1951 Salford City Council election

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1951 Salford City Council election
← 1950
10 May 1951 (1951-05-10)
1952 →
16 of 64 seats on Salford City Council
33 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 11 seats,
52.6%		 6 seats,
47.3%
Seats before 45 19
Seats won 8 8
Seats after 45 19
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 27,853 30,718
Percentage 47.5% 52.4%
Swing Decrease5.1% Increase5.1%
Map of results of 1951 election
Leader of the Council before election


Labour

 Leader of the Council after election


Labour

Elections to Salford City Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1951. 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 27,853 (47.5%)
Decrease 5.1 8 (50.0%)
8 / 16
 Steady 45 (70.3%)
45 / 64
Conservative Party 30,718 (52.4%)
Increase 5.1 8 (50.0%)
8 / 16
 Steady 19 (29.7%)
19 / 64
Communist 95 (0.1%)
Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 16
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 64
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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 J. S. Stewart 2,471 50.1 −2.2
Labour G. D. Franks* 2,470 49.9 +2.2
Majority 1 0.2
Turnout 4,941
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Charlestown

Charlestown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. White* 1,905 53.2 −8.0
Conservative H. Smeeton 1,583 44.2 +7.8
Communist E. Grundy 95 2.6 +0.2
Majority 322 9.0 −15.8
Turnout 3,583
Labour hold Swing

Claremont

Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. A. Parker* 3,664 69.9 +5.2
Labour H. Hopkinson 1,577 30.1 −5.2
Majority 2,087 39.8 +10.4
Turnout 5,241
Conservative hold Swing

Crescent

Crescent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Jones 1,345 51.4 −5.0
Conservative N. J. Hockenhull 1,274 48.6 +5.0
Majority 71 2.8 −10.0
Turnout 2,619
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Docks

Docks
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Dewhurst* 1,947 56.5 −5.3
Conservative J. T. Callison 1,500 43.5 +5.3
Majority 447 13.0 −10.6
Turnout 3,447
Labour hold Swing

Kersal

Kersal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. H. Mellor* 2,593 60.7 +7.1
Labour F. J. Lynch 1,679 39.3 −7.1
Majority 914 21.4 +14.2
Turnout 4,272
Conservative hold Swing

Langworthy

Langworthy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. R. V. Haynes* 1,955 53.9 +5.7
Labour F. P. Moran 1,671 46.1 −5.7
Majority 284 7.8
Turnout 3,626
Conservative hold Swing

Mandley Park

Mandley Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Whiteley* 2,706 61.3 +13.7
Labour P. Grimshaw 1,711 38.7 −13.7
Majority 995 22.6
Turnout 4,417
Conservative hold Swing

Ordsall Park

Ordsall Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Petrie* 2,428 63.4 −3.5
Conservative J. E. Marland 1,403 36.6 +3.5
Majority 1,025 26.8 −7.0
Turnout 3,831
Labour hold Swing

Regent

Regent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. C. Goodill* 1,860 53.0 −6.0
Conservative J. Jackson 1,650 47.0 +6.0
Majority 210 6.0 −12.0
Turnout 3,510
Labour hold Swing

St. Matthias'

St. Matthias'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Fletcher* 1,622 53.8 −1.6
Conservative G. P. Niddrie 1,393 46.2 +1.6
Majority 229 7.6 −3.2
Turnout 3,015
Labour hold Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Williams* 1,597 51.9 −6.5
Conservative J. Livesley 1,481 48.1 +5.4
Majority 116 3.8 −9.8
Turnout 3,078
Labour hold Swing

St. Thomas'

St. Thomas'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Davis* 1,249 53.5 −5.3
Conservative W. E. Hargreaves 1,084 46.5 +5.3
Majority 165 7.0 −10.6
Turnout 2,333
Labour hold Swing

Seedley

Seedley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Pendlebury* 2,220 57.0 +5.9
Labour A. J. Howard 1,676 43.0 −5.9
Majority 544 14.0 +11.8
Turnout 3,896
Conservative hold Swing

Trinity

Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Brookes* 1,300 52.7 +2.0
Labour T. W. Thelwell 1,168 47.3 −2.0
Majority 132 5.4 +4.0
Turnout 2,468
Conservative hold Swing

Weaste

Weaste
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Riding 2,441 55.6 +0.4
Labour E. Warburton 1,948 44.4 −0.4
Majority 493 11.2 +0.8
Turnout 4,389
Conservative hold Swing

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1951 and 1952

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