1951 Salford City Council election

Local election in Salford 1951 Salford City Council election England parliamentary no 1950 Salford City Council election 1950 1951 05 10 y 1952 Salford City Council election 1952 16 of 64 seats on Salford City Council 33 Salford 1951.png Map of results of 1951 election Leader of the Council Labour Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 11 seats,52.6% 45 8 45 27,853 47.5% 5.1% Conservative Party (UK) 6 seats,47.3% 19 8 19 30,718 52.4% 5.1% 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.MAJORITY OF ONE: FOUR RECOUNTS, Manchester Guardian, May 11, 1951, p.3FAILED BY 71, Manchester Evening News, May 11, 1951, p.5 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party27,853 (47.5%)47.5 Labour Party (UK) 5.18 (50.0%)8 16 Labour Party (UK) 45 (70.3%)45 64 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party30,718 (52.4%)52.4 Conservative Party (UK) 5.18 (50.0%)8 16 Conservative Party (UK) 19 (29.7%)19 64 Conservative Party (UK)Communist95 (0.1%)0.1 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 (0.0%)0 16 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 (0.0%)0 64 Communist Party of Great Britain Full council + ↓ 45 19 Aldermen + ↓ 16 Councillors + ↓ 29 19 Ward results Albert Park Albert Park Conservative Party (UK) J. S. Stewart 2,471 50.1 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) G. D. Franks* 2,470 49.9 +2.2 1 0.2 4,941 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Charlestown Charlestown Labour Party (UK) W. White* 1,905 53.2 -8.0 Conservative Party (UK) H. Smeeton 1,583 44.2 +7.8 Communist Party of Great Britain E. Grundy 95 2.6 +0.2 322 9.0 -15.8 3,583 Labour Party (UK) Claremont Claremont Conservative Party (UK) E. A. Parker* 3,664 69.9 +5.2 Labour Party (UK) H. Hopkinson 1,577 30.1 -5.2 2,087 39.8 +10.4 5,241 Conservative Party (UK) Crescent Crescent Labour Party (UK) A. Jones 1,345 51.4 -5.0 Conservative Party (UK) N. J. Hockenhull 1,274 48.6 +5.0 71 2.8 -10.0 2,619 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Docks Docks Labour Party (UK) F. Dewhurst* 1,947 56.5 -5.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. T. Callison 1,500 43.5 +5.3 447 13.0 -10.6 3,447 Labour Party (UK) Kersal Kersal Conservative Party (UK) T. H. Mellor* 2,593 60.7 +7.1 Labour Party (UK) F. J. Lynch 1,679 39.3 -7.1 914 21.4 +14.2 4,272 Conservative Party (UK) Langworthy Langworthy Conservative Party (UK) C. R. V. Haynes* 1,955 53.9 +5.7 Labour Party (UK) F. P. Moran 1,671 46.1 -5.7 284 7.8 3,626 Conservative Party (UK) Mandley Park Mandley Park Conservative Party (UK) J. Whiteley* 2,706 61.3 +13.7 Labour Party (UK) P. Grimshaw 1,711 38.7 -13.7 995 22.6 4,417 Conservative Party (UK) Ordsall Park Ordsall Park Labour Party (UK) W. Petrie* 2,428 63.4 -3.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. E. Marland 1,403 36.6 +3.5 1,025 26.8 -7.0 3,831 Labour Party (UK) Regent Regent Labour Party (UK) G. C. Goodill* 1,860 53.0 -6.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Jackson 1,650 47.0 +6.0 210 6.0 -12.0 3,510 Labour Party (UK) St. Matthias' St. Matthias' Labour Party (UK) W. Fletcher* 1,622 53.8 -1.6 Conservative Party (UK) G. P. Niddrie 1,393 46.2 +1.6 229 7.6 -3.2 3,015 Labour Party (UK) St. Paul's St. Paul's Labour Party (UK) H. Williams* 1,597 51.9 -6.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Livesley 1,481 48.1 +5.4 116 3.8 -9.8 3,078 Labour Party (UK) St. Thomas' St. Thomas' Labour Party (UK) B. Davis* 1,249 53.5 -5.3 Conservative Party (UK) W. E. Hargreaves 1,084 46.5 +5.3 165 7.0 -10.6 2,333 Labour Party (UK) Seedley Seedley Conservative Party (UK) A. Pendlebury* 2,220 57.0 +5.9 Labour Party (UK) A. J. Howard 1,676 43.0 -5.9 544 14.0 +11.8 3,896 Conservative Party (UK) Trinity Trinity Conservative Party (UK) C. Brookes* 1,300 52.7 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) T. W. Thelwell 1,168 47.3 -2.0 132 5.4 +4.0 2,468 Conservative Party (UK) Weaste Weaste Conservative Party (UK) E. Riding 2,441 55.6 +0.4 Labour Party (UK) E. Warburton 1,948 44.4 -0.4 493 11.2 +0.8 4,389 Conservative Party (UK) Aldermanic elections April 2026 By-elections between 1951 and 1952 April 2026 References Salford Category:Salford City Council elections Category:Elections in England