1963 Sale Municipal Borough Council election explained
Election Name: | 1963 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1962 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1962 |
Next Election: | 1964 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 1964 |
Seats For Election: | 8 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 16 |
3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
Leader of the Council |
Before Party: | No overall control |
Posttitle: | Leader of the Council after election |
After Party: | No overall control |
Party1: | Liberal Party (UK) |
Seats Before1: | 12 |
Seats1: | 5 |
Seats After1: | 15 |
Popular Vote1: | 8,908 |
Percentage1: | 48.4% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 14 |
Seats2: | 2 |
Seats After2: | 12 |
Popular Vote2: | 5,968 |
Percentage2: | 32.4% |
Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before3: | 6 |
Seats3: | 1 |
Seats After3: | 5 |
Popular Vote3: | 3,547 |
Percentage3: | 19.3% |
Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1963. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control.[1] [2]
Election result
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council |
Liberal Party | | 8,908 (48.4%) | | 0.5 | 5 (62.5%) | | 3 | 15 (46.9%) | |
Conservative Party | | 5,968 (32.4%) | | 1.5 | 2 (25.0%) | | 2 | 12 (37.5%) | |
Labour Party | | 3,547 (19.3%) | | 1.1 | 1 (12.5%) | | 1 | 5 (15.6%) | | |
Full council
Aldermen
Councillors
Ward results
Sale Moor
By-elections between 1963 and 1964
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Notes and References
- Triumphant Labour tightens grip, Manchester Evening News, May 10, 1963, p.17
- CONSERVATIVES LOSE MAJORITY ON SALE COUNCIL, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 17, 1963, p.11
- Liberals gain seat at by-election, Manchester Evening News, August 9, 1963, p.5