English local election
Elections to Sale Council were held on Monday, 2 November 1936. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. Independents retained overall control of the council.[1][2]
Election result
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council |
Independent | | 3,699 (56.8%) | | 1.0 | 15 (75.0%) | | 1 | 25 (78.1%) | |
Labour Party | | 1,980 (30.4%) | | 9.1 | 1 (12.5%) | | 1 | 4 (12.5%) | |
Chamber of Trade | | 0 (0.0%) | | 2.5 | 0 (0.0%) | | | 2 (6.2%) | |
Residents | | 830 (12.8%) | | N/A | 1 (12.5%) | | 1 | 1 (3.1%) | |
Full council
Aldermen
Councillors
Ward results
Central
Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | F. B. Taylor | 541 | 62.3 | |
| Independent | C. A. Ryder* | 328 | 37.7 | |
Majority | 213 | 24.5 | |
Turnout | 869 | | |
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | | |
East
East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | B. Flinter* | uncontested | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Mersey
Mersey Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | A. W. Turner* | 480 | 50.8 | |
| Labour | C. Mapp* | 464 | 49.2 | |
Majority | 16 | 1.6 | |
Turnout | 944 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
North
North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J. H. Wilson* | 651 | 58.6 | |
| Labour | H. C. Wade | 459 | 41.4 | |
Majority | 192 | 17.3 | |
Turnout | 1,110 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
St. Martin's
St. Martin's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | W. A. Costello | 829 | 65.2 | |
| Labour | E. H. Thomas | 442 | 34.8 | |
Majority | 387 | 30.4 | |
Turnout | 1,271 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
St. Mary's
St. Mary's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | H. B. Provis* | uncontested | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
South
South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Residents | L. W. Coxon | 830 | 64.5 | |
| Independent | E. N. Bowden* | 457 | 35.5 | |
Majority | 373 | 29.0 | |
Turnout | 1,287 | | |
| Residents gain from Independent | Swing | | |
West
West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | H. Townend* | 615 | 59.8 | |
| Independent | W. Birch | 413 | 40.2 | |
Majority | 202 | 19.6 | |
Turnout | 1,028 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ TWO COUNCILLORS UNSEATED, Sale & Stretford Guardian, November 6, 1936, p.7
- ^ "CHESHIRE", The Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1936, p.15