1958 Blackpool Borough Council election

1958 Blackpool Borough Council election

← 1957 8 May 1958 (1958-05-08) 1959 →
14 of 56 seats to Blackpool County Borough Council 29 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Liberal Conservative Labour Seats before 24 26 6 Seats won 7 7 0 Seats after 26 24 6 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 15,848 19,440 11,008 Percentage 34.2% 42.0% 23.8%
Map of results of 1958 election
Leader of the Council before election No overall control Leader of the Council after election No overall control

Elections to Blackpool Borough Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1958. 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
Liberal Party		15,848 (34.2%)			7 (50.0%)	7 / 14	2	26 (46.4%)	26 / 56
Conservative Party		19,440 (42.0%)			7 (50.0%)	7 / 14	2	24 (42.9%)	24 / 56
Labour Party		11,008 (23.8%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 14		6 (10.7%)	6 / 56

Full council

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Ward results

Alexandra

Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	N. B. Lole	1,068	41.2
	Conservative	M. Samuels	948	36.6
	Labour	P. Ladkin	577	22.2
Majority			120	4.6
Turnout			2,593	49.8
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bank Hey

Bank Hey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	L. F. Sharpe	564	74.5
	Labour	E. Edwards	193	25.5
Majority			371	49.0
Turnout			757	32.1
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bispham

Bispham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. H. Smythe*	3,838	53.5
	Liberal	H. Taylor	2,224	31.0
	Labour	E. T. Sides	1,109	15.5
Majority			1,614	22.5
Turnout			7,171	39.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brunswick

Brunswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. P. Rodger	917	50.0
	Conservative	L. Davis	702	38.2
	Labour	L. Pattinson	216	11.8
Majority			215	11.8
Turnout			1,835	43.7
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Claremont

Claremont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Briggs	849	47.7
	Conservative	R. A. Fast	617	34.7
	Labour	M. Allitt	314	17.6
Majority			232	13.0
Turnout			1,780	45.0
	Liberal hold		Swing

Foxhall

Foxhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. Cross*	1,349	72.6
	Labour	M. Mason	509	27.4
Majority			840	45.2
Turnout			1,858	35.7
	Liberal hold		Swing

Layton

Layton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Jacobs	2,205	41.2
	Liberal	J. A. Kenworthy*	1,971	36.8
	Labour	J. Riley	1,181	22.0
Majority			234	4.4
Turnout			5,357	36.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Marton

Marton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. S. Leigh	1,963	50.3
	Labour	J. V. Brown	1,022	26.2
	Liberal	W. Turner	916	23.5
Majority			941	24.1
Turnout			3,901	44.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stanley

Stanley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Ashworth*	2,829	50.3
	Labour	M. Riley	2,800	49.7
Majority			29	0.6
Turnout			5,629	42.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Talbot

Talbot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. W. Seaman	905	57.1
	Labour	S. H. Millward	680	42.9
Majority			225	14.2
Turnout			1,585	40.0
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Tyldesley

Tyldesley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Pilkington*	1,096	38.2
	Liberal	A. E. Harris	954	33.3
	Labour	E. Watkin	816	28.5
Majority			142	4.9
Turnout			2,866	48.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Victoria

Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Wall*	1,337	43.4
	Labour	G. S. Benson	910	29.5
	Liberal	G. H. H. Towse	835	27.1
Majority			427	13.9
Turnout			3,082	41.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Warbreck

Warbreck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. Rock	1,260	50.8
	Conservative	W. C. Halton*	1,196	49.2
Majority			64	2.6
Turnout			2,429	39.1
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Waterloo

Waterloo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Lockwood*	2,709	49.9
	Liberal	A. Green	2,036	37.5
	Labour	D. Summerville	681	12.6
Majority			673	12.4
Turnout			5,426	43.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. BLACKPOOL, Liverpool Echo, May 9, 1958, p.21
2. TIGHTER HOLD ON MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 9, 1958, p.4