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