1958 Salford City Council election

Local election in Salford 1958 Salford City Council election England parliamentary no 1957 Salford City Council election 1957 1958 05 08 y 1959 Salford City Council election 1959 16 of 64 seats on Salford City Council 33 Salford 1958.png Map of results of 1958 election Leader of the Council Labour Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 14 seats,55.3% 53 13 56 3 22,888 57.9% 2.6% Conservative Party (UK) 2 seats,34.6% 11 3 8 3 14,945 37.8% 3.2% Elections to Salford City 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 Labour Party retained overall control of the council.ONLY SEVEN TORIES LEFT AT SALFORD, Manchester Guardian, May 9, 1958, p.4HOW THE VOTES WERE CAST, Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1958, p.7 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party22,888 (57.9%)57.9 Labour Party (UK) 2.613 (81.3%)13 16 Labour Party (UK) 3 56 (87.5%)56 64 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party14,945 (37.8%)37.8 Conservative Party (UK) 3.23 (18.7%)3 16 Conservative Party (UK) 38 (12.5%)8 64 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party1,428 (3.6%)3.6 Liberal Party (UK) 6.0 0 (0.0%)0 16 Liberal Party (UK) 0 (0.0%)0 64 Liberal Party (UK)Communist295 (0.7%)0.7 Communist Party of Great Britain 0.1 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. Alvarez* 2,210 64.8 -1.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Davies 1,203 35.2 +1.3 1,007 29.6 -2.6 3,413 Labour Party (UK) Charlestown Charlestown Labour Party (UK) H. Calderwood* 1,571 68.9 +5.8 Conservative Party (UK) S. Cooper 590 25.9 +2.2 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Billington 120 5.2 +0.5 981 43.0 +3.6 2,281 Labour Party (UK) Claremont Claremont Conservative Party (UK) A. E. Clark* 2,828 65.1 +13.3 Labour Party (UK) R. Biggs 1,519 34.9 N/A 1,309 30.2 +26.6 4,347 Conservative Party (UK) Crescent Crescent Labour Party (UK) R. Wiggins* 949 72.9 -0.6 Conservative Party (UK) W. Barber 352 27.1 +0.6 597 45.8 -1.2 1,301 Labour Party (UK) Docks Docks Labour Party (UK) J. Hall* 1,381 75.5 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) D. Stafford 448 24.5 N/A 933 51.0 +5.2 1,829 Labour Party (UK) Kersal Kersal Labour Party (UK) R. Casket 1,691 37.5 -13.7 Liberal Party (UK) M. R. Marks 1,428 31.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) M. Launer 1,396 30.9 -17.9 263 5.9 +3.5 4,515 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Langworthy Langworthy Labour Party (UK) N. Openshaw* 1,358 74.1 +14.1 Conservative Party (UK) M. Cooper 475 25.9 -2.4 883 48.2 +16.5 1,833 Labour Party (UK) Mandley Park Mandley Park Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Franks* 2,218 51.5 +9.1 Labour Party (UK) T. Cunningham 2,092 48.5 -9.1 126 3.0 4,310 Conservative Party (UK) Ordsall Park Ordsall Park Labour Party (UK) W. Neafsey* 1,589 90.1 -3.5 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Cohen 175 9.9 +3.5 1,414 80.2 -7.0 1,764 Labour Party (UK) Regent Regent Labour Party (UK) J. Mackenzie* 1,386 74.3 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) W. Hall 480 25.7 -0.9 906 48.6 +1.8 1,866 Labour Party (UK) St. Matthias' St. Matthias' Labour Party (UK) B. Wilson* 986 72.7 +4.4 Conservative Party (UK) F. A. Cope 371 27.3 -4.4 615 45.4 +8.8 1,357 Labour Party (UK) St. Paul's St. Paul's Labour Party (UK) P. Grimshaw 1,146 72.1 +2.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. R. Courtney 443 27.9 +4.7 703 44.2 -2.5 1,589 Labour Party (UK) St. Thomas' St. Thomas' Labour Party (UK) J. Goldberg* 960 71.1 +8.5 Conservative Party (UK) D. M. Angel 390 28.9 +9.2 570 42.2 -0.7 1,350 Labour Party (UK) Seedley Seedley Labour Party (UK) F. I. Hartley 1,552 56.5 +12.6 Conservative Party (UK) N. H. Maxwell 1,196 43.5 -1.7 356 13.0 2,748 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Trinity Trinity Conservative Party (UK) D. Sheehan* 833 54.3 +7.9 Labour Party (UK) G. C. Copple 702 45.7 -7.9 131 8.6 1,535 Conservative Party (UK) Weaste Weaste Labour Party (UK) G. Warburton 1,796 51.1 +5.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Tilby 1,722 48.9 +4.9 74 2.2 +0.6 3,518 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Aldermanic elections September 2026 By-elections between 1958 and 1959 September 2026 References Salford Category:Salford City Council elections Category:Elections in England