1935 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

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1935 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
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1 November 1935 (1935-11-01) 1936  

24 of 32 seats
to Sale Municipal Borough Council
17 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Independent Conservative Labour
Seats won1553
Seats after2074
Popular vote11,4324,1964,359
Percentage55.8%20.5%21.3%

 Fourth party
 
Party Chamber of Trade
Seats won1
Seats after1
Popular vote504
Percentage2.5%

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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]

Contents

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull 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

42017

Aldermen

152

Councillors

31515

Ward results

Central

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J. Paley Parrish*71428.8
Chamber of TradeM. F. Ratcliffe50420.3
Independent C. A. Ryder*45518.4
Independent A. E. Taylor*45118.2
Independent J. G. McBeath35514.3
Majority 40.2
Turnout 2,479
Independent win (new seat)
Chamber of Trade win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

East

East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent M. G. Bird61420.7
Independent R. P. Bannister54618.4
Independent A. W. Turner48316.3
Labour J. W. Thomas*45715.4
Labour C. Mapp* 44515.0
Labour E. H. Thomas42314.3
Majority 260.9
Turnout 2,968
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

North

North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J. W. Slate*61420.3
Conservative G. F. Gordon*57419.0
Conservative J. H. Wilson*52317.3
Independent F. D. Gee48516.0
Labour H. C. Wade45915.2
Independent E. S. Griffis37312.3
Majority 381.3
Turnout 3,028
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent E. D. Phillips*84329.4
Independent T. Parker*82128.6
Independent S. Read*69924.4
Labour R. G. Thomas50417.6
Majority 1956.8
Turnout 2,867
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent M. M. Newton*54520.9
Independent F. J. Atkinson*53720.6
Independent H. B. Provis52220.1
Independent G. Gibbon50719.5
Independent A. Gilbert49318.9
Majority 150.6
Turnout 2,604
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

South

South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. W. Mawer*1,09527.9
Conservative W. H. Wright*1,09127.8
Conservative E. N. Bowden*91323.2
Independent P. N. Clough83021.1
Majority 832.1
Turnout 3,929
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

West

West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Plant*77428.5
Labour A. E. Thomson*70526.0
Labour H. Townend*69225.5
Independent B. Flinter54520.1
Majority 1475.4
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent A. E. Tayloruncontested
Independent hold Swing
East By-election 7 December 1935 (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Chamber of Trade J. E. Hilton55040.1N/A
Independent B. Flinter42230.8N/A
Independent B. J. Presland39929.1N/A
Majority 231.7
Turnout 1,371
Chamber of Trade gain from Independent Swing
Independent hold Swing
North By-election 7 December 1935 (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent F. H. Highley66939.8
Independent F. D. Gee58134.5
Labour H. C. Wade43225.7
Majority 1498.9
Turnout 1,682
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
St. Mary's By-election 7 December 1935
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. R. Hulme45337.4N/A
Independent G. Gibbon39132.3
Independent A. Gilbert36630.2
Majority 625.1
Turnout 1,210
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
South By-election 7 December 1935
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent P. N. Clough56341.6
Conservative A. Davies44332.7
Independent W. Mortimore34825.7
Majority 1208.9
Turnout 1,354
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
West By-election 7 December 1935
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Dickens52954.3
Independent W. Birch44645.7
Majority 838.5
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