1957 Salford City Council election

Local election in Salford 1957 Salford City Council election England parliamentary no 1956 Salford City Council election 1956 1957 05 09 y 1958 Salford City Council election 1958 16 of 64 seats on Salford City Council 33 Salford 1957.png Map of results of 1957 election Leader of the Council Labour Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 13 seats,57.3% 52 14 54 2 21,477 55.3% 2.0% Conservative Party (UK) 3 seats,40.1% 12 2 10 2 13,435 34.6% 5.5% Elections to Salford City Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1957. 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.TWO LABOUR GAINS AT SALFORD, Manchester Guardian, May 10, 1957, p.4YOUR election results at a glance, Manchester Evening News, May 10, 1957, p.15 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party21,477 (55.3%)55.3 Labour Party (UK) 2.014 (87.5%)14 16 Labour Party (UK) 2 54 (84.4%)54 64 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party13,435 (34.6%)34.6 Conservative Party (UK) 5.52 (12.5%)2 16 Conservative Party (UK) 210 (15.6%)10 64 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party3,711 (9.6%)9.6 Liberal Party (UK) 7.6 0 (0.0%)0 16 Liberal Party (UK) 0 (0.0%)0 64 Liberal Party (UK)Communist216 (0.6%)0.6 Communist Party of Great Britain 0.1 0 (0.0%)0 16 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 (0.0%)0 64 Communist Party of Great Britain Full council + ↓ 54 10 Aldermen + ↓ 16 Councillors + ↓ 38 10 Ward results Albert Park Albert Park Labour Party (UK) H. McFarlane* 2,162 66.1 +5.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. Sacks 1,111 33.9 -5.1 1,051 32.2 +10.2 3,273 Labour Party (UK) Charlestown Charlestown Labour Party (UK) W. White* 1,504 63.1 +1.7 Conservative Party (UK) S. Cooper 566 23.7 -10.5 Liberal Party (UK) V. W. Livesey 202 8.5 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain J. Billington 113 4.7 +0.3 938 39.4 +12.2 2,385 Labour Party (UK) Claremont Claremont Conservative Party (UK) G. M. Joplin 1,820 51.8 -13.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Percival 1,693 48.2 N/A 127 3.6 -26.4 3,513 Conservative Party (UK) Crescent Crescent Labour Party (UK) A. Jones* 1,034 73.5 +8.4 Conservative Party (UK) W. H. Povah 373 26.5 -8.4 661 47.0 +16.8 1,407 Labour Party (UK) Docks Docks Labour Party (UK) F. Dewhurst* 1,328 72.9 +5.3 Liberal Party (UK) N. D. Allman 494 27.1 N/A 834 45.8 +10.6 1,822 Labour Party (UK) Kersal Kersal Labour Party (UK) G. D. Franks 2,154 51.2 -5.8 Conservative Party (UK) T. H. Mellor* 2,053 48.8 +5.8 101 2.4 -11.6 4,207 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Langworthy Langworthy Labour Party (UK) J. Hill* 1,209 60.0 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) N. H. Maxwell 570 28.3 -4.0 Liberal Party (UK) A. E. Lee 235 11.7 +2.3 639 31.7 +5.7 2,014 Labour Party (UK) Mandley Park Mandley Park Labour Party (UK) S. Davies* 2,209 57.6 +0.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. J. McGough 1,629 42.4 -0.7 580 15.2 +1.4 3,838 Labour Party (UK) Ordsall Park Ordsall Park Labour Party (UK) I. Zott 1,515 93.6 +2.1 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Cohen 103 6.4 -2.1 1,412 87.2 +4.2 1,618 Labour Party (UK) Regent Regent Labour Party (UK) L. F. Mossom* 1,378 73.4 +3.9 Conservative Party (UK) E. Fenton 500 26.6 -3.9 878 46.8 +7.8 1,878 Labour Party (UK) St. Matthias' St. Matthias' Labour Party (UK) W. Fletcher* 964 68.3 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) A. Eccleshall 448 31.7 -2.5 516 36.6 +5.0 1,412 Labour Party (UK) St. Paul's St. Paul's Labour Party (UK) H. Williams* 1,379 69.9 +2.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. R. Courtney 457 23.2 -2.6 Liberal Party (UK) O. M. Hill 137 6.9 -0.3 922 46.7 +5.5 1,973 Labour Party (UK) St. Thomas' St. Thomas' Labour Party (UK) B. Davis* 878 62.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) D. M. Angel 277 19.7 N/A Liberal Party (UK) K. Davies 248 17.7 N/A 601 42.9 N/A 1,403 Labour Party (UK) Seedley Seedley Conservative Party (UK) E. Riding* 1,291 45.2 -0.5 Labour Party (UK) F. I. Hartley 1,255 43.9 +6.4 Liberal Party (UK) A. H. Hill 310 10.9 -5.9 36 1.3 -6.9 2,856 Conservative Party (UK) Trinity Trinity Labour Party (UK) M. Flanagan* 795 53.6 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) D. Sheehan 687 46.4 +1.4 108 7.2 -2.8 1,483 Labour Party (UK) Weaste Weaste Labour Party (UK) B. Wallsworth 1,713 45.6 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Tilby 1,653 44.0 -10.8 Liberal Party (UK) J. A. Cooper 392 10.4 N/A 60 1.6 3,758 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Aldermanic elections September 2026 By-elections between 1957 and 1958 September 2026 References Salford Category:Salford City Council elections Category:Elections in England