Wikipedia

1972 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

(Redirected from Draft:1972 Sale Municipal Borough Council election)

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1972. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a two-year term of office. These were the final elections held in Sale before it became part of Trafford. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[1][2]

1972 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
← 1971 4 May 1972 (1972-05-04) 1973 Trafford →
8 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 3 seats,
45.8% 		3 seats,
27.9% 		2 seats,
25.0%
Seats before 18 9 5
Seats won 4 2 2
Seats after 16 10 6
Seat change Decrease2 Increase1 Increase1
Popular vote 8,647 4,896 4,013
Percentage 48.8% 27.6% 22.6%
Swing Increase3.0% Decrease0.3% Decrease2.4%
Map of results of 1972 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Election result

edit
Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 8,647 (48.8%)
  3.0 4 (50.0%)
4 / 8
   2 16 (50.0%)
16 / 32
Labour Party 4,896 (27.6%)
  0.3 2 (25.0%)
2 / 8
   1 10 (31.3%)
10 / 32
Liberal Party 4,013 (22.6%)
  2.4 2 (25.0%)
2 / 8
   1 6 (18.8%)
6 / 32
Communist Party 166 (0.9%)
  0.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 8
   0 (0.0%)
0 / 32

Full council

edit
↓
10 6 16

Aldermen

edit
↓
2 6

Councillors

edit
↓
8 6 10

Ward results

edit

Brooklands

edit
Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. G. Blakeway 1,068 48.3 +4.7
Liberal S. Evans 876 39.7 −5.0
Labour P. Ashbourn 265 12.0 +0.3
Majority 192 8.6
Turnout 2,209
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Mersey

edit
Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal K. F. Humber 1,037 55.8 −1.2
Conservative J. M. Parkins* 743 40.0 −3.0
Communist B. Panter 78 4.2 N/A
Majority 294 15.8 +1.8
Turnout 1,858
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Anne's

edit
St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Phillipson 997 39.2 +3.2
Conservative J. E. Peet* 993 39.0 −1.7
Labour M. Rose 555 21.8 −1.5
Majority 4 0.2
Turnout 2,545
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. John's

edit
St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. K. Tedham* 1,014 53.4 −6.0
Liberal A. G. Priestner 885 46.6 +6.0
Majority 129 6.8 −12.0
Turnout 1899
Conservative hold Swing

St. Martin's

edit
St. Martin's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. G. Brownhill* 1,794 54.7 +7.5
Labour G. Naggs 1,488 45.3 −7.5
Majority 306 9.4
Turnout 3,282
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mary's

edit
St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative I. Hurst 1,430 83.3 +17.2
Labour E. Wollaston 287 16.7 N/A
Majority 1,143 66.6 +34.8
Turnout 1,717
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

edit
St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Walton* 745 52.0 −6.0
Conservative S. A. Elder 470 32.8 −0.5
Liberal J. Keohane 218 15.2 N/A
Majority 275 19.2 −5.2
Turnout 1,433
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor

edit
Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. McPherson 1,556 56.0 −3.8
Conservative J. Hammond 1,135 40.8 +5.1
Communist A. Burrage 88 3.2 −1.3
Majority 421 15.2 −8.9
Turnout 2,779
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

edit
  1. ^ Town by town election service, Manchester Evening News, May 5, 1972, p.16
  2. ^ Majority drops as Tories lose two seats, Sale Guardian, May 11, 1972, p.1
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1972_Sale_Municipal_Borough_Council_election&oldid=1213214845"