1972 Salford City Council election

Local election in Salford 1972 Salford City Council election England parliamentary no 1971 Salford City Council election 1971 1972 05 04 y 1973 Salford City Council election 1973 16 of 64 seats on Salford City Council 33 Salford 1972.png Map of results of 1971 election Leader of the Council No overall control Leader of the Council after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 16 seats,64.7% 29 14 40 11 18,064 60.7% 4.0% Conservative Party (UK) 1 seat,32.6% 31 2 22 9 10,488 35.2% 2.6% Liberal Party (UK) 0 seats,2.7% 3 0 1 2 1,083 3.6% 0.9% Independent Labour 0 seats,0.0% 1 0 1 0 0.0% Elections to Salford City Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1972. 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 gained overall control of the council from no overall control.Red Flag chorus at Salford, Manchester Evening News, May 5, 1972, p.16Salford, The Guardian, May 5, 1972, p.8 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party18,064 (60.7%)60.7 Labour Party (UK) 4.014 (87.5%)14 16 Labour Party (UK) 11 40 (62.5%)40 64 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party10,488 (35.2%)35.2 Conservative Party (UK) 2.62 (12.5%)2 16 Conservative Party (UK) 9 22 (34.4%)22 64 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party1,083 (3.6%)3.6 Liberal Party (UK) 0.9 0 (0.0%)0 16 Liberal Party (UK) 2 1 (1.6%)1 64 Liberal Party (UK)Independent Labour0 (0.0%)0.0 Independent Labour 0 (0.0%)0 16 Independent Labour 1 (1.6%)1 64 Independent LabourCommunist132 (0.4%)0.4 Communist Party of Great Britain N/A 0 (0.0%)0 16 Communist Party of Great Britain N/A 0 (0.0%)0 64 Communist Party of Great Britain Full council + ↓ 40 1 1 22 Aldermen + ↓ 1 15 Councillors + ↓ 40 1 7 Ward results Albert Park Albert Park Labour Party (UK) R. Dodd 1,724 67.9 -0.8 Conservative Party (UK) F. Ford 816 32.1 +0.8 908 35.8 -1.6 2,540 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Charlestown Charlestown Labour Party (UK) J. H. Hodgkiss 723 68.2 +4.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. Allport 337 31.8 +12.6 386 36.4 -7.8 1,060 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Claremont Claremont Conservative Party (UK) S. Brierley 1,941 62.9 +6.2 Labour Party (UK) F. Taylor 1,147 37.1 -6.2 794 25.8 +12.4 3,088 Conservative Party (UK) Crescent Crescent Labour Party (UK) A. Mort 483 50.4 -2.0 Liberal Party (UK) D. I. Conway 475 49.6 +12.6 8 0.8 -14.6 958 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Docks Docks Labour Party (UK) B. P. Murphy 1,128 52.6 -18.4 Liberal Party (UK) J. Whittaker 608 28.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) G. Malvern 408 19.0 -10.0 520 24.2 -17.8 2,144 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Kersal Kersal Conservative Party (UK) R. Heron* 1,686 48.9 +5.2 Labour Party (UK) S. Paul 1,627 47.2 -9.1 Communist Party of Great Britain J. A. Brogan 132 3.9 N/A 59 1.7 3,445 Conservative Party (UK) Langworthy Langworthy Labour Party (UK) P. R. Duffy 992 68.3 -2.4 Conservative Party (UK) L. B. Scott 461 21.7 +2.4 531 36.6 -4.8 1,453 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Mandley Park Mandley Park Labour Party (UK) L. Cooke* 1,624 61.4 -2.0 Conservative Party (UK) M. Pollard 1,020 38.6 +2.0 604 22.8 -4.0 2,644 Labour Party (UK) Ordsall Park Ordsall Park Labour Party (UK) I. Zott* 787 80.7 +8.0 Conservative Party (UK) R. T. Edwards 188 19.3 +4.2 599 61.4 +3.8 975 Labour Party (UK) Regent Regent Labour Party (UK) J. R. Jaffe* 778 86.1 +8.6 Conservative Party (UK) B. Strickland 126 13.9 -10.4 652 72.2 +20.8 904 Labour Party (UK) St. Matthias' St. Matthias' Labour Party (UK) J. N. Spencer 830 64.3 -2.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Bradbury* 461 35.7 +7.9 369 28.6 -10.7 1,291 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Paul's St. Paul's Labour Party (UK) G. Wilcock 1,409 84.2 +4.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Burke 265 15.8 -4.7 1,144 68.4 +9.4 1,674 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Thomas' St. Thomas' Labour Party (UK) J. R. Thomas 875 85.2 +16.3 Conservative Party (UK) E. Duffy 152 14.8 -16.3 723 70.4 +32.6 1,027 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Seedley Seedley Labour Party (UK) G. Leech 1,334 50.1 -8.9 Conservative Party (UK) S. Cooper 1,328 49.9 +8.9 6 0.2 -17.8 2,662 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Trinity Trinity Labour Party (UK) J. Warren 738 71.8 +4.0 Conservative Party (UK) R. Jennings* 290 28.2 -3.0 448 43.6 +6.0 1,028 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Weaste Weaste Labour Party (UK) R. J. M. Openshaw 1,865 64.9 -1.3 Conservative Party (UK) W. T. Tyrer* 1,009 35.1 +1.3 856 29.8 -2.6 2,874 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Aldermanic elections September 2026 By-elections between 1972 and 1973 September 2026 References Salford Category:Salford City Council elections Category:Elections in England