1945 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

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9 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Independent Seats before 11 4 12 Seats won 4 3 1 Seats after 13 7 7 Seat change 2 3 5 Popular vote 6,228 5,927 3,544 Percentage 31.3% 29.8% 17.8%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Residents Chamber of Trade Seats before 4 1 Seats won 1 0 Seats after 4 1 Seat change Popular vote 3,617 0 Percentage 18.2% 0.0%
Map of results of 1945 election
Leader of the Council before election No overall control Leader of the Council after election No overall control

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1945. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control. ^{[1] [2]} These were the first local elections held in Sale since the outbreak of the Second World War.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		6,228 (31.3%)			4 (44.4%)	4 / 9	2	13 (40.6%)	13 / 32
Labour Party		5,927 (29.8%)			3 (33.3%)	3 / 9	3	7 (21.9%)	7 / 32
Independent		3,544 (17.8%)			1 (11.1%)	1 / 9	5	7 (21.9%)	7 / 32
Residents		3,617 (18.2%)			1 (11.1%)	1 / 9		4 (12.5%)	4 / 32
Chamber of Trade		0 (0.0%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 9		1 (3.1%)	1 / 32
Communist Party		598 (3.0%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 9		0 (0.0%)	0 / 32

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

References