Elections to Salford City Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1968. One-third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.Triumphant Tories race into power at Salford, Manchester Evening News, May 10, 1968, p.18Tories control Salford, The Guardian, May 10, 1968, p.4
Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party18,289 (57.2%) 0.915 (93.8%) 1140 (62.5%)Labour Party10,689 (33.5%) 1.00 (0.0%) 10 20 (31.3%)Liberal Party2,945 (9.2%) 0.9 1 (6.3%) 1 4 (6.3%)Communist23 (0.1%) 0.7 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Full council
+ ↓ 20 4 40
Aldermen
+ ↓ 8 1 7
Councillors
+ ↓ 12 3 33
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 1968 and 1969
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