1947 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Sale Council were held on Saturday, 1 November 1947. 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.

1947 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

1 November 1947 (1947-11-01)
8 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Residents Last election 7 seats, 59.6% 1 seats, 22.1% 0 seats, 13.1% Seats before 21 6 4 Seats won 8 0 0 Seats after 24 5 2 Seat change 3 1 2 Popular vote 10,607 3,725 1,315 Percentage 66.6% 23.4% 8.3% Swing 7.0% 1.3% 4.8%   Fourth party   Party Independent Last election 0 seats, 0.0% Seats before 1 Seats won 0 Seats after 1 Seat change Popular vote 0 Percentage 0.0% Swing
Map of results of 1947 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election Conservative

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		10,607 (66.6%)		7.0	8 (100.0%)	8 / 8	3	24 (75.0%)	24 / 32
Labour Party		3,725 (23.4%)		1.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8	1	5 (15.6%)	5 / 32
Residents		1,315 (8.3%)		4.8	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8	2	2 (6.3%)	2 / 32
Independent		0 (0.0%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 8		1 (3.1%)	1 / 32
Liberal Party		275 (1.7%)		1.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8		0 (0.0%)	0 / 32

Full council

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24

Aldermen

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6

Councillors

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18

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands

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

Mersey

Mersey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. A. Jones*	2,062	72.6	+7.8
	Labour	A. Howarth	777	27.4	−7.8
Majority			1,285	45.2	+15.6
Turnout			2,839
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. H. Highley*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. G. McBeath*	1,926	73.8	−14.5
	Labour	M. Ogden	685	26.2	N/A
Majority			1,241	47.6	−29.1
Turnout			2,611
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. M. Willan	1,487	70.7	+21.1
	Residents	T. Marriott-Moore	614	29.2	+0.3
Majority			873	41.5	+20.8
Turnout			2,101
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Elliott	1,838	72.4	+15.3
	Residents	R. C. Lynden	701	27.6	−15.3
Majority			1,137	44.8	+30.7
Turnout			2,539
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. S. Webb	1,676	55.8	+1.9
	Labour	F. Dickens*	1,326	44.2	+5.2
Majority			350	11.7	−3.1
Turnout			3,002
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Bethell*	1,618	57.2	+22.5
	Labour	H. Dean	937	33.1	−5.6
	Liberal	S. G. Ford	275	9.7	−16.9
Majority			681	24.1
Turnout			2,830
	Conservative hold		Swing