1965 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

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1965 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
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  1964 13 May 1965 (1965-05-13) 1966  

10 of 32 seats
to Sale Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Labour
Last election4 seats,
34.1%
1 seats,
42.4%
3 seats,
21.2%
Seats before11147
Seats won703
Seats after1787
Seat changeIncrease2.svg6Decrease2.svg6Steady2.svg
Popular vote8,6985,8635,381
Percentage43.6%29.4%27.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg9.5%Decrease2.svg13.0%Increase2.svg5.8%

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Map of results of 1965 election

Leader of the Council before election


No overall control

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 13 May 1965. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council, from no overall control. [1] [2]

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Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 8,698 (43.6%)
Increase2.svg 9.57 (70.0%)
7 / 10
Increase2.svg 617 (53.1%)
17 / 32
Liberal Party 5,863 (29.4%)
Decrease2.svg 13.00 (0.0%)
0 / 10
Decrease2.svg 68 (25.0%)
8 / 32
Labour Party 5,381 (27.0%)
Increase2.svg 5.83 (30.0%)
3 / 10
Steady2.svg7 (21.9%)
7 / 32

Full council

7817

Aldermen

143

Councillors

6414

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. A. A. Pepper1,12960.0+6.7
Liberal R. L. Russell60332.0-14.7
Labour M. G. Whipp1508.0N/A
Majority52628.0+21.4
Turnout 1,882
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Mersey

Mersey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative V. S. Webb*96152.3+10.8
Labour A. Z. Keller55230.0+0.1
Liberal I. A. Nicholls32417.7-10.9
Majority40922.3+10.7
Turnout 1,837
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. P. Harris1,34457.3+12.9
Liberal E. M. Parker*70229.9-11.5
Labour A. Whipp30112.8N/A
Majority64227.4+24.4
Turnout 2,347
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. John's

St. John's (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K. Orton1,22927.5
Conservative W. K. Tedham1,14525.6
Liberal J. Cooper*70215.7
Liberal D. R. James67615.1
Labour R. Harris4039.0
Labour T. F. Palmer3157.1
Majority4439.9
Turnout 4,470
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative V. Hickman1,60448.2N/A
Labour A. Wilkinson1,00730.3N/A
Liberal R. Lee*71721.5N/A
Majority59717.9
Turnout 3,328
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Pollard1,28658.9+4.8
Liberal G. A. Mitchell*73033.4-3.3
Labour A. Mackie1697.7-3.5
Majority55625.5+8.1
Turnout 2,185
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. A. Winnington*62441.0
Labour J. Aston61340.3
Liberal W. R. Worsley28518.7
Majority32821.6
Turnout 1,522
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Ewing*1,24752.6-0.3
Liberal R. J. Maxim1,12447.4+0.3
Majority1235.2-0.6
Turnout 2,371
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. How the towns voted, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1965, p.17
  2. TORIES SWEEP BOARD TO REGAIN COUNCIL CONTROL, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 21, 1965, p.12