1962 Hale Urban District Council election

1962 Hale Urban District Council election
4 of 12 seats ; to Hale Urban District Council; 6 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1962 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Conservative

Elections to Hale Council were held on Saturday, 12 May 1962. 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	3,161 (49.6%)	9.9	3 (75.0%)	3 / 4	8 (75.0%)	9 / 12
Liberal Party	3,210 (50.4%)	9.9	1 (25.0%)	1 / 4	3 (25.0%)	3 / 12

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. S. Hall	854	55.4	N/A
	Liberal	C. Corker	687	44.6	N/A
Majority			167	10.8	N/A
Turnout			1,541
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Wilkinson*	944	64.7	+4.4
	Conservative	B. S. Hall	516	35.3	−4.4
Majority			428	29.4	+8.8
Turnout			1,460
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. W. Gurney*	1,369	53.8	N/A
	Liberal	N. Oldfield	1,176	46.2	N/A
Majority			193	7.6	N/A
Turnout			2,545
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Bennett*	422	51.2	N/A
	Liberal	J. W. Priestner	403	48.8	N/A
Majority			19	2.4	N/A
Turnout			825
	Conservative hold		Swing

1962 Hale Urban District Council election

Ward results

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North

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West

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