1953 Sale Municipal Borough Council election explained
Election Name: | 1953 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1952 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1952 |
Next Election: | 1954 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 1954 |
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: | 29 |
Seats1: | 6 |
Seats After1: | 28 |
Popular Vote1: | 4,868 |
Percentage1: | 55.7% |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 3 |
Seats2: | 2 |
Seats After2: | 4 |
Popular Vote2: | 3,876 |
Percentage2: | 44.3% |
Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1953. 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 | | 4,868 (55.7%) | | 0.1 | 6 (75.0%) | | 1 | 28 (87.5%) | |
Labour Party | | 3,876 (44.3%) | | 3.4 | 2 (25.0%) | | 1 | 4 (12.5%) | | |
Full council
Aldermen
Councillors
Ward results
Sale Moor
Notes and References
- SON FOLLOWS FATHER AS 4th SALE LABOUR COUNCILLOR, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 15, 1953, p.8
- SWING TO LABOUR AT STOCKPORT, The Manchester Guardian, May 8, 1953, p.10