1946 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

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1946 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
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  1945 1 November 1946 (1946-11-01) 1947  

8 of 32 seats
to Sale Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Residents
Last election4 seats,
31.3%
3 seats,
29.8%
1 seats,
18.2%
Seats before1565
Seats won710
Seats after2064
Seat changeIncrease2.svg5Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg1
Popular vote9,9783,6932,194
Percentage59.6%22.1%13.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg28.3%Decrease2.svg7.7%Decrease2.svg5.1%

 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election1 seats,
17.8%
Seats before5
Seats won0
Seats after2
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3
Popular vote0
Percentage0.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg17.8%

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Map of results of 1946 election

Leader of the Council before election


No overall control

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Sale Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1946. 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 overall control of the council. [1] [2]

Contents

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 9,978 (59.6%)
Increase2.svg 28.37 (87.5%)
7 / 8
Increase2.svg 520 (62.5%)
20 / 32
Labour Party 3,693 (22.1%)
Decrease2.svg 7.71 (12.5%)
1 / 8
Steady2.svg6 (18.8%)
6 / 32
Residents 2,194 (13.1%)
Decrease2.svg 5.10 (0.0%)
0 / 8
Decrease2.svg 14 (12.5%)
4 / 32
Independent 0 (0.0%)
Decrease2.svg 17.80 (0.0%)
0 / 8
Decrease2.svg 32 (6.3%)
2 / 32
Liberal Party 509 (3.0%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 8
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 32
Communist Party 368 (2.2%)
Decrease2.svg 0.80 (0.0%)
0 / 8
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 32

Full council

64220

Aldermen

26

Councillors

44214

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. A. Wright1,31761.4+16.2
Residents J. Kershaw82738.6+1.2
Majority49022.8+15.1
Turnout 2,144
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Mersey

Mersey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. G. Graham1,60564.8+16.8
Labour C. Mapp* 87235.2-0.2
Majority73329.6
Turnout 2,477
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. D. Gee*1,54767.1N/A
Labour J. L. Henderson75732.9-5.4
Majority79034.3
Turnout 2,304
Conservative hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Rowles*1,59288.3+16.2
Communist R. F. A. Nettleton21011.7-16.2
Majority1,38276.7+32.6
Turnout 1,802
Conservative hold Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. Flinter1,06049.6+6.8
Residents W. B. Percival*61828.9-1.3
Labour E. H. Dorber45721.4-5.3
Majority44220.7+8.1
Turnout 2,077
Conservative gain from Residents Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. D. C. Craven99557.1+29.9
Residents J. M. Rome74942.9-4.3
Majority24614.1
Turnout 1,744
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. L. Beeby1,19853.9N/A
Labour H. Dean86839.0-26.4
Communist J. H. Dodd1587.1N/A
Majority33014.8
Turnout 2,224
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. A. Winnington73938.7-17.5
Conservative A. E. Smith66434.7N/A
Liberal S. G. Ford50926.6N/A
Majority754.0-8.4
Turnout 1,912
Labour gain from Chamber of Trade Swing

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References

  1. Conservative advance in Sale elections, Sale & Stretford Guardian, November 8, 1946, p.8
  2. "LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE CHANGES". Manchester Guardian. 2 November 1946. Retrieved 3 March 2024.{{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)