1958 Blackpool Borough Council election

Local election in Blackpool, England 1958 Blackpool Borough Council election England 50x50px parliamentary no 1957 Blackpool Borough Council election 1957 1958 05 08 y 1959 Blackpool Borough Council election 1959 14 of 56 seats to Blackpool County Borough Council 29 Blackpool 1958.png Map of results of 1958 election Leader of the Council No overall control Leader of the Council after election No overall control Liberal Party (UK) 24 7 26 2 15,848 34.2% Conservative Party (UK) 26 7 24 2 19,440 42.0% Labour Party (UK) 6 0 6 11,008 23.8% Elections to Blackpool Borough Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1958. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control.BLACKPOOL, Liverpool Echo, May 9, 1958, p.21TIGHTER HOLD ON MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 9, 1958, p.4 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLiberal Party Liberal Party (UK)15,848 (34.2%)34.2 Liberal Party (UK) 7 (50.0%)7 14 Liberal Party (UK) 2 26 (46.4%)26 56 Liberal Party (UK)Conservative Party Conservative Party (UK)19,440 (42.0%)42.0 Conservative Party (UK) 7 (50.0%)7 14 Conservative Party (UK) 224 (42.9%)24 56 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party Labour Party (UK)11,008 (23.8%)23.8 Labour Party (UK) 0 (0.0%)0 14 Labour Party (UK) 6 (10.7%)6 56 Labour Party (UK) Full council + ↓ 6 26 24 Ward results Alexandra Alexandra Liberal Party (UK) N. B. Lole 1,068 41.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. Samuels 948 36.6 Labour Party (UK) P. Ladkin 577 22.2 120 4.6 2,593 49.8 Liberal Party (UK) Bank Hey Bank Hey Liberal Party (UK) L. F. Sharpe 564 74.5 Labour Party (UK) E. Edwards 193 25.5 371 49.0 757 32.1 Liberal Party (UK) Bispham Bispham Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Smythe* 3,838 53.5 Liberal Party (UK) H. Taylor 2,224 31.0 Labour Party (UK) E. T. Sides 1,109 15.5 1,614 22.5 7,171 39.2 Conservative Party (UK) Brunswick Brunswick Liberal Party (UK) J. P. Rodger 917 50.0 Conservative Party (UK) L. Davis 702 38.2 Labour Party (UK) L. Pattinson 216 11.8 215 11.8 1,835 43.7 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Claremont Claremont Liberal Party (UK) W. Briggs 849 47.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. A. Fast 617 34.7 Labour Party (UK) M. Allitt 314 17.6 232 13.0 1,780 45.0 Liberal Party (UK) Foxhall Foxhall Liberal Party (UK) C. Cross* 1,349 72.6 Labour Party (UK) M. Mason 509 27.4 840 45.2 1,858 35.7 Liberal Party (UK) Layton Layton Conservative Party (UK) R. Jacobs 2,205 41.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. A. Kenworthy* 1,971 36.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Riley 1,181 22.0 234 4.4 5,357 36.7 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Marton Marton Conservative Party (UK) J. S. Leigh 1,963 50.3 Labour Party (UK) J. V. Brown 1,022 26.2 Liberal Party (UK) W. Turner 916 23.5 941 24.1 3,901 44.9 Conservative Party (UK) Stanley Stanley Conservative Party (UK) A. Ashworth* 2,829 50.3 Labour Party (UK) M. Riley 2,800 49.7 29 0.6 5,629 42.0 Conservative Party (UK) Talbot Talbot Liberal Party (UK) E. W. Seaman 905 57.1 Labour Party (UK) S. H. Millward 680 42.9 225 14.2 1,585 40.0 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Tyldesley Tyldesley Conservative Party (UK) L. Pilkington* 1,096 38.2 Liberal Party (UK) A. E. Harris 954 33.3 Labour Party (UK) E. Watkin 816 28.5 142 4.9 2,866 48.1 Conservative Party (UK) Victoria Victoria Conservative Party (UK) R. Wall* 1,337 43.4 Labour Party (UK) G. S. Benson 910 29.5 Liberal Party (UK) G. H. H. Towse 835 27.1 427 13.9 3,082 41.3 Conservative Party (UK) Warbreck Warbreck Liberal Party (UK) S. Rock 1,260 50.8 Conservative Party (UK) W. C. Halton* 1,196 49.2 64 2.6 2,429 39.1 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Waterloo Waterloo Conservative Party (UK) D. Lockwood* 2,709 49.9 Liberal Party (UK) A. Green 2,036 37.5 Labour Party (UK) D. Summerville 681 12.6 673 12.4 5,426 43.8 Conservative Party (UK) References 1958 Blackpool