1952 Salford City Council election

Local election in Salford 1952 Salford City Council election England parliamentary no 1951 Salford City Council election 1951 1952 05 08 y 1953 Salford City Council election 1953 16 of 64 seats on Salford City Council 33 Salford 1952.png Map of results of 1952 election Leader of the Council Labour Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 8 seats,47.5% 45 15 49 4 38,734 59.1% 11.6% Conservative Party (UK) 8 seats,52.4% 19 1 15 4 24,292 37.0% 15.4% Elections to Salford City Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1952. 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.FOUR LABOUR GAINS IN SALFORD, Manchester Guardian, May 9, 1952, p.8LANCS TOWNS LEAD SWING TO THE LEFT, Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1952, p.4 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party38,734 (59.1%)59.1 Labour Party (UK) 11.615 (93.8%)15 16 Labour Party (UK) 4 49 (76.6%)49 64 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party24,292 (37.0%)37.0 Conservative Party (UK) 15.41 (6.2%)1 16 Conservative Party (UK) 415 (23.4%)15 64 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party2,444 (3.7%)3.7 Liberal Party (UK) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 16 Liberal Party (UK) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 64 Liberal Party (UK)Communist143 (0.2%)0.2 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 + ↓ 49 15 Aldermen + ↓ 16 Councillors + ↓ 33 15 Ward results Albert Park Albert Park Labour Party (UK) J. W. Bacon* 3,544 62.7 +12.8 Conservative Party (UK) W. M. Westby 2,106 37.3 -12.8 1,438 25.4 5,650 Labour Party (UK) Charlestown Charlestown Labour Party (UK) H. Calderwood* 2,672 63.0 +9.8 Conservative Party (UK) H. Smeeton 1,428 33.7 -10.5 Communist Party of Great Britain E. Grundy 143 3.3 +0.7 1,244 29.3 +20.3 4,243 Labour Party (UK) Claremont Claremont Conservative Party (UK) A. E. Clark* 3,288 49.3 -20.6 Labour Party (UK) T. W. Thelwell 2,428 36.4 +6.3 Liberal Party (UK) J. Percival 947 14.3 N/A 860 12.9 -26.9 6,663 Conservative Party (UK) Crescent Crescent Labour Party (UK) E. E. Mallinson* 1,765 63.6 +12.2 Conservative Party (UK) N. J. Hockenhull 1,010 36.4 -12.2 755 27.2 +24.4 2,775 Labour Party (UK) Docks Docks Labour Party (UK) J. Hall* 2,442 66.6 +10.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. T. Callison 1,224 33.4 -10.1 1,218 33.2 +20.2 3,666 Labour Party (UK) Kersal Kersal Labour Party (UK) G. D. Franks* 2,811 55.1 +15.8 Conservative Party (UK) S. B. James 2,288 44.9 -15.8 523 10.2 5,099 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Langworthy Langworthy Labour Party (UK) N. Openshaw* 2,489 60.3 +14.2 Conservative Party (UK) R. Walling 1,337 32.4 -21.5 Liberal Party (UK) N. Bark 301 7.3 N/A 1,152 27.9 4,127 Labour Party (UK) Mandley Park Mandley Park Labour Party (UK) H. Hopkinson 3,024 57.9 +19.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. E. Bedell 2,195 42.1 -19.2 829 15.8 5,219 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Ordsall Park Ordsall Park Labour Party (UK) E. H. Hulse* 2,669 74.3 +10.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. Shaw 925 25.7 -10.9 1,744 48.6 +21.8 3,594 Labour Party (UK) Regent Regent Labour Party (UK) T. J. Evason* 2,518 70.6 +17.6 Conservative Party (UK) A. Eccleshall 1,047 29.4 -17.6 1,471 41.2 +35.2 3,565 Labour Party (UK) St. Matthias' St. Matthias' Labour Party (UK) B. Wilson* 2,064 63.3 +9.5 Liberal Party (UK) K. Wolstenholme 1,196 36.7 N/A 968 26.6 +19.0 3,260 Labour Party (UK) St. Paul's St. Paul's Labour Party (UK) G. A. Marshall* 2,157 66.9 +15.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Livesley 1,067 33.1 -15.0 1,090 33.8 +30.0 3,224 Labour Party (UK) St. Thomas' St. Thomas' Labour Party (UK) H. Macfarlane* 1,917 68.5 +15.0 Conservative Party (UK) R. Buchanan 882 31.5 -15.0 1,035 37.0 +30.0 2,799 Labour Party (UK) Seedley Seedley Labour Party (UK) M. Ferguson 2,290 53.0 +10.0 Conservative Party (UK) W. E. Hargreaves 2,030 47.0 -10.0 260 6.0 4,320 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Trinity Trinity Labour Party (UK) J. Davis* 1,506 57.9 +10.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Davies 1,094 42.1 -10.6 412 15.8 2,600 Labour Party (UK) Weaste Weaste Labour Party (UK) N. B. Capindale 2,438 50.7 +6.3 Conservative Party (UK) G. H. Fearnley* 2,371 49.3 -6.3 67 1.4 4,809 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Aldermanic elections April 2026 By-elections between 1952 and 1953 April 2026 References Salford Category:Salford City Council elections Category:Elections in England