1956 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

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1956 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
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  1955 10 May 1956 (1956-05-10) 1957  

8 of 32 seats
to Sale Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Last election7 seats,
53.0%
1 seats,
47.0%
did not stand
Seats before2651
Seats won521
Seats after2552
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote5,2673,8991,599
Percentage47.4%35.1%14.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg5.6%Decrease2.svg11.9%Increase2.svg14.4%

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Map of results of 1956 election

Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1956. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council. [1] [2]

Contents

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 5,267 (47.4%)
Decrease2.svg 5.65 (62.5%)
5 / 8
Decrease2.svg 125 (78.1%)
25 / 32
Labour Party 3,899 (35.1%)
Decrease2.svg 11.92 (25.0%)
2 / 8
Steady2.svg5 (15.6%)
5 / 32
Liberal Party 1,599 (14.4%)
Increase2.svg 14.41 (12.5%)
1 / 8
Increase2.svg 12 (6.3%)
2 / 32
Independent 345 (3.1%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 8
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 32

Full council

5225

Aldermen

8

Councillors

5217

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. A. A. Pepperuncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Mersey

Mersey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. G. Graham*99359.7
Labour A. Wilkinson50230.2
Independent C. A. Ralph16810.1
Majority49129.5
Turnout 1,663
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. S. Rowlinson1,18358.5
Conservative E. W. Wilkins*84141.5
Majority34217.0
Turnout 2,024
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. P. Harrisuncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. C. Peploe1,26356.2-1.8
Labour W. Munro98443.8+1.8
Majority27912.4-3.6
Turnout 2,247
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Dickinson*68462.2
Liberal J. A. Tovey41637.8
Majority26824.4
Turnout 1,100
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. A. Winnington85155.4+8.8
Conservative R. W. Paskin50933.1-20.3
Independent A. E. Johnson17711.5N/A
Majority34222.3
Turnout 1,537
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. M. Phillips*1,56261.1+9.1
Conservative A. P. Jamieson97738.9-9.1
Majority58522.2+18.2
Turnout 2,539
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. See how they polled - at a glance, Manchester Evening News, May 11, 1956, p.4
  2. "LITTLE CHANGE IN CHESHIRE". Manchester Guardian. 11 May 1956. Retrieved 3 March 2024.{{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)