1937 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
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8 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Sale Council were held on Monday, 1 November 1937. 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 1 for a majority of seats, and overall control of the council.[1][2]
Election result
[edit]Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 2,117 (30.0%) | N/A | 3 (37.5%) | 3 / 8
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16 (50.0%) | 16 / 32
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Independent | 2,836 (40.2%) | ![]() |
4 (50.0%) | 4 / 8
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10 (31.3%) | 10 / 32
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Labour Party | 928 (13.2%) | ![]() |
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8
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4 (12.5%) | 4 / 32
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Residents | 747 (10.6%) | ![]() |
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8
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1 (3.1%) | 1 / 32
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Chamber of Trade | 424 (6.0%) | ![]() |
1 (12.5%) | 1 / 8
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1 (3.1%) | 1 / 32
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Full council
[edit]4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
Aldermen
[edit]2 | 6 |
Councillors
[edit]2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
Ward results
[edit]Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Rowles | 490 | 53.6 | N/A | |
Chamber of Trade | M. F. Ratcliffe* | 424 | 46.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 66 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 914 | ||||
Conservative gain from Chamber of Trade | Swing |
East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Chamber of Trade | J. E. Hilton* | uncontested | |||
Chamber of Trade hold | Swing |
Mersey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | R. P. Bannister* | 466 | 42.4 | −8.4 | |
Labour | H. C. Wade | 373 | 33.9 | −15.3 | |
Independent | H. R. Shaw | 260 | 23.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 93 | 8.5 | +6.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,099 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | F. D. Gee* | 645 | 61.0 | +2.4 | |
Independent | H. Crawford | 413 | 39.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 232 | 22.0 | +4.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,058 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
St. Martin's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | T. Parker* | 798 | 51.7 | N/A | |
Residents | L. House | 747 | 48.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 51 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,545 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Mary's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. R. Hulme* | 829 | 67.7 | N/A | |
Independent | W. H. Brownhill | 395 | 32.3 | ||
Majority | 424 | 35.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,224 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | P. N. Clough* | uncontested | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | D. Jackson* | 657 | 54.2 | +14.0 | |
Labour | W. Birch | 555 | 45.8 | −14.0 | |
Majority | 102 | 8.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,212 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |