1963 Salford City Council election

Local election in Salford 1963 Salford City Council election England parliamentary no 1962 Salford City Council election 1962 1963 05 09 y 1964 Salford City Council election 1964 16 of 64 seats on Salford City Council 33 Salford 1963.png Map of results of 1963 election Leader of the Council Labour Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 14 seats,49.9% 51 11 51 20,221 54.4% 4.5% Conservative Party (UK) 1 seat,36.1% 10 4 10 12,917 34.8% 1.3% Liberal Party (UK) 1 seat,13.2% 3 1 3 3,411 9.2% 4.0% Elections to Salford City Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1963. 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.Tories hold four seats at Salford, The Guardian, May 10, 1963, p.4HERE IS HOW YOUR TOWN VOTED, Manchester Evening News, May 10, 1963, p.17 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party20,221 (54.4%)54.4 Labour Party (UK) 4.511 (68.8%)11 16 Labour Party (UK) 51 (79.7%)51 64 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party12,917 (34.8%)34.8 Conservative Party (UK) 1.34 (25.0%)4 16 Conservative Party (UK) 10 (15.6%)10 64 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party3,411 (9.2%)9.2 Liberal Party (UK) 4.0 1 (6.3%)1 16 Liberal Party (UK) 3 (4.7%)3 64 Liberal Party (UK)Communist601 (1.6%)1.6 Communist Party of Great Britain 0.8 0 (0.0%)0 16 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 (0.0%)0 64 Communist Party of Great Britain Full council + ↓ 51 3 10 Aldermen + ↓ 16 Councillors + ↓ 35 3 10 Ward results Albert Park Albert Park Labour Party (UK) H. McFarlane* 1,821 56.5 +6.0 Liberal Party (UK) J. J. Messenger 759 23.5 -6.5 Conservative Party (UK) E. Graham 643 20.0 +0.5 1,062 33.0 +12.5 3,223 Labour Party (UK) Charlestown Charlestown Labour Party (UK) P. R. Duffy* 1,669 71.7 +19.3 Conservative Party (UK) G. J. Hacking 587 25.2 -18.4 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Billington 73 3.1 -0.9 1,082 46.5 +37.7 2,329 Labour Party (UK) Claremont Claremont Conservative Party (UK) G. M. Joplin* 2,584 62.2 +12.8 Labour Party (UK) A. Adams 1,574 37.8 +11.9 1,010 24.4 +0.9 4,158 Conservative Party (UK) Crescent Crescent Labour Party (UK) A. Jones* 719 73.7 +6.6 Conservative Party (UK) B. Baxter 257 26.3 -6.6 462 47.4 +13.2 976 Labour Party (UK) Docks Docks Labour Party (UK) E. Warburton* 1,214 72.3 -1.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. E. Watkins 382 22.7 -3.9 Communist Party of Great Britain T. A. Bentley 84 5.0 N/A 832 49.6 +2.8 1,680 Labour Party (UK) Kersal Kersal Liberal Party (UK) M. R. Marks* 1,953 47.6 +2.9 Labour Party (UK) L. Hough 1,342 32.7 +5.3 Conservative Party (UK) R. Goodman 809 19.7 -8.2 611 14.9 +2.3 4,104 Liberal Party (UK) Langworthy Langworthy Labour Party (UK) J. Hill* 1,059 88.3 +21.6 Communist Party of Great Britain J. J. Farr 140 11.7 N/A 919 76.6 +43.2 1,199 Labour Party (UK) Mandley Park Mandley Park Labour Party (UK) S. Davies* 1,862 48.3 +4.9 Conservative Party (UK) G. Franks 1,536 39.8 +4.4 Liberal Party (UK) D. Green 458 11.9 -9.3 326 8.5 +0.5 3,856 Labour Party (UK) Ordsall Park Ordsall Park Labour Party (UK) I. Zott* 1,507 71.8 +12.8 Conservative Party (UK) C. Brookes 489 23.3 -13.6 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Cohen 104 4.9 +0.8 1,018 48.5 +26.4 2,100 Labour Party (UK) Regent Regent Labour Party (UK) L. F. Mossom* 1,161 71.0 +4.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Bradbury 372 22.8 -6.2 Communist Party of Great Britain K. Harvey 102 6.2 +0.4 789 48.2 +12.0 1,635 Labour Party (UK) St. Matthias' St. Matthias' Labour Party (UK) W. Fletcher* 988 58.3 +2.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Winder 467 27.5 +1.3 Liberal Party (UK) D. Hammond 241 14.2 -3.5 521 30.8 +0.9 1,696 Labour Party (UK) St. Paul's St. Paul's Labour Party (UK) H. Williams* 1,068 70.9 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Whitworth 438 29.1 -2.7 630 41.8 +5.4 1,506 Labour Party (UK) St. Thomas' St. Thomas' Labour Party (UK) T. Cunningham* 636 68.8 -0.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. Stones 288 31.2 +0.6 348 37.6 -1.2 924 Labour Party (UK) Seedley Seedley Conservative Party (UK) R. Evans* 1,577 53.9 +7.8 Labour Party (UK) S. Bibby 1,351 46.1 -7.8 226 7.8 2,928 Conservative Party (UK) Trinity Trinity Conservative Party (UK) F. L. Fenton* 640 50.2 +3.2 Labour Party (UK) H. Ferguson 635 49.8 -3.2 5 0.4 1,275 Conservative Party (UK) Weaste Weaste Conservative Party (UK) J. M. Ford 1,848 51.9 +5.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Dodd 1,615 45.4 -8.1 Communist Party of Great Britain C. N. Peach 98 2.7 N/A 233 6.5 3,561 Conservative Party (UK) Aldermanic elections September 2026 By-elections between 1963 and 1964 September 2026 References Salford Category:Salford City Council elections Category:Elections in England