Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1953. 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]
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8 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map of results of 1953 election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result edit
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Conservative Party | 4,868 (55.7%) |  0.1
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6 (75.0%) | 6 / 8
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28 (87.5%) | 28 / 32
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| Labour Party | 3,876 (44.3%) |  3.4
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2 (25.0%) | 2 / 8
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4 (12.5%) | 4 / 32
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Full council edit
| 4 | 28 |
Aldermen edit
| 8 |
Councillors edit
| 4 | 20 |
Ward results edit
Brooklands edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | E. A. Wright* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Mersey edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | R. G. Graham* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne's edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | E. W. Wilkins* | 1,427 | 73.3 | ||
| Labour | T. P. Logan | 520 | 26.7 | ||
| Majority | 907 | 46.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,947 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. John's edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | S. P. Harris* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Martin's edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | B. Flinter* | 1,323 | 68.4 | +6.5 | |
| Labour | A. Cunion | 611 | 31.6 | -6.5 | |
| Majority | 712 | 36.8 | +13.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,934 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Mary's edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | M. Dickinson* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | J. E. Dickens | 1,154 | 53.0 | -0.3 | |
| Conservative | F. Leigh | 1,025 | 47.0 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 129 | 6.0 | -0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,179 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Sale Moor edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | W. M. Phillips* | 1,591 | 59.3 | +9.0 | |
| Conservative | P. A. A. Pepper | 1,093 | 40.7 | -9.0 | |
| Majority | 498 | 18.6 | +18.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,684 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||