1959 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

1959 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
7 May 1959 (1959-05-07)
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 4 seats,
50.2% 		3 seats,
33.0% 		1 seats,
16.8%
Seats before 21 5 4
Seats won 6 2 0
Seats after 22 7 3
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 8,560 3,469 3,013
Percentage 56.7% 23.1% 20.0%
Swing 6.7% 9.9% 3.2%
Map of results of 1959 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1959. 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 8,560 (56.9%)
6.7 6 (75.0%)
6 / 8
 1 22 (68.8%)
22 / 32
Labour Party 3,469 (23.1%)
9.9 2 (25.0%)
2 / 8
 7 (21.9%)
7 / 32
Liberal Party 3,013 (20.0%)
3.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 8
 1 3 (9.4%)
3 / 32

Full council

↓
7 3 22

Aldermen

↓
8

Councillors

↓
7 3 14

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. A. A. Pepper* 1,156 58.1 −25.1
Liberal A. Howarth 832 41.9 N/A
Majority 324 16.3 −50.1
Turnout 1,988
Conservative hold Swing

Mersey

Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. G. Graham* 1,241 69.2 −0.9
Labour C. Jackson 553 30.8 +0.9
Majority 688 38.4 −1.4
Turnout 1,794
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. S. Laughton 1,188 44.2 +10.8
Liberal J. S. Rowlinson* 1,091 40.6 −10.8
Labour A. Quinn 407 15.2 0
Majority 97 3.6
Turnout 2,686
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. P. Harris* 1,189 52.2 +6.7
Liberal A. Chapman 1,090 47.8 +4.4
Majority 99 4.4 +2.3
Turnout 2,279
Conservative hold Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Jackson 1,812 58.4 +8.5
Labour E. P. Mellor 1,289 41.6 −8.5
Majority 523 16.8
Turnout 3,101
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Dickinson* 1,303 86.2 +21.1
Labour L. I. Atkinson 208 13.8 +8.4
Majority 1,095 72.4 +36.8
Turnout 1,511
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. A. Winnington* 1,012 60.1 +1.0
Conservative J. G. McBeath 671 39.9 −1.0
Majority 341 20.2 +2.0
Turnout 1,683
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. M. Phillips* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Town by town poll results, Manchester Evening News, May 8, 1959, p.5
  2. ^ Lancashire and Cheshire Boroughs, The Manchester Guardian, May 8, 1959, p.4
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