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