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1935 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

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English local election
1935 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
1 November 1935 (1935-11-01) 1936 →
24 of 32 seats
to Sale Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Independent Conservative Labour
Seats won 15 5 3
Seats after 20 7 4
Popular vote 11,432 4,196 4,359
Percentage 55.8% 20.5% 21.3%
  Fourth party
 
Party Chamber of Trade
Seats won 1
Seats after 1
Popular vote 504
Percentage 2.5%
Map of results of 1935 election
Leader of the Council after election


Independent

The first elections to Sale Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1935. This was a new council to replace Sale Urban District Council. This election would create the entire 32-member council (three councillors to each ward and eight aldermen). Independents won overall control of the council.

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Independent 11,432 (55.8%) 15 (62.5%) 15 / 24 20 (62.5%) 20 / 32
Conservative Party 4,196 (20.5%) 5 (20.8%) 5 / 24 7 (21.9%) 7 / 32
Labour Party 4,359 (21.3%) 3 (12.5%) 3 / 24 4 (12.5%) 4 / 32
Chamber of Trade 504 (2.5%) 1 (4.2%) 1 / 24 1 (3.1%) 1 / 32

Full council

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4 20 1 7

Aldermen

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1 5 2

Councillors

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3 15 1 5

Ward results

Central

Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Paley Parrish* 714 28.8
Chamber of Trade M. F. Ratcliffe 504 20.3
Independent C. A. Ryder* 455 18.4
Independent A. E. Taylor* 451 18.2
Independent J. G. McBeath 355 14.3
Majority 4 0.2
Turnout 2,479
Independent win (new seat)
Chamber of Trade win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

East

East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. Howe* uncontested
Independent R. B. Pettener* uncontested
Independent W. Proctor Smith* uncontested
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Mersey

Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M. G. Bird 614 20.7
Independent R. P. Bannister 546 18.4
Independent A. W. Turner 483 16.3
Labour J. W. Thomas* 457 15.4
Labour C. Mapp* 445 15.0
Labour E. H. Thomas 423 14.3
Majority 26 0.9
Turnout 2,968
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

North

North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. W. Slate* 614 20.3
Conservative G. F. Gordon* 574 19.0
Conservative J. H. Wilson* 523 17.3
Independent F. D. Gee 485 16.0
Labour H. C. Wade 459 15.2
Independent E. S. Griffis 373 12.3
Majority 38 1.3
Turnout 3,028
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent E. D. Phillips* 843 29.4
Independent T. Parker* 821 28.6
Independent S. Read* 699 24.4
Labour R. G. Thomas 504 17.6
Majority 195 6.8
Turnout 2,867
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M. M. Newton* 545 20.9
Independent F. J. Atkinson* 537 20.6
Independent H. B. Provis 522 20.1
Independent G. Gibbon 507 19.5
Independent A. Gilbert 493 18.9
Majority 15 0.6
Turnout 2,604
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

South

South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. W. Mawer* 1,095 27.9
Conservative W. H. Wright* 1,091 27.8
Conservative E. N. Bowden* 913 23.2
Independent P. N. Clough 830 21.1
Majority 83 2.1
Turnout 3,929
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

West

West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Plant* 774 28.5
Labour A. E. Thomson* 705 26.0
Labour H. Townend* 692 25.5
Independent B. Flinter 545 20.1
Majority 147 5.4
Turnout 2,716
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Aldermanic election

Aldermanic elections took place at the council's inaugural meeting on 9 November 1935, all seven of the borough's aldermen were up for election by the council.

Sale Municipal Borough Aldermanic election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent F. J. Atkinson* uncontested
Conservative G. F. Gordon* uncontested
Independent T. Howe* uncontested
Independent J. Paley Parrish* uncontested
Independent R. B. Pettener* uncontested
Labour W. Plant* uncontested
Independent J. W. Slate* uncontested
Conservative W. H. Wright* uncontested
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

By-elections between 1935 and 1936

By-elections were held on 7 December 1935 to fill the vacancies created by the Aldermanic election.

Central By-election 7 December 1935
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. E. Taylor uncontested
Independent hold Swing
East By-election 7 December 1935 (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Chamber of Trade J. E. Hilton 550 40.1 N/A
Independent B. Flinter 422 30.8 N/A
Independent B. J. Presland 399 29.1 N/A
Majority 23 1.7
Turnout 1,371
Chamber of Trade gain from Independent Swing
Independent hold Swing
North By-election 7 December 1935 (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent F. H. Highley 669 39.8
Independent F. D. Gee 581 34.5
Labour H. C. Wade 432 25.7
Majority 149 8.9
Turnout 1,682
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
St. Mary's By-election 7 December 1935
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. R. Hulme 453 37.4 N/A
Independent G. Gibbon 391 32.3
Independent A. Gilbert 366 30.2
Majority 62 5.1
Turnout 1,210
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
South By-election 7 December 1935
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent P. N. Clough 563 41.6
Conservative A. Davies 443 32.7
Independent W. Mortimore 348 25.7
Majority 120 8.9
Turnout 1,354
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
West By-election 7 December 1935
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Dickens 529 54.3
Independent W. Birch 446 45.7
Majority 83 8.5
Turnout 975
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. SALE'S FIRST BOROUGH COUNCIL, Sale & Stretford Guardian, November 8, 1935, p.7
  2. "CHESHIRE", The Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1935, p.9
  3. MAYOR-MAKING AT SALE, Sale & Stretford Guardian, November 15, 1935, p.7
  4. SALE BY-ELECTIONS, Sale & Stretford Guardian, December 13, 1935, p.11
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