1965 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
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10 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, 13 May 1965. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council, from no overall control.[1][2]
Election result
[edit]Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 8,698 (43.6%) | ![]() | 7 (70.0%) | 7 / 10 | ![]() | 17 (53.1%) | 17 / 32 | |||
Liberal Party | 5,863 (29.4%) | ![]() | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 10 | ![]() | 8 (25.0%) | 8 / 32 | |||
Labour Party | 5,381 (27.0%) | ![]() | 3 (30.0%) | 3 / 10 | ![]() | 7 (21.9%) | 7 / 32 |
Full council
[edit]7 | 8 | 17 |
Aldermen
[edit]1 | 4 | 3 |
Councillors
[edit]6 | 4 | 14 |
Ward results
[edit]Brooklands
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. A. A. Pepper | 1,129 | 60.0 | +6.7 | |
Liberal | R. L. Russell | 603 | 32.0 | −14.7 | |
Labour | M. G. Whipp | 150 | 8.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 526 | 28.0 | +21.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,882 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Mersey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | V. S. Webb* | 961 | 52.3 | +10.8 | |
Labour | A. Z. Keller | 552 | 30.0 | +0.1 | |
Liberal | I. A. Nicholls | 324 | 17.7 | −10.9 | |
Majority | 409 | 22.3 | +10.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,837 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Anne's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S. P. Harris | 1,344 | 57.3 | +12.9 | |
Liberal | E. M. Parker* | 702 | 29.9 | −11.5 | |
Labour | A. Whipp | 301 | 12.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 642 | 27.4 | +24.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,347 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
St. John's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | K. Orton | 1,229 | 27.5 | ||
Conservative | W. K. Tedham | 1,145 | 25.6 | ||
Liberal | J. Cooper* | 702 | 15.7 | ||
Liberal | D. R. James | 676 | 15.1 | ||
Labour | R. Harris | 403 | 9.0 | ||
Labour | T. F. Palmer | 315 | 7.1 | ||
Majority | 443 | 9.9 | |||
Turnout | 4,470 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
St. Martin's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | V. Hickman | 1,604 | 48.2 | N/A | |
Labour | A. Wilkinson | 1,007 | 30.3 | N/A | |
Liberal | R. Lee* | 717 | 21.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 597 | 17.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,328 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
St. Mary's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Pollard | 1,286 | 58.9 | +4.8 | |
Liberal | G. A. Mitchell* | 730 | 33.4 | −3.3 | |
Labour | A. Mackie | 169 | 7.7 | −3.5 | |
Majority | 556 | 25.5 | +8.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,185 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
St. Paul's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T. A. Winnington* | 624 | 41.0 | ||
Labour | J. Aston | 613 | 40.3 | ||
Liberal | W. R. Worsley | 285 | 18.7 | ||
Majority | 328 | 21.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,522 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Sale Moor
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Ewing* | 1,247 | 52.6 | −0.3 | |
Liberal | R. J. Maxim | 1,124 | 47.4 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 123 | 5.2 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,371 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |