1969 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

1969 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
← 1968 8 May 1969 (1969-05-08) 1970 →
9 of 32 seats
to Sale Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Labour
Last election 9 seats,
55.1% 		0 seats,
21.7% 		0 seats,
29.2%
Seats before 25 4 3
Seats won 7 1 1
Seats after 25 4 3
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 8,551 4,547 1,725
Percentage 57.3% 30.5% 11.6%
Swing Increase2.2% Increase8.8% Decrease7.6%
Map of results of 1969 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1969. 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 8,551 (57.3%)
Increase 2.2 7 (77.8%)
7 / 9
 Steady 25 (78.1%)
25 / 32
Liberal Party 4,547 (30.5%)
Increase 8.8 1 (11.1%)
1 / 9
 Steady 4 (12.5%)
4 / 32
Labour Party 1,725 (11.6%)
Decrease 7.6 1 (11.1%)
1 / 9
 Steady 3 (9.4%)
3 / 32
Communist Party 88 (0.6%)
Decrease 0.6 0 (0.0%)
0 / 9
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 32

Full council

↓
3 4 25

Aldermen

↓
1 3 4

Councillors

↓
2 1 21

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal P. W. Croft* 1,034 54.9 +19.6
Conservative P. J. A. Parnacott 850 45.1 −19.6
Majority 184 9.8
Turnout 1,884
Liberal hold Swing

Mersey

Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. P. Bannister* 956 60.2 −0.2
Liberal R. L. Dallow 631 39.8 +0.2
Majority 325 20.4 −0.4
Turnout 1,587
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. E. Peet 1,234 29.4
Conservative L. C. Finch 1,210 28.9
Liberal A. M. Marshall 900 21.5
Liberal W. J. Golding 850 20.3
Majority 310 7.4
Turnout 4,194
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. K. Tedham* 1,292 63.4 −4.8
Liberal J. D. Moss 747 36.6 +4.8
Majority 545 26.7 −9.7
Turnout 2,039
Conservative hold Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. G. Brownhill 1,987 66.9 +12.2
Labour A. P. Williams 982 33.1 −12.2
Majority 1,005 33.8 +24.4
Turnout 2,969
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Russell* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. P. Mellor* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. A. Hood* 1,022 45.7
Labour A. Z. Keller 743 33.2
Liberal H. F. Jarvis 385 17.2
Communist A. Burrage 88 3.9
Majority 279 12.5
Turnout 2,238
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections between 1969 and 1970

St. Mary's By-election 30 October 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Vickers 972 56.6 N/A
Liberal P. Stock 745 43.4 N/A
Majority 227 13.2
Turnout 1,717
Conservative hold Swing

[3]

References

  1. ^ Town by town poll results, Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1969, p.18
  2. ^ Conservatives sweep home in no change election, Sale Guardian, May 15, 1969, p.13
  3. ^ Tories keep seat, The Guardian, October 31, 1969, p.6