1949 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, 12 May 1949. 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 | 10,663 (66.4%) | ![]() |
9 (100.0%) | 9 / 9
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30 (93.7%) | 30 / 32
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Labour Party | 3,901 (24.3%) | ![]() |
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 9
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2 (6.3%) | 2 / 32
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Residents | 898 (5.6%) | ![]() |
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 9
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32
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Independent Conservative | 589 (3.7%) | ![]() |
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 9
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32
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Full council
[edit]2 | 30 |
Aldermen
[edit]1 | 7 |
Councillors
[edit]1 | 23 |
Ward results
[edit]Brooklands
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. G. Goodliffe | 1,539 | 63.2 | ||
Residents | W. Hanley* | 898 | 36.8 | ||
Majority | 641 | 26.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,437 | ||||
Conservative gain from Residents | Swing |
Mersey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | H. H. Cunliffe* | 1,470 | 66.6 | −6.0 | |
Labour | S. Orme | 737 | 33.4 | +6.0 | |
Majority | 733 | 33.2 | −12.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,207 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Anne's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | T. F. Hampson* | 1,813 | 42.7 | ||
Conservative | E. W. Wilkins | 1,667 | 39.3 | ||
Labour | C. B. Bloor | 759 | 17.9 | ||
Majority | 908 | 21.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,239 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. John's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | F. B. Taylor* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Martin's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. A. Costello* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Mary's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Cave | 1,419 | 70.6 | −1.8 | |
Ind. Conservative | E. Lee* | 589 | 29.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 830 | 41.2 | −3.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,008 | ||||
Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative | Swing |
St. Paul's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. M. Wellbeloved* | 1,315 | 54.3 | −1.5 | |
Labour | C. Mapp | 1,105 | 45.7 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 210 | 8.7 | −3.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,420 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sale Moor
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | T. Brindley | 1,440 | 52.6 | −4.6 | |
Labour | W. M. Phillips* | 1,300 | 47.4 | +14.3 | |
Majority | 140 | 5.1 | −19.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,740 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |