Elections to Salford Borough Council were held on Monday, 1 November 1920. 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.AS YOU WERE, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1920, p.3CONSERVATIVES GAIN FOUR SEATS AND LOSE TWO, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1920, p.7
Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party11,541 (32.6%) 4.26 (37.5%) 226 (40.6%)Liberal Party6,121 (17.3%) 10.0 5 (31.3%) 1 23 (35.9%)Labour Party15,940 (45.1%) 13.14 (25.0%) 2 14 (21.9%)Independent1,768 (5.0%) 3.5 1 (6.3%) 1 1 (1.6%)
Full council
+ ↓ 14 23 1 26
Aldermen
+ ↓ 8 8
Councillors
+ ↓ 14 15 1 18
Ward results
Albert Park
Charlestown
Crescent
Grosvenor
Hope
Islington
Kersal
Ordsall
Regent
St. Matthias'
St. Paul's
St. Thomas'
Seedley
Trafford
Trinity
Weaste
Aldermanic elections
Aldermanic elections, 9 November 1920
At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1920, the terms of office of eight aldermen expired.SALFORD'S NEW MAYOR, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1920, p.4
The following eight were elected as aldermen by the council on 9 November 1920 for a term of six years.
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative W. H. Barrett* 1926 Conservative John H. Cottrill* 1926 Liberal Ernest Desquesnes* 1926 Conservative John Griffiths* 1926 Conservative Julius Hulton* 1926 Conservative Henry Linsley* 1926 Conservative Edwin Mather* 1926 Liberal F. S. Phillips* 1926
Caused by the resignation on 27 October 1920 of Alderman Sir William Stephens (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1901).SALFORD COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 28, 1920, p.9SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 11, 1901, p.10
In his place, Councillor Frederick Hampson (Conservative, Ordsall, elected 11 June 1901)ORDSALL WARD VACANCY, Manchester Courier, June 5, 1901, p.8 was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1920.SALFORD'S NEW MAYOR, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1920, p.4
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative Frederick Hampson 1923
Aldermanic election, 5 October 1921
Caused by the death on 17 August 1921 of Alderman Henry Linsley (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1898).SALFORD'S LOSS, Manchester Evening News, August 18, 1921, p.2SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1898, p.4
In his place, Councillor W. P. Burnley (Liberal, Kersal, elected 1 November 1901)SALFORD, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1901, p.8 was elected as an alderman by the council on 5 October 1921.THE SALFORD COMMITTEE ON EXPENDITURE, Manchester Guardian, October 6, 1921, p.10
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Liberal W. P. Burnley St. Matthias' 1926
Aldermanic election, 26 October 1921
Caused by the resignation on 18 October 1921 of Alderman Anthony Hailwood (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 1 September 1921).ALDERMAN HAILWOOD, Manchester Evening News, October 18, 1921, p.4MANY SALFORD CONTESTS, Manchester Evening News, September 27, 1920, p.4
In his place, Councillor S. H. Lees (Conservative, Trinity, elected 1 November 1902)SALFORD, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1902, p.6 was elected as an alderman by the council on 26 October 1921.PUBLIC WORK SCHEMES IN SALFORD, Manchester Guardian, October 27, 1921, p.4
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative S. H. Lees 1923
By-elections between 1920 and 1921
Ordsall, 30 November 1920
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Frederick Hampson (Conservative, Ordsall, elected 11 June 1901)ORDSALL WARD VACANCY, Manchester Courier, June 5, 1901, p.8 on 9 November 1920,SALFORD'S NEW MAYOR, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1920, p.4 following the resignation on 27 October 1920 of Alderman Sir William Stephens (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1901).SALFORD COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 28, 1920, p.9SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 11, 1901, p.10
SALFORD MUNICIPAL VACANCY FILLED, Manchester Guardian, December 1, 1920, p.5
Kersal, 17 October 1921
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor W. P. Burnley (Liberal, Kersal, elected 1 November 1901)SALFORD, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1901, p.8 on 5 October 1921,THE SALFORD COMMITTEE ON EXPENDITURE, Manchester Guardian, October 6, 1921, p.10 following the death on 17 August 1921 of Alderman Henry Linsley (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1898).SALFORD'S LOSS, Manchester Evening News, August 18, 1921, p.2SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1898, p.4
, Manchester Guardian, October 18, 1921, p.6
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