1949 Salford City Council election

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1949 Salford City Council election
← 1947
12 May 1949 (1949-05-12)
1950 →
17 of 64 seats on Salford City Council
33 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Last election 8 seats,
47.3%		 8 seats,
48.0%		 0 seats,
4.3%
Seats before 40 23 1
Seats won 13 4 0
Seats after 41 22 1
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1 Steady
Popular vote 37,198 34,888 1,876
Percentage 50.2% 47.1% 2.5%
Swing Increase2.9% Decrease0.9% Decrease2.2%
Map of results of 1949 election
Leader of the Council before election


Labour

 Leader of the Council after election


Labour

Elections to Salford City Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1949. 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]

Full council

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Labour Party 37,198 (50.2%)
Increase 2.9 13 (76.5%)
13 / 17
 Increase 1 41 (64.1%)
41 / 64
Conservative Party 34,888 (47.1%)
Decrease 0.9 4 (23.5%)
4 / 17
 Decrease 1 22 (34.4%)
22 / 64
Liberal Party 1,876 (2.5%)
Decrease 2.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 17
 Steady 1 (1.6%)
1 / 64
Communist 152 (0.2%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 17
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 64
↓
41 1 22

Aldermen

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11 1 4

Councillors

↓
30 18

Ward results

Albert Park

Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. W. Bacon* 3,075 52.3 +7.3
Conservative J. E. Bedell 2,807 47.7 +4.7
Majority 268 4.6 +2.6
Turnout 5,882
Labour hold Swing

Charlestown

Charlestown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Calderwood* 2,543 54.3 −1.6
Conservative R. Kenyon 1,990 42.5 −1.6
Communist E. Grundy 152 3.2 N/A
Majority 553 11.8 0
Turnout 4,685
Labour hold Swing

Claremont

Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. E. Clark* 3,730 56.2 +7.5
Labour W. Fletcher 1,995 30.1 +0.4
Liberal M. Royle 910 13.7 −7.9
Majority 1,735 26.1 +7.1
Turnout 6,635
Conservative hold Swing

Crescent

Crescent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. E. Mallinson* 1,637 52.8 +2.9
Conservative J. R. Carter 1,463 47.2 −2.9
Majority 174 5.6
Turnout 3,100
Labour hold Swing

Docks

Docks
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Hall 2,218 58.4 +0.9
Conservative F. Thompson 1,578 41.6 −0.9
Majority 640 16.8 +1.8
Turnout 3,796
Labour hold Swing

Kersal

Kersal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. B. James* 2,795 62.5 +1.1
Labour W. J. Emery 1,678 37.5 −1.1
Majority 1,117 25.0 +2.2
Turnout 4,473
Conservative hold Swing

Langworthy

Langworthy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Openshaw* 2,396 54.1 +4.7
Conservative R. Walling 2,031 45.9 −4.7
Majority 365 8.2
Turnout 4,427
Labour hold Swing

Mandley Park

Mandley Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. W. Davis 2,455 50.4 +1.0
Conservative T. J. Keegan* 2,419 49.6 −1.0
Majority 36 0.8
Turnout 4,874
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Ordsall Park

Ordsall Park (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. H. Hulse 2,701 63.2 +1.5
Labour B. Moylan 2,674 62.5 +0.8
Conservative T. Mason 1,662 38.9 +0.6
Conservative S. Young 1,512 35.4 −2.9
Majority 1,012 23.7 +0.3
Turnout 4,275
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Regent

Regent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. J. Evason* 2,628 60.3 +5.7
Conservative J. B. Bebbington 1,732 39.7 −5.7
Majority 896 20.6 +11.4
Turnout 4,360
Labour hold Swing

St. Matthias'

St. Matthias'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Wilson* 2,225 53.1 +2.6
Conservative W. S. Lappin 1,968 46.9 −2.6
Majority 257 6.2 +5.2
Turnout 4,193
Labour hold Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. C. Whitehead* 1,948 53.6 +3.5
Conservative W. T. Blakemore 1,687 46.4 −3.5
Majority 261 7.2 +7.0
Turnout 3,635
Labour hold Swing

St. Thomas'

St. Thomas'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Macfarlane* 1,608 53.3 +2.1
Conservative J. Barnes 1,409 46.7 +7.1
Majority 199 6.6 −5.0
Turnout 3,017
Labour hold Swing

Seedley

Seedley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. J. Townsend* 2,349 51.6 −0.4
Labour E. Barton 1,897 41.7 −0.2
Liberal E. Stafford 306 6.7 +1.5
Majority 452 9.9 −0.2
Turnout 4,552
Conservative hold Swing

Trinity

Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Davis* 1,503 50.6 +4.6
Conservative J. Davies 1,468 49.4 −4.6
Majority 35 1.2
Turnout 2,971
Labour hold Swing

Weaste

Weaste
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. H. Fearnley* 2,288 46.1 −1.3
Labour N. Openshaw 2,017 40.6 +0.2
Liberal R. S. Hawkins 660 13.3 +1.1
Majority 271 5.5 −1.5
Turnout 4,965
Conservative hold Swing

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1949 and 1950

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