1969 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

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1969 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
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  1968 8 May 1969 (1969-05-08) 1970  

9 of 32 seats
to Sale Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Labour
Last election9 seats,
55.1%
0 seats,
21.7%
0 seats,
29.2%
Seats before2543
Seats won711
Seats after2543
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote8,5514,5471,725
Percentage57.3%30.5%11.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg2.2%Increase2.svg8.8%Decrease2.svg7.6%

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Map of results of 1969 election

Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1969. 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 8,551 (57.3%)
Increase2.svg 2.27 (77.8%)
7 / 9
Steady2.svg25 (78.1%)
25 / 32
Liberal Party 4,547 (30.5%)
Increase2.svg 8.81 (11.1%)
1 / 9
Steady2.svg4 (12.5%)
4 / 32
Labour Party 1,725 (11.6%)
Decrease2.svg 7.61 (11.1%)
1 / 9
Steady2.svg3 (9.4%)
3 / 32
Communist Party 88 (0.6%)
Decrease2.svg 0.60 (0.0%)
0 / 9
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 32

Full council

3425

Aldermen

134

Councillors

2121

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal P. W. Croft*1,03454.9+19.6
Conservative P. J. A. Parnacott85045.1−19.6
Majority1849.8
Turnout 1,884
Liberal hold Swing

Mersey

Mersey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. P. Bannister*95660.2−0.2
Liberal R. L. Dallow63139.8+0.2
Majority32520.4−0.4
Turnout 1,587
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. E. Peet1,23429.4
Conservative L. C. Finch1,21028.9
Liberal A. M. Marshall90021.5
Liberal W. J. Golding85020.3
Majority3107.4
Turnout 4,194
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. K. Tedham*1,29263.4−4.8
Liberal J. D. Moss74736.6+4.8
Majority54526.7−9.7
Turnout 2,039
Conservative hold Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. G. Brownhill1,98766.9+12.2
Labour A. P. Williams98233.1−12.2
Majority1,00533.8+24.4
Turnout 2,969
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Russell*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. P. Mellor*uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. A. Hood*1,02245.7
Labour A. Z. Keller74333.2
Liberal H. F. Jarvis38517.2
Communist A. Burrage883.9
Majority27912.5
Turnout 2,238
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections between 1969 and 1970

St. Mary's By-election 30 October 1969
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Vickers97256.6N/A
Liberal P. Stock74543.4N/A
Majority22713.2
Turnout 1,717
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. Town by town poll results, Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1969, p.18
  2. Conservatives sweep home in no change election, Sale Guardian, May 15, 1969, p.13
  3. Tories keep seat, The Guardian, October 31, 1969, p.6