1951 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

1951 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
← 1950 10 May 1951 (1951-05-10) 1952 →
9 of 32 seats
to Sale Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Last election 7 seats,
65.4% 		1 seats,
30.6%
Seats before 31 1
Seats won 9 0
Seats after 31 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 7,879 3,131
Percentage 68.5% 27.2%
Swing Increase3.1% Decrease3.4%
Map of results of 1951 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1951. 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 7,879 (68.5%)
Increase 3.1 9 (100.0%)
9 / 9
 Steady 31 (96.9%)
31 / 32
Labour Party 3,131 (27.2%)
Decrease 3.4 0 (0.0%)
0 / 9
 Steady 1 (3.1%)
1 / 32
Liberal Party 490 (4.3%)
Increase 0.8 0 (0.0%)
0 / 9
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 32

Full council

↓
1 31

Aldermen

↓
8

Councillors

↓
1 23

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. G. Steel* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Mersey

Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. A. Jones* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. S. Laughton* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. J. Hobson 1,580 73.8 −0.2
Labour L. G. Ditcham 562 26.2 +0.2
Majority 1,018 47.6 −0.4
Turnout 2,142
Conservative hold Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. K. Kerr 1,285 40.9
Conservative R. M. Willan* 1,245 39.6
Labour E. W. Brownjohn 615 19.6
Majority 630 20.0
Turnout 3,145
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Lee 1,208 71.1 −2.9
Liberal B. T. Ames 490 28.9 +2.9
Majority 718 42.2 −5.8
Turnout 1,698
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative V. S. Webb* 1,083 58.7 +1.0
Labour A. Howarth 761 41.3 +1.6
Majority 322 17.6 −0.4
Turnout 1,844
Conservative hold Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. Bethell* 1,478 55.3 +9.2
Labour C. B. Bloor 1,193 44.7 −9.2
Majority 285 10.7
Turnout 2,671
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Conservatives triumph in Council elections, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 18, 1951, p.8
  2. ^ LITTLE CHANGE IN CHESHIRE, The Manchester Guardian, May 11, 1951, p.3