# 1938 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Sale Council were held on Tuesday, 1 November 1938. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council. These were the last local elections held in Sale until after the end of the Second World War.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 2,437 (32.2%) | 2.2 | 2 (25.0%) | 2 / 8 | 2 | 14 (43.1%) | 14 / 32 |
| Independent | 1,243 (16.4%) | 24.2 | 3 (37.5%) | 3 / 8 | | 10 (31.3%) | 10 / 32 |
| Labour Party | 1,948 (25.7%) | 12.5 | 1 (12.5%) | 1 / 8 | | 4 (12.5%) | 4 / 32 |
| Residents | 1,949 (25.7%) | 15.1 | 2 (25.0%) | 2 / 8 | 2 | 3 (9.4%) | 3 / 32 |
| Chamber of Trade | 0 (0.0%) | 6.0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8 | | 1 (3.1%) | 1 / 32 |

### Full council

| 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 14 |

### Aldermen

| 2 | 6 |

### Councillors

| 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 8 |

## Ward results
### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | J. G. McBeath* | uncontested | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### East

East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | L. Bethell | 1,023 | 57.2 |
| | Labour | H. A. Phillips | 765 | 42.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 258 | 14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,788 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Mersey

Mersey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | M. G. Bird* | uncontested | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### North

North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | F. H. Highley* | 759 | 58.8 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | H. C. Wade | 532 | 41.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 227 | 17.6 | −4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,291 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### St. Martin's

St. Martin's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents | L. House | 1,145 | 64.4 | +16.1 |
| | Conservative | E. D. Phillips* | 632 | 35.6 | −16.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 513 | 28.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,777 | | |
| | Residents gain from Conservative | Residents gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents | S. Clegg | 804 | 50.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | R. Jamieson | 782 | 49.3 | −18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,586 | | |
| | Residents gain from Conservative | Residents gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### South

South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. W. Mawer* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### West

West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Dickens* | 651 | 57.4 | +11.6 |
| | Independent | J. F. Barnes | 484 | 42.6 | −11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 14.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,135 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |