1965 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 13 May 1965. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council, from no overall control.[1][2]

1965 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
13 May 1965 (1965-05-13)
10 of 32 seats
to Sale Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Labour
Last election 4 seats,
34.1%		 1 seats,
42.4%		 3 seats,
21.2%
Seats before 11 14 7
Seats won 7 0 3
Seats after 17 8 7
Seat change 6 6
Popular vote 8,698 5,863 5,381
Percentage 43.6% 29.4% 27.0%
Swing 9.5% 13.0% 5.8%
Map of results of 1965 election
Leader of the Council before election


No overall control

 Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Election result
Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 8,698 (43.6%)
9.5 7 (70.0%)
7 / 10
 6 17 (53.1%)
17 / 32
Liberal Party 5,863 (29.4%)
13.0 0 (0.0%)
0 / 10
 6 8 (25.0%)
8 / 32
Labour Party 5,381 (27.0%)
5.8 3 (30.0%)
3 / 10
 7 (21.9%)
7 / 32

Full council
↓
7 8 17

Aldermen
↓
1 4 3

Councillors
↓
6 4 14

Ward results

Brooklands
Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. A. A. Pepper 1,129 60.0 +6.7
Liberal R. L. Russell 603 32.0 -14.7
Labour M. G. Whipp 150 8.0 N/A
Majority 526 28.0 +21.4
Turnout 1,882
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Mersey
Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative V. S. Webb* 961 52.3 +10.8
Labour A. Z. Keller 552 30.0 +0.1
Liberal I. A. Nicholls 324 17.7 -10.9
Majority 409 22.3 +10.7
Turnout 1,837
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne's
St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. P. Harris 1,344 57.3 +12.9
Liberal E. M. Parker* 702 29.9 -11.5
Labour A. Whipp 301 12.8 N/A
Majority 642 27.4 +24.4
Turnout 2,347
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. John's
St. John's (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Orton 1,229 27.5
Conservative W. K. Tedham 1,145 25.6
Liberal J. Cooper* 702 15.7
Liberal D. R. James 676 15.1
Labour R. Harris 403 9.0
Labour T. F. Palmer 315 7.1
Majority 443 9.9
Turnout 4,470
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Martin's
St. Martin's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative V. Hickman 1,604 48.2 N/A
Labour A. Wilkinson 1,007 30.3 N/A
Liberal R. Lee* 717 21.5 N/A
Majority 597 17.9
Turnout 3,328
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Mary's
St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Pollard 1,286 58.9 +4.8
Liberal G. A. Mitchell* 730 33.4 -3.3
Labour A. Mackie 169 7.7 -3.5
Majority 556 25.5 +8.1
Turnout 2,185
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Paul's
St. Paul's (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. A. Winnington* 624 41.0
Labour J. Aston 613 40.3
Liberal W. R. Worsley 285 18.7
Majority 328 21.6
Turnout 1,522
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor
Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Ewing* 1,247 52.6 -0.3
Liberal R. J. Maxim 1,124 47.4 +0.3
Majority 123 5.2 -0.6
Turnout 2,371
Labour hold Swing

References
  1. How the towns voted, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1965, p.17
  2. TORIES SWEEP BOARD TO REGAIN COUNCIL CONTROL, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 21, 1965, p.12
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