Election Name: | 1965 Hale Urban District Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1964 Hale Urban District Council election |
Previous Year: | 1964 |
Next Election: | 1966 Hale Urban District Council election |
Next Year: | 1966 |
Seats For Election: | 4 of 12 seats to Hale Urban District Council |
Majority Seats: | 6 |
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: | 8 |
Seats1: | 2 |
Seats After1: | 7 |
Popular Vote1: | 796 |
Percentage1: | 25.3% |
Party2: | Residents Association |
Seats Before2: | 2 |
Seats2: | 1 |
Seats After2: | 3 |
Popular Vote2: | 887 |
Percentage2: | 28.2% |
Party3: | Liberal Party (UK) |
Seats Before3: | 2 |
Seats3: | 1 |
Seats After3: | 2 |
Popular Vote3: | 1,108 |
Percentage3: | 35.1% |
Elections to Hale Council were held on Saturday, 15 May 1965. 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]
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 796 (25.3%) | 22.0 | 2 (50.0%) | 1 | 7 (58.3%) | |||||
Residents | 887 (28.2%) | 9.2 | 1 (25.0%) | 1 | 3 (25.0%) | |||||
Liberal Party | 1,108 (35.1%) | 12.6 | 1 (25.0%) | 2 (16.7%) | ||||||
Labour Party | 361 (11.5%) | 0.4 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
2 | 3 | 7 |