# 1919 Salford Borough Council election

Elections to Salford Borough Council were held on Saturday, 1 November 1919. 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 lost overall control of the council. These were first local elections held in Salford since the outbreak of the First World War.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 7,182 (28.4%) | 5 (31.3%) | 5 / 16 | 7 | 29 (45.3%) | 29 / 64 |
| Liberal Party | 6,904 (27.3%) | 3 (18.8%) | 3 / 16 | 1 | 25 (39.1%) | 25 / 64 |
| Labour Party | 8,114 (32.0%) | 8 (50.0%) | 8 / 16 | 6 | 9 (14.1%) | 9 / 64 |
| Independent | 2,154 (8.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 16 | | 1 (1.6%) | 1 / 64 |
| Co-operative Party | 972 (3.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 16 | | 1 (0.0%) | 0 / 64 |

### Full council

| 9 | 25 | 1 | 29 |

## Ward results
### Albert Park

Albert Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Greenwood* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Charlestown

Charlestown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | F. Gregory* | 1,300 | 57.2 |
| | Co-operative Party | F. D. Holt | 972 | 42.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | 14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,272 | 56.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Crescent

Crescent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. Billington* | 1,219 | 63.9 |
| | Independent | E. Sheeran | 690 | 36.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 529 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,909 | 27.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Grosvenor

Grosvenor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | S. Finburgh* | 1,229 | 57.1 |
| | Liberal | J. O'Donnell | 924 | 42.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | 14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,153 | 46.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hope

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

### Islington

Islington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. F. Crane | 864 | 54.9 |
| | Conservative | J. C. Watson | 710 | 45.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 154 | 9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,574 | 53.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Kersal

Kersal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | J. Blades | 2,288 | 69.6 |
| | Conservative | A. A. Benjamin | 531 | 16.2 |
| | Independent | J. Brentnall | 467 | 14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,757 | 53.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,286 | 46.8 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Ordsall

Ordsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. W. Beatty | 909 | 61.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Baker* | 573 | 38.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 | 22.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,482 | 29.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Regent

Regent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | A. E. Hunt | 965 | 46.0 |
| | Conservative | F. Guildford | 741 | 35.3 |
| | Labour | P. Moulson | 392 | 18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 224 | 10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,098 | 51.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### St. Matthias'

St. Matthias' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | S. Farrow | 1,168 | 68.4 |
| | Conservative | J. Maguire | 540 | 31.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 628 | 36.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,708 | 42.5 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### St. Paul's

St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Owen | 1,329 | 50.7 |
| | Independent | J. Higginbottom | 899 | 34.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Royle* | 394 | 15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 430 | 16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,622 | 60.2 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### St. Thomas'

St. Thomas' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. Johnson* | 679 | 52.6 |
| | Labour | J. W. Bloom | 611 | 47.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,290 | 34.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Seedley

Seedley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Corbey | 2,209 | 60.8 |
| | Liberal | J. P. McDougall* | 1,427 | 39.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 782 | 21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,636 | 39.5 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Trafford

Trafford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Ward* | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Trinity

Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | T. B. Brandon | 632 | 48.8 |
| | Conservative | J. F. Whittle* | 566 | 43.7 |
| | Independent | T. Quinn | 98 | 7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,296 | 48.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Weaste

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