| Election Name: | 1953 Singapore City Council election |
| Country: | Singapore |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Singapore (1946–1952).svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1952 Singapore City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1952 |
| Next Election: | 1957 Singapore City Council election |
| Next Year: | 1957 |
| Election Date: | 5 December 1953 |
| Seats For Election: | 6 of the 18 elected seats to the Singapore City Council |
| Turnout: | 49.44% |
| Leader1: | Tan Chye Cheng |
| Party1: | Progressive |
| Leaders Seat1: | Did not contest |
| Seats Before1: | 8 |
| Seats1: | 3 |
| Seats After1: | 9 |
| Popular Vote1: | 8,532 |
| Percentage1: | 40.52% |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Leader2: | Lim Yew Hock |
| Party2: | Labour |
| Leaders Seat2: | Did not contest |
| Seats Before2: | 7 |
| Seats2: | 0 |
| Seats After2: | 5 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,723 |
| Percentage2: | 8.18% |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
The 1953 Singapore City Council election was the 3rd election to the Singapore City Council. It was held on 5 December 1953 to elect 6 of the 18 seats in the City Council.[1]
| Constituency | Electorate | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | 6,700 | Independent | Jumabhoy Mohamed Jumabhoy | Uncontested | |||
| East | 9,726 | Independent | Mak Pak Shee | 2,164 | 51.4 | ||
| Progressive Party | Syed Hassan Al-Junied | 1,409 | 33.5 | ||||
| United Malays National Organisation | Syed Esa Almenoar | 634 | 15.1 | ||||
| North | 9,759 | Progressive Party | Lim Choo Sye | 2,585 | 54.8 | ||
| Labour Party | Shunmugh Subra Manyam | 1,723 | 36.6 | ||||
| United Malays National Organisation | Syed Haron A. Alhabshi | 405 | 8.6 | ||||
| Rochore | 9,445 | Independent | T. A. Simon | 1,607 | 34.8 | ||
| Independent | Syed Mumtaz Hussain | 1,516 | 32.8 | ||||
| Independent | Guok Sing Inn | 1,493 | 32.3 | ||||
| South | 10,048 | Progressive Party | Manickvasagar Subramaniam | 2,801 | 53.9 | ||
| Independent | Mariappan Verappan | 2,397 | 46.1 | ||||
| West | 4,560 | Progressive Party | Soh Ghee Soon | 1,737 | 74.9 | ||
| United Malays National Organisation | Cuthbert Francis Joseph Ess | 583 | 25.1 | ||||
| Source: Singapore Elections | |||||||