General elections were held in Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate in November 1951.
The 1947 constitution expanded the Legislative Council to 35 members, of which seven were government officials, seven were appointed Europeans, fourteen were Africans indirectly elected from the Protectorate (ten from District Councils and two from the Protectorate Assembly) and seven were Africans directly elected from the Colony.
[2] The National Council (NCSL) won three of the seven elected seats, and the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) two.
[3] However, the SLPP gained the support of the indirectly elected protectorate representatives.
[2] The SLPP's Milton Margai was appointed Chief Minister in 1953.