1956 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

1956 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
10 May 1956 (1956-05-10)
8 of 32 seats
to Sale Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Last election 7 seats,
53.0% 		1 seats,
47.0% 		did not stand
Seats before 26 5 1
Seats won 5 2 1
Seats after 25 5 2
Seat change Decrease1 Steady Increase1
Popular vote 5,267 3,899 1,599
Percentage 47.4% 35.1% 14.4%
Swing Decrease5.6% Decrease11.9% Increase14.4%
Map of results of 1956 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1956. 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 5,267 (47.4%)
Decrease 5.6 5 (62.5%)
5 / 8
 Decrease 1 25 (78.1%)
25 / 32
Labour Party 3,899 (35.1%)
Decrease 11.9 2 (25.0%)
2 / 8
 Steady 5 (15.6%)
5 / 32
Liberal Party 1,599 (14.4%)
Increase 14.4 1 (12.5%)
1 / 8
 Increase 1 2 (6.3%)
2 / 32
Independent 345 (3.1%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 8
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 32

Full council

↓
5 2 25

Aldermen

↓
8

Councillors

↓
5 2 17

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. A. A. Pepper uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Mersey

Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. G. Graham* 993 59.7
Labour A. Wilkinson 502 30.2
Independent C. A. Ralph 168 10.1
Majority 491 29.5
Turnout 1,663
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. S. Rowlinson 1,183 58.5
Conservative E. W. Wilkins* 841 41.5
Majority 342 17.0
Turnout 2,024
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. P. Harris uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. C. Peploe 1,263 56.2 −1.8
Labour W. Munro 984 43.8 +1.8
Majority 279 12.4 −3.6
Turnout 2,247
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Dickinson* 684 62.2
Liberal J. A. Tovey 416 37.8
Majority 268 24.4
Turnout 1,100
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. A. Winnington 851 55.4 +8.8
Conservative R. W. Paskin 509 33.1 −20.3
Independent A. E. Johnson 177 11.5 N/A
Majority 342 22.3
Turnout 1,537
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. M. Phillips* 1,562 61.1 +9.1
Conservative A. P. Jamieson 977 38.9 −9.1
Majority 585 22.2 +18.2
Turnout 2,539
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ See how they polled - at a glance, Manchester Evening News, May 11, 1956, p.4
  2. ^ "LITTLE CHANGE IN CHESHIRE". Manchester Guardian. 11 May 1956. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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