1961 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
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9 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 11 May 1961. 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]
Election result
[edit]Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 6,846 (40.0%) | ![]() |
2 (22.2%) | 2 / 9
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20 (62.5%) | 20 / 32
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Liberal Party | 6,110 (35.7%) | ![]() |
4 (44.4%) | 4 / 9
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6 (18.8%) | 6 / 32
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Labour Party | 4,166 (24.3%) | ![]() |
3 (33.3%) | 3 / 9
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6 (18.8%) | 6 / 32
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Full council
[edit]6 | 6 | 20 |
Aldermen
[edit]8 |
Councillors
[edit]6 | 6 | 12 |
Ward results
[edit]Brooklands
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. G. Goodliffe* | 943 | 53.8 | −8.9 | |
Liberal | V. Howarth | 809 | 46.2 | +8.9 | |
Majority | 134 | 7.7 | −17.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,752 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Mersey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | A. M. Bruckshaw | 929 | 51.3 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | F. Leigh* | 882 | 48.7 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 47 | 2.6 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,811 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. Anne's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | F. W. Parker* | 1,345 | 63.4 | +23.9 | |
Conservative | C. G. Davis | 811 | 37.6 | −9.4 | |
Majority | 534 | 25.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,156 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St. John's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | E. D. Salem | 1,153 | 51.6 | +1.7 | |
Conservative | R. G. Taylor* | 1,082 | 48.4 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 71 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,235 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. Martin's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W. Munro* | 1,483 | 50.6 | +14.7 | |
Conservative | G. H. Grocott | 1,449 | 49.4 | −14.7 | |
Majority | 39 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,932 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Mary's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Cave* | 1,092 | 61.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | G. S. Lomas | 678 | 38.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 414 | 23.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,770 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Paul's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S. Orme* | 801 | 37.7 | ||
Labour | E. P. Mellor | 736 | 34.7 | ||
Conservative | L. Besford | 587 | 27.6 | ||
Majority | 149 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,124 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Sale Moor
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | N. H. Thompson | 1,196 | 51.1 | +2.3 | |
Labour | W. L. Baddeley* | 1,146 | 48.9 | −2.3 | |
Majority | 50 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,342 | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
By-elections between 1961 and 1962
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | G. S. Lomas | 1,166 | 62.4 | −1.0 | |
Conservative | B. J. Lane | 544 | 29.1 | −8.5 | |
Labour | R. Mee | 158 | 8.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 622 | 33.3 | +7.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,868 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |