1970 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1970. 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]

1970 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
7 May 1970 (1970-05-07)
11 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 7 seats,
57.3%		 1 seats,
11.6%		 1 seats,
30.5%
Seats before 27 3 2
Seats won 5 4 2
Seats after 22 6 4
Seat change 5 3 2
Popular vote 9,972 5,875 4,392
Percentage 48.9% 28.8% 21.5%
Swing 8.4% 17.2% 9.0%
Map of results of 1970 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

 Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Election result
Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 9,972 (48.9%)
8.4 5 (45.5%)
5 / 11
 5 22 (68.8%)
22 / 32
Labour Party 5,875 (28.8%)
17.2 4 (36.4%)
4 / 11
 3 6 (18.8%)
6 / 32
Liberal Party 4,392 (21.5%)
9.0 2 (18.2%)
2 / 11
 2 4 (12.5%)
4 / 32
Communist Party 161 (0.8%)
0.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 11
 0 (0.0%)
0 / 32

Full council
↓
6 4 22

Aldermen
↓
1 1 6

Councillors
↓
5 3 16

Ward results

Brooklands
Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal M. Horlock 998 51.2 -3.7
Conservative R. J. Shepherd 951 48.8 +3.7
Majority 47 2.4 -7.4
Turnout 1,949
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Mersey
Mersey (3 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. L. Ferguson* 948 52.4 -7.8
Conservative J. M. Parkins 895 49.5 -10.7
Conservative I. H. Hurst 877 48.5 -11.7
Liberal C. S. Fink 680 37.6 -2.2
Liberal R. L. Dallow 565 31.2 -8.6
Liberal A. Howarth 530 29.3 -10.5
Labour A. Z. Keller 328 18.1 N/A
Labour E. McPherson 302 16.7 N/A
Labour T. Palmer 290 16.0 N/A
Majority 197 10.9 -9.5
Turnout 1,809 48.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne's
St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. J. Golding 990 50.3
Conservative L. C. Finch* 980 49.7
Majority 10 0.6
Turnout 1,970
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. John's
St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. S. Long 1,183 55.5 -7.9
Liberal J. D. Moss 629 29.5 -7.1
Labour R. Lee 320 15.0 N/A
Majority 554 26.0 -0.7
Turnout 2,132
Conservative hold Swing

St. Martin's
St. Martin's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Munro 1,611 52.2 +19.1
Conservative J. Lewis* 1,478 47.8 -19.1
Majority 133 4.4
Turnout 3,089
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. Mary's
St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Jackson* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Aston 760 51.7 N/A
Conservative G. A. Banner* 710 48.3 N/A
Majority 50 3.4
Turnout 1,470
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Sale Moor
Sale Moor (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Mee* 1,211 27.7
Labour B. Brotherton 1,053 24.1
Conservative M. Sanders 977 22.3
Conservative J. Woodward 973 22.2
Communist A. Burrage 161 3.7
Majority 76 1.7
Turnout 4,375
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

By-elections between 1970 and 1971
St. Paul's By-election 17 September 1970
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Walton 516 43.5 -8.2
Conservative J. Plumbley 462 39.0 -9.3
Liberal C. S. Fink 280 23.6 N/A
Majority 54 4.6 +1.2
Turnout 1,186
Labour hold Swing

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References
  1. Your town-by-town election service, Manchester Evening News, May 8, 1970, p.16
  2. Conservatives lose 5 seats, Sale Guardian, May 14, 1970, p.1
  3. Union man keeps seat for Labour, Sale Guardian, September 24, 1970, p.1
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