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Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1945. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control.[1][2] These were the first local elections held in Manchester since the outbreak of the Second World War.
Election result
[edit]Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Labour Party | 155,143 (54.0%) | 11.6 | 35 (62.5%) | 35 / 56
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14 | 69 (47.9%) | 69 / 144
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Conservative Party | 108,826 (37.9%) | 8.8 | 19 (33.9%) | 19 / 56
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9 | 58 (40.3%) | 58 / 144
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Liberal Party | 18,221 (6.3%) | 0.4 | 2 (3.6%) | 2 / 56
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5 | 15 (10.4%) | 15 / 144
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Communist | 796 (0.3%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 56
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1 (0.7%) | 1 / 144
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Residents | 496 (0.2%) | 0.8 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 56
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1 (0.7%) | 1 / 144
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Independent | 3,062 (1.2%) | 0.2 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 56
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 144
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Independent Labour Party | 822 (0.3%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 56
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N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 144
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Full council
[edit]1 | 69 | 15 | 1 | 58 |
Ward results
[edit]All Saints'
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | F. Evans | 1,261 | 52.9 | +18.5 | |
Conservative | A. Holberry* | 1,093 | 45.8 | −18.8 | |
Independent | F. R. Phillips | 31 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 168 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,385 | 24.4 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Ardwick
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. McGrath* | 2,537 | 51.8 | +8.2 | |
Conservative | T. Dobbins | 2,362 | 48.2 | −5.9 | |
Majority | 175 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,899 | 40.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Beswick
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W. Winstanley* | 3,831 | 75.0 | N/A | |
Labour | T. W. Farrell | 3,758 | 73.5 | N/A | |
Independent | J. McGuiness | 1,279 | 25.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,479 | 48.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,110 | 34.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Blackley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | E. Cruse | 3,898 | 43.8 | +1.6 | |
Labour | R. B. Prain | 3,821 | 43.0 | +0.8 | |
Conservative | P. Chadwick* | 3,637 | 40.9 | −16.9 | |
Conservative | G. W. Bryant | 3,426 | 38.5 | −19.3 | |
Liberal | J. H. Culley | 1,358 | 15.3 | N/A | |
Liberal | S. Critchley | 1,246 | 14.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 184 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 8,893 | 44.2 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Bradford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Malcolm* | 4,163 | 74.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | E. Griffiths | 1,395 | 25.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,768 | 49.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,558 | 31.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cheetham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | H. Goldstone | 3,752 | 53.8 | +31.2 | |
Labour | F. H. A. Micklewright | 3,578 | 51.3 | +28.7 | |
Conservative | H. G. S. Lorimer* | 1,753 | 25.2 | −22.0 | |
Conservative | W. L. Goodfellow | 1,748 | 25.1 | −22.1 | |
Liberal | S. Needoff* | 1,465 | 21.0 | −9.2 | |
Liberal | R. Phelan | 784 | 11.3 | −18.9 | |
Majority | 1,825 | 26.1 | |||
Turnout | 6,970 | 44.3 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. S. Whittaker* | 6,981 | 66.9 | −8.0 | |
Conservative | R. Turley* | 6,979 | 66.9 | −8.0 | |
Labour | F. Kelsall | 3,453 | 33.1 | +8.0 | |
Labour | W. H. Brightman | 3,280 | 31.4 | +8.0 | |
Majority | 3,526 | 33.8 | −16.0 | ||
Turnout | 10,434 | 31.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Collegiate Church
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | B. S. Langton | 1,237 | 46.2 | +34.3 | |
Labour | R. Finkel | 1,174 | 43.9 | +32.0 | |
Liberal | M. Fidler | 590 | 22.0 | −17.6 | |
Conservative | G. W. G. Fitzsimmons | 555 | 20.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | A. Lees* | 526 | 19.7 | N/A | |
Independent | J. R. Gouldman | 295 | 11.0 | −37.5 | |
Majority | 584 | 21.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,677 | 43.3 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Collyhurst
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Malcolm* | 1,962 | 55.1 | −32.5 | |
Labour | M. Tylecote* | 1,925 | 54.0 | −33.6 | |
Conservative | T. Smith | 804 | 22.6 | N/A | |
Communist | S. Wild | 796 | 22.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,121 | 31.4 | −43.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,562 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Crumpsall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. P. Jennings | 3,091 | 38.9 | +7.9 | |
Conservative | G. C. Roberts* | 3,032 | 38.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | R. Renshaw | 3,021 | 38.0 | N/A | |
Labour | H. Broderick | 2,986 | 37.6 | +6.6 | |
Liberal | C. Hughes* | 1,824 | 22.9 | −46.1 | |
Majority | 11 | 0.1 | |||
Turnout | 7,947 | 43.0 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Didsbury
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | E. Hill* | 5,807 | 62.4 | −5.9 | |
Labour | F. Taylor | 3,494 | 37.6 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 2,313 | 24.8 | −11.8 | ||
Turnout | 9,301 | 40.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Exchange
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | T. E. Bird* | 253 | 88.8 | N/A | |
Labour | M. C. Toner | 32 | 11.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 221 | 77.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 285 | 71.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Gorton North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | F. Lord* | 4,660 | 75.0 | N/A | |
Labour | C. Bentley* | 4,610 | 74.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | C. Parker | 1,551 | 25.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,059 | 49.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,211 | 39.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Gorton South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. R. Leslie* | 4,417 | 73.3 | −20.6 | |
Labour | E. Kirkman | 4,388 | 72.8 | −21.1 | |
Conservative | R. A. Fieldhouse | 1,610 | 26.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,778 | 46.1 | −41.7 | ||
Turnout | 6,027 | 31.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Harpurhey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | H. P. J. Hinderer | 3,408 | 55.7 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | C. F. Howarth* | 2,713 | 44.3 | −6.1 | |
Majority | 695 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 6,121 | 46.5 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Levenshulme
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Bowes* | 3,821 | 35.2 | −27.0 | |
Conservative | O. Lodge* | 3,786 | 34.9 | −27.3 | |
Liberal | C. R. de la Wyche* | 3,721 | 34.3 | N/A | |
Labour | C. Bamber | 2,801 | 25.8 | −12.0 | |
Labour | M. Geliher | 2,754 | 25.4 | −12.4 | |
Labour | V. Wilson | 2,613 | 24.1 | −13.7 | |
Ind. Labour Party | F. Hatton | 499 | 4.6 | N/A | |
Ind. Labour Party | W. Kelly | 323 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 920 | 8.5 | |||
Turnout | 10,842 | 72.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Longsight
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | E. Elliot* | 4,006 | 51.2 | −8.1 | |
Conservative | H. Sharp* | 3,892 | 49.7 | −9.6 | |
Labour | D. Rock | 3,820 | 48.8 | +8.1 | |
Labour | G. Whalley | 3,732 | 47.7 | +7.0 | |
Majority | 72 | 0.9 | −17.7 | ||
Turnout | 7,826 | 41.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Medlock Street
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. Littlemore* | 1,611 | 58.2 | +6.5 | |
Conservative | C. Brewster | 991 | 34.6 | −11.9 | |
Independent | R. Frere | 266 | 9.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 620 | 21.6 | +16.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,868 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Miles Platting
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W. F. Irvine* | 2,627 | 64.3 | +11.7 | |
Conservative | A. H. Ball | 1,461 | 35.7 | −11.7 | |
Majority | 1,166 | 28.6 | +23.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,088 | 39.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Moss Side East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T. Knowles | 1,914 | 51.4 | +16.0 | |
Conservative | H. A. E. Ramsden* | 1,389 | 37.3 | −0.4 | |
Residents | A. M. Edwards | 423 | 11.3 | −15.6 | |
Majority | 525 | 14.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,726 | 31.7 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Moss Side West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | N. G. Atkinson | 2,235 | 45.6 | +14.0 | |
Conservative | D. Gosling* | 2,055 | 41.9 | N/A | |
Independent | G. J. Playford | 397 | 8.1 | N/A | |
Independent | A. C. Halliday | 213 | 4.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 180 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,900 | 34.5 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Moston
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | C. C. Lamb | 5,225 | 58.5 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | H. F. Johnston* | 2,417 | 27.1 | −19.3 | |
Liberal | H. Kevin Armitage | 1,285 | 14.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,808 | 31.5 | +24.3 | ||
Turnout | 8,927 | 42.1 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
New Cross
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | L. M. Lever* | 3,011 | 88.5 | +53.1 | |
Independent | J. A. Gannon | 393 | 11.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,618 | 76.9 | +75.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,404 | 39.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Newton Heath
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. Eyres* | 3,743 | 65.2 | +11.6 | |
Labour | J. Hellier* | 3,708 | 64.6 | +11.0 | |
Conservative | W. H. Priestnall | 1,999 | 34.8 | −11.6 | |
Conservative | A. Turner | 1,936 | 33.7 | −12.7 | |
Majority | 1,709 | 29.8 | +22.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,742 | 37.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Openshaw
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Moss* | 3,614 | 79.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | L. H. Nesbitt | 917 | 20.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,697 | 59.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,531 | 35.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Oxford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | G. B. Cary | 401 | 85.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | S. A. Gradwell* | 397 | 84.5 | N/A | |
Labour | B. Starkie | 69 | 14.7 | N/A | |
Labour | R. Thomas | 69 | 14.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 328 | 69.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 470 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Rusholme
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | H. Stockdale | 3,402 | 54.8 | −8.8 | |
Labour | A. B. Horan | 2,479 | 40.0 | +5.6 | |
Liberal | A. E. Sherlock* | 322 | 5.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 923 | 14.8 | −16.4 | ||
Turnout | 6,203 | 39.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
St. Ann's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | H. Marshall* | 515 | 90.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | W. J. Pegge* | 515 | 90.0 | N/A | |
Labour | S. Beaven | 57 | 10.0 | N/A | |
Labour | N. Randolph | 57 | 10.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 458 | 80.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 572 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Clement's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. L. Cobon* | 338 | 44.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | A. E. Smith* | 291 | 38.0 | N/A | |
Labour | W. Newton | 137 | 17.9 | N/A | |
Labour | L. Palethorpe | 128 | 16.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 154 | 20.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 766 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St. George's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. E. Thomas* | 2,293 | 57.3 | +14.0 | |
Conservative | J. R. Sorenson | 1,518 | 38.0 | −15.4 | |
Independent | H. B. Frere | 174 | 4.4 | N/A | |
Independent | L. Weathers | 14 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 775 | 19.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,999 | 35.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. John's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. E. Burgess* | 598 | 63.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | H. Harker | 515 | 54.4 | N/A | |
Labour | J. Clarkson | 208 | 22.0 | N/A | |
Labour | F. Wain | 189 | 20.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | G. Davies* | 141 | 14.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | F. E. Doran | 115 | 11.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 307 | 32.4 | |||
Turnout | 947 | 55.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
St. Luke's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T. Ball | 1,842 | 45.5 | +10.2 | |
Labour | J. H. Alsop | 1,832 | 45.2 | +9.9 | |
Conservative | C. V. Jarvis* | 1,661 | 41.0 | −2.7 | |
Conservative | J. H. Willis | 1,624 | 40.1 | −3.6 | |
Liberal | O. Heggs* | 548 | 13.5 | −6.6 | |
Liberal | J. E. Moore | 512 | 12.6 | −7.5 | |
Residents | E. Hutchinson | 73 | 1.8 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 171 | 4.2 | |||
Turnout | 4,051 | 27.1 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
St Mark's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T. M. Larrad* | 3,238 | 65.1 | N/A | |
Labour | H. Eastwood | 3,067 | 61.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | W. Sharp | 1,738 | 34.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,329 | 26.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,976 | 37.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Michael's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. Donovan* | 1,964 | 78.6 | +32.2 | |
Conservative | S. Taylor | 536 | 21.4 | −25.0 | |
Majority | 1,428 | 57.2 | +56.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,500 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Withington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | G. Lord* | 6,555 | 44.2 | −16.5 | |
Conservative | H. Bentley* | 6,297 | 42.5 | −18.2 | |
Labour | F. H. Robinson | 6,178 | 41.7 | +2.4 | |
Labour | E. C. Gates | 5,909 | 39.8 | +0.5 | |
Liberal | C. A. Curtis | 2,101 | 14.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | F. R. Cann | 1,918 | 12.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 119 | 0.8 | −20.6 | ||
Turnout | 14,834 | 40.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wythenshawe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W. Frost* | 7,303 | 62.9 | +12.0 | |
Conservative | W. Walton | 4,300 | 37.1 | −12.0 | |
Majority | 3,003 | 25.8 | +24.0 | ||
Turnout | 11,603 | 41.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |