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 the first local elections held in Salford since the outbreak of the First World War.
Caused by the death on 14 August 1920 of Alderman Samuel Rudman (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1895).
In his place, Councillor Anthony Hailwood (Liberal, Albert Park, elected 1 November 1904; previously 1897-1901) was elected as an alderman by the council on 1 September 1920.