1958 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
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Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1958. 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]
Election result
[edit]Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 8,174 (50.2%) | ![]() |
4 (50.0%) | 4 / 8
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21 (62.6%) | 21 / 32
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Labour Party | 5,380 (33.0%) | ![]() |
3 (37.5%) | 3 / 8
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7 (21.9%) | 7 / 32
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Liberal Party | 2,738 (16.8%) | ![]() |
1 (12.5%) | 1 / 8
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4 (12.5%) | 4 / 32
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Full council
[edit]7 | 4 | 21 |
Aldermen
[edit]8 |
Councillors
[edit]7 | 4 | 13 |
Ward results
[edit]Brooklands
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. G. Goodliffe* | 1,317 | 83.2 | N/A | |
Labour | A. H. Wolstenholme | 266 | 16.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,051 | 66.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,583 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Mersey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | H. H. Cunliffe* | 826 | 70.1 | +34.4 | |
Labour | A. Wilkinson | 353 | 29.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 473 | 40.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,179 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Anne's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | F. W. Parker | 1,204 | 51.4 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | C. C. James* | 783 | 33.4 | −15.9 | |
Labour | A. Quinn | 356 | 15.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 421 | 18.0 | +16.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,343 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. John's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. G. Taylor* | 1,049 | 45.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | R. E. Puddephatt | 1,000 | 43.4 | N/A | |
Labour | N. G. Atkinson | 255 | 11.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 49 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,304 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Martin's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W. Munro | 1,249 | 50.1 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | R. M. Willan* | 1,243 | 49.9 | −8.4 | |
Majority | 6 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,492 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. Mary's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Cave* | 1,181 | 65.1 | +9.8 | |
Liberal | L. Jones | 534 | 29.5 | −15.2 | |
Labour | L. I. Atkinson | 98 | 5.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 647 | 35.6 | +25.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,813 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Paul's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S. Orme | 1,175 | 59.1 | −2.8 | |
Conservative | F. Leigh* | 813 | 40.9 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 362 | 18.2 | −9.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,988 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Sale Moor
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W. L. Baddeley | 1,628 | 62.9 | +7.1 | |
Conservative | F. S. Laughton | 962 | 37.1 | −7.1 | |
Majority | 666 | 25.7 | −14.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,590 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ How the votes were cast, Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1958, p.7
- ^ "OTHER NORTH-WEST RESULTS". Manchester Guardian. 9 May 1958. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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