1922 Salford Borough Council election

1922 Salford Borough Council election

1 November 1922 (1922-11-01)
16 of 64 seats on Salford County Borough Council 33 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Labour Last election 5 seats, 38.7% 5 seats, 13.4% 3 seats, 34.8% Seats before 24 19 16 Seats won 5 2 5 Seats after 24 18 13 Seat change 1 3 Popular vote 11,273 2,781 14,952 Percentage 28.1% 6.9% 37.3% Swing 10.6% 6.5% 2.5%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent Ratepayers Last election 2 seats, 9.3% 1 seats, 3.6% Seats before 4 1 Seats won 3 1 Seats after 7 2 Seat change 3 1 Popular vote 9,625 1,423 Percentage 24.0% 3.6% Swing 14.7%
Map of results of 1922 election
Leader of the Council before election No overall control Leader of the Council after election No overall control

Elections to Salford Borough Council were held on Wednesday, 1 November 1922. 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.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		11,273 (28.1%)		10.6	5 (31.3%)	5 / 16		24 (37.5%)	24 / 64
Liberal Party		2,781 (6.9%)		6.5	2 (12.5%)	2 / 16	1	18 (28.1%)	18 / 64
Labour Party		14,952 (37.3%)		2.5	5 (31.3%)	5 / 16	3	13 (20.3%)	13 / 64
Independent		9,625 (24.0%)		14.7	3 (18.8%)	3 / 16	3	7 (10.9%)	7 / 64
Ratepayers		1,423 (3.6%)			1 (6.3%)	1 / 16	1	2 (3.1%)	2 / 64

Full council

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Aldermen

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Councillors

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Ward results

Albert Park

Albert Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Finburgh*	2,327	64.3	N/A
	Labour	J. Unsworth	1,292	35.7	N/A
Majority			1,035	28.6	N/A
Turnout			3,619
	Conservative hold		Swing

Charlestown

Charlestown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. F. Crane*	1,566	38.5	−21.1
	Liberal	F. Gregory*	1,560	38.4	−2.0
	Independent	S. Vesty	940	23.1	N/A
Majority			6	0.1	−19.1
Turnout			4,066
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Claremont

Claremont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Johnson	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Crescent

Crescent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Billington*	1,576	59.5	+3.1
	Labour	W. H. Logan	1,074	40.5	−3.1
Majority			502	19.0	+6.2
Turnout			2,650
	Conservative hold		Swing

Docks

Docks

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. A. Luckarift*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Langworthy

Langworthy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Corbey*	1,430	66.9	−0.7
	Independent	J. E. McDonald	709	33.1	N/A
Majority			721	33.8	−3.6
Turnout			2,139
	Labour hold		Swing

Kersal

Kersal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Blades*	1,221	62.4	N/A
	Conservative	A. E. Bland	735	37.6	N/A
Majority			488	24.8	N/A
Turnout			1,956
	Liberal hold		Swing

Mandley Park

Mandley Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Greenwood*	1,818	59.6	−11.7
	Labour	G. Fulton	1,234	40.4	N/A
Majority			584	19.2	−23.4
Turnout			3,052
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ordsall Park

Ordsall Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. H. Parkinson	2,303	60.1	N/A
	Labour	J. A. Webb	1,529	39.9	−8.5
Majority			774	20.2
Turnout			3,832
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Regent

Regent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. T. Harrison	1,943	56.9	+12.3
	Labour	J. Lemmon	1,473	43.1	N/A
Majority			470	13.8
Turnout			3,416
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

St. Matthias'

St. Matthias'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. L. Hay	2,304	55.0	N/A
	Independent	M. Moylan	1,885	45.0	N/A
Majority			419	10.0	N/A
Turnout			4,189
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Shutt	1,484	58.2	N/A
	Labour	J. Gorman	1,067	41.8	−17.0
Majority			417	16.4
Turnout			2,551
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

St. Thomas'

St. Thomas'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. E. Monks	1,432	52.1	+2.8
	Conservative	G. Johnson*	1,314	47.9	−2.8
Majority			118	4.2
Turnout			2,746
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Seedley

Seedley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	P. Ashcroft	1,423	61.7	N/A
	Labour	D. A. Carefull	884	38.3	−4.0
Majority			539	23.4
Turnout			2,307
	Ratepayers gain from Labour		Swing

Trinity

Trinity

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. B. Brandon*	1,971	55.8	+37.3
	Conservative	J. W. Cain	1,560	44.2	+5.8
Majority			411	11.6
Turnout			3,531
	Labour hold		Swing

Weaste

Weaste

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Littler*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing