1964 Sale Municipal Borough Council election explained
Election Name: | 1964 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1963 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1963 |
Next Election: | 1965 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 1965 |
Seats For Election: | 8 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 16 |
3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
Leader of the Council |
Before Party: | Liberal Party (UK) |
Posttitle: | Leader of the Council after election |
After Party: | No overall control |
Party1: | Liberal Party (UK) |
Seats Before1: | 16 |
Seats1: | 1 |
Seats After1: | 13 |
Popular Vote1: | 5,789 |
Percentage1: | 42.4% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 11 |
Seats2: | 4 |
Seats After2: | 13 |
Popular Vote2: | 4,659 |
Percentage2: | 34.1% |
Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before3: | 5 |
Seats3: | 3 |
Seats After3: | 6 |
Popular Vote3: | 2,888 |
Percentage3: | 21.2% |
Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1964. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Liberal Party lost overall control of the council.[1] [2]
Election result
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council |
Liberal Party | | 5,789 (42.4%) | | 6.0 | 1 (12.5%) | | 3 | 13 (40.6%) | |
Conservative Party | | 4,659 (34.1%) | | 1.7 | 4 (50.0%) | | 2 | 13 (40.6%) | |
Labour Party | | 2,888 (21.2%) | | 1.9 | 3 (37.5%) | | 1 | 6 (18.8%) | |
Independent | | 313 (2.3%) | | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | | |
Full council
Aldermen
Councillors
Ward results
Sale Moor
Aldermanic election
Aldermanic elections took place at the first council meeting on 19 May 1964, four of the borough's aldermen were up for election by the council.[3]
By-elections between 1964 and 1965
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Notes and References
- How the towns voted, Manchester Evening News, May 8, 1964, p.13
- ALDERMANIC ELECTIONS WILL DECIDE CONTROL, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 15, 1964, p.13
- 89 YEARS COUNCIL SERVICE IS ENDED IN 10 MINUTES, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 22, 1964, p.11
- LIBERALS LOSE 3 SEATS, JUST HOLD A FOURTH, Sale & Stretford Guardian, June 26, 1964, p.11