1960 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
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Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1960. 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 1960 election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
editParty | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 5,908 (44.4%) | 12.5 | 5 (62.5%) | 5 / 8
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1 | 22 (68.8%) | 22 / 32
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Labour Party | 3,104 (23.3%) | 0.2 | 2 (25.0%) | 2 / 8
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7 (21.9%) | 7 / 32
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Liberal Party | 4,309 (32.3%) | 12.3 | 1 (12.5%) | 1 / 8
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1 | 3 (9.4%) | 3 / 32
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Full council
edit7 | 3 | 22 |
Aldermen
edit8 |
Councillors
edit7 | 3 | 14 |
Ward results
editBrooklands
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | E. P. R. Ainsworth* | 1,082 | 62.7 | +4.6 | |
Liberal | A. Howarth | 643 | 37.3 | −4.6 | |
Majority | 439 | 25.4 | +9.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,725 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Mersey
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | C. S. Fink | 796 | 51.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | P. W. H. Revington | 759 | 48.8 | −20.4 | |
Majority | 37 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,555 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St. Anne's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. J. Thorogood | 1,028 | 47.0 | +2.8 | |
Liberal | E. M. Parker | 863 | 39.5 | −1.1 | |
Labour | K. Walton | 287 | 13.1 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 165 | 7.5 | +3.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,178 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
St. John's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. J. Hobson* | 972 | 50.1 | −2.1 | |
Liberal | R. E. Puddephatt | 968 | 49.9 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 4 | 0.2 | −4.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,940 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Martin's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. S. Heath* | 1,736 | 64.1 | +5.7 | |
Labour | E. P. Mellor | 971 | 35.9 | −5.7 | |
Majority | 765 | 28.2 | +11.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,707 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Mary's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | G. Russell | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Paul's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | C. G. Woodward* | 757 | 69.6 | +9.5 | |
Conservative | L. Besford | 331 | 30.4 | −9.5 | |
Majority | 426 | 39.2 | +19.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,088 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Sale Moor
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. A. O'Brien* | 1,089 | 51.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | N. H. Thompson | 1,039 | 48.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 50 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,128 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |