1960 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1960. 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]

1960 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
12 May 1960 (1960-05-12)
8 of 32 seats
to Sale Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Last election 6 seats,
56.7%		 2 seats,
23.1%		 0 seats,
20.0%
Seats before 21 7 4
Seats won 5 2 1
Seats after 22 7 3
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 5,908 3,104 4,309
Percentage 44.4% 23.3% 32.3%
Swing 12.5% 0.2% 12.3%
Map of results of 1960 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

 Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Election result
Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 5,908 (44.4%)
12.5 5 (62.5%)
5 / 8
 1 22 (68.8%)
22 / 32
Labour Party 3,104 (23.3%)
0.2 2 (25.0%)
2 / 8
 7 (21.9%)
7 / 32
Liberal Party 4,309 (32.3%)
12.3 1 (12.5%)
1 / 8
 1 3 (9.4%)
3 / 32

Full council
↓
7 3 22

Aldermen
↓
8

Councillors
↓
7 3 14

Ward results

Brooklands
Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. P. R. Ainsworth* 1,082 62.7 +4.6
Liberal A. Howarth 643 37.3 -4.6
Majority 439 25.4 +9.1
Turnout 1,725
Conservative hold Swing

Mersey
Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal C. S. Fink 796 51.2 N/A
Conservative P. W. H. Revington 759 48.8 -20.4
Majority 37 2.4
Turnout 1,555
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne's
St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. J. Thorogood 1,028 47.0 +2.8
Liberal E. M. Parker 863 39.5 -1.1
Labour K. Walton 287 13.1 -2.1
Majority 165 7.5 +3.9
Turnout 2,178
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. John's
St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. J. Hobson* 972 50.1 -2.1
Liberal R. E. Puddephatt 968 49.9 +2.1
Majority 4 0.2 -4.2
Turnout 1,940
Conservative hold Swing

St. Martin's
St. Martin's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. S. Heath* 1,736 64.1 +5.7
Labour E. P. Mellor 971 35.9 -5.7
Majority 765 28.2 +11.4
Turnout 2,707
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mary's
St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Russell uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's
St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. G. Woodward* 757 69.6 +9.5
Conservative L. Besford 331 30.4 -9.5
Majority 426 39.2 +19.0
Turnout 1,088
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor
Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. A. O'Brien* 1,089 51.2 N/A
Liberal N. H. Thompson 1,039 48.8 N/A
Majority 50 2.4
Turnout 2,128
Labour hold Swing

References
  1. All the results from your town, Manchester Evening News, May 13, 1960, p.29
  2. Lancashire and Cheshire boroughs, The Guardian, May 13, 1960, p.12
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