1945 Manchester City Council election
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Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1945. One third of the council was up for election, although there were several additional vacancies. The council went into no overall control.
Election result
editWard results
editAll Saints
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Evans | 1,261 | 52.9 | ||
Conservative | A. Holberry* | 1,093 | 45.8 | ||
Independent | F. R. Phillips | 31 | 1.3 | ||
Majority | 168 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,385 | 24.4 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Ardwick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. McGrath* | 2,537 | 51.8 | ||
Conservative | T. Dobbins | 2,362 | 48.2 | ||
Majority | 175 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,899 | 40.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Beswick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W Winstanley | 3,831 | 75.0% | ||
Labour | T Farrell | 3,758 | 73.5% | ||
Conservative | J McGuiness | 1,279 | 25.0% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 5,110 | 34.2% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Blackley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E Cruse | 3,898 | 43.8 | ||
Labour | R Prain | 3,821 | 43.0 | ||
Conservative | P Chadwick | 3,637 | 40.9 | ||
Conservative | G Bryant | 3,426 | 38.5 | ||
Liberal | J H Culley | 1,358 | 15.3 | ||
Liberal | S Critchley | 1,246 | 14.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 8,893 | 44.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bradford
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Malcolm* | 4,163 | 74.9 | ||
Conservative | E. Griffiths | 1,395 | 25.1 | ||
Majority | 2,768 | 49.8 | |||
Turnout | 5,558 | 31.63 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cheetham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H Goldstone | 3,752 | 53.8 | ||
Labour | F Micklewright | 3,578 | 51.3 | ||
Conservative | H Lorimer | 1,753 | 25.2 | ||
Conservative | W Goodfellow | 1,748 | 25.1 | ||
Liberal | Sydney Needoff | 1,465 | 21.0 | ||
Liberal | Richard Phelan | 784 | 11.3 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 6,970 | 44.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M Whittaker | 6,981 | 66.9% | ||
Conservative | R Turley | 6,979 | 66.9% | ||
Labour | F Kelsall | 3,453 | 33.1 | ||
Labour | W Brightman | 3,280 | 31.4% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 10,434 | 31.6% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Collegiate Church
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B Langton | 1,237 | 46.2 | ||
Labour | R Finkel | 1,174 | 43.9 | ||
Liberal | Michael M Fidler | 590 | 22.0 | ||
Conservative | G Fitzsimmons | 555 | 20.7 | ||
Conservative | A Less | 526 | 19.7 | ||
Independent | J Gouldman | 295 | 11.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2,677 | 43.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Collyhurst
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Malcolm | 1,962 | 55.1% | ||
Labour | M Tylecote | 1,925 | 54.0% | ||
Conservative | T Smith | 804 | 22.6% | ||
Conservative | S Wild | 796 | 22.4% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 3,562 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Crumpsall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Jennings | 3,091 | 38.9 | ||
Conservative | G Roberts | 3,032 | 38.2 | ||
Conservative | R Renshaw | 3,021 | 38.0 | ||
Labour | H Broderick | 2,986 | 37.6 | ||
Liberal | Charles Hughes | 1,824 | 22.9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 7,947 | 43.01 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Didsbury
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Hill* | 5,807 | 62.4 | ||
Labour | F. Taylor | 3,494 | 37.6 | ||
Majority | 2,313 | 24.8 | |||
Turnout | 9,301 | 40.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Exchange
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. E. Bird* | 253 | 88.8 | ||
Labour | M. C. Toner | 32 | 11.2 | ||
Majority | 221 | 77.6 | |||
Turnout | 285 | 71.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Gorton North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F Lord | 4,660 | 75.03% | ||
Labour | C Bentley | 4,610 | 74.2% | ||
Conservative | C Parker | 1,551 | 25.0% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 6,211 | 39.5% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Gorton South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G Leslie | 4,417 | 73.3% | ||
Labour | E Kirkman | 4,388 | 72.8% | ||
Conservative | R Fieldhouse | 1,610 | 26.7% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 6,027 | 31.9% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Harpurhey
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. P. J. Hinderer | 3,408 | 55.7 | ||
Conservative | C. F. Howarth* | 2,713 | 44.3 | ||
Majority | 695 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 6,121 | 46.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Levenshulme
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Bowes | 3,821 | 35.2 | ||
Conservative | O Lodge | 3,786 | 34.9 | ||
Liberal | C R de la Wyche, jnr. | 3,721 | 34.3 | ||
Labour | C Bamber | 2,801 | 25.83 | ||
Labour | M Geliher | 2,754 | 25.4 | ||
Labour | V Wilson | 2,613 | 24.1 | ||
Ind. Labour Party | F Hatton | 499 | 4.6 | ||
Ind. Labour Party | W Kelly | 323 | 3.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 10,842 | 72.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Longsight
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E Elliot | 4,006 | 51.2% | ||
Conservative | H Sharp | 3,892 | 49.7% | ||
Labour | D Rock | 3,820 | 48.8% | ||
Labour | G Whalley | 3,732 | 47.7% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 7,826 | 41.9% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Medlock Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Littlemore* | 1,611 | 58.2 | ||
Conservative | C Brewster | 991 | 34.6 | ||
Independent | R Frere | 266 | 9.3 | ||
Majority | 620 | 21.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,868 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Miles Platting
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. F. Irvine* | 2,627 | 64.3 | ||
Conservative | A. H. Ball | 1,461 | 35.7 | ||
Majority | 1,166 | 28.5 | |||
Turnout | 4,088 | 39.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Moss Side East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Knowles | 1,914 | 51.4 | ||
Conservative | H. A. E. Ramsden* | 1,389 | 37.3 | ||
Independent | A. M Edwards | 423 | 11.3 | ||
Majority | 525 | 14.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,726 | 31.7 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Moss Side West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N. G. Atkinson | 2,235 | 45.6 | ||
Conservative | D. Gosling | 2,055 | 41.9 | ||
Independent | G. J. Playford | 397 | 8.1 | ||
Independent | A. C. Halliday | 213 | 4.4 | ||
Majority | 180 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,900 | 34.5% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Moston
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. C. Lamb | 5,225 | 58.5 | ||
Conservative | H. F. Johnston* | 2,417 | 27.1 | ||
Liberal | H. Kevin Armitage | 1,285 | 14.4 | ||
Majority | 2,808 | 31.5 | |||
Turnout | 8,927 | 42.1 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
New Cross
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. M. Lever* | 3,011 | 88.5 | ||
Independent | J. A. Gannon | 393 | 11.5 | ||
Majority | 2,618 | 76.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,404 | 39.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Newton Heath
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A Eyres | 3,743 | 65.2% | ||
Labour | J Hellier | 3,708 | 64.6% | ||
Conservative | W Priestnall | 1,999 | 34.8% | ||
Conservative | A Turner | 1,936 | 33.7% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 5,742 | 37.2% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Openshaw
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Moss* | 3,614 | 79.7 | ||
Conservative | L. H. Nesbitt | 917 | 20.2 | ||
Majority | 2,697 | 59.5 | |||
Turnout | 4,531 | 35.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Oxford
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G Cary | 401 | 85.3% | ||
Conservative | S Cradwell | 397 | 84.5% | ||
Labour | R Thomas | 69 | 14.7% | ||
Labour | B Starkie | 69 | 14.7% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 470 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Rusholme
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H Stockdale | 3,402 | 54.8 | ||
Labour | A Horan | 2,479 | 40.0 | ||
Liberal | Amy E Sherlock | 322 | 5.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 6,203 | 39.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Ann's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H Marshall | 515 | 90.0% | ||
Conservative | W Pegge | 515 | 90.0% | ||
Labour | S Beaven | 57 | 10.0% | ||
Labour | N Randolph | 57 | 10.0% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 572 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Clement's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Cobon | 338 | 44.1 | ||
Liberal | A E Smith | 291 | 38.0 | ||
Labour | W Newton | 137 | 17.9 | ||
Labour | L Palethorpe | 128 | 16.7 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 766 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St. George's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R Thomas | 2,293 | 57.3% | ||
Conservative | J Sorenson | 1,518 | 38.0% | ||
Independent | H Frere | 174 | 4.4% | ||
Independent | L Weathers | 14 | 0.4% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 3,999 | 35.4% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. John's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Burgess | 598 | 63.2 | ||
Conservative | H Harker | 515 | 54.4 | ||
Labour | J Clarkson | 208 | 22.0 | ||
Labour | F Wain | 189 | 20.0 | ||
Liberal | George Davies | 141 | 14.9 | ||
Liberal | F E Doran | 115 | 11.9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 947 | 55.4 |
St. Luke's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T Ball | 1,842 | 45.5 | ||
Labour | J Alsop | 1,832 | 45.2 | ||
Conservative | C Jarvis | 1,661 | 41.0 | ||
Conservative | J Willis | 1,624 | 40.1 | ||
Liberal | Oliver Heggs | 548 | 13.5 | ||
Liberal | Jane E Moore | 512 | 12.6 | ||
Independent | E Hutchinson | 73 | 1.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 4,051 | 27.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St Mark's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T Larrad | 3,238 | 65.1% | ||
Labour | H Eastwood | 3,067 | 61.6% | ||
Conservative | W Sharp | 1,738 | 34.9% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 4,976 | 37.2% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St Michaels
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A Donovan | 1,964 | 78.6% | ||
Conservative | S Taylor | 536 | 21.4% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2,500 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Withington
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G Lord | 6,555 | 44.2 | ||
Conservative | H Bentley | 6,297 | 42.5 | ||
Labour | F Robinson | 6,178 | 41.7 | ||
Labour | E Gates | 5,909 | 39.8 | ||
Liberal | C A Curtis | 2,101 | 14.2 | ||
Liberal | F R Cann | 1,918 | 12.9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 14,834 | 40.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wythenshawe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W Frost | 7,303 | 62.9% | ||
Conservative | W Walton | 4,300 | 37.1% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 11,603 | 41.2% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |