1964 Hale Urban District Council election

1964 Hale Urban District Council election

9 May 1964 (1964-05-09)
4 of 12 seats to Hale Urban District Council 6 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Residents Seats before 8 3 1 Seats won 3 0 1 Seats after 8 2 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 2,394 1,139 960 Percentage 47.3% 22.5% 19.0%
Map of results of 1964 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election Conservative

Elections to Hale Council were held on Saturday, 9 May 1964. 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		2,394 (47.3%)			3 (75.0%)	3 / 4		8 (66.7%)	8 / 12
Liberal Party		1,139 (22.5%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 4	1	2 (16.7%)	2 / 12
Residents		960 (19.0%)			1 (25.0%)	1 / 4	1	2 (16.7%)	2 / 12
Labour Party		563 (11.1%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 4		0 (0.0%)	0 / 12

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Ward results

Bollin

Bollin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. S. Pickles*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Central

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. A. L. Sawyer*	1,098	66.5
	Liberal	J. H. Darling	552	33.5
Majority			546	33.0
Turnout			1,650	49.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

North

North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Godwin	705	38.0
	Liberal	E. P. Atkin*	587	31.6
	Labour	J. Cope	563	30.4
Majority			118	6.4
Turnout			1,855	63.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Wellgreen

Wellgreen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	S. A. Hatton	960	61.9
	Conservative	W. J. Geddes	591	38.1
Majority			369	23.8
Turnout			1,551	63.1
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing