1963 Hale Urban District Council election

1963 Hale Urban District Council election

←  1962 11 May 1963 (1963-05-11) 1964  →
4 of 12 seats to Hale Urban District Council 6 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Residents Last election 3 seats, 49.6% 1 seats, 50.4% did not contest Seats before 9 3 0 Seats won 2 1 1 Seats after 8 3 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 2,062 1,527 1,195 Percentage 39.4% 29.2% 22.8% Swing 10.2% 21.2% N/A
Map of results of 1963 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election Conservative

Elections to Hale Council were held on Saturday, 11 May 1963. 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]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		2,062 (39.4%)		10.2	2 (50.0%)	2 / 4	1	8 (66.7%)	8 / 12
Liberal Party		1,527 (29.2%)		21.2	1 (25.0%)	1 / 4		3 (25.0%)	3 / 12
Residents		1,195 (22.8%)		N/A	1 (25.0%)	1 / 4	1	1 (8.3%)	1 / 12
Labour Party		450 (8.6%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 4	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 12

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Ward results

Central

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Aspinall*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

North

North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. A. McCall-Roberts*	538	36.8	−27.9
	Conservative	B. C. Angold	473	32.4	−2.9
	Labour	J. Cope	450	30.8	N/A
Majority			65	4.4	−25.0
Turnout			1,461
	Liberal hold		Swing

South East

South East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	J. Barker	1,195	40.1	N/A
	Conservative	J. A. Bolton	1,157	38.8	−15.0
	Liberal	J. Lomas	630	21.1	−25.1
Majority			38	1.3
Turnout			2,982
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing

West

West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. I. Gregory*	432	54.6	+3.4
	Liberal	F. R. Orrell	359	45.4	−3.4
Majority			73	9.2	+6.8
Turnout			791
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. How towns voted, Manchester Evening News, May 13, 1963, p.6
2. Lancashire and Cheshire boroughs, The Guardian, May 13, 1963, p.12