1955 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

1955 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
12 May 1955 (1955-05-12)
8 of 32 seats
to Sale Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Last election 7 seats,
57.0% 		1 seats,
35.7%
Seats before 26 6
Seats won 7 1
Seats after 27 5
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Popular vote 3,463 3,071
Percentage 53.0% 47.0%
Swing Decrease4.0% Increase12.3%
Map of results of 1955 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 1955. 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

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 3,463 (53.0%)
Decrease 4.0 7 (87.5%)
7 / 8
 Increase 1 27 (84.4%)
27 / 32
Labour Party 3,071 (47.0%)
Increase 12.3 1 (12.5%)
1 / 8
 Decrease 1 5 (15.6%)
5 / 32

Full council

↓
5 27

Aldermen

↓
8

Councillors

↓
5 19

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. G. Goodliffe* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Mersey

Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. H. Cunliffe* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. C. James* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. G. Taylor* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. M. Willan* 1,293 58.0 −1.8
Labour W. Munro 938 42.0 +1.8
Majority 355 16.0 −3.6
Turnout 2,231
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Cave* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Leigh 1,043 53.4 +6.6
Labour T. A. Winnington* 911 46.6 −6.6
Majority 132 6.8
Turnout 1,954
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Conway* 1,222 52.0 +5.5
Conservative P. T. Byland 1,127 48.0 −5.5
Majority 95 4.0
Turnout 2,349
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 1955 and 1956

Mersey By-election 8 March 1956
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal L. Stockdale 810 60.0
Conservative D. Young 541 40.0
Majority 269 20.0
Turnout 1,351
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

[3]

References

  1. ^ TORIES REGAIN FOOTHOLD IN ST. PAUL'S WARD, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 21, 1954, p.8
  2. ^ LIBERAL GAINS AT WALLASEY, The Manchester Guardian, May 13, 1955, p.4
  3. ^ LIBERAL GAIN AT SALE, Manchester Guardian, March 9, 1956, p.16
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