1958 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

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1958 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
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  1957 8 May 1958 (1958-05-08) 1959  

8 of 32 seats
to Sale Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Last election4 seats,
47.8%
2 seats,
30.2%
2 seats,
22.0%
Seats before2453
Seats won431
Seats after2174
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg2Increase2.svg1
Popular vote8,1745,3802,738
Percentage50.2%33.0%16.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg2.4%Increase2.svg2.8%Decrease2.svg5.2%

Sale 1958.png
Map of results of 1958 election

Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1958. 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 8,174 (50.2%)
Increase2.svg 2.44 (50.0%)
4 / 8
Decrease2.svg 321 (62.6%)
21 / 32
Labour Party 5,380 (33.0%)
Increase2.svg 2.83 (37.5%)
3 / 8
Increase2.svg 27 (21.9%)
7 / 32
Liberal Party 2,738 (16.8%)
Decrease2.svg 5.21 (12.5%)
1 / 8
Increase2.svg 14 (12.5%)
4 / 32

Full council

7421

Aldermen

8

Councillors

7413

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. G. Goodliffe*1,31783.2N/A
Labour A. H. Wolstenholme26616.8N/A
Majority1,05166.4
Turnout 1,583
Conservative hold Swing

Mersey

Mersey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. H. Cunliffe*82670.1+34.4
Labour A. Wilkinson35329.9N/A
Majority47340.2
Turnout 1,179
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal F. W. Parker1,20451.4+0.7
Conservative C. C. James*78333.4−15.9
Labour A. Quinn35615.2N/A
Majority42118.0+16.7
Turnout 2,343
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. G. Taylor*1,04945.5N/A
Liberal R. E. Puddephatt1,00043.4N/A
Labour N. G. Atkinson25511.1N/A
Majority492.1
Turnout 2,304
Conservative hold Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Munro1,24950.1+8.4
Conservative R. M. Willan*1,24349.9−8.4
Majority60.2
Turnout 2,492
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Cave*1,18165.1+9.8
Liberal L. Jones53429.5−15.2
Labour L. I. Atkinson985.4N/A
Majority64735.6+25.1
Turnout 1,813
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Orme 1,17559.1−2.8
Conservative F. Leigh*81340.9+2.8
Majority36218.2−9.4
Turnout 1,988
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. L. Baddeley1,62862.9+7.1
Conservative F. S. Laughton96237.1−7.1
Majority66625.7−14.1
Turnout 2,590
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. How the votes were cast, Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1958, p.7
  2. "OTHER NORTH-WEST RESULTS". Manchester Guardian. 9 May 1958. Retrieved 3 March 2024.