1957 Singapore City Council election

1957 Singapore City Council election

← 1953 21 December 1957 1958 →

All 32 seats to the City Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Lee Kuan Yew Felice Leon-Soh Lim Yew Hock
Party PAP LSP LF
Leader's seat Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest
Seats won 13 7 4
Seat change New New New
Popular vote 49,500 56,204 25,711
Percentage 30.61% 34.76% 15.90%

Elected Mayor

Ong Eng Guan
PAP

The 1957 Singapore City Council elections was the first time that all appointed seats were scrapped, and all seats were opened for direct popular voting. Nomination day was on 18 November 1957, with voting held on 21 December in the same year.

A total of 32 seats were contested. Also up for contention, was the new office of Mayor of Singapore, which would be awarded to the leader of the political party with the majority of seats won.