1957 Sale Municipal Borough Council election explained
Election Name: | 1957 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1956 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1956 |
Next Election: | 1958 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 1958 |
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: | 25 |
Seats1: | 4 |
Seats After1: | 24 |
Popular Vote1: | 5,688 |
Percentage1: | 47.8% |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 5 |
Seats2: | 2 |
Seats After2: | 5 |
Popular Vote2: | 3,599 |
Percentage2: | 30.2% |
Party3: | Liberal Party (UK) |
Seats Before3: | 2 |
Seats3: | 2 |
Seats After3: | 3 |
Popular Vote3: | 2,613 |
Percentage3: | 22.0% |
Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1957. 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 | | 5,688 (47.8%) | | 0.4 | 4 (50.0%) | | 1 | 24 (75.0%) | |
Labour Party | | 3,599 (30.2%) | | 4.9 | 2 (25.0%) | | | 5 (15.6%) | |
Liberal Party | | 2,613 (22.0%) | | 7.6 | 2 (25.0%) | | 1 | 3 (9.4%) | | |
Full council
Aldermen
Councillors
Ward results
Sale Moor
Notes and References
- Tory gloom as North-West swings to left, Manchester Evening News, May 10, 1957, p.15
- News: 10 May 1957 . OTHER RESULTS FROM THE NORTH-WEST . live . 3 March 2024 . Manchester Guardian.