1963 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Local election in Cheshire, England 1963 Sale Municipal Borough Council election England parliamentary no 1962 Sale Municipal Borough Council election 1962 1963 05 09 y 1964 Sale Municipal Borough Council election 1964 8 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council 16 Sale 1963.png Map of results of 1963 election Leader of the Council No overall control Leader of the Council after election No overall control Liberal Party (UK) 7 seats,47.9% 12 5 15 3 8,908 48.4% 0.5% Conservative Party (UK) 1 seats,33.9% 14 2 12 2 5,968 32.4% 1.5% Labour Party (UK) 1 seats,18.2% 6 1 5 1 3,547 19.3% 1.1% Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1963. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control.Triumphant Labour tightens grip, Manchester Evening News, May 10, 1963, p.17CONSERVATIVES LOSE MAJORITY ON SALE COUNCIL, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 17, 1963, p.11 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLiberal Party8,908 (48.4%)48.4 Liberal Party (UK) 0.5 5 (62.5%)5 8 Liberal Party (UK) 3 15 (46.9%)15 32 Liberal Party (UK)Conservative Party5,968 (32.4%)32.4 Conservative Party (UK) 1.52 (25.0%)2 8 Conservative Party (UK) 212 (37.5%)12 32 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party3,547 (19.3%)19.3 Labour Party (UK) 1.11 (12.5%)1 8 Labour Party (UK) 1 5 (15.6%)5 32 Labour Party (UK) Full council + ↓ 5 15 12 Aldermen + ↓ 1 7 Councillors + ↓ 4 15 5 Ward results Brooklands Brooklands Liberal Party (UK) P. W. Croft 1,087 52.7 -3.1 Conservative Party (UK) L. M. Angus-Butterworth 974 47.3 +3.1 113 5.4 -6.2 2,061 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Mersey Mersey Liberal Party (UK) C. S. Fink* 986 57.9 +13.2 Conservative Party (UK) R. Procter 716 42.1 +3.6 270 16.8 +9.6 1,702 Liberal Party (UK) St. Anne's St. Anne's Liberal Party (UK) J. B. Sullivan* 1,289 58.1 Conservative Party (UK) F. S. Laughton 929 41.9 360 16.2 2,218 Liberal Party (UK) St. John's St. John's Liberal Party (UK) H. K. Smith 1,212 56.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R. G. Houlgate 821 38.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. L. Merrick 107 5.0 N/A 391 18.3 2,140 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Martin's St. Martin's Conservative Party (UK) R. S. Heath* 1,489 38.9 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) R. Mee 1,168 30.6 +1.3 Liberal Party (UK) R. Stockton 1,166 30.5 -6.4 321 8.3 3,823 Conservative Party (UK) St. Mary's St. Mary's Conservative Party (UK) G. Russell* 1,039 49.2 +6.2 Liberal Party (UK) E. Hodkinson 836 39.6 -17.4 Labour Party (UK) A. Mackie 238 11.2 N/A 203 9.6 2,113 Conservative Party (UK) St. Paul's St. Paul's Labour Party (UK) E. P. Mellor* 850 55.4 +18.0 Liberal Party (UK) J. Cooper 685 44.6 +12.7 165 10.8 +5.3 1,535 Labour Party (UK) Sale Moor Sale Moor Liberal Party (UK) V. A. M. Flynn 1,647 58.2 +14.5 Labour Party (UK) K. Walton 1,184 41.8 +0.5 463 16.4 +14.0 2,831 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) By-elections between 1963 and 1964 St. John's By-election 8 August 1963 Liberal Party (UK) J. Cooper 773 50.3 -6.3 Conservative Party (UK) P. A. A. Pepper 582 37.9 -0.5 Labour Party (UK) A. L. Merrick 182 11.8 +6.8 191 12.4 -5.9 1,537 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberals gain seat at by-election, Manchester Evening News, August 9, 1963, p.5 References expanded Category:1963 English local elections Category:Sale Council elections