1954 Salford City Council election

Local election in Salford 1954 Salford City Council election England parliamentary no 1953 Salford City Council election 1953 1954 05 13 y 1955 Salford City Council election 1955 16 of 64 seats on Salford City Council 33 Salford 1954.png Map of results of 1954 election Leader of the Council Labour Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 13 seats,54.3% 52 12 56 4 26,962 55.7% 1.4% Conservative Party (UK) 3 seats,43.1% 12 4 8 4 20,894 43.2% 0.1% Elections to Salford City Council were held on Thursday, 13 May 1954. 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.SALFORD LABOUR GAIN FOUR, Manchester Guardian, May 14, 1954, p.4Gloomy Tories hold the big inquest: Low poll, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1954, p.1 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party26,962 (55.7%)55.7 Labour Party (UK) 1.412 (75.0%)12 16 Labour Party (UK) 4 56 (87.5%)56 64 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party20,894 (43.2%)43.2 Conservative Party (UK) 0.14 (25.0%)4 16 Conservative Party (UK) 48 (12.5%)8 64 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party322 (0.7%)0.7 Liberal Party (UK) 1.7 0 (0.0%)0 16 Liberal Party (UK) 0 (0.0%)0 64 Liberal Party (UK)Communist210 (0.4%)0.4 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 Britain Full council + ↓ 56 8 Aldermen + ↓ 16 Councillors + ↓ 40 8 Ward results Albert Park Albert Park Labour Party (UK) H. McFarlane 2,551 55.4 +2.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. S. Stewart* 2,051 44.6 -2.9 500 10.8 +5.8 4,602 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Charlestown Charlestown Labour Party (UK) W. White* 1,914 60.3 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) R. Ranicar 1,167 36.8 -2.5 Communist Party of Great Britain E. Grundy 93 2.9 0 747 23.5 +5.0 3,174 Labour Party (UK) Claremont Claremont Conservative Party (UK) E. A. Parker* 3,011 64.0 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) W. Neafsey 1,696 36.0 -1.9 1,315 28.0 +3.8 4,707 Conservative Party (UK) Crescent Crescent Labour Party (UK) A. Jones* 1,173 65.5 +7.3 Conservative Party (UK) S. Hobson 619 34.5 -7.3 554 31.0 +14.6 1,792 Labour Party (UK) Docks Docks Labour Party (UK) F. Dewhurst* 1,842 66.8 +4.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. Vesty 916 33.2 -4.8 926 33.6 +9.6 2,758 Labour Party (UK) Kersal Kersal Conservative Party (UK) T. H. Mellor* 2,319 60.9 +14.5 Labour Party (UK) H. Ratner 1,486 39.1 -14.5 833 21.8 3,805 Conservative Party (UK) Langworthy Langworthy Labour Party (UK) J. Hill 1,489 56.9 +4.4 Conservative Party (UK) E. Phillips 806 30.8 +1.0 Liberal Party (UK) G. C. Chappell 322 12.3 -5.4 683 26.1 +3.4 2,617 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Mandley Park Mandley Park Labour Party (UK) S. Davies 2,578 53.1 -6.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Franks 2,277 46.9 +6.9 301 6.2 -13.8 4,855 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Ordsall Park Ordsall Park Labour Party (UK) W. Petrie* 2,049 94.6 +27.1 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Cohen 117 5.4 N/A 1,932 89.2 +54.2 2,166 Labour Party (UK) Regent Regent Labour Party (UK) L. F. Mossom* 1,725 64.1 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) T. Fenner 968 35.9 +1.4 757 28.2 -2.8 2,693 Labour Party (UK) St. Matthias' St. Matthias' Labour Party (UK) W. Fletcher* 1,216 62.2 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) W. H. Povah 738 37.8 -2.3 478 24.4 +4.6 1,954 Labour Party (UK) St. Paul's St. Paul's Labour Party (UK) H. Williams* 1,548 66.6 +9.4 Conservative Party (UK) D. M. Angel 778 33.4 -0.4 770 33.2 +9.8 2,326 Labour Party (UK) St. Thomas' St. Thomas' Labour Party (UK) B. Davis* 1,363 66.6 +2.1 Conservative Party (UK) W. Parkin 684 33.4 -2.1 679 33.2 +4.2 2,047 Labour Party (UK) Seedley Seedley Conservative Party (UK) A. Pendlebury* 1,808 55.5 +9.1 Labour Party (UK) A. Karpin 1,448 44.5 +4.6 360 11.0 +4.5 3,256 Conservative Party (UK) Trinity Trinity Labour Party (UK) M. Flanagan 1,031 59.5 +6.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Sacks 702 40.5 -6.2 329 19.0 +12.4 1,733 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Weaste Weaste Conservative Party (UK) W. Jones 2,050 52.5 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) E. L. Hardcastle 1,853 47.5 -0.8 197 5.0 +1.6 3,903 Conservative Party (UK) Aldermanic elections September 2026 By-elections between 1954 and 1955 September 2026 References Salford Category:Salford City Council elections Category:Elections in England