1955 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1955. 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.

1955 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

12 May 1955 (1955-05-12)
8 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Last election 7 seats, 57.0% 1 seats, 35.7% Seats before 26 6 Seats won 7 1 Seats after 27 5 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 3,463 3,071 Percentage 53.0% 47.0% Swing 4.0% 12.3%
Map of results of 1955 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election Conservative

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		3,463 (53.0%)		4.0	7 (87.5%)	7 / 8	1	27 (84.4%)	27 / 32
Labour Party		3,071 (47.0%)		12.3	1 (12.5%)	1 / 8	1	5 (15.6%)	5 / 32

Full council

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5

27

Aldermen

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8

Councillors

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5

19

Ward results

Brooklands

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. G. Goodliffe*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mersey

Mersey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. H. Cunliffe*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. C. James*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. G. Taylor*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. M. Willan*	1,293	58.0	-1.8
	Labour	W. Munro	938	42.0	+1.8
Majority			355	16.0	-3.6
Turnout			2,231
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Cave*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Leigh	1,043	53.4	+6.6
	Labour	T. A. Winnington*	911	46.6	-6.6
Majority			132	6.8
Turnout			1,954
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Conway*	1,222	52.0	+5.5
	Conservative	P. T. Byland	1,127	48.0	-5.5
Majority			95	4.0
Turnout			2,349
	Labour hold		Swing

By-elections between 1955 and 1956

Mersey By-election 8 March 1956

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	L. Stockdale	810	60.0
	Conservative	D. Young	541	40.0
Majority			269	20.0
Turnout			1,351
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing