1947 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

1947 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

← 1946 1 November 1947 (1947-11-01) 1949 →
8 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Residents Last election 7 seats, 59.6% 1 seats, 22.1% 0 seats, 13.1% Seats before 21 6 4 Seats won 8 0 0 Seats after 24 5 2 Seat change 3 1 2 Popular vote 10,607 3,725 1,315 Percentage 66.6% 23.4% 8.3% Swing 7.0% 1.3% 4.8%   Fourth party   Party Independent Last election 0 seats, 0.0% Seats before 1 Seats won 0 Seats after 1 Seat change Popular vote 0 Percentage 0.0% Swing
Map of results of 1947 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election Conservative

Elections to Sale Council were held on Saturday, 1 November 1947. 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.^[1][2]