1956 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

1956 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

10 May 1956 (1956-05-10)
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, 53.0% 1 seats, 47.0% did not stand Seats before 26 5 1 Seats won 5 2 1 Seats after 25 5 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 5,267 3,899 1,599 Percentage 47.4% 35.1% 14.4% Swing 5.6% 11.9% 14.4%
Map of results of 1956 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 1956. 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		5,267 (47.4%)		5.6	5 (62.5%)	5 / 8	1	25 (78.1%)	25 / 32
Labour Party		3,899 (35.1%)		11.9	2 (25.0%)	2 / 8		5 (15.6%)	5 / 32
Liberal Party		1,599 (14.4%)		14.4	1 (12.5%)	1 / 8	1	2 (6.3%)	2 / 32
Independent		345 (3.1%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8		0 (0.0%)	0 / 32

Full council

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5

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25

Aldermen

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8

Councillors

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5

2

17

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. A. A. Pepper	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mersey

Mersey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. G. Graham*	993	59.7
	Labour	A. Wilkinson	502	30.2
	Independent	C. A. Ralph	168	10.1
Majority			491	29.5
Turnout			1,663
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. S. Rowlinson	1,183	58.5
	Conservative	E. W. Wilkins*	841	41.5
Majority			342	17.0
Turnout			2,024
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. P. Harris	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. C. Peploe	1,263	56.2	−1.8
	Labour	W. Munro	984	43.8	+1.8
Majority			279	12.4	−3.6
Turnout			2,247
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Dickinson*	684	62.2
	Liberal	J. A. Tovey	416	37.8
Majority			268	24.4
Turnout			1,100
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. A. Winnington	851	55.4	+8.8
	Conservative	R. W. Paskin	509	33.1	−20.3
	Independent	A. E. Johnson	177	11.5	N/A
Majority			342	22.3
Turnout			1,537
	Labour hold		Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. M. Phillips*	1,562	61.1	+9.1
	Conservative	A. P. Jamieson	977	38.9	−9.1
Majority			585	22.2	+18.2
Turnout			2,539
	Labour hold		Swing