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1967 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
← 1966 11 May 1967 (1967-05-11) 1968 →
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 7 seats,
52.3% 		2 seats,
22.5% 		1 seats,
25.2%
Seats before 18 8 6
Seats won 7 1 0
Seats after 21 6 5
Seat change Increase3 Decrease2 Decrease1
Popular vote 8,034 3,081 2,020
Percentage 58.0% 22.2% 14.6%
Swing Increase5.7% Decrease0.3% Decrease10.6%
Map of results of 1967 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 11 May 1967. 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

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Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 8,034 (58.0%)
Increase 5.7 7 (87.5%)
7 / 8
 Increase 3 21 (65.6%)
21 / 32
Labour Party 3,081 (22.2%)
Decrease 0.3 1 (12.5%)
1 / 8
 Decrease 2 6 (18.8%)
6 / 32
Liberal Party 2,020 (14.6%)
Decrease 10.6 0 (0.0%)
0 / 8
 Decrease 1 5 (15.6%)
5 / 32
Independent 599 (4.3%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 8
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 32
Communist Party 115 (0.8%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 8
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 32

Full council

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6 5 21

Aldermen

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1 4 3

Councillors

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5 1 18

Ward results

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Brooklands

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Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. W. Rodgers* 1,118 65.0 +15.6
Liberal E. Mitchell 602 35.0 −15.6
Majority 516 30.0
Turnout 1,720
Conservative hold Swing

Mersey

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Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. L. Ferguson 842 54.4 +6.8
Labour A. Z. Keller 463 29.9 −7.2
Liberal J. B. Sullivan 242 15.7 +0.4
Majority 379 24.5 +14.0
Turnout 1,547
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne's

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St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. S. Laughton* 918 68.9
Independent A. Ashcroft 415 31.1 N/A
Majority 503 37.8
Turnout 1,333
Conservative hold Swing

St. John's

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St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. A. Simpson 1,025 58.8 +2.4
Liberal W. D. Penfold* 718 41.2 −2.4
Majority 307 17.6 +4.8
Turnout 1,743
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Martin's

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St. Martin's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Lewis 1,676 58.5 −2.6
Labour W. Munro* 1,187 41.5 +2.6
Majority 489 17.0 −5.3
Turnout 2,863
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

St. Mary's

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St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Jackson* 1,281 77.9 −3.2
Independent M. Brown 184 11.2 N/A
Labour A. Mackie 180 10.9 −8.0
Majority 1,097 66.7 +4.6
Turnout 1,645
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

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St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. A. Banner 564 54.7 +10.1
Labour J. Aston* 468 45.3 −10.1
Majority 96 9.3
Turnout 1,032
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Sale Moor

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Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Mee* 783 39.8 −6.9
Conservative G. Yates 610 31.0 +8.4
Liberal E. J. Maxim 458 23.3 −7.4
Communist A. Burrage 115 5.9 N/A
Majority 173 8.8 +7.2
Turnout 1,966
Labour hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ How N-W voted at a glance, Manchester Evening News, May 12, 1967, p.16
  2. ^ THUNDEROUS VICTORY FOR TORIES, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 18, 1967, p.12
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