1972 Salford City Council election

1972 Salford City Council election

4 May 1972 (1972-05-04)
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 16 seats, 64.7% 1 seat, 32.6% 0 seats, 2.7% Seats before 29 31 3 Seats won 14 2 0 Seats after 40 22 1 Seat change 11 9 2 Popular vote 18,064 10,488 1,083 Percentage 60.7% 35.2% 3.6% Swing 4.0% 2.6% 0.9%   Fourth party   Party Independent Labour Last election 0 seats, 0.0% Seats before 1 Seats won 0 Seats after 1 Seat change Popular vote 0 Percentage 0.0% Swing
Map of results of 1971 election
Leader of the Council before election No overall control Leader of the Council after election Labour

Elections to Salford City Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1972. 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 gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Labour Party		18,064 (60.7%)		4.0	14 (87.5%)	14 / 16	11	40 (62.5%)	40 / 64
Conservative Party		10,488 (35.2%)		2.6	2 (12.5%)	2 / 16	9	22 (34.4%)	22 / 64
Liberal Party		1,083 (3.6%)		0.9	0 (0.0%)	0 / 16	2	1 (1.6%)	1 / 64
Independent Labour		0 (0.0%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 16		1 (1.6%)	1 / 64
Communist		132 (0.4%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 16	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 64

Full council

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40

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22

Aldermen

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15

Councillors

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40

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7

Ward results

Albert Park

Albert Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Dodd	1,724	67.9	−0.8
	Conservative	F. Ford	816	32.1	+0.8
Majority			908	35.8	−1.6
Turnout			2,540
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Charlestown

Charlestown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. H. Hodgkiss	723	68.2	+4.8
	Conservative	R. Allport	337	31.8	+12.6
Majority			386	36.4	−7.8
Turnout			1,060
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Claremont

Claremont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Brierley	1,941	62.9	+6.2
	Labour	F. Taylor	1,147	37.1	−6.2
Majority			794	25.8	+12.4
Turnout			3,088
	Conservative hold		Swing

Crescent

Crescent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Mort	483	50.4	−2.0
	Liberal	D. I. Conway	475	49.6	+12.6
Majority			8	0.8	−14.6
Turnout			958
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Docks

Docks

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. P. Murphy	1,128	52.6	−18.4
	Liberal	J. Whittaker	608	28.4	N/A
	Conservative	G. Malvern	408	19.0	−10.0
Majority			520	24.2	−17.8
Turnout			2,144
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Kersal

Kersal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Heron*	1,686	48.9	+5.2
	Labour	S. Paul	1,627	47.2	−9.1
	Communist	J. A. Brogan	132	3.9	N/A
Majority			59	1.7
Turnout			3,445
	Conservative hold		Swing

Langworthy

Langworthy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. R. Duffy	992	68.3	−2.4
	Conservative	L. B. Scott	461	21.7	+2.4
Majority			531	36.6	−4.8
Turnout			1,453
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Mandley Park

Mandley Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Cooke*	1,624	61.4	−2.0
	Conservative	M. Pollard	1,020	38.6	+2.0
Majority			604	22.8	−4.0
Turnout			2,644
	Labour hold		Swing

Ordsall Park

Ordsall Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Zott*	787	80.7	+8.0
	Conservative	R. T. Edwards	188	19.3	+4.2
Majority			599	61.4	+3.8
Turnout			975
	Labour hold		Swing

Regent

Regent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. R. Jaffe*	778	86.1	+8.6
	Conservative	B. Strickland	126	13.9	−10.4
Majority			652	72.2	+20.8
Turnout			904
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Matthias'

St. Matthias'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. N. Spencer	830	64.3	−2.8
	Conservative	J. Bradbury*	461	35.7	+7.9
Majority			369	28.6	−10.7
Turnout			1,291
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Wilcock	1,409	84.2	+4.7
	Conservative	J. Burke	265	15.8	−4.7
Majority			1,144	68.4	+9.4
Turnout			1,674
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Thomas'

St. Thomas'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. R. Thomas	875	85.2	+16.3
	Conservative	E. Duffy	152	14.8	−16.3
Majority			723	70.4	+32.6
Turnout			1,027
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Seedley

Seedley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Leech	1,334	50.1	−8.9
	Conservative	S. Cooper	1,328	49.9	+8.9
Majority			6	0.2	−17.8
Turnout			2,662
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Trinity

Trinity

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Warren	738	71.8	+4.0
	Conservative	R. Jennings*	290	28.2	−3.0
Majority			448	43.6	+6.0
Turnout			1,028
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Weaste

Weaste

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. J. M. Openshaw	1,865	64.9	−1.3
	Conservative	W. T. Tyrer*	1,009	35.1	+1.3
Majority			856	29.8	−2.6
Turnout			2,874
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing