# 1961 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 11 May 1961. 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 | 6,846 (40.0%) | 4.4 | 2 (22.2%) | 2 / 9 | 2 | 20 (62.5%) | 20 / 32 |
| Liberal Party | 6,110 (35.7%) | 3.4 | 4 (44.4%) | 4 / 9 | 1 | 6 (18.8%) | 6 / 32 |
| Labour Party | 4,166 (24.3%) | 1.0 | 3 (33.3%) | 3 / 9 | 1 | 6 (18.8%) | 6 / 32 |

### Full council

| 6 | 6 | 20 |

### Aldermen

* 8

### Councillors

| 6 | 6 | 12 |

## Ward results
### Brooklands

Brooklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. G. Goodliffe* | 943 | 53.8 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal | V. Howarth | 809 | 46.2 | +8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | 7.7 | −17.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,752 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Mersey

Mersey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | A. M. Bruckshaw | 929 | 51.3 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | F. Leigh* | 882 | 48.7 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 2.6 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,811 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Anne's

St. Anne's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | F. W. Parker* | 1,345 | 63.4 | +23.9 |
| | Conservative | C. G. Davis | 811 | 37.6 | −9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 534 | 25.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,156 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | E. D. Salem | 1,153 | 51.6 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | R. G. Taylor* | 1,082 | 48.4 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,235 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Martin's

St. Martin's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Munro* | 1,483 | 50.6 | +14.7 |
| | Conservative | G. H. Grocott | 1,449 | 49.4 | −14.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,932 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Cave* | 1,092 | 61.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal | G. S. Lomas | 678 | 38.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 414 | 23.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,770 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Paul's

St. Paul's (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | S. Orme* | 801 | 37.7 |
| | Labour | E. P. Mellor | 736 | 34.7 |
| | Conservative | L. Besford | 587 | 27.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,124 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Sale Moor

Sale Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | N. H. Thompson | 1,196 | 51.1 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | W. L. Baddeley* | 1,146 | 48.9 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,342 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 1961 and 1962

St. Anne's By-election 27 July 1961 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | G. S. Lomas | 1,166 | 62.4 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | B. J. Lane | 544 | 29.1 | −8.5 |
| | Labour | R. Mee | 158 | 8.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 622 | 33.3 | +7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,868 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |