City Councillors mandated to step down were elected representatives of the second Municipal Election in 1949, including two of PP's prominent women politicians Mrs Phyllis Eu and Ms Amy Laycock. Both ran for a new term along with S. M. A. H. Chisty, who resigned from PP and was going for independent. Another ex-PP Councillor, S. S. Manyam (North), who was expelled from the party shortly after being elected in the 1951 ME, had his wife run as an independent in West ward. PP fielded old hands this time round. There were also more multi-corner contests this time, resulting in narrower wins for election victors.

Nomination day: 5 November 1952 [Wed]
Polling day: 6 December 1952 [Sat]

Registered voters: 44,896
Total voter turnout: 22,905 (51.0%)

Election deposit: $250