1935 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

1935 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

1 November 1935 (1935-11-01) 1936  →
24 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council 17 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Independent Conservative Labour Seats won 15 5 3 Seats after 20 7 4 Popular vote 11,432 4,196 4,359 Percentage 55.8% 20.5% 21.3%   Fourth party   Party Chamber of Trade Seats won 1 Seats after 1 Popular vote 504 Percentage 2.5%
Map of results of 1935 election
Leader of the Council after election Independent

The first elections to Sale Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1935. This was a new council to replace Sale Urban District Council. This election would create the entire 32-member council (three councillors to each ward and eight aldermen). Independents won overall control of the council. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Party		Votes		Seats		Full Council
Independent		11,432 (55.8%)		15 (62.5%)	15 / 24	20 (62.5%)	20 / 32
Conservative Party		4,196 (20.5%)		5 (20.8%)	5 / 24	7 (21.9%)	7 / 32
Labour Party		4,359 (21.3%)		3 (12.5%)	3 / 24	4 (12.5%)	4 / 32
Chamber of Trade		504 (2.5%)		1 (4.2%)	1 / 24	1 (3.1%)	1 / 32

Full council

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Aldermen

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Councillors

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Ward results

Central

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Paley Parrish*	714	28.8
	Chamber of Trade	M. F. Ratcliffe	504	20.3
	Independent	C. A. Ryder*	455	18.4
	Independent	A. E. Taylor*	451	18.2
	Independent	J. G. McBeath	355	14.3
Majority			4	0.2
Turnout			2,479
	Independent win (new seat)
	Chamber of Trade win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

East

East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Howe*	uncontested
	Independent	R. B. Pettener*	uncontested
	Independent	W. Proctor Smith*	uncontested
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Mersey

Mersey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. G. Bird	614	20.7
	Independent	R. P. Bannister	546	18.4
	Independent	A. W. Turner	483	16.3
	Labour	J. W. Thomas*	457	15.4
	Labour	C. Mapp*	445	15.0
	Labour	E. H. Thomas	423	14.3
Majority			26	0.9
Turnout			2,968
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

North

North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. W. Slate*	614	20.3
	Conservative	G. F. Gordon*	574	19.0
	Conservative	J. H. Wilson*	523	17.3
	Independent	F. D. Gee	485	16.0
	Labour	H. C. Wade	459	15.2
	Independent	E. S. Griffis	373	12.3
Majority			38	1.3
Turnout			3,028
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

St. Martin's

St. Martin's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. D. Phillips*	843	29.4
	Independent	T. Parker*	821	28.6
	Independent	S. Read*	699	24.4
	Labour	R. G. Thomas	504	17.6
Majority			195	6.8
Turnout			2,867
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

St. Mary's

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. M. Newton*	545	20.9
	Independent	F. J. Atkinson*	537	20.6
	Independent	H. B. Provis	522	20.1
	Independent	G. Gibbon	507	19.5
	Independent	A. Gilbert	493	18.9
Majority			15	0.6
Turnout			2,604
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

South

South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. W. Mawer*	1,095	27.9
	Conservative	W. H. Wright*	1,091	27.8
	Conservative	E. N. Bowden*	913	23.2
	Independent	P. N. Clough	830	21.1
Majority			83	2.1
Turnout			3,929
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

West

West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Plant*	774	28.5
	Labour	A. E. Thomson*	705	26.0
	Labour	H. Townend*	692	25.5
	Independent	B. Flinter	545	20.1
Majority			147	5.4
Turnout			2,716
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Aldermanic election

Aldermanic elections took place at the council's inaugural meeting on 9 November 1935, all seven of the borough's aldermen were up for election by the council. ^[3]

Sale Municipal Borough Aldermanic election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	F. J. Atkinson*	uncontested
	Conservative	G. F. Gordon*	uncontested
	Independent	T. Howe*	uncontested
	Independent	J. Paley Parrish*	uncontested
	Independent	R. B. Pettener*	uncontested
	Labour	W. Plant*	uncontested
	Independent	J. W. Slate*	uncontested
	Conservative	W. H. Wright*	uncontested
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

By-elections between 1935 and 1936

By-elections were held on 7 December 1935 to fill the vacancies created by the Aldermanic election. ^[4]

Central By-election 7 December 1935

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. E. Taylor	uncontested
	Independent hold		Swing

East By-election 7 December 1935 (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Chamber of Trade	J. E. Hilton	550	40.1	N/A
	Independent	B. Flinter	422	30.8	N/A
	Independent	B. J. Presland	399	29.1	N/A
Majority			23	1.7
Turnout			1,371
	Chamber of Trade gain from Independent		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

North By-election 7 December 1935 (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	F. H. Highley	669	39.8
	Independent	F. D. Gee	581	34.5
	Labour	H. C. Wade	432	25.7
Majority			149	8.9
Turnout			1,682
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Mary's By-election 7 December 1935

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. R. Hulme	453	37.4	N/A
	Independent	G. Gibbon	391	32.3
	Independent	A. Gilbert	366	30.2
Majority			62	5.1
Turnout			1,210
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

South By-election 7 December 1935

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. N. Clough	563	41.6
	Conservative	A. Davies	443	32.7
	Independent	W. Mortimore	348	25.7
Majority			120	8.9
Turnout			1,354
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

West By-election 7 December 1935

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Dickens	529	54.3
	Independent	W. Birch	446	45.7
Majority			83	8.5
Turnout			975
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. SALE'S FIRST BOROUGH COUNCIL, Sale & Stretford Guardian, November 8, 1935, p.7
2. "CHESHIRE", The Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1935, p.9
3. MAYOR-MAKING AT SALE, Sale & Stretford Guardian, November 15, 1935, p.7
4. SALE BY-ELECTIONS, Sale & Stretford Guardian, December 13, 1935, p.11