1962 Salford City Council election

Elections to Salford City Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1962. 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.Tories go down fighting, The Guardian, May 11, 1962, p.14HERE IS HOW YOUR TOWN VOTED, Manchester Evening News, May 11, 1962, p.30

Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party20,214 (49.9%) 1.114 (87.5%) 2 51 (79.7%)Conservative Party14,637 (36.1%) 5.71 (6.3%) 210 (15.6%)Liberal Party5,353 (13.2%) 4.4 1 (6.3%) 3 (4.7%)Communist333 (0.8%) 0.2 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)

Full council

+ ↓ 51 3 10

Aldermen

+ ↓ 16

Councillors

+ ↓ 35 3 10

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 1962 and 1963

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