1959 Salford City Council election

Local election in Salford 1959 Salford City Council election England parliamentary no 1958 Salford City Council election 1958 1959 05 07 y 1960 Salford City Council election 1960 16 of 64 seats on Salford City Council 33 Salford 1959.png Map of results of 1959 election Leader of the Council Labour Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 13 seats,57.9% 56 13 56 22,759 54.3% 3.6% Conservative Party (UK) 3 seats,37.8% 8 3 8 17,275 41.2% 3.4% Elections to Salford City Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1959. 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.Labour hold on Salford unshaken, Manchester Guardian, May 8, 1959, p.4TOWN BY TOWN POLL RESULTS, Manchester Evening News, May 8, 1959, p.5 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party22,759 (54.3%)54.3 Labour Party (UK) 3.613 (81.3%)13 16 Labour Party (UK) 56 (87.5%)56 64 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party17,275 (41.2%)41.2 Conservative Party (UK) 3.43 (18.7%)3 16 Conservative Party (UK) 8 (12.5%)8 64 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party1,587 (3.8%)3.8 Liberal Party (UK) 0.2 0 (0.0%)0 16 Liberal Party (UK) 0 (0.0%)0 64 Liberal Party (UK)Communist227 (0.5%)0.5 Communist Party of Great Britain 0.2 0 (0.0%)0 16 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 (0.0%)0 64 Communist Party of Great BritainIndependent38 (0.1%)0.1 Independent (politician) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 16 Independent (politician) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 64 Independent (politician) Full council + ↓ 56 8 Aldermen + ↓ 16 Councillors + ↓ 40 8 Ward results Albert Park Albert Park Labour Party (UK) H. Hopkinson* 2,080 60.1 -4.7 Conservative Party (UK) C. D. M. Hamilton 1,382 39.9 +4.7 698 20.2 -9.4 3,462 Labour Party (UK) Charlestown Charlestown Labour Party (UK) E. Hough 1,430 56.5 -12.4 Conservative Party (UK) E. Kenyon 976 38.5 +12.6 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Billington 127 5.0 -0.2 454 18.0 -25.0 2,533 Labour Party (UK) Claremont Claremont Conservative Party (UK) V. Hemingway* 2,835 70.2 +5.1 Labour Party (UK) N. Silver 1,202 29.8 -5.1 1,633 40.4 +10.2 4,037 Conservative Party (UK) Crescent Crescent Labour Party (UK) T. W. Thelwell* 918 67.5 -5.4 Conservative Party (UK) W. Hall 443 32.5 +5.4 475 35.0 -10.8 1,361 Labour Party (UK) Docks Docks Labour Party (UK) B. Burchill* 1,603 71.3 -4.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. Stafford 645 28.7 +4.2 958 42.6 -8.4 2,248 Labour Party (UK) Kersal Kersal Labour Party (UK) S. C. Hamburger* 1,898 39.7 +2.2 Liberal Party (UK) M. R. Marks 1,587 33.2 +1.6 Conservative Party (UK) M. Launer 1,255 26.3 -4.6 Independent (politician) M. Shloimovitz 38 0.8 N/A 311 6.5 +0.6 4,778 Labour Party (UK) Langworthy Langworthy Labour Party (UK) F. M. Marron* 1,249 68.4 -5.7 Conservative Party (UK) M. Cooper 578 31.6 +5.7 671 36.8 -11.4 1,827 Labour Party (UK) Mandley Park Mandley Park Labour Party (UK) E. M. Cooper* 2,218 52.7 +4.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. E. Bedell 1,989 47.3 -4.2 229 5.4 4,207 Labour Party (UK) Ordsall Park Ordsall Park Labour Party (UK) B. Moylan* 1,603 76.2 -13.9 Conservative Party (UK) W. H. Burke 402 19.1 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain J. Cohen 100 4.7 -5.2 1,201 57.1 -23.1 2,105 Labour Party (UK) Regent Regent Labour Party (UK) M. Jackson 1,353 69.1 -5.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Fielding 604 30.9 +5.2 749 38.2 -10.4 1,957 Labour Party (UK) St. Matthias' St. Matthias' Labour Party (UK) C. Bramall* 853 55.1 -17.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Winder 694 44.9 +17.6 159 10.2 -35.2 1,547 Labour Party (UK) St. Paul's St. Paul's Labour Party (UK) H. Blythe* 1,438 69.2 -2.9 Conservative Party (UK) H. Bell 640 30.8 +2.9 798 38.4 -5.8 2,078 Labour Party (UK) St. Thomas' St. Thomas' Labour Party (UK) N. Wright* 947 68.5 -2.6 Conservative Party (UK) D. M. Angel 435 31.5 +2.6 512 37.0 -5.2 1,382 Labour Party (UK) Seedley Seedley Conservative Party (UK) R. Stones 1,440 51.1 +7.6 Labour Party (UK) N. S. Mallinson 1,378 48.9 -7.6 62 2.2 2,818 Conservative Party (UK) Trinity Trinity Labour Party (UK) H. M. Ferguson* 901 53.8 +8.1 Conservative Party (UK) F. L. Fenton 773 46.2 -8.1 128 7.6 1,674 Labour Party (UK) Weaste Weaste Conservative Party (UK) A. G. Wild* 2,184 56.4 +7.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Duggan 1,688 43.6 -7.5 496 12.8 3,872 Conservative Party (UK) Aldermanic elections September 2026 By-elections between 1959 and 1960 September 2026 References Salford Category:Salford City Council elections Category:Elections in England