Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1945. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control.Rawtenstall, Blackburn, and Oldham All Go Labour, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1945, p.6 These were the first local elections held in Sale since the outbreak of the Second World War.

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party6,228 (31.3%) 0.94 (44.4%) 213 (40.6%)Labour Party5,927 (29.8%) 4.13 (33.3%) 3 7 (21.9%)Independent3,544 (17.8%) 1.4 1 (11.1%) 5 7 (21.9%)Residents3,617 (18.2%) 7.5 1 (11.1%) 4 (12.5%)Chamber of Trade 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (3.1%)Communist Party 598 (3.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%)

Full council

+ ↓ 7 4 7 1 13

Aldermen

+ ↓ 3 5

Councillors

+ ↓ 4 4 7 1 8

Ward results

Brooklands

Mersey

St. Anne's

St. John's

St. Martin's

St. Mary's

St. Paul's

Sale Moor

References