1945 Manchester City Council election

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

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Ward results

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All Saints

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All Saints
Party 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

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Ardwick
Party 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

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Party 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

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Party 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

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Bradford
Party 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

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Party 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

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Party 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

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Party 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

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Party 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

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Party 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

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Didsbury
Party 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

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Exchange
Party 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

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Party 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

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Party 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

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Harpurhey
Party 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

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Party 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

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Party 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

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Medlock Street
Party 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

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Miles Platting
Party 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

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Moss Side East
Party 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

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Moss Side West
Party 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

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Moston
Party 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

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New Cross
Party 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

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Party 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

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Openshaw
Party 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

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Party 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

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Party 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

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Party 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

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Party 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

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Party 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

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Party 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

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Party 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

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Party 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

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Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Donovan 1,964 78.6%
Conservative S Taylor 536 21.4%
Majority
Turnout 2,500
Labour hold Swing

Withington

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Party 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

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Party 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