Elections to Salford Borough Council were held on Monday, 2 November 1925. 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.MUNICIPAL ELECTION NOMINATIONS, Manchester Guardian, October 26, 1925, p.12SALFORD, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1925, p.6
Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party27,186 (49.1%) 7.59 (56.3%) 2 22 (34.4%)Conservative Party19,921 (36.0%) 4.34 (25.0%) 119 (29.7%)Liberal Party2,294 (4.1%) 13.3 2 (12.5%) 13 (20.3%)Ratepayers1,779 (3.2%) 6.0 1 (6.3%) 6 (9.4%)Independent 4,153 (7.5%) 7.5 0 (0.0%) 3 4 (6.3%)Independent Liberal 70 (0.1%) N/A 0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%)
Full council
+ ↓ 22 13 4 6 19
Aldermen
+ ↓ 1 7 8
Councillors
+ ↓ 21 6 4 6 11
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
By-elections between 1925 and 1926
Trinity, 21 January 1926
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Dr. A. E. W. Sandelson (Labour, Trinity, elected 31 July 1924)SALFORD COUNCIL POLL, Manchester Guardian, August 1, 1924, p.12 on 6 January 1926. , Manchester Evening News, January 6, 1926, p.4
LABOUR LOSS IN SALFORD COUNCIL ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, January 22, 1926, p.11
Kersal, 25 August 1926
Caused by the death of Councillor William Walton (Liberal, Kersal, elected 20 February 1924)KERSAL WARD ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, February 21, 1924, p.9 on 20 July 1926.COUNCILLOR W. WALTON'S DEATH, Manchester Evening News, July 20, 1926, p.4
SALFORD BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, August 26, 1926, p.11
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