1971 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

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1971 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
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  1970 13 May 1971 (1971-05-13) 1972  

8 of 32 seats
to Sale Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Last election5 seats,
48.9%
4 seats,
28.8%
2 seats,
21.5%
Seats before2273
Seats won332
Seats after1895
Seat changeDecrease2.svg4Increase2.svg2Increase2.svg2
Popular vote8,0954,9234,412
Percentage45.8%27.9%25.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg3.1%Decrease2.svg0.9%Increase2.svg3.5%

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Map of results of 1971 election

Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 13 May 1971. 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]

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Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 8,095 (45.8%)
Decrease2.svg 3.13 (37.5%)
3 / 8
Decrease2.svg 418 (56.3%)
18 / 32
Labour Party 4,923 (27.9%)
Decrease2.svg 0.93 (37.5%)
3 / 8
Increase2.svg 29 (28.1%)
9 / 32
Liberal Party 4,412 (25.0%)
Increase2.svg 3.52 (25.0%)
2 / 8
Increase2.svg 25 (15.6%)
5 / 32
Independent 124 (0.7%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 8
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 32
Communist Party 116 (0.7%)
Decrease2.svg 0.10 (0.0%)
0 / 8
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 32

Full council

9518

Aldermen

26

Councillors

7512

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal C. S. Fink97044.7-6.5
Conservative J. G. Blakeway*94843.6-5.2
Labour E. McPherson25311.7N/A
Majority221.1-1.3
Turnout 2,171
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Mersey

Mersey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal B. Clancy 1,05657.0
Conservative I. H. Hurst*79743.0
Majority25914.0
Turnout 1,853
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. H. Harvey*1,10740.7-9.0
Liberal H. A. Brown97736.0-14.3
Labour M. Rose63323.3N/A
Majority1304.7
Turnout 2,717
Conservative hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K. Orton*1,15259.4+3.9
Liberal G. C. Pearson78640.6+11.1
Majority36618.8-8.2
Turnout 1,938
Conservative hold Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Z. Keller1,67052.8+0.6
Conservative A. J. Skinner1,49547.2-0.2
Majority1755.6+1.2
Turnout 3,165
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. Gallimore1,20265.9N/A
Liberal H. German62334.1N/A
Majority57931.8
Turnout 1,825
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Castle82358.0+6.3
Conservative S. Ritchie*47333.3-15.0
Independent W. J. Sheedy1248.7N/A
Majority35024.7+21.3
Turnout 1,420
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Brotherton*1,54459.8
Conservative J. Hammond92135.7
Communist A. Burrage1164.5
Majority62324.1
Turnout 2,581
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. Town by town election service, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1971, p.16
  2. Beating by Labour and Liberals, Sale Guardian, May 20, 1971, p.1