# 1965 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 13 May 1965. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council, from no overall control.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 8,698 (43.6%) | 9.5 | 7 (70.0%) | 7 / 10 | 6 | 17 (53.1%) | 17 / 32 |
| Liberal Party | 5,863 (29.4%) | 13.0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 10 | 6 | 8 (25.0%) | 8 / 32 |
| Labour Party | 5,381 (27.0%) | 5.8 | 3 (30.0%) | 3 / 10 | | 7 (21.9%) | 7 / 32 |

### Full council

| 7 | 8 | 17 |

### Aldermen

| 1 | 4 | 3 |

### Councillors

| 6 | 4 | 14 |

## Ward results
### Brooklands

Brooklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. A. A. Pepper | 1,129 | 60.0 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal | R. L. Russell | 603 | 32.0 | −14.7 |
| | Labour | M. G. Whipp | 150 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 526 | 28.0 | +21.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,882 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Mersey

Mersey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | V. S. Webb* | 961 | 52.3 | +10.8 |
| | Labour | A. Z. Keller | 552 | 30.0 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal | I. A. Nicholls | 324 | 17.7 | −10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 409 | 22.3 | +10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,837 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Anne's

St. Anne's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. P. Harris | 1,344 | 57.3 | +12.9 |
| | Liberal | E. M. Parker* | 702 | 29.9 | −11.5 |
| | Labour | A. Whipp | 301 | 12.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 642 | 27.4 | +24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,347 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | K. Orton | 1,229 | 27.5 |
| | Conservative | W. K. Tedham | 1,145 | 25.6 |
| | Liberal | J. Cooper* | 702 | 15.7 |
| | Liberal | D. R. James | 676 | 15.1 |
| | Labour | R. Harris | 403 | 9.0 |
| | Labour | T. F. Palmer | 315 | 7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 443 | 9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,470 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### St. Martin's

St. Martin's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | V. Hickman | 1,604 | 48.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | A. Wilkinson | 1,007 | 30.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | R. Lee* | 717 | 21.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 597 | 17.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,328 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Pollard | 1,286 | 58.9 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal | G. A. Mitchell* | 730 | 33.4 | −3.3 |
| | Labour | A. Mackie | 169 | 7.7 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 556 | 25.5 | +8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,185 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. Paul's

St. Paul's (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | T. A. Winnington* | 624 | 41.0 |
| | Labour | J. Aston | 613 | 40.3 |
| | Liberal | W. R. Worsley | 285 | 18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | 21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,522 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Sale Moor

Sale Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Ewing* | 1,247 | 52.6 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal | R. J. Maxim | 1,124 | 47.4 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 5.2 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,371 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |