Who won the most seats in the Local elections 8 May 1952?

The Labour Party won the most seats in the Local elections 8 May 1952, with 846 of 1,302 seats filled.

When was the Local elections 8 May 1952?

The Local elections 8 May 1952 was held on 8 May 1952.

Local elections 8 May 1952

Local elections 8 May 1952 was held on 8 May 1952. 1,302 seats were filled across 1,194 wards and divisions in 85 councils, from 2,498 candidates. The Labour Party won 846, Conservative Party won 300 and Independent won 48.

Date: 8 May 1952
Seats filled: 1,302
Candidates: 2,498
Councils: 85

Local elections 8 May 1952: seats and votes by party
Party	Candidates	Seats won	Votes	Vote share
The Labour Party	1,169	846	2,610,320	55.2%
Conservative Party	847	300	1,484,781	31.4%
Independent	130	48	150,341	3.2%
The Liberal Party	93	24	90,388	1.9%
Prog	37	20	53,246	1.1%
R.A	45	18	96,151	2.0%
Cit	30	10	67,129	1.4%
R.R	25	8	26,573	0.6%
Citizens' Association	17	7	22,349	0.5%
Citizens League (Sheffield)	26	6	55,317	1.2%
Municipal Action Group (Hull)	21	5	34,857	0.7%
Municipal Group	10	3	7,937	0.2%
I.Con	5	2	5,638	0.1%
PROT	2	1	3,954	0.1%
I.RA	2	1	2,934	0.1%
P.P	1	1	2,832	0.1%
Independent Labour Party	1	1	946	0.0%
N.Lib	1	1	876	0.0%
Communist	28	0	4,848	0.1%
C.L.Nat	2	0	3,717	0.1%
I. RA	1	0	970	0.0%
I.Lab	4	0	700	0.0%
Union Movement	1	0	90	0.0%

Local elections 8 May 1952: results by council
Council	Wards / divisions	Seats filled	Largest party	Its seats
Altrincham Borough Council	8	8	Conservative	6
Barnsley County Borough Council	10	10	Labour	9
Barrow County Borough Council	8	8	Labour	6
Bath County Borough Council	14	15	Prog	8
Birkenhead County Borough Council	16	16	Labour	11
Birmingham County Borough Council	38	40	Labour	32
Blackburn County Borough Council	14	14	Labour	9
Blackpool County Borough Council	14	14	Conservative	8
Bolton County Borough Council	15	22	Labour	16
Bootle County Borough Council	7	15	Labour	11
Bournemouth County Borough Council	15	15	Conservative	10
Bradford County Borough Council	20	20	Labour	16
Brighton County Borough Council	19	19	Conservative	11
Bristol County Borough Council	28	29	Labour	20
Burnley County Borough Council	12	12	Labour	10
Burton upon Trent County Borough Council	8	8	Labour	5
Bury County Borough Council	6	11	Labour	8
Canterbury County Borough Council	3	7	Conservative	4
Cardiff County Borough Council	14	14	Labour	8
Carlisle County Borough Council	10	10	Labour	7
Chester County Borough Council	6	11	Labour	6
Coventry County Borough Council	16	17	Labour	14
Croydon County Borough Council	16	18	R.A	10
Darlington County Borough Council	11	12	Labour	7
Derby County Borough Council	16	16	Labour	12
Dewsbury County Borough Council	9	9	Labour	7
Doncaster County Borough Council	12	12	Labour	9
Dudley County Borough Council	11	11	Labour	9
East Ham County Borough Council	10	10	Labour	10
Eastbourne County Borough Council	9	10	Conservative	5
Exeter County Borough Council	17	17	Conservative	9
Gateshead County Borough Council	10	10	Labour	7
Gloucester County Borough Council	10	10	Labour	5
Great Yarmouth County Borough Council	12	12	Labour	7
Grimsby County Borough Council	14	14	Labour	10
Halifax County Borough Council	15	15	Labour	8
Hastings County Borough Council	8	8	Conservative	4
Huddersfield County Borough Council	15	15	Labour	6
Ipswich County Borough Council	6	12	Labour	8
Kingston upon Hull County Borough Council	21	21	Labour	16
Leeds County Borough Council	28	28	Labour	19
Leicester County Borough Council	16	16	Labour	13
Lincoln County Borough Council	7	7	Labour	4
Liverpool County Borough Council	40	42	Labour	25
Manchester County Borough Council	36	38	Labour	23
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council	8	8	Labour	8
Middlesbrough County Borough Council	17	17	Labour	10
Newcastle upon Tyne County Borough Council	19	19	Labour	11
Newport County Borough Council	10	10	Labour	8
Northampton County Borough Council	12	12	Labour	8
Norwich County Borough Council	16	16	Labour	11
Nottingham County Borough Council	17	20	Labour	13
Oldham County Borough Council	12	12	Labour	9
Oxford County Borough Council	7	16	Labour	10
Plymouth County Borough Council	20	20	Labour	14
Portsmouth County Borough Council	16	16	Labour	8
Preston County Borough Council	12	13	Labour	11
Reading County Borough Council	13	13	Labour	9
Rochdale County Borough Council	12	12	Labour	9
Rotherham County Borough Council	10	10	Labour	9
Sale Borough Council	8	8	Conservative	6
Salford County Borough Council	16	16	Labour	15
Sheffield County Borough Council	25	27	Labour	21
Smethwick County Borough Council	8	8	Labour	7
South Shields County Borough Council	15	15	Labour	10
Southampton County Borough Council	17	17	Labour	12
Southend-on-Sea County Borough Council	13	14	Conservative	10
Southport County Borough Council	15	17	Conservative	14
St Helens County Borough Council	9	9	Labour	8
Stockport County Borough Council	18	18	Labour	12
Stoke-on-Trent County Borough Council	28	28	Labour	26
Sunderland County Borough Council	18	18	Labour	12
Swansea County Borough Council	15	45	Labour	31
Tynemouth County Borough Council	9	9	Labour	5
Wakefield County Borough Council	11	11	Labour	9
Wallasey County Borough Council	16	16	Conservative	10
Walsall County Borough Council	10	10	Labour	7
Warrington County Borough Council	9	9	Labour	8
West Bromwich County Borough Council	11	16	Labour	15
West Ham County Borough Council	16	16	Labour	16
West Hartlepool County Borough Council	8	8	Labour	5
Wigan County Borough Council	14	14	Labour	12
Wolverhampton County Borough Council	15	15	Labour	11
Worcester County Borough Council	6	12	Conservative	10
York County Borough Council	13	14	Labour	10