1967 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 11 May 1967. 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 1967 election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Conservative Party | 8,034 (58.0%) | 5.7 | 7 (87.5%) | 7 / 8 |
3 | 21 (65.6%) | 21 / 32 | |||
| Labour Party | 3,081 (22.2%) | 0.3 | 1 (12.5%) | 1 / 8 |
2 | 6 (18.8%) | 6 / 32 | |||
| Liberal Party | 2,020 (14.6%) | 10.6 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8 |
1 | 5 (15.6%) | 5 / 32 | |||
| Independent | 599 (4.3%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8 |
N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32 | |||
| Communist Party | 115 (0.8%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8 |
N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32 | |||
Full council
| 6 | 5 | 21 |
Aldermen
| 1 | 4 | 3 |
Councillors
| 5 | 1 | 18 |
Ward results
Brooklands
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. W. Rodgers* | 1,118 | 65.0 | +15.6 | |
| Liberal | E. Mitchell | 602 | 35.0 | -15.6 | |
| Majority | 516 | 30.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,720 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Mersey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. L. Ferguson | 842 | 54.4 | +6.8 | |
| Labour | A. Z. Keller | 463 | 29.9 | -7.2 | |
| Liberal | J. B. Sullivan | 242 | 15.7 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 379 | 24.5 | +14.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,547 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. S. Laughton* | 918 | 68.9 | ||
| Independent | A. Ashcroft | 415 | 31.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 503 | 37.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,333 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. John's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | K. A. Simpson | 1,025 | 58.8 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal | W. D. Penfold* | 718 | 41.2 | -2.4 | |
| Majority | 307 | 17.6 | +4.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,743 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
St. Martin's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Lewis | 1,676 | 58.5 | -2.6 | |
| Labour | W. Munro* | 1,187 | 41.5 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | 489 | 17.0 | -5.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,863 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
St. Mary's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Jackson* | 1,281 | 77.9 | -3.2 | |
| Independent | M. Brown | 184 | 11.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | A. Mackie | 180 | 10.9 | -8.0 | |
| Majority | 1,097 | 66.7 | +4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,645 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. A. Banner | 564 | 54.7 | +10.1 | |
| Labour | J. Aston* | 468 | 45.3 | -10.1 | |
| Majority | 96 | 9.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,032 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
References
- How N-W voted at a glance, Manchester Evening News, May 12, 1967, p.16
- THUNDEROUS VICTORY FOR TORIES, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 18, 1967, p.12
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