	356	15.2	N/A
Majority			421	18.0	+16.7
Turnout			2,343
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. G. Taylor*	1,049	45.5	N/A
	Liberal	R. E. Puddephatt	1,000	43.4	N/A
	Labour	N. G. Atkinson	255	11.1	N/A
Majority			49	2.1
Turnout			2,304
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Munro	1,249	50.1	+8.4
	Conservative	R. M. Willan*	1,243	49.9	-8.4
Majority			6	0.2
Turnout			2,492
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Cave*	1,181	65.1	+9.8
	Liberal	L. Jones	534	29.5	-15.2
	Labour	L. I. Atkinson	98	5.4	N/A
Majority			647	35.6	+25.1
Turnout			1,813
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Orme	1,175	59.1	-2.8
	Conservative	F. Leigh*	813	40.9	+2.8
Majority			362	18.2	-9.4
Turnout			1,988
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. L. Baddeley	1,628	62.9	+7.1
	Conservative	F. S. Laughton	962	37.1	-7.1
Majority			666	25.7	-14.1
Turnout			2,590
	Labour hold		Swing

References

How the votes were cast, Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1958, p.7
"OTHER NORTH-WEST RESULTS". Manchester Guardian. 9 May 1958. Retrieved 3 March 2024. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)

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[1] How the votes were cast, Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1958, p.7

[2] "OTHER NORTH-WEST RESULTS". Manchester Guardian. 9 May 1958. Retrieved 3 March 2024. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)