1968 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Local election in Cheshire, England 1968 Sale Municipal Borough Council election England parliamentary no 1967 Sale Municipal Borough Council election 1967 1968 05 09 y 1969 Sale Municipal Borough Council election 1969 9 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council 16 Sale 1968.png Map of results of 1968 election Leader of the Council Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 7 seats,58.0% 21 9 24 3 10,132 55.1% 2.9% Liberal Party (UK) 0 seats,14.6% 5 0 5 3,983 21.7% 7.1% Labour Party (UK) 1 seats,22.2% 6 0 3 3 3,529 19.2% 3.0% Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1968. 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.Town by town poll results, Manchester Evening News, May 10, 1968, p.18100% ELECTION SUCCESS FOR TORIES, Sale Guardian, May 16, 1968, p.12 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party10,132 (55.1%)55.1 Conservative Party (UK) 2.99 (100.0%)9 9 Conservative Party (UK) 324 (75.0%)24 32 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party3,983 (21.7%)21.7 Liberal Party (UK) 7.1 0 (0.0%)0 9 Liberal Party (UK) 5 (15.6%)5 32 Liberal Party (UK)Labour Party3,529 (19.2%)19.2 Labour Party (UK) 3.00 (0.0%)0 9 Labour Party (UK) 3 3 (9.4%)3 32 Labour Party (UK)Independent530 (2.9%)2.9 Independent (politician) 1.40 (0.0%)0 9 Independent (politician) 0 (0.0%)0 32 Independent (politician)Communist Party212 (1.2%)1.2 Communist Party of Britain 0.40 (0.0%)0 9 Communist Party of Britain 0 (0.0%)0 32 Communist Party of Britain Full council + ↓ 3 5 24 Aldermen + ↓ 1 4 3 Councillors + ↓ 2 1 21 Ward results Brooklands Brooklands Conservative Party (UK) J. G. Blakeway 1,158 64.7 -0.3 Liberal Party (UK) W. J. Golding 633 35.3 +0.3 525 29.4 -0.6 1,791 Conservative Party (UK) Mersey Mersey Conservative Party (UK) V. S. Webb* 877 60.4 +6.0 Liberal Party (UK) J. B. Sullivan 575 39.6 +23.9 302 20.8 -3.7 1,452 Conservative Party (UK) St. Anne's St. Anne's Conservative Party (UK) F. S. Laughton* 1,248 58.6 -10.3 Liberal Party (UK) A. Ashcroft 880 41.4 N/A 368 17.2 -20.6 2,128 Conservative Party (UK) St. John's St. John's Conservative Party (UK) K. Orton* 1,325 68.2 +9.4 Liberal Party (UK) E. H. Faulkner 619 31.8 -9.4 706 36.4 +18.8 1,944 Conservative Party (UK) St. Martin's St. Martin's Conservative Party (UK) P. A. G. Morgan Evans 1,730 54.7 -3.8 Labour Party (UK) W. Munro 1,432 45.3 +3.8 298 9.4 -7.6 3,162 Conservative Party (UK) St. Mary's St. Mary's Conservative Party (UK) J. Pollard* 1,160 68.6 -9.3 Independent (politician) M. Brown 530 31.4 +20.2 630 37.2 -29.5 1,690 Conservative Party (UK) St. Paul's St. Paul's Conservative Party (UK) H. Rigby 707 56.3 +1.6 Labour Party (UK) T. A. Winnington* 549 43.7 -1.6 158 12.6 +3.3 1,256 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Sale Moor Sale Moor (2 vacancies) Conservative Party (UK) A. E. Thompson 981 19.8 Conservative Party (UK) M. A. Hood 946 19.1 Labour Party (UK) G. Ewing* 795 16.0 Labour Party (UK) A. Z. Keller 753 15.2 Liberal Party (UK) V. A. M. Flynn 638 12.9 Liberal Party (UK) A. Roberts 638 12.9 Communist Party of Britain A. Burrage 118 2.4 Communist Party of Britain B. Panter 94 1.9 151 3.1 4,963 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References expanded Sale Category:Sale Council elections