1963 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1963. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control.[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 1963 election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Liberal Party | 8,908 (48.4%) | 0.5 | 5 (62.5%) | 5 / 8 |
3 | 15 (46.9%) | 15 / 32 | |||
| Conservative Party | 5,968 (32.4%) | 1.5 | 2 (25.0%) | 2 / 8 |
2 | 12 (37.5%) | 12 / 32 | |||
| Labour Party | 3,547 (19.3%) | 1.1 | 1 (12.5%) | 1 / 8 |
1 | 5 (15.6%) | 5 / 32 | |||
Full council
| 5 | 15 | 12 |
Aldermen
| 1 | 7 |
Councillors
| 4 | 15 | 5 |
Ward results
Brooklands
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | P. W. Croft | 1,087 | 52.7 | -3.1 | |
| Conservative | L. M. Angus-Butterworth | 974 | 47.3 | +3.1 | |
| Majority | 113 | 5.4 | -6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,061 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Mersey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | C. S. Fink* | 986 | 57.9 | +13.2 | |
| Conservative | R. Procter | 716 | 42.1 | +3.6 | |
| Majority | 270 | 16.8 | +9.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,702 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | J. B. Sullivan* | 1,289 | 58.1 | ||
| Conservative | F. S. Laughton | 929 | 41.9 | ||
| Majority | 360 | 16.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,218 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. John's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | H. K. Smith | 1,212 | 56.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | R. G. Houlgate | 821 | 38.4 | N/A | |
| Labour | A. L. Merrick | 107 | 5.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 391 | 18.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,140 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
St. Martin's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. S. Heath* | 1,489 | 38.9 | +2.0 | |
| Labour | R. Mee | 1,168 | 30.6 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal | R. Stockton | 1,166 | 30.5 | -6.4 | |
| Majority | 321 | 8.3 | |||
| Turnout | 3,823 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Mary's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Russell* | 1,039 | 49.2 | +6.2 | |
| Liberal | E. Hodkinson | 836 | 39.6 | -17.4 | |
| Labour | A. Mackie | 238 | 11.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 203 | 9.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,113 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections between 1963 and 1964
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | J. Cooper | 773 | 50.3 | -6.3 | |
| Conservative | P. A. A. Pepper | 582 | 37.9 | -0.5 | |
| Labour | A. L. Merrick | 182 | 11.8 | +6.8 | |
| Majority | 191 | 12.4 | -5.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,537 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
References
- Triumphant Labour tightens grip, Manchester Evening News, May 10, 1963, p.17
- CONSERVATIVES LOSE MAJORITY ON SALE COUNCIL, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 17, 1963, p.11
- Liberals gain seat at by-election, Manchester Evening News, August 9, 1963, p.5
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