1972 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Local election in Cheshire, England 1972 Sale Municipal Borough Council election England parliamentary no 1971 Sale Municipal Borough Council election 1971 1972 05 04 y 1973 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election 1973 Trafford 8 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council 16 Sale 1972.png Map of results of 1972 election Leader of the Council Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 3 seats,45.8% 18 4 16 2 8,647 48.8% 3.0% Labour Party (UK) 3 seats,27.9% 9 2 10 1 4,896 27.6% 0.3% Liberal Party (UK) 2 seats,25.0% 5 2 6 1 4,013 22.6% 2.4% Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1972. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a two-year term of office. These were the final elections held in Sale before it became part of Trafford. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.Town by town election service, Manchester Evening News, May 5, 1972, p.16Majority drops as Tories lose two seats, Sale Guardian, May 11, 1972, p.1 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party8,647 (48.8%)48.8 Conservative Party (UK) 3.04 (50.0%)4 8 Conservative Party (UK) 216 (50.0%)16 32 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party4,896 (27.6%)27.6 Labour Party (UK) 0.32 (25.0%)2 8 Labour Party (UK) 1 10 (31.3%)10 32 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Party4,013 (22.6%)22.6 Liberal Party (UK) 2.4 2 (25.0%)2 8 Liberal Party (UK) 1 6 (18.8%)6 32 Liberal Party (UK)Communist Party166 (0.9%)0.9 Communist Party of Britain 0.20 (0.0%)0 8 Communist Party of Britain 0 (0.0%)0 32 Communist Party of Britain Full council + ↓ 10 6 16 Aldermen + ↓ 2 6 Councillors + ↓ 8 6 10 Ward results Brooklands Brooklands Conservative Party (UK) J. G. Blakeway 1,068 48.3 +4.7 Liberal Party (UK) S. Evans 876 39.7 -5.0 Labour Party (UK) P. Ashbourn 265 12.0 +0.3 192 8.6 2,209 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Mersey Mersey Liberal Party (UK) K. F. Humber 1,037 55.8 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. M. Parkins* 743 40.0 -3.0 Communist Party of Britain B. Panter 78 4.2 N/A 294 15.8 +1.8 1,858 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Anne's St. Anne's Liberal Party (UK) J. Phillipson 997 39.2 +3.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. E. Peet* 993 39.0 -1.7 Labour Party (UK) M. Rose 555 21.8 -1.5 4 0.2 2,545 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. John's St. John's Conservative Party (UK) W. K. Tedham* 1,014 53.4 -6.0 Liberal Party (UK) A. G. Priestner 885 46.6 +6.0 129 6.8 -12.0 1899 Conservative Party (UK) St. Martin's St. Martin's Conservative Party (UK) S. G. Brownhill* 1,794 54.7 +7.5 Labour Party (UK) G. Naggs 1,488 45.3 -7.5 306 9.4 3,282 Conservative Party (UK) St. Mary's St. Mary's Conservative Party (UK) I. Hurst 1,430 83.3 +17.2 Labour Party (UK) E. Wollaston 287 16.7 N/A 1,143 66.6 +34.8 1,717 Conservative Party (UK) St. Paul's St. Paul's Labour Party (UK) K. Walton* 745 52.0 -6.0 Conservative Party (UK) S. A. Elder 470 32.8 -0.5 Liberal Party (UK) J. Keohane 218 15.2 N/A 275 19.2 -5.2 1,433 Labour Party (UK) Sale Moor Sale Moor Labour Party (UK) E. McPherson 1,556 56.0 -3.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Hammond 1,135 40.8 +5.1 Communist Party of Britain A. Burrage 88 3.2 -1.3 421 15.2 -8.9 2,779 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Category:1972 English local elections Category:Sale Council elections