1955 Salford City Council election

Local election in Salford 1955 Salford City Council election England parliamentary no 1954 Salford City Council election 1953 1955 05 12 y 1956 Salford City Council election 1956 16 of 64 seats on Salford City Council 33 Salford 1955.png Map of results of 1955 election Leader of the Council Labour Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 12 seats,55.7% 56 11 52 4 25,283 50.7% 5.0% Conservative Party (UK) 4 seats,43.2% 8 5 12 4 24,123 48.3% 5.1% Elections to Salford City Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1955. 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 LOSSES IN LANCASHIRE, Manchester Guardian, May 13, 1955, p.4- And 4 go in Salford, too, Manchester Evening News, May 13, 1955, p.6 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party25,283 (50.7%)50.7 Labour Party (UK) 5.011 (68.8%)11 16 Labour Party (UK) 4 52 (81.3%)52 64 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party24,123 (48.3%)48.3 Conservative Party (UK) 5.15 (31.2%)5 16 Conservative Party (UK) 412 (18.7%)12 64 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party246 (0.5%)0.5 Liberal Party (UK) 0.2 0 (0.0%)0 16 Liberal Party (UK) 0 (0.0%)0 64 Liberal Party (UK)Communist229 (0.5%)0.5 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 + ↓ 52 12 Aldermen + ↓ 16 Councillors + ↓ 36 12 Ward results Albert Park Albert Park Labour Party (UK) H. Alvarez* 2,162 53.0 -2.4 Conservative Party (UK) F. A. Cope 1,921 47.0 +2.4 241 6.0 -4.8 4,083 Labour Party (UK) Charlestown Charlestown Labour Party (UK) H. Calderwood* 1,785 58.0 -2.3 Conservative Party (UK) V. Hemingway 1,166 37.9 +1.1 Communist Party of Great Britain E. Grundy 126 4.1 +1.2 619 20.1 -3.4 3,077 Labour Party (UK) Claremont Claremont Conservative Party (UK) A. E. Clarke* 3,371 66.5 +2.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Goldberg 1,696 33.5 -2.5 1,675 33.0 +5.0 5,067 Conservative Party (UK) Crescent Crescent Labour Party (UK) R. Wiggins* 1,105 59.8 -5.7 Conservative Party (UK) L. O. V. Daley 744 40.2 +5.7 361 19.6 -10.4 1,849 Labour Party (UK) Docks Docks Labour Party (UK) J. Hall* 1,605 55.8 -11.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Tilby 1,271 44.2 +11.0 334 11.6 -22.0 2,876 Labour Party (UK) Kersal Kersal Conservative Party (UK) H. Bergin 2,359 55.2 -5.7 Labour Party (UK) G. D. Franks* 1,914 44.8 +5.7 445 10.4 -11.4 4,273 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Langworthy Langworthy Labour Party (UK) N. Openshaw* 1,550 58.4 +1.5 Conservative Party (UK) G. Williams 1,105 41.6 +10.8 445 16.8 -9.3 2,655 Labour Party (UK) Mandley Park Mandley Park Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Franks 2,410 52.6 +5.7 Labour Party (UK) H. Hopkinson* 2,169 47.4 -5.7 241 5.2 4,579 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Ordsall Park Ordsall Park Labour Party (UK) W. Neafsey 1,880 63.0 -31.6 Conservative Party (UK) D. Sheehan 1,001 33.5 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain J. Cohen 103 3.5 -1.9 879 29.5 -59.7 2,984 Labour Party (UK) Regent Regent Labour Party (UK) T. J. Evason* 1,902 64.3 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Sacks 1,058 35.7 -0.2 844 28.6 +0.4 2,960 Labour Party (UK) St. Matthias' St. Matthias' Labour Party (UK) B. Wilson* 1,203 59.1 -3.1 Conservative Party (UK) W. H. Povah 834 40.9 +3.1 369 18.2 -6.2 2,037 Labour Party (UK) St. Paul's St. Paul's Labour Party (UK) G. A. Marshall* 1,295 59.8 -6.8 Conservative Party (UK) D. M. Angel 872 40.2 +6.8 423 19.6 -13.6 2,167 Labour Party (UK) St. Thomas' St. Thomas' Labour Party (UK) H. Macfarlane* 1,227 56.9 -9.7 Conservative Party (UK) E. Evans 929 43.1 +9.7 298 13.8 -19.4 2,156 Labour Party (UK) Seedley Seedley Conservative Party (UK) M. Pendlebury 1,697 53.9 -1.6 Labour Party (UK) M. Ferguson* 1,204 38.3 -6.2 Liberal Party (UK) A. E. Lee 246 7.8 N/A 493 15.6 +4.6 3,147 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Trinity Trinity Labour Party (UK) I. Davies* 985 53.0 -6.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Winder 872 47.0 +6.5 113 6.0 -13.0 1,857 Labour Party (UK) Weaste Weaste Conservative Party (UK) G. Bellamy 2,513 61.1 +8.6 Labour Party (UK) N. B. Capindale* 1,601 38.9 -8.6 912 22.2 +17.2 4,114 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Aldermanic elections September 2026 By-elections between 1955 and 1956 September 2026 References Salford Category:Salford City Council elections Category:Elections in England