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]
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8 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map of results of 1957 election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
editParty | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 5,688 (47.8%) | 0.4 | 4 (50.0%) | 4 / 8
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1 | 24 (75.0%) | 24 / 32
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Labour Party | 3,599 (30.2%) | 4.9 | 2 (25.0%) | 2 / 8
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5 (15.6%) | 5 / 32
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Liberal Party | 2,613 (22.0%) | 7.6 | 2 (25.0%) | 2 / 8
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1 | 3 (9.4%) | 3 / 32
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Full council
edit5 | 3 | 24 |
Aldermen
edit8 |
Councillors
edit5 | 3 | 16 |
Ward results
editBrooklands
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | E. P. R. Ainsworth | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Mersey
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. J. Hobson* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Martin's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
edit- ^ Tory gloom as North-West swings to left, Manchester Evening News, May 10, 1957, p.15
- ^ "OTHER RESULTS FROM THE NORTH-WEST". Manchester Guardian. 10 May 1957. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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