Elections to Salford City Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1945. 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 the Conservative Party.SALFORD POINTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1945, p.8Rawtenstall, Blackburn, and Oldham all go Labour, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1945, p.6 These were the first local elections held in Salford since the outbreak of the Second World War.
Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party48,461 (59.0%) 14.723 (85.2%) 8 34 (53.1%)Conservative Party29,487 (35.9%) 15.23 (11.1%) 826 (40.6%)Liberal Party2,483 (3.0%) 1.6 0 (0.0%) 2 (3.1%)Independent1,736 (2.1%) 2.1 1 (3.7%) 2 (3.1%)
Full council
+ ↓ 34 2 2 26
Aldermen
+ ↓ 6 1 1 8
Councillors
+ ↓ 28 1 1 18
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 1945 and 1946
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