1949 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

1949 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
9 of 32 seats ; to Sale Municipal Borough Council; 16 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1949 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Conservative

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1949. 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]

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Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	10,663 (66.4%)	0.2	9 (100.0%)	9 / 9	3	30 (93.7%)	30 / 32
Labour Party	3,901 (24.3%)	0.9	0 (0.0%)	0 / 9	1	2 (6.3%)	2 / 32
Residents	898 (5.6%)	2.7	0 (0.0%)	0 / 9	1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 32
Independent Conservative	589 (3.7%)	3.7	0 (0.0%)	0 / 9	1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 32

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. G. Goodliffe	1,539	63.2
	Residents	W. Hanley*	898	36.8
Majority			641	26.3
Turnout			2,437
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. H. Cunliffe*	1,470	66.6	−6.0
	Labour	S. Orme	737	33.4	+6.0
Majority			733	33.2	−12.0
Turnout			2,207
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	T. F. Hampson*	1,813	42.7
	Conservative	E. W. Wilkins	1,667	39.3
	Labour	C. B. Bloor	759	17.9
Majority			908	21.4
Turnout			4,239
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. B. Taylor*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

1949 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Full council

Aldermen

Councillors

Ward results

Brooklands

Mersey

St. Anne's

St. John's

St. Martin's

St. Mary's

St. Paul's

Sale Moor

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. A. Costello*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Cave	1,419	70.6	−1.8
	Ind. Conservative	E. Lee*	589	29.3	N/A
Majority			830	41.2	−3.6
Turnout			2,008
	Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. M. Wellbeloved*	1,315	54.3	−1.5
	Labour	C. Mapp	1,105	45.7	+1.5
Majority			210	8.7	−3.0
Turnout			2,420
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Brindley	1,440	52.6	−4.6
	Labour	W. M. Phillips*	1,300	47.4	+14.3
Majority			140	5.1	−19.0
Turnout			2,740
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

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