1963 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

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1963 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
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  1962 9 May 1963 (1963-05-09) 1964  

8 of 32 seats
to Sale Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Liberal Conservative Labour
Last election7 seats,
47.9%
1 seats,
33.9%
1 seats,
18.2%
Seats before12146
Seats won521
Seats after15125
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote8,9085,9683,547
Percentage48.4%32.4%19.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.5%Decrease2.svg1.5%Increase2.svg1.1%

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Map of results of 1963 election

Leader of the Council before election


No overall control

Leader of the Council after election


No overall control

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1963. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control. [1] [2]

Contents

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Liberal Party 8,908 (48.4%)
Increase2.svg 0.55 (62.5%)
5 / 8
Increase2.svg 315 (46.9%)
15 / 32
Conservative Party 5,968 (32.4%)
Decrease2.svg 1.52 (25.0%)
2 / 8
Decrease2.svg 212 (37.5%)
12 / 32
Labour Party 3,547 (19.3%)
Increase2.svg 1.11 (12.5%)
1 / 8
Decrease2.svg 15 (15.6%)
5 / 32

Full council

51512

Aldermen

17

Councillors

4155

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal P. W. Croft1,08752.7-3.1
Conservative L. M. Angus-Butterworth97447.3+3.1
Majority1135.4-6.2
Turnout 2,061
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Mersey

Mersey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal C. S. Fink*98657.9+13.2
Conservative R. Procter71642.1+3.6
Majority27016.8+9.6
Turnout 1,702
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. B. Sullivan*1,28958.1
Conservative F. S. Laughton92941.9
Majority36016.2
Turnout 2,218
Liberal hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal H. K. Smith1,21256.6N/A
Conservative R. G. Houlgate82138.4N/A
Labour A. L. Merrick1075.0N/A
Majority39118.3
Turnout 2,140
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. S. Heath*1,48938.9+2.0
Labour R. Mee1,16830.6+1.3
Liberal R. Stockton1,16630.5-6.4
Majority3218.3
Turnout 3,823
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Russell*1,03949.2+6.2
Liberal E. Hodkinson83639.6-17.4
Labour A. Mackie23811.2N/A
Majority2039.6
Turnout 2,113
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. P. Mellor*85055.4+18.0
Liberal J. Cooper68544.6+12.7
Majority16510.8+5.3
Turnout 1,535
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal V. A. M. Flynn1,64758.2+14.5
Labour K. Walton1,18441.8+0.5
Majority46316.4+14.0
Turnout 2,831
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

By-elections between 1963 and 1964

St. John's By-election 8 August 1963
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Cooper77350.3-6.3
Conservative P. A. A. Pepper58237.9-0.5
Labour A. L. Merrick18211.8+6.8
Majority19112.4-5.9
Turnout 1,537
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

[3]

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References

  1. Triumphant Labour tightens grip, Manchester Evening News, May 10, 1963, p.17
  2. CONSERVATIVES LOSE MAJORITY ON SALE COUNCIL, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 17, 1963, p.11
  3. Liberals gain seat at by-election, Manchester Evening News, August 9, 1963, p.5