1937 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

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1937 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
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  1936 1 November 1937 (1937-11-01) 1938  

8 of 32 seats
to Sale Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Last electiondid not stand6 seats,
56.8%
1 seats,
30.4%
Seats before15104
Seats won340
Seats after16104
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote2,1172,836928
Percentage30.0%40.2%13.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg30.0%Decrease2.svg16.6%Decrease2.svg17.2%

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Residents Chamber of Trade
Last election1 seats,
12.8%
0 seats,
0.0%
Seats before12
Seats won01
Seats after11
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg1
Popular vote747424
Percentage10.6%6.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg2.2%Increase2.svg6.0%

Sale 1937.png
Map of results of 1937 election

Leader of the Council before election


No overall control

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Sale Council were held on Monday, 1 November 1937. 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 1 for a majority of seats, and overall control of the council. [1] [2]

Contents

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 2,117 (30.0%)
N/A3 (37.5%)
3 / 8
Increase2.svg 116 (50.0%)
16 / 32
Independent 2,836 (40.2%)
Decrease2.svg 16.64 (50.0%)
4 / 8
Steady2.svg10 (31.3%)
10 / 32
Labour Party 928 (13.2%)
Decrease2.svg 17.20 (0.0%)
0 / 8
Steady2.svg4 (12.5%)
4 / 32
Residents 747 (10.6%)
Decrease2.svg 2.20 (0.0%)
0 / 8
Steady2.svg1 (3.1%)
1 / 32
Chamber of Trade 424 (6.0%)
Increase2.svg 6.01 (12.5%)
1 / 8
Decrease2.svg 11 (3.1%)
1 / 32

Full council

4110116

Aldermen

26

Councillors

2110110

Ward results

Central

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Rowles49053.6N/A
Chamber of Trade M. F. Ratcliffe*42446.4N/A
Majority667.2
Turnout 914
Conservative gain from Chamber of Trade Swing

East

East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Chamber of Trade J. E. Hilton*uncontested
Chamber of Trade hold Swing

Mersey

Mersey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent R. P. Bannister*46642.4−8.4
Labour H. C. Wade37333.9−15.3
Independent H. R. Shaw26023.7N/A
Majority938.5+6.9
Turnout 1,099
Independent hold Swing

North

North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent F. D. Gee*64561.0+2.4
Independent H. Crawford41339.0N/A
Majority23222.0+4.7
Turnout 1,058
Independent hold Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Parker*79851.7N/A
Residents L. House74748.3N/A
Majority513.4
Turnout 1,545
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. R. Hulme*82967.7N/A
Independent W. H. Brownhill39532.3
Majority42435.4
Turnout 1,224
Conservative hold Swing

South

South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent P. N. Clough*uncontested
Independent hold Swing

West

West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent D. Jackson*65754.2+14.0
Labour W. Birch55545.8−14.0
Majority1028.4
Turnout 1,212
Independent hold Swing

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References

  1. ONE CHANGE IN SALE COUNCIL ELECTIONS, Sale & Stretford Guardian, November 5, 1937, p.7
  2. "CHESHIRE", The Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1937, p.14