Local election in Cheshire, England
Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1972. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a two-year term of office. These were the final elections held in Sale before it became part of Trafford. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[1][2]
Election result
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council |
Conservative Party | | 8,647 (48.8%) | | 3.0 | 4 (50.0%) | | 2 | 16 (50.0%) | |
Labour Party | | 4,896 (27.6%) | | 0.3 | 2 (25.0%) | | 1 | 10 (31.3%) | |
Liberal Party | | 4,013 (22.6%) | | 2.4 | 2 (25.0%) | | 1 | 6 (18.8%) | |
Communist Party | | 166 (0.9%) | | 0.2 | 0 (0.0%) | | | 0 (0.0%) | |
Full council
Aldermen
Councillors
Ward results
Brooklands
Brooklands Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J. G. Blakeway | 1,068 | 48.3 | +4.7 |
| Liberal | S. Evans | 876 | 39.7 | -5.0 |
| Labour | P. Ashbourn | 265 | 12.0 | +0.3 |
Majority | 192 | 8.6 | |
Turnout | 2,209 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Mersey
Mersey Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | K. F. Humber | 1,037 | 55.8 | -1.2 |
| Conservative | J. M. Parkins* | 743 | 40.0 | -3.0 |
| Communist | B. Panter | 78 | 4.2 | N/A |
Majority | 294 | 15.8 | +1.8 |
Turnout | 1,858 | | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St. Anne's
St. Anne's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | J. Phillipson | 997 | 39.2 | +3.2 |
| Conservative | J. E. Peet* | 993 | 39.0 | -1.7 |
| Labour | M. Rose | 555 | 21.8 | -1.5 |
Majority | 4 | 0.2 | |
Turnout | 2,545 | | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St. John's
St. John's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | W. K. Tedham* | 1,014 | 53.4 | -6.0 |
| Liberal | A. G. Priestner | 885 | 46.6 | +6.0 |
Majority | 129 | 6.8 | -12.0 |
Turnout | 1899 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Martin's
St. Martin's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | S. G. Brownhill* | 1,794 | 54.7 | +7.5 |
| Labour | G. Naggs | 1,488 | 45.3 | -7.5 |
Majority | 306 | 9.4 | |
Turnout | 3,282 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Mary's
St. Mary's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | I. Hurst | 1,430 | 83.3 | +17.2 |
| Labour | E. Wollaston | 287 | 16.7 | N/A |
Majority | 1,143 | 66.6 | +34.8 |
Turnout | 1,717 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Paul's
St. Paul's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | K. Walton* | 745 | 52.0 | -6.0 |
| Conservative | S. A. Elder | 470 | 32.8 | -0.5 |
| Liberal | J. Keohane | 218 | 15.2 | N/A |
Majority | 275 | 19.2 | -5.2 |
Turnout | 1,433 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Sale Moor
Sale Moor Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E. McPherson | 1,556 | 56.0 | -3.8 |
| Conservative | J. Hammond | 1,135 | 40.8 | +5.1 |
| Communist | A. Burrage | 88 | 3.2 | -1.3 |
Majority | 421 | 15.2 | -8.9 |
Turnout | 2,779 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
References
- ^ Town by town election service, Manchester Evening News, May 5, 1972, p.16
- ^ Majority drops as Tories lose two seats, Sale Guardian, May 11, 1972, p.1