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%) 11.615 (93.8%) 4 49 (76.6%)Conservative Party24,292 (37.0%) 15.41 (6.2%) 415 (23.4%)Liberal Party2,444 (3.7%) N/A 0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%)Communist143 (0.2%) 0.1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)

Full council

+ ↓ 49 15

Aldermen

+ ↓ 16

Councillors

+ ↓ 33 15

Ward results

Albert Park

Charlestown

Claremont

Crescent

Docks

Kersal

Langworthy

Mandley Park

Ordsall Park

Regent

St. Matthias'

St. Paul's

St. Thomas'

Seedley

Trinity

Weaste

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1952 and 1953

References