Sale was, from 1867 to 1974, a district in

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, England. The district had in turn the status of

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and

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. Its area now forms part of the

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, Greater Manchester.

Local Board and Urban District

On 15 November 1866 the ratepayers of the

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of Sale adopted the

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, and a Local Board was formed to govern the town in January 1867. From 1889 it was a part of the

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of Cheshire. The

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reconstituted the Local Board's area as Sale Urban District. An urban district council of 15 members replaced the local board. The neighbouring town of Ashton upon Mersey became an urban district in 1895. In 1930 a

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merged Ashton upon Mersey Urban District into Sale UD. In December 1933 a

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was submitted to the Privy Council praying for a

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to raise the urban district to the status of a

. At the time, Sale was the urban district with the largest population and highest rateable value in the county. The petition was successful, and the charter was presented by Sir William Bromley-Davenport the

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on 21 September 1935. The first elections to the borough council were held on 1 November.

Political control

The borough council consisted of a

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, eight

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and twenty-four

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s. One-third of the councillors were elected annually, and half of the aldermen were chosen by the council every three years. The council initially consisted of a number of groupings, with none in a majority. Except for members of the

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and

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, Independent, "Owner-Occupier" and "Trader" candidates were elected. In 1946 the Conservatives gained an overall majority, which they held until 1962. Opposition was provided by Labour and

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councillors. From 1962 to 1965 the council was under no overall control, with the Liberals forming the largest party. Conservatives regained control in 1965 and held it until 1972. The latter year saw the last election before the borough's abolition, and the final council was hung, with sixteen Conservatives balanced by ten Labour and six Liberal members.''Widespread Labour gains in borough elections'', The Times, May 5, 1972

Coat of arms

Sale Urban District Council was granted

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by the

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by letters patent dated 23 September 1920. The

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was as follows: The gold "garbs" or wheatsheaves on a blue field were county emblems, appearing in the arms of Cheshire County Council and the

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. The three black lozenges on white were from the arms of the Massey family of Sale. The crest above the shield was a black "moorcock" representing Sale Moor. The

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adopted was ''Salus et felicitas'' or "health and happiness": the first word was a pun on the name of the town.C Wilfrid Scott-Giles, ''Civic Heraldry of England and Wales'', 2nd edition, London, 1953 The arms continued in use by the borough council on incorporation in 1935. An additional grant of heraldic

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was made on 15 August 1945 to commemorate the tenth anniversary of borough status: The unicorn represented Ashton-upon-Mersey, and was derived from the arms of the Carrington family. The badger or "brock" stood for the Brooklands area. Both supporters wore collars made of sallow twigs, another reference to the town's name.

Abolition

The municipal borough was abolished in 1974 as a result of the

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, which abolished all municipal boroughs. Sale became a part of the

, in Greater Manchester.

Local elections

1965 Sale Municipal Borough Council election Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 13 May 1965. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council ...

* 1966 Sale Municipal Borough Council election * 1967 Sale Municipal Borough Council election * 1968 Sale Municipal Borough Council election * 1969 Sale Municipal Borough Council election * 1970 Sale Municipal Borough Council election * 1971 Sale Municipal Borough Council election * 1972 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

References

Bibliography

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Municipal Borough of Sale . Local government in Trafford Sale 1974 disestablishments in England History of Cheshire History of Trafford