# 1946 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Sale Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1946. 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.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 9,978 (59.6%) | 28.3 | 7 (87.5%) | 7 / 8 | 5 | 20 (62.5%) | 20 / 32 |
| Labour Party | 3,693 (22.1%) | 7.7 | 1 (12.5%) | 1 / 8 | | 6 (18.8%) | 6 / 32 |
| Residents | 2,194 (13.1%) | 5.1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8 | 1 | 4 (12.5%) | 4 / 32 |
| Independent | 0 (0.0%) | 17.8 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8 | 3 | 2 (6.3%) | 2 / 32 |
| Liberal Party | 509 (3.0%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32 |
| Communist Party | 368 (2.2%) | 0.8 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32 |

### Full council

| 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 |

### Aldermen

| 2 | 6 |

### Councillors

| 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 |

## Ward results
### Brooklands

Brooklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. A. Wright | 1,317 | 61.4 | +16.2 |
| | Residents | J. Kershaw | 827 | 38.6 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 490 | 22.8 | +15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,144 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Mersey

Mersey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. G. Graham | 1,605 | 64.8 | +16.8 |
| | Labour | C. Mapp* | 872 | 35.2 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 733 | 29.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,477 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### St. Anne's

St. Anne's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. D. Gee* | 1,547 | 67.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. L. Henderson | 757 | 32.9 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 790 | 34.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,304 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Rowles* | 1,592 | 88.3 | +16.2 |
| | Communist | R. F. A. Nettleton | 210 | 11.7 | −16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,382 | 76.7 | +32.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,802 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Martin's

St. Martin's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. Flinter | 1,060 | 49.6 | +6.8 |
| | Residents | W. B. Percival* | 618 | 28.9 | −1.3 |
| | Labour | E. H. Dorber | 457 | 21.4 | −5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 442 | 20.7 | +8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,077 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Swing | | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. D. C. Craven | 995 | 57.1 | +29.9 |
| | Residents | J. M. Rome | 749 | 42.9 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | 14.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,744 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### St. Paul's

St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. L. Beeby | 1,198 | 53.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | H. Dean | 868 | 39.0 | −26.4 |
| | Communist | J. H. Dodd | 158 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 330 | 14.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,224 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Sale Moor

Sale Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. A. Winnington | 739 | 38.7 | −17.5 |
| | Conservative | A. E. Smith | 664 | 34.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal | S. G. Ford | 509 | 26.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 4.0 | −8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,912 | | |
| | Labour gain from Chamber of Trade | Labour gain from Chamber of Trade | Swing | | |