1967 Sale Municipal Borough Council election explained
Election Name: | 1967 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1966 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1966 |
Next Election: | 1968 Sale Municipal Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 1968 |
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: | 18 |
Seats1: | 7 |
Seats After1: | 21 |
Popular Vote1: | 8,034 |
Percentage1: | 58.0% |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 8 |
Seats2: | 1 |
Seats After2: | 6 |
Popular Vote2: | 3,081 |
Percentage2: | 22.2% |
Party3: | Liberal Party (UK) |
Seats Before3: | 6 |
Seats3: | 0 |
Seats After3: | 5 |
Popular Vote3: | 2,020 |
Percentage3: | 14.6% |
Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 11 May 1967. 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 | | 8,034 (58.0%) | | 5.7 | 7 (87.5%) | | 3 | 21 (65.6%) | |
Labour Party | | 3,081 (22.2%) | | 0.3 | 1 (12.5%) | | 2 | 6 (18.8%) | |
Liberal Party | | 2,020 (14.6%) | | 10.6 | 0 (0.0%) | | 1 | 5 (15.6%) | |
Independent | | 599 (4.3%) | | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | |
Communist Party | | 115 (0.8%) | | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | | |
Full council
Aldermen
Councillors
Ward results
Sale Moor
Notes and References
- How N-W voted at a glance, Manchester Evening News, May 12, 1967, p.16
- THUNDEROUS VICTORY FOR TORIES, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 18, 1967, p.12