1963 Hale Urban District Council election
11 May 1963
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4 of 12 seats to Hale Urban District Council 6 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of results of 1963 election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Hale Council were held on Saturday, 11 May 1963. 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.[1][2]
Election result
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Conservative Party | 2,062 (39.4%) | 10.2 | 2 (50.0%) | 2 / 4
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1 | 8 (66.7%) | 8 / 12
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| Liberal Party | 1,527 (29.2%) | 21.2 | 1 (25.0%) | 1 / 4
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3 (25.0%) | 3 / 12
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| Residents | 1,195 (22.8%) | N/A | 1 (25.0%) | 1 / 4
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1 | 1 (8.3%) | 1 / 12
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| Labour Party | 450 (8.6%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 4
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N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 12
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| 3 | 1 | 8 |
Ward results
Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | W. Aspinall* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | R. A. McCall-Roberts* | 538 | 36.8 | −27.9 | |
| Conservative | B. C. Angold | 473 | 32.4 | −2.9 | |
| Labour | J. Cope | 450 | 30.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 65 | 4.4 | −25.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,461 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
South East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Residents | J. Barker | 1,195 | 40.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | J. A. Bolton | 1,157 | 38.8 | −15.0 | |
| Liberal | J. Lomas | 630 | 21.1 | −25.1 | |
| Majority | 38 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,982 | ||||
| Residents gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | A. I. Gregory* | 432 | 54.6 | +3.4 | |
| Liberal | F. R. Orrell | 359 | 45.4 | −3.4 | |
| Majority | 73 | 9.2 | +6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 791 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||