1966 Salford City Council election

Local election in Salford 1966 Salford City Council election England parliamentary no 1965 Salford City Council election 1965 1966 05 12 y 1967 Salford City Council election 1967 16 of 64 seats on Salford City Council 33 Salford 1966.png Map of results of 1966 election Leader of the Council Labour Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 11 seats,48.5% 49 10 48 1 12,461 48.4% 0.1% Conservative Party (UK) 4 seats,44.4% 13 5 14 1 11,684 45.4% 1.0% Liberal Party (UK) 1 seat,6.0% 2 1 2 1,391 5.4% 0.6% Elections to Salford City Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1966. 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 whets its knives in hopes of more slaughter, The Guardian, April 27, 1966, p.22Salford's first woman Liberal, The Guardian, May 13, 1966, p.6 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party12,461 (48.4%)48.4 Labour Party (UK) 0.110 (62.5%)10 16 Labour Party (UK) 1 48 (75.0%)48 64 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party11,684 (45.4%)45.4 Conservative Party (UK) 1.05 (31.3%)5 16 Conservative Party (UK) 114 (21.9%)14 64 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party1,391 (5.4%)5.4 Liberal Party (UK) 0.6 1 (6.3%)1 16 Liberal Party (UK) 2 (3.1%)2 64 Liberal Party (UK)Communist222 (0.9%)0.9 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 + ↓ 48 2 14 Aldermen + ↓ 16 Councillors + ↓ 32 2 14 Ward results Albert Park Albert Park Labour Party (UK) H. McFarlane* 1,170 65.1 +2.8 Conservative Party (UK) W. Johnson 628 34.9 -2.8 542 30.2 +5.6 1,798 Labour Party (UK) Charlestown Charlestown Labour Party (UK) P. R. Duffy* 849 65.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Thompson 456 34.9 N/A 393 30.2 N/A 1,305 Labour Party (UK) Claremont Claremont Conservative Party (UK) G. M. Joplin* 2,428 68.6 -1.2 Labour Party (UK) W. Heathcote 1,112 31.4 +1.2 1,316 37.2 -2.4 3,540 Conservative Party (UK) Crescent Crescent Labour Party (UK) R. Dodd* 274 43.7 -17.7 Liberal Party (UK) E. J. Hyde 218 34.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) B. Baxter 135 21.5 -17.1 56 8.9 -13.9 627 Labour Party (UK) Docks Docks Labour Party (UK) E. Warburton* 674 50.2 -3.2 Conservative Party (UK) W. Eddes 605 45.0 +5.0 Communist Party of Great Britain T. A. Bentley 64 4.8 -1.8 69 5.2 -8.2 1,343 Labour Party (UK) Kersal Kersal Liberal Party (UK) S. Harris 1,173 40.0 -9.3 Conservative Party (UK) L. A. Baker 916 31.2 +7.3 Labour Party (UK) A. C. Casson 843 28.8 +2.0 257 8.8 -13.7 2,932 Liberal Party (UK) Langworthy Langworthy Labour Party (UK) J. Hill* 910 58.6 +4.4 Conservative Party (UK) L. Scott 643 41.4 -4.4 267 17.2 +8.8 1,553 Labour Party (UK) Mandley Park Mandley Park Labour Party (UK) S. Davies* 1,203 59.8 -6.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. Boardman 810 40.2 +6.1 393 19.6 -12.2 2,013 Labour Party (UK) Ordsall Park Ordsall Park Labour Party (UK) I. Zott* 691 87.8 +1.9 Communist Party of Great Britain A. Moore 96 12.2 -1.9 595 75.6 +3.8 787 Labour Party (UK) Regent Regent Labour Party (UK) L. F. Mossom* 564 63.0 -2.5 Conservative Party (UK) R. T. Edwards 269 30.1 -0.1 Communist Party of Great Britain W. Fallon 62 6.9 +2.7 295 32.9 -2.5 895 Labour Party (UK) St. Matthias' St. Matthias' Labour Party (UK) J. W. Hincks* 807 72.6 +4.6 Conservative Party (UK) K. Davies 305 27.4 -4.6 502 45.2 +9.2 1,112 Labour Party (UK) St. Paul's St. Paul's Labour Party (UK) H. Williams* 670 58.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. N. Jackson 468 41.1 N/A 202 17.8 N/A 1,138 Labour Party (UK) St. Thomas' St. Thomas' Conservative Party (UK) J. A. Broster 512 55.4 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) T. Cunningham* 412 44.6 -1.9 100 10.8 +3.8 924 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Seedley Seedley Conservative Party (UK) R. Evans* 1,529 71.5 +13.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Gaffney 609 28.5 -13.8 920 43.0 +27.6 2,138 Conservative Party (UK) Trinity Trinity Conservative Party (UK) F. I. Fenlon* 460 51.6 +2.6 Labour Party (UK) J. G. Hughes 432 48.4 -2.6 28 3.2 892 Conservative Party (UK) Weaste Weaste Conservative Party (UK) J. M. Ford* 1,520 55.1 -1.5 Labour Party (UK) N. Wright 1,241 44.9 +1.5 279 10.2 -3.0 2,761 Conservative Party (UK) Aldermanic elections September 2026 By-elections between 1966 and 1967 September 2026 References Salford Category:Salford City Council elections Category:Elections in England