1964 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
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Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1964. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Liberal Party lost overall control of the council.[1][2]
Election result
[edit]Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Liberal Party | 5,789 (42.4%) | ![]() |
1 (12.5%) | 1 / 8
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13 (40.6%) | 13 / 32
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Conservative Party | 4,659 (34.1%) | ![]() |
4 (50.0%) | 4 / 8
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13 (40.6%) | 13 / 32
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Labour Party | 2,888 (21.2%) | ![]() |
3 (37.5%) | 3 / 8
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6 (18.8%) | 6 / 32
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Independent | 313 (2.3%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8
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N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32
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Full council
[edit]6 | 13 | 13 |
Aldermen
[edit]1 | 7 |
Councillors
[edit]5 | 13 | 6 |
Ward results
[edit]Brooklands
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. Daniel | 997 | 53.3 | +6.0 | |
Liberal | W. D. Penfold | 875 | 46.7 | −6.0 | |
Majority | 122 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,872 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Mersey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. J. Hamilton | 782 | 41.5 | −0.6 | |
Labour | A. Whipp | 563 | 29.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | I. A. Nicholls | 538 | 28.6 | −29.3 | |
Majority | 219 | 11.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,883 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
St. Anne's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | F. S. Laughton | 976 | 44.4 | +2.5 | |
Liberal | E. Hodkinson | 910 | 41.4 | −14.7 | |
Independent | H. L. Wilson | 313 | 14.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 66 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,199 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
St. John's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | E. D. Salem* | 1,039 | 58.5 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | K. Orton | 736 | 41.5 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 303 | 17.0 | −1.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,775 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St. Martin's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W. Munro* | uncontested | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Mary's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | H. Jackson | 1,168 | 54.1 | +4.9 | |
Liberal | R. Prenton | 791 | 36.7 | −2.9 | |
Labour | G. Ewing | 198 | 11.2 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 377 | 17.4 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,157 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Paul's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S. Orme* | 841 | 63.2 | +7.8 | |
Liberal | J. Cooper | 490 | 36.8 | −7.8 | |
Majority | 351 | 26.4 | +15.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,331 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Sale Moor
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Mee | 1,286 | 52.9 | +11.1 | |
Liberal | R. C. Ankers | 1,146 | 47.1 | −11.1 | |
Majority | 140 | 5.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,432 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Aldermanic election
[edit]Aldermanic elections took place at the first council meeting on 19 May 1964, four of the borough's aldermen were up for election by the council.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | R. Newton | 13 | 54.2 | ||
Liberal | C. S. Fink | 12 | 50.0 | ||
Liberal | A. Howarth | 12 | 50.0 | ||
Liberal | E. D. Salem | 12 | 50.0 | ||
Conservative | S. P. Harris* | 10 | 41.7 | ||
Conservative | R. P. Bannister* | 8 | 33.3 | ||
Conservative | J. G. Steel* | 8 | 33.3 | ||
Conservative | F. D. Gee* | 7 | 29.2 | ||
Majority | 2 | 8.3 | |||
Turnout | 24 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
By-elections between 1964 and 1965
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. P. Bannister | 846 | 24.7 | ||
Conservative | V. S. Webb | 796 | 23.2 | ||
Labour | A. Whipp | 544 | 15.9 | ||
Labour | A. Wilkinson | 500 | 14.6 | ||
Liberal | I. A. Nicholls | 394 | 11.5 | ||
Liberal | N. Grant | 348 | 10.2 | ||
Majority | 252 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,428 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | W. D. Penfold | 690 | 44.7 | −13.8 | |
Conservative | K. Orton | 674 | 43.7 | +2.2 | |
Labour | G. Merrick | 178 | 11.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 16 | 1.0 | −16.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,542 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Ewing | 1,163 | 52.2 | −0.7 | |
Liberal | R. C. Ankers | 553 | 24.8 | −22.3 | |
Conservative | J. Pollard | 512 | 23.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 610 | 27.4 | +21.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,228 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ How the towns voted, Manchester Evening News, May 8, 1964, p.13
- ^ ALDERMANIC ELECTIONS WILL DECIDE CONTROL, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 15, 1964, p.13
- ^ 89 YEARS COUNCIL SERVICE IS ENDED IN 10 MINUTES, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 22, 1964, p.11
- ^ LIBERALS LOSE 3 SEATS, JUST HOLD A FOURTH, Sale & Stretford Guardian, June 26, 1964, p.11