1946 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

1946 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
8 of 32 seats ; to Sale Municipal Borough Council; 16 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1946 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; No overall control	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Conservative

Elections to Sale Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1946. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council.^[1]^[2]

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	9,978 (59.6%)	28.3	7 (87.5%)	7 / 8	5	20 (62.5%)	20 / 32
Labour Party	3,693 (22.1%)	7.7	1 (12.5%)	1 / 8		6 (18.8%)	6 / 32
Residents	2,194 (13.1%)	5.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8	1	4 (12.5%)	4 / 32
Independent	0 (0.0%)	17.8	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8	3	2 (6.3%)	2 / 32
Liberal Party	509 (3.0%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 32
Communist Party	368 (2.2%)	0.8	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8		0 (0.0%)	0 / 32

Full council

↓
6	4	2	20

Aldermen

↓
2	6

Councillors

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4	4	2	14

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. A. Wright	1,317	61.4	+16.2
	Residents	J. Kershaw	827	38.6	+1.2
Majority			490	22.8	+15.1
Turnout			2,144
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Mersey

Mersey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. G. Graham	1,605	64.8	+16.8
	Labour	C. Mapp*	872	35.2	-0.2
Majority			733	29.6
Turnout			2,477
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. D. Gee*	1,547	67.1	N/A
	Labour	J. L. Henderson	757	32.9	-5.4
Majority			790	34.3
Turnout			2,304
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Rowles*	1,592	88.3	+16.2
	Communist	R. F. A. Nettleton	210	11.7	-16.2
Majority			1,382	76.7	+32.6
Turnout			1,802
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Flinter	1,060	49.6	+6.8
	Residents	W. B. Percival*	618	28.9	-1.3
	Labour	E. H. Dorber	457	21.4	-5.3
Majority			442	20.7	+8.1
Turnout			2,077
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. D. C. Craven	995	57.1	+29.9
	Residents	J. M. Rome	749	42.9	-4.3
Majority			246	14.1
Turnout			1,744
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. L. Beeby	1,198	53.9	N/A
	Labour	H. Dean	868	39.0	-26.4
	Communist	J. H. Dodd	158	7.1	N/A
Majority			330	14.8
Turnout			2,224
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. A. Winnington	739	38.7	-17.5
	Conservative	A. E. Smith	664	34.7	N/A
	Liberal	S. G. Ford	509	26.6	N/A
Majority			75	4.0	-8.4
Turnout			1,912
	Labour gain from Chamber of Trade		Swing

References

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