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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
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lost overall control of the council. These were the last local elections held in Sale until after the end of the Second World War.
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1797:Owner-Occupiers Gain In Sale Borough Elections
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20:1938 Sale Municipal Borough Council election
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471:Map of results of 1938 election
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76:Sale Municipal Borough Council
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551:Conservative Party
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501:No overall control
413:Popular vote
356:Seats before
234:Popular vote
159:Seats before
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187:Seats after
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1381:E. D. Phillips*
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514:Elections to
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1637:
1635:Conservative
1623:uncontested
1619:A. W. Mawer*
1618:
1614:Conservative
1565:Conservative
1560:
1514:R. Jamieson
1510:Conservative
1500:
1495:
1490:
1485:
1432:Conservative
1427:
1377:Conservative
1367:
1362:
1357:
1352:
1316:St. Martin's
1298:
1237:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1168:
1154:uncontested
1149:
1095:
1093:Conservative
1034:
1029:
1024:
1020:Conservative
970:
956:uncontested
951:
910:Ward results
901:
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857:
838:
833:
828:
823:
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808:Full council
755:
703:
654:Labour Party
652:
601:
549:
513:
512:
498:
494:
489:Conservative
486:
482:
308:Fifth party
117:Conservative
97:Third party
91:First party
47:
1716:Independent
1692:F. Dickens*
1454:St. Mary's
1296:Independent
1251:H. C. Wade
1218:Independent
1166:Independent
1150:M. G. Bird*
1145:Independent
968:Independent
947:Independent
871:Councillors
640:10 (31.3%)
603:Independent
589:14 (43.1%)
424:Percentage
248:Percentage
122:Independent
1822:Categories
1784:References
1668:Candidate
1595:Candidate
1462:Candidate
1449:St. Mary's
1329:Candidate
1199:Candidate
1126:Candidate
1025:L. Bethell
1001:Candidate
928:Candidate
725:2 (25.0%)
691:4 (12.5%)
674:1 (12.5%)
623:3 (37.5%)
571:2 (25.0%)
52:1938-11-01
1734:Majority
1558:Residents
1528:Majority
1481:Residents
1425:Residents
1395:Majority
1348:Residents
1265:Majority
1063:Majority
794:1 (3.1%)
777:0 (0.0%)
764:0 (0.0%)
743:3 (9.4%)
705:Residents
326:Residents
1809:CHESHIRE
1486:S. Clegg
1353:L. House
920:Central
847:Aldermen
348:1 seats,
341:0 seats,
151:0 seats,
144:4 seats,
137:2 seats,
1748:Turnout
1542:Turnout
1409:Turnout
1280:Turnout
1118:Mersey
1077:Turnout
915:Central
645:10 / 32
594:14 / 32
518:Council
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302:
102:
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50: (
1764:Labour
1752:1,135
1729:−11.6
1687:Labour
1671:Votes
1665:Party
1598:Votes
1592:Party
1587:South
1546:1,586
1523:−18.4
1465:Votes
1459:Party
1413:1,777
1390:−16.1
1332:Votes
1326:Party
1284:1,291
1247:Labour
1202:Votes
1196:Party
1191:North
1129:Votes
1123:Party
1113:Mersey
1081:1,788
1046:Labour
1004:Votes
998:Party
931:Votes
925:Party
799:1 / 32
748:3 / 32
696:4 / 32
541:Seats
538:Votes
535:Party
435:Swing
427:25.7%
416:1,949
322:Party
262:Swing
257:25.7%
254:16.4%
251:32.2%
243:1,948
240:1,243
237:2,437
127:Labour
113:Party
1772:Swing
1740:14.8
1726:42.6
1707:+11.6
1660:West
1643:Swing
1582:South
1570:Swing
1563:from
1520:49.3
1437:Swing
1430:from
1401:28.8
1387:35.6
1368:+16.1
1358:1,145
1304:Swing
1274:−4.4
1271:17.6
1257:41.2
1186:North
1174:Swing
1101:Swing
1069:14.4
1056:42.8
1030:1,023
993:East
976:Swing
782:0 / 8
730:2 / 8
722:15.1
679:1 / 8
671:12.5
628:3 / 8
620:24.2
576:2 / 8
444:15.2%
430:0.0%
343:10.6%
291:12.5%
281:24.2%
153:13.2%
146:40.2%
139:30.0%
1767:hold
1737:167
1723:484
1702:57.4
1655:West
1638:hold
1561:gain
1534:1.4
1517:782
1496:50.7
1428:gain
1398:513
1384:632
1363:64.4
1299:hold
1268:227
1260:N/A
1254:532
1238:−2.2
1233:58.8
1169:hold
1096:hold
1066:258
1053:765
1035:57.2
988:East
971:hold
774:6.0
568:2.2
516:Sale
454:6.0%
350:6.0%
271:2.2%
60:1945
43:1937
1697:651
1531:22
1501:N/A
1491:804
1228:759
193:10
190:14
165:10
162:16
74:to
1824::
1678:±%
1674:%
1605:±%
1601:%
1472:±%
1468:%
1339:±%
1335:%
1209:±%
1205:%
1136:±%
1132:%
1011:±%
1007:%
938:±%
934:%
892:10
876:↓
852:↓
839:14
829:10
813:↓
740:2
586:2
419:0
384:1
381:3
373:0
370:2
362:1
359:1
196:4
182:1
179:3
176:2
168:4
902:8
897:1
887:3
882:2
863:6
858:2
834:1
824:3
819:4
398:2
210:2
54:)
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