# 1945 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

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. These were the first local elections held in Sale since the outbreak of the Second World War.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 6,228 (31.3%) | 0.9 | 4 (44.4%) | 4 / 9 | 2 | 13 (40.6%) | 13 / 32 |
| Labour Party | 5,927 (29.8%) | 4.1 | 3 (33.3%) | 3 / 9 | 3 | 7 (21.9%) | 7 / 32 |
| Independent | 3,544 (17.8%) | 1.4 | 1 (11.1%) | 1 / 9 | 5 | 7 (21.9%) | 7 / 32 |
| Residents | 3,617 (18.2%) | 7.5 | 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%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 9 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32 |

### Full council

| 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 13 |

### Aldermen

| 3 | 5 |

### Councillors

| 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 |

## Ward results
### Brooklands

Brooklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. G. Steel | 1,114 | 45.2 |
| | Residents | W. Hanley | 923 | 37.4 |
| | Labour | T. Heywood | 428 | 17.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | 7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,465 | |
| | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Swing | |

### Mersey

Mersey (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | W. A. Jones | 1,215 | 48.0 |
| | Labour | C. Mapp | 897 | 35.4 |
| | Conservative | H. H. Cunliffe | 870 | 34.4 |
| | Labour | J. T. Hills | 779 | 30.8 |
| | Residents | R. C. Lynden | 616 | 24.3 |
| | Residents | T. Marriott-Moore | 412 | 16.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,531 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### St. Anne's

St. Anne's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | T. F. Hampson* | 1,338 | 61.7 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | R. G. Thomas | 831 | 38.3 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 507 | 23.4 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,169 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | F. B. Taylor* | 1,543 | 72.1 |
| | Communist | J. Dodd | 598 | 27.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 945 | 44.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,141 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Martin's

St. Martin's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. A. Costello* | 889 | 42.8 | +7.2 |
| | Residents | J. Kershaw | 628 | 30.2 | −34.2 |
| | Labour | E. H. Dorber | 560 | 26.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 12.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,077 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents | E. Lee | 1,038 | 47.2 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | G. H. Jolley | 597 | 27.2 | −22.1 |
| | Independent | L. Stockdale | 562 | 25.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 441 | 20.0 | +18.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,197 | | |
| | Residents gain from Independent | Residents gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### St. Paul's

St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Driver | 1,363 | 65.4 | +8.0 |
| | Independent | J. F. Barnes* | 720 | 34.6 | −8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 643 | 30.8 | +16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,083 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Sale Moor

Sale Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. M. Phillips | 1,069 | 56.2 | +13.4 |
| | Independent | B. Flinter* | 834 | 43.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | 12.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,903 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |