1920 Salford Borough Council election

1920 Salford Borough Council election
← 1919 1 November 1920 1921 →
16 of 64 seats on Salford County Borough Council; 33 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1920 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; No overall control	Leader of the Council after election ; ; No overall control

Elections to Salford Borough Council were held on Monday, 1 November 1920. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control.^[1]^[2]

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	11,541 (32.6%)	4.2	6 (37.5%)	6 / 16	2	26 (40.6%)	26 / 64
Liberal Party	6,121 (17.3%)	10.0	5 (31.3%)	5 / 16	1	23 (35.9%)	23 / 64
Labour Party	15,940 (45.1%)	13.1	4 (25.0%)	4 / 16	2	14 (21.9%)	14 / 64
Independent	1,768 (5.0%)	3.5	1 (6.3%)	1 / 16	1	1 (1.6%)	1 / 64

Full council

↓
14	23	1	26

Aldermen

↓
8	8

Councillors

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14	15	1	18

Ward results

Albert Park

Albert Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. E. Collins	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Charlestown

Charlestown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Crossley	1,516	48.4	N/A
	Labour	J. J. Richardson*	1,441	46.1	N/A
	Independent	J. W. Oxley	172	5.5	N/A
Majority			75	2.3
Turnout			3,129	78.4	+21.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Crescent

Crescent
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. H. Kettle*	1,226	54.5	−9.4
	Labour	F. McHale	1,023	45.5	N/A
Majority			203	9.0	−18.8
Turnout			2,249	56.9	+8.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Grosvenor

Grosvenor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Atherton	1,532	59.6	N/A
	Conservative	G. Fearnehough	650	25.3	−31.8
	Independent	J. Maguire	389	15.1	N/A
Majority			882	34.3
Turnout			2,571	55.6	+9.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Hope

Hope
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. H. Collins*	2,790	62.1	N/A
	Labour	J. Shorten	1,704	37.9	N/A
Majority			1,086	24.2	N/A
Turnout			4,494	51.5	N/A
	Liberal hold		Swing

Islington

Islington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. S. Roberts	1,055	59.1	+14.0
	Labour	T. Neavsey	667	37.4	−17.5
	Independent	J. T. Wicks	63	3.5	N/A
Majority			388	21.7
Turnout			1,785	60.5	+7.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kersal

Kersal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. P. Burnley*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ordsall

Ordsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Hampson*	1,872	58.3	+19.6
	Labour	J. E. Tilbrook	1,340	41.7	−19.6
Majority			532	16.6
Turnout			3,212	64.1	+34.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Regent

Regent
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Higginbottom	1,144	43.9	N/A
	Liberal	G. R. Greatorex*	1,066	41.0	−5.0
	Labour	P. Moulson	393	15.1	−3.6
Majority			78	2.9
Turnout			2,603	63.3	+12.3
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing

St. Matthias'

St. Matthias'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Willett*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. P. McDougall	1,181	50.4	N/A
	Labour	T. Wilber*	1,162	49.6	−1.1
Majority			19	0.8
Turnout			2,343	53.8	−6.4
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

St. Thomas'

St. Thomas'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. W. Bloom	1,219	55.9	+8.5
	Conservative	J. H. Coop*	960	44.1	−8.5
Majority			259	11.8
Turnout			2,179	57.5	+23.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Seedley

Seedley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. E. Dale	2,521	54.7	−6.1
	Conservative	J. F. Emery	2,085	45.3	N/A
Majority			436	9.4	−12.2
Turnout			4,606	50.0	+10.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Trafford

Trafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Williamson*	1,374	59.8	N/A
	Labour	F. Ramwell	922	40.2	N/A
Majority			452	19.6	N/A
Turnout			2,296	58.3	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

Trinity

Trinity
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. J. Wheatley	803	51.8	+8.1
	Labour	J. Bradshaw	748	48.2	−0.6
Majority			55	3.6
Turnout			1,551	53.8	+5.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Weaste

Weaste
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. W. Sands	1,268	53.9	N/A
	Liberal	W. H. Parkinson	1,084	46.1	N/A
Majority			184	7.8	N/A
Turnout			2,352	50.2	N/A
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Aldermanic elections

Aldermanic elections, 9 November 1920

At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1920, the terms of office of eight aldermen expired.^[3]

The following eight were elected as aldermen by the council on 9 November 1920 for a term of six years.

	Alderman	Term expires
Conservative	W. H. Barrett*	1926
Conservative	John H. Cottrill*	1926
Liberal	Ernest Desquesnes*	1926
Conservative	John Griffiths*	1926
Conservative	Julius Hulton*	1926
Conservative	Henry Linsley*	1926
Conservative	Edwin Mather*	1926
Liberal	F. S. Phillips*	1926

Caused by the resignation on 27 October 1920 of Alderman Sir William Stephens (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1901).^[4]^[5]

In his place, Councillor Frederick Hampson (Conservative, Ordsall, elected 11 June 1901)^[6] was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1920.^[7]

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Conservative	Frederick Hampson		1923

Aldermanic election, 5 October 1921

Caused by the death on 17 August 1921 of Alderman Henry Linsley (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1898).^[8]^[9]

In his place, Councillor W. P. Burnley (Liberal, Kersal, elected 1 November 1901)^[10] was elected as an alderman by the council on 5 October 1921.^[11]

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Liberal	W. P. Burnley	St. Matthias'	1926

Aldermanic election, 26 October 1921

Caused by the resignation on 18 October 1921 of Alderman Anthony Hailwood (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 1 September 1921).^[12]^[13]

In his place, Councillor S. H. Lees (Conservative, Trinity, elected 1 November 1902)^[14] was elected as an alderman by the council on 26 October 1921.^[15]

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Conservative	S. H. Lees		1923

By-elections between 1920 and 1921

Ordsall, 30 November 1920

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Frederick Hampson (Conservative, Ordsall, elected 11 June 1901)^[16] on 9 November 1920,^[17] following the resignation on 27 October 1920 of Alderman Sir William Stephens (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1901).^[18]^[19]

Ordsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Worthington	1,443	55.3	−3.0
	Labour	J. E. Tilbrook	1,168	44.7	+3.0
Majority			275	10.6	−6.0
Turnout			2,611
	Conservative hold		Swing

^[20]

Kersal, 17 October 1921

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor W. P. Burnley (Liberal, Kersal, elected 1 November 1901)^[21] on 5 October 1921,^[22] following the death on 17 August 1921 of Alderman Henry Linsley (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1898).^[23]^[24]

Kersal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Jackson	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

^[25]

References

↑ AS YOU WERE, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1920, p.3
↑ CONSERVATIVES GAIN FOUR SEATS AND LOSE TWO, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1920, p.7
↑ SALFORD'S NEW MAYOR, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1920, p.4
↑ SALFORD COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 28, 1920, p.9
↑ SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 11, 1901, p.10
↑ ORDSALL WARD VACANCY, Manchester Courier, June 5, 1901, p.8
↑ SALFORD'S NEW MAYOR, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1920, p.4
↑ SALFORD'S LOSS, Manchester Evening News, August 18, 1921, p.2
↑ SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1898, p.4
↑ SALFORD, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1901, p.8
↑ THE SALFORD COMMITTEE ON EXPENDITURE, Manchester Guardian, October 6, 1921, p.10
↑ ALDERMAN HAILWOOD, Manchester Evening News, October 18, 1921, p.4
↑ MANY SALFORD CONTESTS, Manchester Evening News, September 27, 1920, p.4
↑ SALFORD, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1902, p.6
↑ PUBLIC WORK SCHEMES IN SALFORD, Manchester Guardian, October 27, 1921, p.4
↑ ORDSALL WARD VACANCY, Manchester Courier, June 5, 1901, p.8
↑ SALFORD'S NEW MAYOR, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1920, p.4
↑ SALFORD COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 28, 1920, p.9
↑ SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 11, 1901, p.10
↑ SALFORD MUNICIPAL VACANCY FILLED, Manchester Guardian, December 1, 1920, p.5
↑ SALFORD, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1901, p.8
↑ THE SALFORD COMMITTEE ON EXPENDITURE, Manchester Guardian, October 6, 1921, p.10
↑ SALFORD'S LOSS, Manchester Evening News, August 18, 1921, p.2
↑ SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1898, p.4
↑ , Manchester Guardian, October 18, 1921, p.6

[1] AS YOU WERE, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1920, p.3

[2] CONSERVATIVES GAIN FOUR SEATS AND LOSE TWO, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1920, p.7

[3] SALFORD'S NEW MAYOR, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1920, p.4

[4] SALFORD COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 28, 1920, p.9

[5] SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 11, 1901, p.10

[6] ORDSALL WARD VACANCY, Manchester Courier, June 5, 1901, p.8

[7] SALFORD'S NEW MAYOR, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1920, p.4

[8] SALFORD'S LOSS, Manchester Evening News, August 18, 1921, p.2

[9] SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1898, p.4

[10] SALFORD, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1901, p.8

[11] THE SALFORD COMMITTEE ON EXPENDITURE, Manchester Guardian, October 6, 1921, p.10

[12] ALDERMAN HAILWOOD, Manchester Evening News, October 18, 1921, p.4

[13] MANY SALFORD CONTESTS, Manchester Evening News, September 27, 1920, p.4

[14] SALFORD, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1902, p.6

[15] PUBLIC WORK SCHEMES IN SALFORD, Manchester Guardian, October 27, 1921, p.4

[16] ORDSALL WARD VACANCY, Manchester Courier, June 5, 1901, p.8

[17] SALFORD'S NEW MAYOR, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1920, p.4

[18] SALFORD COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 28, 1920, p.9

[19] SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 11, 1901, p.10

[20] SALFORD MUNICIPAL VACANCY FILLED, Manchester Guardian, December 1, 1920, p.5

[21] SALFORD, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1901, p.8

[22] THE SALFORD COMMITTEE ON EXPENDITURE, Manchester Guardian, October 6, 1921, p.10

[23] SALFORD'S LOSS, Manchester Evening News, August 18, 1921, p.2

[24] SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1898, p.4

[25] , Manchester Guardian, October 18, 1921, p.6

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