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.

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

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7

3

22

Aldermen

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8

Councillors

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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