1952 Salford City Council election

1952 Salford City Council election
← 1951 8 May 1952 1953 →
16 of 64 seats on Salford City Council; 33 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1952 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Labour	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Labour

Elections to Salford City Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1952. One-third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.^[1]^[2]

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Labour Party	38,734 (59.1%)	11.6	15 (93.8%)	15 / 16	4	49 (76.6%)	49 / 64
Conservative Party	24,292 (37.0%)	15.4	1 (6.2%)	1 / 16	4	15 (23.4%)	15 / 64
Liberal Party	2,444 (3.7%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 17	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 64
Communist	143 (0.2%)	0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 16		0 (0.0%)	0 / 64

Full council

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49	15

Aldermen

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16

Councillors

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33	15

Ward results

Albert Park

Albert Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. W. Bacon*	3,544	62.7	+12.8
	Conservative	W. M. Westby	2,106	37.3	−12.8
Majority			1,438	25.4
Turnout			5,650
	Labour hold		Swing

Charlestown

Charlestown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Calderwood*	2,672	63.0	+9.8
	Conservative	H. Smeeton	1,428	33.7	−10.5
	Communist	E. Grundy	143	3.3	+0.7
Majority			1,244	29.3	+20.3
Turnout			4,243
	Labour hold		Swing

Claremont

Claremont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. E. Clark*	3,288	49.3	−20.6
	Labour	T. W. Thelwell	2,428	36.4	+6.3
	Liberal	J. Percival	947	14.3	N/A
Majority			860	12.9	−26.9
Turnout			6,663
	Conservative hold		Swing

Crescent

Crescent
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. E. Mallinson*	1,765	63.6	+12.2
	Conservative	N. J. Hockenhull	1,010	36.4	−12.2
Majority			755	27.2	+24.4
Turnout			2,775
	Labour hold		Swing

Docks

Docks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Hall*	2,442	66.6	+10.1
	Conservative	J. T. Callison	1,224	33.4	−10.1
Majority			1,218	33.2	+20.2
Turnout			3,666
	Labour hold		Swing

Kersal

Kersal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. D. Franks*	2,811	55.1	+15.8
	Conservative	S. B. James	2,288	44.9	−15.8
Majority			523	10.2
Turnout			5,099
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Langworthy

Langworthy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Openshaw*	2,489	60.3	+14.2
	Conservative	R. Walling	1,337	32.4	−21.5
	Liberal	N. Bark	301	7.3	N/A
Majority			1,152	27.9
Turnout			4,127
	Labour hold		Swing

Mandley Park

Mandley Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Hopkinson	3,024	57.9	+19.2
	Conservative	J. E. Bedell	2,195	42.1	−19.2
Majority			829	15.8
Turnout			5,219
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Ordsall Park

Ordsall Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. H. Hulse*	2,669	74.3	+10.9
	Conservative	J. Shaw	925	25.7	−10.9
Majority			1,744	48.6	+21.8
Turnout			3,594
	Labour hold		Swing

Regent

Regent
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. J. Evason*	2,518	70.6	+17.6
	Conservative	A. Eccleshall	1,047	29.4	−17.6
Majority			1,471	41.2	+35.2
Turnout			3,565
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Matthias'

St. Matthias'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Wilson*	2,064	63.3	+9.5
	Liberal	K. Wolstenholme	1,196	36.7	N/A
Majority			968	26.6	+19.0
Turnout			3,260
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. A. Marshall*	2,157	66.9	+15.0
	Conservative	J. Livesley	1,067	33.1	−15.0
Majority			1,090	33.8	+30.0
Turnout			3,224
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Thomas'

St. Thomas'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Macfarlane*	1,917	68.5	+15.0
	Conservative	R. Buchanan	882	31.5	−15.0
Majority			1,035	37.0	+30.0
Turnout			2,799
	Labour hold		Swing

Seedley

Seedley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Ferguson	2,290	53.0	+10.0
	Conservative	W. E. Hargreaves	2,030	47.0	−10.0
Majority			260	6.0
Turnout			4,320
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Trinity

Trinity
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Davis*	1,506	57.9	+10.6
	Conservative	J. Davies	1,094	42.1	−10.6
Majority			412	15.8
Turnout			2,600
	Labour hold		Swing

Weaste

Weaste
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. B. Capindale	2,438	50.7	+6.3
	Conservative	G. H. Fearnley*	2,371	49.3	−6.3
Majority			67	1.4
Turnout			4,809
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1952 and 1953

References

↑ FOUR LABOUR GAINS IN SALFORD, Manchester Guardian, May 9, 1952, p.8
↑ LANCS TOWNS LEAD SWING TO THE LEFT, Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1952, p.4

[1] FOUR LABOUR GAINS IN SALFORD, Manchester Guardian, May 9, 1952, p.8

[2] LANCS TOWNS LEAD SWING TO THE LEFT, Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1952, p.4

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