1970 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Local election in Cheshire, England 1970 Sale Municipal Borough Council election England parliamentary no 1969 Sale Municipal Borough Council election 1969 1970 05 07 y 1971 Sale Municipal Borough Council election 1971 11 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council 16 Sale 1970.png Map of results of 1970 election Leader of the Council Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 7 seats,57.3% 27 5 22 5 9,972 48.9% 8.4% Labour Party (UK) 1 seats,11.6% 3 4 6 3 5,875 28.8% 17.2% Liberal Party (UK) 1 seats,30.5% 2 2 4 2 4,392 21.5% 9.0% Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1970. 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.Your town-by-town election service, Manchester Evening News, May 8, 1970, p.16Conservatives lose 5 seats, Sale Guardian, May 14, 1970, p.1 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party9,972 (48.9%)48.9 Conservative Party (UK) 8.45 (45.5%)5 11 Conservative Party (UK) 522 (68.8%)22 32 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party5,875 (28.8%)28.8 Labour Party (UK) 17.24 (36.4%)4 11 Labour Party (UK) 3 6 (18.8%)6 32 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Party4,392 (21.5%)21.5 Liberal Party (UK) 9.0 2 (18.2%)2 11 Liberal Party (UK) 2 4 (12.5%)4 32 Liberal Party (UK)Communist Party161 (0.8%)0.8 Communist Party of Britain 0.20 (0.0%)0 11 Communist Party of Britain 0 (0.0%)0 32 Communist Party of Britain Full council + ↓ 6 4 22 Aldermen + ↓ 1 1 6 Councillors + ↓ 5 3 16 Ward results Brooklands Brooklands Liberal Party (UK) M. Horlock 998 51.2 -3.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. J. Shepherd 951 48.8 +3.7 47 2.4 -7.4 1,949 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Mersey Mersey (3 vacancies) Conservative Party (UK) J. L. Ferguson* 948 52.4 -7.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. M. Parkins 895 49.5 -10.7 Conservative Party (UK) I. H. Hurst 877 48.5 -11.7 Liberal Party (UK) C. S. Fink 680 37.6 -2.2 Liberal Party (UK) R. L. Dallow 565 31.2 -8.6 Liberal Party (UK) A. Howarth 530 29.3 -10.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Z. Keller 328 18.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) E. McPherson 302 16.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) T. Palmer 290 16.0 N/A 197 10.9 -9.5 1,809 48.2 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Anne's St. Anne's Liberal Party (UK) W. J. Golding 990 50.3 Conservative Party (UK) L. C. Finch* 980 49.7 10 0.6 1,970 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. John's St. John's Conservative Party (UK) A. S. Long 1,183 55.5 -7.9 Liberal Party (UK) J. D. Moss 629 29.5 -7.1 Labour Party (UK) R. Lee 320 15.0 N/A 554 26.0 -0.7 2,132 Conservative Party (UK) St. Martin's St. Martin's Labour Party (UK) W. Munro 1,611 52.2 +19.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Lewis* 1,478 47.8 -19.1 133 4.4 3,089 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Mary's St. Mary's Conservative Party (UK) H. Jackson* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) St. Paul's Labour Party (UK) J. Aston 760 51.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) G. A. Banner* 710 48.3 N/A 50 3.4 1,470 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sale Moor Sale Moor (2 vacancies) Labour Party (UK) R. Mee* 1,211 27.7 Labour Party (UK) B. Brotherton 1,053 24.1 Conservative Party (UK) M. Sanders 977 22.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Woodward 973 22.2 Communist Party of Britain A. Burrage 161 3.7 76 1.7 4,375 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) By-elections between 1970 and 1971 St. Paul's By-election 17 September 1970 Labour Party (UK) K. Walton 516 43.5 -8.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Plumbley 462 39.0 -9.3 Liberal Party (UK) C. S. Fink 280 23.6 N/A 54 4.6 +1.2 1,186 Labour Party (UK) Union man keeps seat for Labour, Sale Guardian, September 24, 1970, p.1 References expanded Category:1970 English local elections Category:Sale Council elections