Elections to Sale Council were held on Saturday, 1 November 1947. 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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8 of 32 seats to Sale Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map of results of 1947 election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result edit
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Conservative Party | 10,607 (66.6%) |  7.0
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8 (100.0%) | 8 / 8
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24 (75.0%) | 24 / 32
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| Labour Party | 3,725 (23.4%) | 1.3
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8
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5 (15.6%) | 5 / 32
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| Residents | 1,315 (8.3%) | 4.8
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8
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2 (6.3%) | 2 / 32
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| Independent | 0 (0.0%) | 
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8
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1 (3.1%) | 1 / 32
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| Liberal Party | 275 (1.7%) | 1.3
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32
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Full council edit
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
Aldermen edit
| 2 | 6 |
Councillors edit
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
Ward results edit
Brooklands edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | J. G. Steel* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Mersey edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | W. A. Jones* | 2,062 | 72.6 | +7.8 | |
| Labour | A. Howarth | 777 | 27.4 | -7.8 | |
| Majority | 1,285 | 45.2 | +15.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,839 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne's edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | F. H. Highley* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. John's edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | J. G. McBeath* | 1,926 | 73.8 | -14.5 | |
| Labour | M. Ogden | 685 | 26.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,241 | 47.6 | -29.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,611 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Martin's edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | R. M. Willan | 1,487 | 70.7 | +21.1 | |
| Residents | T. Marriott-Moore | 614 | 29.2 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 873 | 41.5 | +20.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,101 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Residents | Swing | ||||
St. Mary's edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | G. Elliott | 1,838 | 72.4 | +15.3 | |
| Residents | R. C. Lynden | 701 | 27.6 | -15.3 | |
| Majority | 1,137 | 44.8 | +30.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,539 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Residents | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | V. S. Webb | 1,676 | 55.8 | +1.9 | |
| Labour | F. Dickens* | 1,326 | 44.2 | +5.2 | |
| Majority | 350 | 11.7 | -3.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,002 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Sale Moor edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | L. Bethell* | 1,618 | 57.2 | +22.5 | |
| Labour | H. Dean | 937 | 33.1 | -5.6 | |
| Liberal | S. G. Ford | 275 | 9.7 | -16.9 | |
| Majority | 681 | 24.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,830 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||