1966 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

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1966 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
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  1965 12 May 1966 (1966-05-12) 1967  

9 of 32 seats
to Sale Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Last election7 seats,
43.6%
3 seats,
27.0%
0 seats,
29.4%
Seats before1778
Seats won721
Seats after1886
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote9,3674,0244,516
Percentage52.3%22.5%25.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg8.7%Decrease2.svg4.5%Decrease2.svg4.2%

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Map of results of 1966 election

Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1966. 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]

Contents

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 9,367 (52.3%)
Increase2.svg 8.77 (77.8%)
7 / 9
Increase2.svg 118 (56.3%)
18 / 32
Labour Party 4,024 (22.5%)
Decrease2.svg 4.52 (22.2%)
2 / 9
Increase2.svg 18 (25.0%)
8 / 32
Liberal Party 4,516 (25.2%)
Decrease2.svg 4.21 (11.1%)
1 / 9
Decrease2.svg 26 (18.8%)
6 / 32

Full council

8618

Aldermen

143

Councillors

7215

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal P. W. Croft*88250.6+18.6
Conservative F. Hewitt86249.4-10.6
Majority201.2
Turnout 1,744
Liberal hold Swing

Mersey

Mersey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. P. Bannister*87547.6-4.6
Labour A. Z. Keller68137.1+7.1
Liberal J. E. Thorner28215.3-2.4
Majority19410.5-11.8
Turnout 1,838
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. C. Swann1,18828.8
Conservative G. Thornton1,15128.0
Liberal E. M. Parker90321.9
Liberal J. B. Sullivan*87621.3
Majority2486.1
Turnout 4,118
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. K. Tedham*1,02756.4
Liberal J. Cooper79443.6
Majority23312.8
Turnout 1,821
Conservative hold Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. L. Heath*1,86061.1+12.9
Labour A. Wilkinson1,18238.9+8.6
Majority67822.3+4.4
Turnout 3,042
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Russell*1,28881.1+22.2
Labour A. Mackie30118.9+11.2
Majority98762.1+36.6
Turnout 1,589
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. P. Mellor*67455.4
Conservative B. Oldfield54244.6
Majority13210.9
Turnout 1,216
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Harris1,18646.7-5.9
Liberal V. A. M. Flynn*77930.7-16.7
Conservative G. Yates57422.6N/A
Majority40716.0+10.8
Turnout 2,539
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

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References

  1. How the towns voted, Manchester Evening News, May 13, 1966, p.16
  2. LIBERALS LOSE 2 SEATS TO OPPONENTS, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 19, 1966, p.13