1949 Salford City Council election

Local election in Salford 1949 Salford City Council election England parliamentary no 1947 Salford City Council election 1947 1949 05 12 y 1950 Salford City Council election 1950 17 of 64 seats on Salford City Council 33 Salford 1949.png Map of results of 1949 election Leader of the Council Labour Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 8 seats,47.3% 40 13 41 1 37,198 50.2% 2.9% Conservative Party (UK) 8 seats,48.0% 23 4 22 1 34,888 47.1% 0.9% Liberal Party (UK) 0 seats,4.3% 1 0 1 1,876 2.5% 2.2% 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.ONE LABOUR GAIN IN SALFORD, Manchester Guardian, May 13, 1949, p.8SALFORD, Manchester Evening News, May 13, 1949, p.1 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party37,198 (50.2%)50.2 Labour Party (UK) 2.913 (76.5%)13 17 Labour Party (UK) 1 41 (64.1%)41 64 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party34,888 (47.1%)47.1 Conservative Party (UK) 0.94 (23.5%)4 17 Conservative Party (UK) 122 (34.4%)22 64 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party1,876 (2.5%)2.5 Liberal Party (UK) 2.2 0 (0.0%)0 17 Liberal Party (UK) 1 (1.6%)1 64 Liberal Party (UK)Communist152 (0.2%)0.2 Communist Party of Great BritainN/A 0 (0.0%)0 17 Communist Party of Great BritainN/A 0 (0.0%)0 64 Communist Party of Great Britain Full council + ↓ 41 1 22 Aldermen + ↓ 11 1 4 Councillors + ↓ 30 18 Ward results Albert Park Albert Park Labour Party (UK) J. W. Bacon* 3,075 52.3 +7.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. E. Bedell 2,807 47.7 +4.7 268 4.6 +2.6 5,882 Labour Party (UK) Charlestown Charlestown Labour Party (UK) H. Calderwood* 2,543 54.3 -1.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. Kenyon 1,990 42.5 -1.6 Communist Party of Great Britain E. Grundy 152 3.2 N/A 553 11.8 0 4,685 Labour Party (UK) Claremont Claremont Conservative Party (UK) A. E. Clark* 3,730 56.2 +7.5 Labour Party (UK) W. Fletcher 1,995 30.1 +0.4 Liberal Party (UK) M. Royle 910 13.7 -7.9 1,735 26.1 +7.1 6,635 Conservative Party (UK) Crescent Crescent Labour Party (UK) E. E. Mallinson* 1,637 52.8 +2.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. R. Carter 1,463 47.2 -2.9 174 5.6 3,100 Labour Party (UK) Docks Docks Labour Party (UK) J. Hall 2,218 58.4 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) F. Thompson 1,578 41.6 -0.9 640 16.8 +1.8 3,796 Labour Party (UK) Kersal Kersal Conservative Party (UK) S. B. James* 2,795 62.5 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) W. J. Emery 1,678 37.5 -1.1 1,117 25.0 +2.2 4,473 Conservative Party (UK) Langworthy Langworthy Labour Party (UK) J. Openshaw* 2,396 54.1 +4.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Walling 2,031 45.9 -4.7 365 8.2 4,427 Labour Party (UK) Mandley Park Mandley Park Labour Party (UK) S. W. Davis 2,455 50.4 +1.0 Conservative Party (UK) T. J. Keegan* 2,419 49.6 -1.0 36 0.8 4,874 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Ordsall Park Ordsall Park (2 vacancies) Labour Party (UK) E. H. Hulse 2,701 63.2 +1.5 Labour Party (UK) B. Moylan 2,674 62.5 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) T. Mason 1,662 38.9 +0.6 Conservative Party (UK) S. Young 1,512 35.4 -2.9 1,012 23.7 +0.3 4,275 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Regent Regent Labour Party (UK) T. J. Evason* 2,628 60.3 +5.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. B. Bebbington 1,732 39.7 -5.7 896 20.6 +11.4 4,360 Labour Party (UK) St. Matthias' St. Matthias' Labour Party (UK) B. Wilson* 2,225 53.1 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) W. S. Lappin 1,968 46.9 -2.6 257 6.2 +5.2 4,193 Labour Party (UK) St. Paul's St. Paul's Labour Party (UK) M. C. Whitehead* 1,948 53.6 +3.5 Conservative Party (UK) W. T. Blakemore 1,687 46.4 -3.5 261 7.2 +7.0 3,635 Labour Party (UK) St. Thomas' St. Thomas' Labour Party (UK) H. Macfarlane* 1,608 53.3 +2.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Barnes 1,409 46.7 +7.1 199 6.6 -5.0 3,017 Labour Party (UK) Seedley Seedley Conservative Party (UK) C. J. Townsend* 2,349 51.6 -0.4 Labour Party (UK) E. Barton 1,897 41.7 -0.2 Liberal Party (UK) E. Stafford 306 6.7 +1.5 452 9.9 -0.2 4,552 Conservative Party (UK) Trinity Trinity Labour Party (UK) J. Davis* 1,503 50.6 +4.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Davies 1,468 49.4 -4.6 35 1.2 2,971 Labour Party (UK) Weaste Weaste Conservative Party (UK) G. H. Fearnley* 2,288 46.1 -1.3 Labour Party (UK) N. Openshaw 2,017 40.6 +0.2 Liberal Party (UK) R. S. Hawkins 660 13.3 +1.1 271 5.5 -1.5 4,965 Conservative Party (UK) Aldermanic elections April 2026 By-elections between 1949 and 1950 April 2026 References Salford Category:Salford City Council elections Category:Elections in England