1964 Hale Urban District Council election

1964 Hale Urban District Council election

←  1963 9 May 1964 (1964-05-09) 1965  →
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 2 seats, 39.4% 1 seats, 29.2% 1 seats, 22.8% Seats before 8 3 1 Seats won 3 0 1 Seats after 8 2 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 2,394 1,139 960 Percentage 47.3% 22.5% 19.0% Swing 7.9% 6.7% 3.8%
Map of results of 1964 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election Conservative

Elections to Hale Council were held on Saturday, 9 May 1964. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. Extensive ward boundary changes came into effect at this election, however, the number of councillors was retained and displaced members were allocated to newly created wards for the remainder of their terms.

The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		2,394 (47.3%)		7.9	3 (75.0%)	3 / 4		8 (66.7%)	8 / 12
Liberal Party		1,139 (22.5%)		6.7	0 (0.0%)	0 / 4	1	2 (16.7%)	2 / 12
Residents		960 (19.0%)		3.8	1 (25.0%)	1 / 4	1	2 (16.7%)	2 / 12
Labour Party		563 (11.1%)		2.5	0 (0.0%)	0 / 4		0 (0.0%)	0 / 12

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Ward results

Bollin

Bollin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. S. Pickles*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Central

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. A. L. Sawyer*	1,098	66.5
	Liberal	J. H. Darling	552	33.5
Majority			546	33.0
Turnout			1,650	49.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

North

North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Godwin	705	38.0
	Liberal	E. P. Atkin*	587	31.6
	Labour	J. Cope	563	30.4
Majority			118	6.4
Turnout			1,855	63.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Wellgreen

Wellgreen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	S. A. Hatton	960	61.9
	Conservative	W. J. Geddes	591	38.1
Majority			369	23.8
Turnout			1,551	63.1
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing

References

1. More Labour successess: Liberals slump, Manchester Evening News, May 11, 1964, p.7
2. Hale shock was defeat of Clr Atkin, Altrincham, Hale, & Bowdon Guardian, May 15, 1964, p.12