1952 Sale Municipal Borough Council election explained
Election Name: | 1952 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1951 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1951 |
Next Election: | 1953 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 1953 |
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: | 31 |
Seats1: | 6 |
Seats After1: | 29 |
Popular Vote1: | 6,181 |
Percentage1: | 55.8% |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 1 |
Seats2: | 2 |
Seats After2: | 3 |
Popular Vote2: | 4,536 |
Percentage2: | 40.9% |
Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1952. 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 | | 6,181 (55.8%) | | 12.7 | 6 (75.0%) | | 2 | 29 (90.6%) | |
Labour Party | | 4,536 (40.9%) | | 13.7 | 2 (25.0%) | | 2 | 3 (9.4%) | |
Liberal Party | | 365 (3.3%) | | 1.0 | 0 (0.0%) | | | 0 (0.0%) | | |
Full council
Aldermen
Councillors
Ward results
Sale Moor
Notes and References
- 1,400 more Labour votes won two seats, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 16, 1952, p.8
- TORY LOSSES IN CHESHIRE, The Manchester Guardian, May 9, 1952, p.8