CITY COUNCIL ORDINARY ELECTION 1957

In 1951, Singapore was conferred the status as a city by a royal charter from British King George VI and the Municipal Commission was renamed the CC. Unlike the previous MC where only a handful of seats were elected, all seats in the CC were up for grabs. The ruling LF worked with the main opposition PAP, each side fielding candidates in about half the number of seats to avoid contests against each other, thus averting many multi-corner fights. Former Chief Minister David Marshall, who had since resigned from LF, formed WP. PAP came out tops in the race, winning all but one of its contested seats. PAP won the most seats in the CC and combined with UMNO, the PAP-led coalition held a majority while the trounced LF was left without a share of power. PAP's Ong Eng Guan became Mayor of the CC and the first Mayor in Singapore.

Nomination day: 18 November 1957 [Mon]
Polling day: 21 December 1957 [Sat]

Total voters: 504,291
Total voter turnout: 165,404 (32.8%)

Election deposit: $250