1964 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

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1964 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
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  1963 7 May 1964 (1964-05-07) 1965  

8 of 32 seats
to Sale Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Liberal Conservative Labour
Last election5 seats,
48.4%
2 seats,
32.4%
1 seats,
19.3%
Seats before16115
Seats won143
Seats after13136
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg2Increase2.svg1
Popular vote5,7894,6592,888
Percentage42.4%34.1%21.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg6.0%Increase2.svg1.7%Increase2.svg1.9%

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Map of results of 1964 election

Leader of the Council before election


Liberal

Leader of the Council after election


No overall control

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1964. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Liberal Party lost overall control of the council. [1] [2]

Contents

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Liberal Party 5,789 (42.4%)
Decrease2.svg 6.01 (12.5%)
1 / 8
Decrease2.svg 313 (40.6%)
13 / 32
Conservative Party 4,659 (34.1%)
Increase2.svg 1.74 (50.0%)
4 / 8
Increase2.svg 213 (40.6%)
13 / 32
Labour Party 2,888 (21.2%)
Increase2.svg 1.93 (37.5%)
3 / 8
Increase2.svg 16 (18.8%)
6 / 32
Independent 313 (2.3%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 8
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 32

Full council

61313

Aldermen

17

Councillors

5136

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Daniel99753.3+6.0
Liberal W. D. Penfold87546.7-6.0
Majority1226.6
Turnout 1,872
Conservative hold Swing

Mersey

Mersey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. J. Hamilton78241.5-0.6
Labour A. Whipp56329.9N/A
Liberal I. A. Nicholls53828.6-29.3
Majority21911.6
Turnout 1,883
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. S. Laughton97644.4+2.5
Liberal E. Hodkinson91041.4-14.7
Independent H. L. Wilson31314.2N/A
Majority663.0
Turnout 2,199
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal E. D. Salem*1,03958.5+1.9
Conservative K. Orton73641.5+3.1
Majority30317.0-1.3
Turnout 1,775
Liberal hold Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Munro*uncontested
Labour hold Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Jackson1,16854.1+4.9
Liberal R. Prenton79136.7-2.9
Labour G. Ewing19811.2-2.0
Majority37717.4+7.8
Turnout 2,157
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Orme*84163.2+7.8
Liberal J. Cooper49036.8-7.8
Majority35126.4+15.6
Turnout 1,331
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Mee1,28652.9+11.1
Liberal R. C. Ankers1,14647.1-11.1
Majority1405.8
Turnout 2,432
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

Aldermanic election

Aldermanic elections took place at the first council meeting on 19 May 1964, four of the borough's aldermen were up for election by the council. [3]

Sale Municipal Borough Aldermanic election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal R. Newton1354.2
Liberal C. S. Fink1250.0
Liberal A. Howarth1250.0
Liberal E. D. Salem1250.0
Conservative S. P. Harris*1041.7
Conservative R. P. Bannister*833.3
Conservative J. G. Steel*833.3
Conservative F. D. Gee*729.2
Majority28.3
Turnout 24
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

By-elections between 1964 and 1965

Mersey By-election 18 June 1964 (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. P. Bannister84624.7
Conservative V. S. Webb79623.2
Labour A. Whipp54415.9
Labour A. Wilkinson50014.6
Liberal I. A. Nicholls39411.5
Liberal N. Grant34810.2
Majority2527.4
Turnout 3,428
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
St. John's By-election 18 June 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. D. Penfold69044.7-13.8
Conservative K. Orton67443.7+2.2
Labour G. Merrick17811.5N/A
Majority161.0-16.0
Turnout 1,542
Liberal hold Swing
Sale Moor By-election 18 June 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Ewing1,16352.2-0.7
Liberal R. C. Ankers55324.8-22.3
Conservative J. Pollard51223.0N/A
Majority61027.4+21.6
Turnout 2,228
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

[4]

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References

  1. How the towns voted, Manchester Evening News, May 8, 1964, p.13
  2. ALDERMANIC ELECTIONS WILL DECIDE CONTROL, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 15, 1964, p.13
  3. 89 YEARS COUNCIL SERVICE IS ENDED IN 10 MINUTES, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 22, 1964, p.11
  4. LIBERALS LOSE 3 SEATS, JUST HOLD A FOURTH, Sale & Stretford Guardian, June 26, 1964, p.11