1955 Sale Municipal Borough Council election explained
Election Name: | 1955 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1954 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1954 |
Next Election: | 1956 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 1956 |
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: | 26 |
Seats1: | 7 |
Seats After1: | 27 |
Popular Vote1: | 3,463 |
Percentage1: | 53.0% |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 6 |
Seats2: | 1 |
Seats After2: | 5 |
Popular Vote2: | 3,071 |
Percentage2: | 47.0% |
Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1955. 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 | | 3,463 (53.0%) | | 4.0 | 7 (87.5%) | | 1 | 27 (84.4%) | |
Labour Party | | 3,071 (47.0%) | | 12.3 | 1 (12.5%) | | 1 | 5 (15.6%) | | |
Full council
Aldermen
Councillors
Ward results
Sale Moor
By-elections between 1955 and 1956
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Notes and References
- TORIES REGAIN FOOTHOLD IN ST. PAUL'S WARD, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 21, 1954, p.8
- LIBERAL GAINS AT WALLASEY, The Manchester Guardian, May 13, 1955, p.4
- LIBERAL GAIN AT SALE, Manchester Guardian, March 9, 1956, p.16