# 1949 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1949. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 10,663 (66.4%) | 0.2 | 9 (100.0%) | 9 / 9 | 3 | 30 (93.7%) | 30 / 32 |
| Labour Party | 3,901 (24.3%) | 0.9 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 9 | 1 | 2 (6.3%) | 2 / 32 |
| Residents | 898 (5.6%) | 2.7 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 9 | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32 |
| Independent Conservative | 589 (3.7%) | 3.7 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 9 | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32 |

### Full council

| 2 | 30 |

### Aldermen

| 1 | 7 |

### Councillors

| 1 | 23 |

## Ward results
### Brooklands

Brooklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. G. Goodliffe | 1,539 | 63.2 |
| | Residents | W. Hanley* | 898 | 36.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | 26.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,437 | |
| | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Swing | |

### Mersey

Mersey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. H. Cunliffe* | 1,470 | 66.6 | −6.0 |
| | Labour | S. Orme | 737 | 33.4 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 733 | 33.2 | −12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,207 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Anne's

St. Anne's (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | T. F. Hampson* | 1,813 | 42.7 |
| | Conservative | E. W. Wilkins | 1,667 | 39.3 |
| | Labour | C. B. Bloor | 759 | 17.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 908 | 21.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,239 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. B. Taylor* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Martin's

St. Martin's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. A. Costello* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Cave | 1,419 | 70.6 | −1.8 |
| | Ind. Conservative | E. Lee* | 589 | 29.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 830 | 41.2 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,008 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative | Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Paul's

St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. M. Wellbeloved* | 1,315 | 54.3 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | C. Mapp | 1,105 | 45.7 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 210 | 8.7 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,420 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Sale Moor

Sale Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Brindley | 1,440 | 52.6 | −4.6 |
| | Labour | W. M. Phillips* | 1,300 | 47.4 | +14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 5.1 | −19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,740 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |