1950 Sale Municipal Borough Council election explained
Election Name: | 1950 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1949 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1949 |
Next Election: | 1951 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 1951 |
Seats For Election: | 8 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 16 |
3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
Leader of the Council |
Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Posttitle: | Leader of the Council after election |
After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats Before1: | 30 |
Seats1: | 7 |
Seats After1: | 30 |
Popular Vote1: | 8,429 |
Percentage1: | 65.4% |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 2 |
Seats2: | 1 |
Seats After2: | 2 |
Popular Vote2: | 3,943 |
Percentage2: | 30.6% |
Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 11 May 1950. 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]
Election result
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council |
Conservative Party | | 8,429 (65.4%) | | 1.0 | 7 (87.5%) | | | 30 (93.7%) | |
Labour Party | | 3,943 (30.6%) | | 6.3 | 1 (12.5%) | | | 2 (6.3%) | |
Liberal Party | | 457 (3.5%) | | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | |
Communist Party | | 54 (0.4%) | | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | | |
Full council
Aldermen
Councillors
Ward results
Sale Moor
Notes and References
- Sale now has four women borough councillors, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 19, 1950, p.8
- CONSERVATIVE GAINS IN CHESHIRE, The Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p.8