1957 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

1957 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
← 1956 9 May 1957 (1957-05-09) 1958 →
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 5 seats,
47.4% 		2 seats,
35.1% 		1 seats,
14.4%
Seats before 25 5 2
Seats won 4 2 2
Seats after 24 5 3
Seat change Decrease1 Steady Increase1
Popular vote 5,688 3,599 2,613
Percentage 47.8% 30.2% 22.0%
Swing Increase0.4% Decrease4.9% Increase7.6%
Map of results of 1957 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1957. 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 5,688 (47.8%)
Increase 0.4 4 (50.0%)
4 / 8
 Decrease 1 24 (75.0%)
24 / 32
Labour Party 3,599 (30.2%)
Decrease 4.9 2 (25.0%)
2 / 8
 Steady 5 (15.6%)
5 / 32
Liberal Party 2,613 (22.0%)
Increase 7.6 2 (25.0%)
2 / 8
 Increase 1 3 (9.4%)
3 / 32

Full council

↓
5 3 24

Aldermen

↓
8

Councillors

↓
5 3 16

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. P. R. Ainsworth uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Mersey

Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal L. Stockdale* 908 64.3 N/A
Conservative A. Wilkinson 505 35.7 −24.0
Majority 403 29.5
Turnout 1,413
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. A. Tovey 1,072 50.7 −7.8
Conservative F. S. Laughton* 1,044 49.3 +7.8
Majority 28 1.3 −15.7
Turnout 2,116
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. J. Hobson* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. S. Heath 1,563 58.3 +2.1
Labour W. Munro 1,120 41.7 −2.1
Majority 443 16.5 +4.1
Turnout 2,683
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Lee* 782 55.3 −6.9
Liberal L. Jones 633 44.7 +6.9
Majority 149 10.5 −13.9
Turnout 1,415
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. G. Woodward* 961 61.9 +6.5
Conservative E. Cowgill 592 38.1 +5.0
Majority 429 27.6 +5.3
Turnout 1,553
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. A. O'Brien* 1,518 55.8 −5.3
Conservative A. Gresty 1,202 44.2 +5.7
Majority 316 11.6 −11.4
Turnout 2,720
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Tory gloom as North-West swings to left, Manchester Evening News, May 10, 1957, p.15
  2. ^ "OTHER RESULTS FROM THE NORTH-WEST". Manchester Guardian. 10 May 1957. Retrieved 3 March 2024.