1949 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

1949 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
12 May 1949 (1949-05-12)
9 of 32 seats
to Sale Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Last election 8 seats,
66.6% 		0 seats,
23.4%
Seats before 27 3
Seats won 9 0
Seats after 30 2
Seat change 3 1
Popular vote 10,663 3,901
Percentage 66.4% 24.3%
Swing 0.2% 0.9%
Map of results of 1949 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 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

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 10,663 (66.4%)
0.2 9 (100.0%)
9 / 9
 3 30 (93.7%)
30 / 32
Labour Party 3,901 (24.3%)
0.9 0 (0.0%)
0 / 9
 1 2 (6.3%)
2 / 32
Residents 898 (5.6%)
2.7 0 (0.0%)
0 / 9
 1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 32
Independent Conservative 589 (3.7%)
3.7 0 (0.0%)
0 / 9
 1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 32

Full council

↓
2 30

Aldermen

↓
1 7

Councillors

↓
1 23

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

St. Anne's (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. A. Costello* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

References

  1. ^ Conservatives sweep the board in Sale elections, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 20, 1949, p.8
  2. ^ LABOUR SETBACKS IN CHESHIRE, The Manchester Guardian, May 13, 1949, p.8
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