1926 Salford City Council election

1926 Salford City Council election

←  1925 1 November 1926 (1926-11-01) 1927 →
16 of 64 seats on Salford City Council 33 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Last election 9 seats, 49.1% 4 seats, 36.0% 2 seats, 4.1% Seats before 22 19 12 Seats won 7 2 2 Seats after 23 20 12 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 27,186 19,921 2,294 Percentage 49.1% 36.0% 4.1% Swing 7.5% 4.3% 13.3%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Ratepayers Independent Last election 1 seats, 3.2% 0 seats, 7.5% Seats before 6 5 Seats won 2 3 Seats after 5 4 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,779 4,153 Percentage 3.2% 7.5% Swing 6.0% 7.5%
Map of results of 1926 election
Leader of the Council before election No overall control Leader of the Council after election No overall control

Elections to Salford City Council were held on Monday, 1 November 1926. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Labour Party		27,186 (49.1%)		7.5	8 (43.8%)	8 / 16	1	23 (35.9%)	23 / 64
Conservative Party		19,921 (36.0%)		4.3	2 (12.5%)	2 / 16	1	20 (31.3%)	20 / 64
Liberal Party		2,294 (4.1%)		13.3	2 (12.5%)	2 / 16		12 (18.8%)	12 / 64
Ratepayers		1,779 (3.2%)		6.0	2 (12.5%)	2 / 16	1	5 (7.8%)	5 / 64
Independent		4,153 (7.5%)		7.5	3 (18.8%)	3 / 16	1	4 (6.3%)	4 / 64

Full council

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12

4

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20

Aldermen

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8

Councillors

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5

4

5

12

Ward results

Albert Park

Albert Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Richardson	2,025	50.1	−5.3
	Labour	A. Atherton*	1,821	45.0	+2.0
	Liberal	M. Shloimovitz	199	4.9	N/A
Majority			204	5.1	−7.3
Turnout			4,045
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Charlestown

Charlestown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Howard*	2,763	58.6	+3.1
	Conservative	J. Cotton	1,955	41.4	−3.1
Majority			808	17.2	+6.2
Turnout			4,718
	Labour hold		Swing

Claremont

Claremont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. H. Collins*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Crescent

Crescent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Millwood*	1,985	54.1	−8.5
	Conservative	A. Davies	1,684	45.9	+8.5
Majority			301	8.2	−17.0
Turnout			3,669
	Labour hold		Swing

Docks

Docks

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. L. Clampitt	1,690	51.7	N/A
	Labour	F. A. Luckarift*	1,581	48.3	+13.5
Majority			109	3.4
Turnout			3,271
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Kersal

Kersal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Jackson*	1,802	74.2	N/A
	Labour	J. Brentnall	627	25.8	N/A
Majority			1,175	48.4	N/A
Turnout			2,429
	Liberal hold		Swing

Langworthy

Langworthy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Corbey*	1,906	58.0	−4.8
	Conservative	H. Parr	1,380	42.0	+4.8
Majority			526	16.0	−9.6
Turnout			3,286
	Labour hold		Swing

Mandley Park

Mandley Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Park	2,011	51.1	+3.2
	Ratepayers	G. Brown*	1,923	48.9	N/A
Majority			88	2.2
Turnout			3,934
	Labour gain from Ratepayers		Swing

Ordsall Park

Ordsall Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Lemmon	2,274	53.3	+4.5
	Independent	W. H. Parkinson*	1,994	46.7	N/A
Majority			280	6.6
Turnout			4,268
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Regent

Regent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Howard	2,188	52.4	+10.7
	Conservative	J. T. Harrison*	1,986	47.6	N/A
Majority			202	4.8
Turnout			4,174
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Matthias'

St. Matthias'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. W. Kay	2,118	46.8	−7.0
	Conservative	F. W. Beresford	1,615	35.7	−10.5
	Independent	C. Kelsey	796	17.5	N/A
Majority			503	11.1	+3.5
Turnout			4,529
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Jones	1,694	55.4	+4.8
	Independent	M. Shutt*	1,363	44.6	N/A
Majority			331	10.8	+9.6
Turnout			3,057
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

St. Thomas'

St. Thomas'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. E. Monks*	1,862	52.5	+3.9
	Conservative	G. Johnson	1,686	47.5	−3.9
Majority			176	5.0
Turnout			3,548
	Labour hold		Swing

Seedley

Seedley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	P. Ashcroft*	1,779	58.5	+15.7
	Labour	C. J. Townsend	1,260	41.5	+2.6
Majority			519	17.0
Turnout			3,039
	Ratepayers hold		Swing

Trinity

Trinity

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. A. Hardy*	1,828	56.6	N/A
	Conservative	W. F. Reeks	1,404	43.4	N/A
Majority			424	13.2	N/A
Turnout			3,232
	Labour hold		Swing

Weaste

Weaste

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Binns	1,758	59.2	−6.4
	Labour	J. Gorman*	1,212	40.8	+6.4
Majority			546	18.4	−12.8
Turnout			2,970
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

References

1. MASSED ATTACK FAILS, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1926, p.9
2. SALFORD FIGHT, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1926, p.12