1949 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1949. 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.

1949 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

12 May 1949 (1949-05-12)
9 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Last election 8 seats, 66.6% 0 seats, 23.4% Seats before 27 3 Seats won 9 0 Seats after 30 2 Seat change 3 1 Popular vote 10,663 3,901 Percentage 66.4% 24.3% Swing 0.2% 0.9%
Map of results of 1949 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election Conservative

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		10,663 (66.4%)		0.2	9 (100.0%)	9 / 9	3	30 (93.7%)	30 / 32
Labour Party		3,901 (24.3%)		0.9	0 (0.0%)	0 / 9	1	2 (6.3%)	2 / 32
Residents		898 (5.6%)		2.7	0 (0.0%)	0 / 9	1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 32
Independent Conservative		589 (3.7%)		3.7	0 (0.0%)	0 / 9	1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 32

Full council

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30

Aldermen

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7

Councillors

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23

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. G. Goodliffe	1,539	63.2
	Residents	W. Hanley*	898	36.8
Majority			641	26.3
Turnout			2,437
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing

Mersey

Mersey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. H. Cunliffe*	1,470	66.6	−6.0
	Labour	S. Orme	737	33.4	+6.0
Majority			733	33.2	−12.0
Turnout			2,207
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. F. Hampson*	1,813	42.7
	Conservative	E. W. Wilkins	1,667	39.3
	Labour	C. B. Bloor	759	17.9
Majority			908	21.4
Turnout			4,239
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. B. Taylor*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's

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

St. Mary's

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Cave	1,419	70.6	−1.8
	Ind. Conservative	E. Lee*	589	29.3	N/A
Majority			830	41.2	−3.6
Turnout			2,008
	Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative		Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. M. Wellbeloved*	1,315	54.3	−1.5
	Labour	C. Mapp	1,105	45.7	+1.5
Majority			210	8.7	−3.0
Turnout			2,420
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Brindley	1,440	52.6	−4.6
	Labour	W. M. Phillips*	1,300	47.4	+14.3
Majority			140	5.1	−19.0
Turnout			2,740
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing