The Civic Election Committee (CEC) was a pro-business alliance of Progressive Conservatives and Liberals, and was the dominant party in Winnipeg's predominantly middle-class first ward.
The CEC claimed not to be a political party as such, but held nomination meetings and ran organized campaigns in a partisan manner.
The socialist Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the communist Labour Progressive Party (LLP) also contested the election.
The CCF attempted to break the CEC's hold over Ward One by fielding only one candidate, in an effort to avoid vote-splitting among supporters.
This tactic had proven successful the previous year, when CCF candidate David Mulligan was elected to the second position.
Former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Gordon Fines finished second, and gave the CCF a second seat in the ward.
Party Totals First Count Blumberg was declared elected to the first position, and his 391 surplus votes were distributed as follows: Stevens 184, Penner 80, Wagner 75, Rebchuk 36, Mazapa 16.
Penner and Rebchuk were declared elected after the fourth count as Wagner's elimination would leave only two candidates remaining and two open seats.
The CEC's two incumbents were re-elected without difficulty, while CCF candidate Walter Seaberg finally won a seat after a number of failed attempts.
It is notable that the LPP candidate was Roland Penner, who later left the Communist movement and served as Manitoba's Attorney-General in the 1980s.
Party Totals First Count Murphy's surplus 2,119 votes were distributed as follows: Malcolm 1745, Seaberg 192, Vandurme 99, Penner 83.
Second Count LPP candidate Joseph Zuken topped the polls to win the first trustee position in north-end Winnipeg.
Zuken's victory may be credited to his personal popularity and reputation as a diligent worker, as well as to the LPP's general base of support.