1955 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
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8 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map of results of 1955 election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1955. 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]
Full council
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Conservative Party | 3,463 (53.0%) |  4.0 |
7 (87.5%) | 7 / 8 |
 1 |
27 (84.4%) | 27 / 32 | |||
| Labour Party | 3,071 (47.0%) | 12.3 |
1 (12.5%) | 1 / 8 |
1 |
5 (15.6%) | 5 / 32 | |||
| 5 | 27 |
Aldermen
| 8 |
Councillors
| 5 | 19 |
