1971 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Local election in Cheshire, England 1971 Sale Municipal Borough Council election England parliamentary no 1970 Sale Municipal Borough Council election 1970 1971 05 13 y 1972 Sale Municipal Borough Council election 1972 8 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council 16 Sale 1971.png Map of results of 1971 election Leader of the Council Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 5 seats,48.9% 22 3 18 4 8,095 45.8% 3.1% Labour Party (UK) 4 seats,28.8% 7 3 9 2 4,923 27.9% 0.9% Liberal Party (UK) 2 seats,21.5% 3 2 5 2 4,412 25.0% 3.5% Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 13 May 1971. 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 election service, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1971, p.16Beating by Labour and Liberals, Sale Guardian, May 20, 1971, p.1 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party8,095 (45.8%)45.8 Conservative Party (UK) 3.13 (37.5%)3 8 Conservative Party (UK) 418 (56.3%)18 32 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party4,923 (27.9%)27.9 Labour Party (UK) 0.93 (37.5%)3 8 Labour Party (UK) 2 9 (28.1%)9 32 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Party4,412 (25.0%)25.0 Liberal Party (UK) 3.5 2 (25.0%)2 8 Liberal Party (UK) 2 5 (15.6%)5 32 Liberal Party (UK)Independent124 (0.7%)0.7 Independent (politician) N/A0 (0.0%)0 8 Independent (politician) N/A0 (0.0%)0 32 Independent (politician)Communist Party116 (0.7%)0.7 Communist Party of Britain 0.10 (0.0%)0 8 Communist Party of Britain 0 (0.0%)0 32 Communist Party of Britain Full council + ↓ 9 5 18 Aldermen + ↓ 2 6 Councillors + ↓ 7 5 12 Ward results Brooklands Brooklands Liberal Party (UK) C. S. Fink 970 44.7 -6.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. G. Blakeway* 948 43.6 -5.2 Labour Party (UK) E. McPherson 253 11.7 N/A 22 1.1 -1.3 2,171 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Mersey Mersey Liberal Party (UK) B. Clancy 1,056 57.0 Conservative Party (UK) I. H. Hurst* 797 43.0 259 14.0 1,853 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Anne's St. Anne's Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Harvey* 1,107 40.7 -9.0 Liberal Party (UK) H. A. Brown 977 36.0 -14.3 Labour Party (UK) M. Rose 633 23.3 N/A 130 4.7 2,717 Conservative Party (UK) St. John's St. John's Conservative Party (UK) K. Orton* 1,152 59.4 +3.9 Liberal Party (UK) G. C. Pearson 786 40.6 +11.1 366 18.8 -8.2 1,938 Conservative Party (UK) St. Martin's St. Martin's Labour Party (UK) A. Z. Keller 1,670 52.8 +0.6 Conservative Party (UK) A. J. Skinner 1,495 47.2 -0.2 175 5.6 +1.2 3,165 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Mary's St. Mary's Conservative Party (UK) B. Gallimore 1,202 65.9 N/A Liberal Party (UK) H. German 623 34.1 N/A 579 31.8 1,825 Conservative Party (UK) St. Paul's St. Paul's Labour Party (UK) P. Castle 823 58.0 +6.3 Conservative Party (UK) S. Ritchie* 473 33.3 -15.0 Independent (politician) W. J. Sheedy 124 8.7 N/A 350 24.7 +21.3 1,420 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sale Moor Sale Moor Labour Party (UK) B. Brotherton* 1,544 59.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Hammond 921 35.7 Communist Party of Britain A. Burrage 116 4.5 623 24.1 2,581 Labour Party (UK) References expanded Sale Category:Sale Council elections