1966 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1966. 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.

1966 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

12 May 1966 (1966-05-12)
9 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, 43.6% 3 seats, 27.0% 0 seats, 29.4% Seats before 17 7 8 Seats won 7 2 1 Seats after 18 8 6 Seat change 1 1 2 Popular vote 9,367 4,024 4,516 Percentage 52.3% 22.5% 25.2% Swing 8.7% 4.5% 4.2%
Map of results of 1966 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election Conservative

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		9,367 (52.3%)		8.7	7 (77.8%)	7 / 9	1	18 (56.3%)	18 / 32
Labour Party		4,024 (22.5%)		4.5	2 (22.2%)	2 / 9	1	8 (25.0%)	8 / 32
Liberal Party		4,516 (25.2%)		4.2	1 (11.1%)	1 / 9	2	6 (18.8%)	6 / 32

Full council

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8

6

18

Aldermen

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1

4

3

Councillors

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7

2

15

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	P. W. Croft*	882	50.6	+18.6
	Conservative	F. Hewitt	862	49.4	−10.6
Majority			20	1.2
Turnout			1,744
	Liberal hold		Swing

Mersey

Mersey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. P. Bannister*	875	47.6	−4.6
	Labour	A. Z. Keller	681	37.1	+7.1
	Liberal	J. E. Thorner	282	15.3	−2.4
Majority			194	10.5	−11.8
Turnout			1,838
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. C. Swann	1,188	28.8
	Conservative	G. Thornton	1,151	28.0
	Liberal	E. M. Parker	903	21.9
	Liberal	J. B. Sullivan*	876	21.3
Majority			248	6.1
Turnout			4,118
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. K. Tedham*	1,027	56.4
	Liberal	J. Cooper	794	43.6
Majority			233	12.8
Turnout			1,821
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. L. Heath*	1,860	61.1	+12.9
	Labour	A. Wilkinson	1,182	38.9	+8.6
Majority			678	22.3	+4.4
Turnout			3,042
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Russell*	1,288	81.1	+22.2
	Labour	A. Mackie	301	18.9	+11.2
Majority			987	62.1	+36.6
Turnout			1,589
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. P. Mellor*	674	55.4
	Conservative	B. Oldfield	542	44.6
Majority			132	10.9
Turnout			1,216
	Labour hold		Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Harris	1,186	46.7	−5.9
	Liberal	V. A. M. Flynn*	779	30.7	−16.7
	Conservative	G. Yates	574	22.6	N/A
Majority			407	16.0	+10.8
Turnout			2,539
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing