1950 Salford City Council election

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1950 Salford City Council election
← 1949
11 May 1950 (1950-05-11)
1951 →
17 of 64 seats on Salford City Council
33 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 13 seats,
50.2%		 4 seats,
47.1%
Seats before 45 19
Seats won 11 6
Seats after 45 19
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 33,828 30,434
Percentage 52.6% 47.3%
Swing Increase2.4% Increase0.2%
Map of results of 1950 election
Leader of the Council before election


Labour

 Leader of the Council after election


Labour

Elections to Salford City Council were held on Thursday, 11 May 1950. 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 33,828 (52.6%)
Increase 2.4 11 (64.7%)
11 / 17
 Steady 45 (70.3%)
45 / 64
Conservative Party 30,434 (47.3%)
Increase 0.2 6 (35.3%)
6 / 17
 Steady 19 (29.7%)
19 / 64
Communist 88 (0.1%)
Decrease 0.1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 17
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 64
↓
45 19

Aldermen

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16

Councillors

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29 19

Ward results

Albert Park

Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Clarke* 2,667 52.3 +4.6
Labour F. P. Moran 2,432 47.7 −4.6
Majority 235 4.6
Turnout 5,099
Conservative hold Swing

Charlestown

Charlestown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Hardman* 2,264 61.2 +6.9
Conservative W. E. Hargreaves 1,347 36.4 −6.1
Communist E. Grundy 88 2.4 −0.8
Majority 917 24.8 +13.0
Turnout 3,699
Labour hold Swing

Claremont

Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. F. Carroll* 3,561 64.7 +8.5
Labour N. Wright 1,943 35.3 +5.2
Majority 1,618 29.4 +3.3
Turnout 5,504
Conservative hold Swing

Crescent

Crescent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. C. Hamburger* 1,610 56.4 +3.6
Conservative J. Midgley 1,244 43.6 −3.6
Majority 366 12.8 +7.2
Turnout 2,854
Labour hold Swing

Docks

Docks
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Burchill* 2,107 61.8 +3.4
Conservative A. Woods 1,304 38.2 −3.4
Majority 803 23.6 +6.8
Turnout 3,411
Labour hold Swing

Kersal

Kersal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Cobden Turner* 2,287 53.6 −8.9
Labour W. J. Emery 1,980 46.4 +8.9
Majority 307 7.2 −17.8
Turnout 4,267
Conservative hold Swing

Langworthy

Langworthy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. M. Marron* 1,917 51.8 −2.3
Conservative R. Walling 1,787 48.2 +2.3
Majority 130 3.6 −4.6
Turnout 3,704
Labour hold Swing

Mandley Park

Mandley Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. M. Cooper* 2,658 52.4 +2.0
Conservative J. E. Bedell 2,414 47.6 −2.0
Majority 244 4.8 +4.0
Turnout 5,072
Labour hold Swing

Ordsall Park

Ordsall Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Moylan* 2,502 66.9 +3.7
Conservative R. Stones 1,240 33.1 −5.8
Majority 1,262 33.8 +11.1
Turnout 3,742
Labour hold Swing

Regent

Regent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Moreton* 2,156 59.0 −1.3
Conservative J. Jackson 1,501 41.0 +1.3
Majority 655 18.0 −2.6
Turnout 3,657
Labour hold Swing

St. Matthias'

St. Matthias'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Bramall* 1,793 55.4 +2.3
Conservative H. H. Hutchinson 1,446 44.6 −2.3
Majority 347 10.8 +4.6
Turnout 3,239
Labour hold Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. A. Barton* 1,905 58.4 +4.8
Labour G. A. Marshall 1,837 56.3 +2.7
Conservative D. Harrison 1,394 42.7 −3.7
Conservative J. Davies 1,392 42.6 −3.8
Majority 443 13.6 +6.4
Turnout 3,264
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St. Thomas'

St. Thomas'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Sharp* 1,536 58.8 +5.5
Conservative J. Barnes 1,078 41.2 −5.5
Majority 458 17.6 +11.0
Turnout 2,614
Labour hold Swing

Seedley

Seedley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. W. Bell* 1,992 51.1 −0.5
Labour A. J. Howard 1,904 48.9 +7.2
Majority 88 2.2 −7.7
Turnout 3,896
Conservative hold Swing

Trinity

Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. E. Butler* 1,361 50.7 +1.3
Labour T. W. Thelwell 1,321 49.3 −1.3
Majority 40 1.4
Turnout 2,682
Conservative hold Swing

Weaste

Weaste
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. G. Wild* 2,419 55.2 +9.1
Labour A. Jones 1,963 44.8 +4.2
Majority 456 10.4 +4.9
Turnout 4,382
Conservative hold Swing

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1950 and 1951

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