1950 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

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11 May 1950 (1950-05-11)

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8 of 32 seats
to Sale Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Party	Conservative	Labour
Last election	9 seats, 66.4%	0 seats, 24.3%
Seats before	30	2
Seats won	7	1
Seats after	30	2
Seat change
Popular vote	8,429	3,943
Percentage	65.4%	30.6%
Swing	1.0%	6.3%

Map of results of 1950 election

Leader of the Council before election

Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

Conservative

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 11 May 1950. 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.

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	8,429 (65.4%)	1.0	7 (87.5%)	7 / 8		30 (93.7%)	30 / 32
Labour Party	3,943 (30.6%)	6.3	1 (12.5%)	1 / 8		2 (6.3%)	2 / 32
Liberal Party	457 (3.5%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 32
Communist Party	54 (0.4%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 32

Full council

↓
2	30

Aldermen

↓
1	7

Councillors

↓
1	23

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. A. Wright*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mersey

Mersey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. G. Graham*	1,602	75.2	+8.6
	Labour	G. Wadsworth	529	24.8	−8.6
Majority			1,073	50.4	+17.2
Turnout			2,131
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. W. Wilkins*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S. P. Harris*	1,624	74.0
	Labour	T. Foster	570	26.0
Majority			1,054	48.0
Turnout			2,194
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Flinter*	1,444	72.2
	Labour	J. T. Hills	556	27.8
Majority			888	44.4
Turnout			2,000
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Dickinson	1,302	74.0	+3.4
	Liberal	B. T. Ames	457	26.0	N/A
Majority			845	48.0	+6.8
Turnout			1,759
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. L. Beeby*	1,213	57.7	+3.4
	Labour	G. A. O'Brien	834	39.7	−6.0
	Communist	B. H. Farnworth	54	2.6	N/A
Majority			379	18.0	+9.3
Turnout			2,101
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. M. Phillips	1,454	53.9	+6.5
	Conservative	S. Wheildon	1,244	46.1	−6.5
Majority			210	7.8
Turnout			2,698
	Labour hold		Swing

References

Sale now has four women borough councillors, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 19, 1950, p.8
CONSERVATIVE GAINS IN CHESHIRE, The Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p.8

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