1957 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

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1957 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
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  1956 9 May 1957 (1957-05-09) 1958  

8 of 32 seats
to Sale Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Last election5 seats,
47.4%
2 seats,
35.1%
1 seats,
14.4%
Seats before2552
Seats won422
Seats after2453
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote5,6883,5992,613
Percentage47.8%30.2%22.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.4%Decrease2.svg4.9%Increase2.svg7.6%

Sale 1957.png
Map of results of 1957 election

Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1957. 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 5,688 (47.8%)
Increase2.svg 0.44 (50.0%)
4 / 8
Decrease2.svg 124 (75.0%)
24 / 32
Labour Party 3,599 (30.2%)
Decrease2.svg 4.92 (25.0%)
2 / 8
Steady2.svg5 (15.6%)
5 / 32
Liberal Party 2,613 (22.0%)
Increase2.svg 7.62 (25.0%)
2 / 8
Increase2.svg 13 (9.4%)
3 / 32

Full council

5324

Aldermen

8

Councillors

5316

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. P. R. Ainsworthuncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Mersey

Mersey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal L. Stockdale90864.3N/A
Conservative A. Wilkinson50535.7-24.0
Majority40329.5
Turnout 1,413
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. A. Tovey1,07250.7-7.8
Conservative F. S. Laughton1,04449.3+7.8
Majority281.3-15.7
Turnout 2,116
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. J. Hobsonuncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. S. Heath1,56358.3+2.1
Labour W. Munro1,12041.7-2.1
Majority44316.5+4.1
Turnout 2,683
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Lee78255.3-6.9
Liberal L. Jones63344.7+6.9
Majority14910.5-13.9
Turnout 1,415
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. G. Woodward96161.9+6.5
Conservative E. Cowgill59238.1+5.0
Majority42927.6+5.3
Turnout 1,553
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. A. O'Brien1,51855.8-5.3
Conservative A. Gresty1,20244.2+5.7
Majority31611.6-11.4
Turnout 2,720
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. Tory gloom as North-West swings to left, Manchester Evening News, May 10, 1957, p.15
  2. "OTHER RESULTS FROM THE NORTH-WEST". Manchester Guardian. 10 May 1957. Retrieved 3 March 2024.{{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)