1954 Sale Municipal Borough Council election explained
Election Name: | 1954 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1953 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1953 |
Next Election: | 1955 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 1955 |
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: | 28 |
Seats1: | 7 |
Seats After1: | 27 |
Popular Vote1: | 6,224 |
Percentage1: | 57.0% |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 4 |
Seats2: | 1 |
Seats After2: | 5 |
Popular Vote2: | 3,905 |
Percentage2: | 35.7% |
Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 13 May 1954. 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 | | 6,224 (57.0%) | | 1.3 | 7 (87.5%) | | 1 | 27 (84.4%) | |
Labour Party | | 3,905 (35.7%) | | 8.6 | 1 (12.5%) | | 1 | 5 (15.6%) | |
Liberal Party | | 795 (7.3%) | | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | | |
Full council
Aldermen
Councillors
Ward results
Sale Moor
Notes and References
- Labour regain stronghold, checked at Sale Moor, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 21, 1954, p.8
- LABOUR CONTROLS STOCKPORT, The Manchester Guardian, May 14, 1954, p.4