1960 Salford City Council election

Local election in Salford 1960 Salford City Council election England parliamentary no 1959 Salford City Council election 1959 1960 05 12 y 1961 Salford City Council election 1961 17 of 64 seats on Salford City Council 33 Salford 1960.png Map of results of 1960 election Leader of the Council Labour Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 13 seats,54.3% 55 11 52 3 18,080 45.7% 8.6% Conservative Party (UK) 3 seats,41.2% 9 5 11 2 18,773 47.4% 6.2% Liberal Party (UK) 0 seats,3.8% 0 1 1 1 2,525 6.4% 2.6% Elections to Salford City Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1960. 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.Liberal gain after 14 years, The Guardian, May 13, 1960, p.12ALL THE RESULTS FROM YOUR TOWN, Manchester Evening News, May 13, 1960, p.29 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party18,080 (45.7%)45.7 Labour Party (UK) 8.611 (64.7%)11 17 Labour Party (UK) 3 52 (81.3%)52 64 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party18,773 (47.4%)47.4 Conservative Party (UK) 6.25 (29.4%)5 17 Conservative Party (UK) 211 (17.2%)11 64 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party2,525 (6.4%)6.4 Liberal Party (UK) 2.6 1 (5.9%)1 17 Liberal Party (UK) 1 1 (1.6%)1 64 Liberal Party (UK)Communist218 (0.6%)0.6 Communist Party of Great Britain 0.1 0 (0.0%)0 17 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 (0.0%)0 64 Communist Party of Great Britain Full council + ↓ 52 1 11 Aldermen + ↓ 16 Councillors + ↓ 36 1 11 Ward results Albert Park Albert Park Labour Party (UK) H. McFarlane* 1,387 45.5 -14.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. Dixon 889 29.2 -10.7 Liberal Party (UK) M. Corwin 772 25.3 N/A 498 16.3 -3.9 3,048 Labour Party (UK) Charlestown Charlestown Labour Party (UK) P. R. Duffy 1,008 53.2 -3.3 Conservative Party (UK) E. Jones 781 41.3 +2.8 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Billington 104 5.5 +5.0 227 11.9 -6.1 1,893 Labour Party (UK) Claremont Claremont Conservative Party (UK) G. M. Joplin* 2,839 72.2 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) F. Cowin 1,094 27.8 -2.0 1,745 43.4 +4.0 3,933 Conservative Party (UK) Crescent Crescent Labour Party (UK) A. Jones* 787 58.3 -9.2 Conservative Party (UK) W. Scott 564 41.7 +9.2 223 16.6 -18.4 1,351 Labour Party (UK) Docks Docks Labour Party (UK) S. Blake 986 61.5 -9.8 Conservative Party (UK) P. Bradley 618 38.5 +9.8 368 23.0 -19.6 1,604 Labour Party (UK) Kersal Kersal Liberal Party (UK) M. R. Marks 1,753 43.7 +10.5 Labour Party (UK) G. D. Franks* 1,184 29.5 -10.2 Conservative Party (UK) G. F. Pollard 1,078 26.8 +0.5 569 14.2 +7.7 4,015 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Langworthy Langworthy Labour Party (UK) J. Hill* 941 52.2 -16.2 Conservative Party (UK) H. Mellor 862 47.8 +16.2 79 4.4 -32.4 1,803 Labour Party (UK) Mandley Park Mandley Park Labour Party (UK) S. Davies* 1,826 51.4 -1.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. E. Bedell 1,727 48.6 +1.3 99 2.8 -2.6 3,553 Labour Party (UK) Ordsall Park Ordsall Park Labour Party (UK) I. Zott* 1,102 68.8 -7.4 Conservative Party (UK) W. H. Burke 386 24.1 +5.0 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Cohen 114 7.1 +2.4 716 44.7 -12.4 1,602 Labour Party (UK) Regent Regent Labour Party (UK) L. F. Mossom* 1,003 65.0 -4.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. Fielding 541 35.0 +4.1 462 30.0 -8.2 1,544 Labour Party (UK) St. Matthias' St. Matthias' Labour Party (UK) W. Fletcher* 702 51.1 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Winder 672 48.9 +4.0 30 2.2 -8.0 1,374 Labour Party (UK) St. Paul's St. Paul's Labour Party (UK) H. Williams* 975 59.1 -10.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. Boardman 674 40.9 +10.1 301 18.2 -20.2 1,649 Labour Party (UK) St. Thomas' St. Thomas' Labour Party (UK) T. Cunningham* 644 54.9 -13.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Tilby 529 45.1 +13.6 115 9.8 -27.2 1,173 Labour Party (UK) Seedley Seedley Conservative Party (UK) R. Evans 1,825 61.9 +10.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Woolley 1,123 38.1 -10.8 702 23.8 +21.6 2,948 Conservative Party (UK) Trinity Trinity Conservative Party (UK) F. L. Fenton 716 55.2 +9.0 Labour Party (UK) M. Flanagan* 580 44.8 -9.0 136 10.4 1,296 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Weaste Weaste (2 vacancies) Conservative Party (UK) J. Whiteley 2,049 60.2 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Hacking 2,023 59.4 +3.0 Labour Party (UK) B. Wallsworth* 1,410 41.4 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) H. Shulkind 1,328 39.0 -4.6 613 18.0 +5.2 3,406 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Aldermanic elections September 2026 By-elections between 1960 and 1961 September 2026 References Salford Category:Salford City Council elections Category:Elections in England