# 1964 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1964. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Liberal Party lost overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Liberal Party | 5,789 (42.4%) | 6.0 | 1 (12.5%) | 1 / 8 | 3 | 13 (40.6%) | 13 / 32 |
| Conservative Party | 4,659 (34.1%) | 1.7 | 4 (50.0%) | 4 / 8 | 2 | 13 (40.6%) | 13 / 32 |
| Labour Party | 2,888 (21.2%) | 1.9 | 3 (37.5%) | 3 / 8 | 1 | 6 (18.8%) | 6 / 32 |
| Independent | 313 (2.3%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32 |

### Full council

| 6 | 13 | 13 |

### Aldermen

| 1 | 7 |

### Councillors

| 5 | 13 | 6 |

## Ward results
### Brooklands

Brooklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Daniel | 997 | 53.3 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal | W. D. Penfold | 875 | 46.7 | −6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,872 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Mersey

Mersey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. J. Hamilton | 782 | 41.5 | −0.6 |
| | Labour | A. Whipp | 563 | 29.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | I. A. Nicholls | 538 | 28.6 | −29.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | 11.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,883 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. Anne's

St. Anne's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. S. Laughton | 976 | 44.4 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal | E. Hodkinson | 910 | 41.4 | −14.7 |
| | Independent | H. L. Wilson | 313 | 14.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,199 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | E. D. Salem* | 1,039 | 58.5 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | K. Orton | 736 | 41.5 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 303 | 17.0 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,775 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Martin's

St. Martin's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Munro* | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Jackson | 1,168 | 54.1 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal | R. Prenton | 791 | 36.7 | −2.9 |
| | Labour | G. Ewing | 198 | 11.2 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 377 | 17.4 | +7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,157 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Paul's

St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Orme* | 841 | 63.2 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal | J. Cooper | 490 | 36.8 | −7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 351 | 26.4 | +15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,331 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Sale Moor

Sale Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Mee | 1,286 | 52.9 | +11.1 |
| | Liberal | R. C. Ankers | 1,146 | 47.1 | −11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,432 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

## Aldermanic election

Aldermanic elections took place at the first council meeting on 19 May 1964, four of the borough's aldermen were up for election by the council.
Sale Municipal Borough Aldermanic election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | R. Newton | 13 | 54.2 |
| | Liberal | C. S. Fink | 12 | 50.0 |
| | Liberal | A. Howarth | 12 | 50.0 |
| | Liberal | E. D. Salem | 12 | 50.0 |
| | Conservative | S. P. Harris* | 10 | 41.7 |
| | Conservative | R. P. Bannister* | 8 | 33.3 |
| | Conservative | J. G. Steel* | 8 | 33.3 |
| | Conservative | F. D. Gee* | 7 | 29.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24 | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |

## By-elections between 1964 and 1965

Mersey By-election 18 June 1964 (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. P. Bannister | 846 | 24.7 |
| | Conservative | V. S. Webb | 796 | 23.2 |
| | Labour | A. Whipp | 544 | 15.9 |
| | Labour | A. Wilkinson | 500 | 14.6 |
| | Liberal | I. A. Nicholls | 394 | 11.5 |
| | Liberal | N. Grant | 348 | 10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 252 | 7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,428 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |
St. John's By-election 18 June 1964 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. D. Penfold | 690 | 44.7 | −13.8 |
| | Conservative | K. Orton | 674 | 43.7 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | G. Merrick | 178 | 11.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 1.0 | −16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,542 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Sale Moor By-election 18 June 1964 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Ewing | 1,163 | 52.2 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal | R. C. Ankers | 553 | 24.8 | −22.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Pollard | 512 | 23.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 610 | 27.4 | +21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,228 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |