1951 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

1951 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

10 May 1951 (1951-05-10)
9 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, 65.4% 1 seats, 30.6% Seats before 31 1 Seats won 9 0 Seats after 31 1 Seat change Popular vote 7,879 3,131 Percentage 68.5% 27.2% Swing 3.1% 3.4%
Map of results of 1951 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 1951. 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.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		7,879 (68.5%)		3.1	9 (100.0%)	9 / 9		31 (96.9%)	31 / 32
Labour Party		3,131 (27.2%)		3.4	0 (0.0%)	0 / 9		1 (3.1%)	1 / 32
Liberal Party		490 (4.3%)		0.8	0 (0.0%)	0 / 9		0 (0.0%)	0 / 32

Full council

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31

Aldermen

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8

Councillors

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23

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. G. Steel*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mersey

Mersey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. A. Jones*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. S. Laughton*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. J. Hobson	1,580	73.8	−0.2
	Labour	L. G. Ditcham	562	26.2	+0.2
Majority			1,018	47.6	−0.4
Turnout			2,142
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. K. Kerr	1,285	40.9
	Conservative	R. M. Willan*	1,245	39.6
	Labour	E. W. Brownjohn	615	19.6
Majority			630	20.0
Turnout			3,145
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Lee	1,208	71.1	−2.9
	Liberal	B. T. Ames	490	28.9	+2.9
Majority			718	42.2	−5.8
Turnout			1,698
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. S. Webb*	1,083	58.7	+1.0
	Labour	A. Howarth	761	41.3	+1.6
Majority			322	17.6	−0.4
Turnout			1,844
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Bethell*	1,478	55.3	+9.2
	Labour	C. B. Bloor	1,193	44.7	−9.2
Majority			285	10.7
Turnout			2,671
	Conservative hold		Swing