1946 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 Friday, 1 November 1946. 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.[1][2]
Election result
[edit]Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 9,978 (59.6%) | ![]() |
7 (87.5%) | 7 / 8
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20 (62.5%) | 20 / 32
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Labour Party | 3,693 (22.1%) | ![]() |
1 (12.5%) | 1 / 8
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6 (18.8%) | 6 / 32
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Residents | 2,194 (13.1%) | ![]() |
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8
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4 (12.5%) | 4 / 32
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Independent | 0 (0.0%) | ![]() |
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8
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2 (6.3%) | 2 / 32
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Liberal Party | 509 (3.0%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8
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N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32
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Communist Party | 368 (2.2%) | ![]() |
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32
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Full council
[edit]6 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
Aldermen
[edit]2 | 6 |
Councillors
[edit]4 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
Ward results
[edit]Brooklands
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | E. A. Wright | 1,317 | 61.4 | +16.2 | |
Residents | J. Kershaw | 827 | 38.6 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 490 | 22.8 | +15.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,144 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Mersey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. G. Graham | 1,605 | 64.8 | +16.8 | |
Labour | C. Mapp* | 872 | 35.2 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 733 | 29.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,477 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
St. Anne's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | F. D. Gee* | 1,547 | 67.1 | N/A | |
Labour | J. L. Henderson | 757 | 32.9 | −5.4 | |
Majority | 790 | 34.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,304 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. John's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Rowles* | 1,592 | 88.3 | +16.2 | |
Communist | R. F. A. Nettleton | 210 | 11.7 | −16.2 | |
Majority | 1,382 | 76.7 | +32.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,802 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Martin's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | B. Flinter | 1,060 | 49.6 | +6.8 | |
Residents | W. B. Percival* | 618 | 28.9 | −1.3 | |
Labour | E. H. Dorber | 457 | 21.4 | −5.3 | |
Majority | 442 | 20.7 | +8.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,077 | ||||
Conservative gain from Residents | Swing |
St. Mary's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. D. C. Craven | 995 | 57.1 | +29.9 | |
Residents | J. M. Rome | 749 | 42.9 | −4.3 | |
Majority | 246 | 14.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,744 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
St. Paul's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. L. Beeby | 1,198 | 53.9 | N/A | |
Labour | H. Dean | 868 | 39.0 | −26.4 | |
Communist | J. H. Dodd | 158 | 7.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 330 | 14.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,224 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Sale Moor
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T. A. Winnington | 739 | 38.7 | −17.5 | |
Conservative | A. E. Smith | 664 | 34.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | S. G. Ford | 509 | 26.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 75 | 4.0 | −8.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,912 | ||||
Labour gain from Chamber of Trade | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ Conservative advance in Sale elections, Sale & Stretford Guardian, November 8, 1946, p.8
- ^ "LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE CHANGES". Manchester Guardian. 2 November 1946. Retrieved 3 March 2024.