1966 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Local election in Cheshire, England 1966 Sale Municipal Borough Council election England parliamentary no 1965 Sale Municipal Borough Council election 1965 1966 05 12 y 1967 Sale Municipal Borough Council election 1967 9 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council 16 Sale 1966.png Map of results of 1966 election Leader of the Council Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 7 seats,43.6% 17 7 18 1 9,367 52.3% 8.7% Labour Party (UK) 3 seats,27.0% 7 2 8 1 4,024 22.5% 4.5% Liberal Party (UK) 0 seats,29.4% 8 1 6 2 4,516 25.2% 4.2% Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1966. 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.How the towns voted, Manchester Evening News, May 13, 1966, p.16LIBERALS LOSE 2 SEATS TO OPPONENTS, Sale & Stretford Guardian, May 19, 1966, p.13 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party9,367 (52.3%)52.3 Conservative Party (UK) 8.77 (77.8%)7 9 Conservative Party (UK) 118 (56.3%)18 32 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party4,024 (22.5%)22.5 Labour Party (UK) 4.52 (22.2%)2 9 Labour Party (UK) 1 8 (25.0%)8 32 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Party4,516 (25.2%)25.2 Liberal Party (UK) 4.2 1 (11.1%)1 9 Liberal Party (UK) 2 6 (18.8%)6 32 Liberal Party (UK) Full council + ↓ 8 6 18 Aldermen + ↓ 1 4 3 Councillors + ↓ 7 2 15 Ward results Brooklands Brooklands Liberal Party (UK) P. W. Croft* 882 50.6 +18.6 Conservative Party (UK) F. Hewitt 862 49.4 -10.6 20 1.2 1,744 Liberal Party (UK) Mersey Mersey Conservative Party (UK) R. P. Bannister* 875 47.6 -4.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Z. Keller 681 37.1 +7.1 Liberal Party (UK) J. E. Thorner 282 15.3 -2.4 194 10.5 -11.8 1,838 Conservative Party (UK) St. Anne's St. Anne's (2 vacancies) Conservative Party (UK) S. C. Swann 1,188 28.8 Conservative Party (UK) G. Thornton 1,151 28.0 Liberal Party (UK) E. M. Parker 903 21.9 Liberal Party (UK) J. B. Sullivan* 876 21.3 248 6.1 4,118 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. John's St. John's Conservative Party (UK) W. K. Tedham* 1,027 56.4 Liberal Party (UK) J. Cooper 794 43.6 233 12.8 1,821 Conservative Party (UK) St. Martin's St. Martin's Conservative Party (UK) R. L. Heath* 1,860 61.1 +12.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Wilkinson 1,182 38.9 +8.6 678 22.3 +4.4 3,042 Conservative Party (UK) St. Mary's St. Mary's Conservative Party (UK) G. Russell* 1,288 81.1 +22.2 Labour Party (UK) A. Mackie 301 18.9 +11.2 987 62.1 +36.6 1,589 Conservative Party (UK) St. Paul's St. Paul's Labour Party (UK) E. P. Mellor* 674 55.4 Conservative Party (UK) B. Oldfield 542 44.6 132 10.9 1,216 Labour Party (UK) Sale Moor Sale Moor Labour Party (UK) R. Harris 1,186 46.7 -5.9 Liberal Party (UK) V. A. M. Flynn* 779 30.7 -16.7 Conservative Party (UK) G. Yates 574 22.6 N/A 407 16.0 +10.8 2,539 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) References expanded Sale Category:Sale Council elections