1945 Manchester Borough Council election
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Elections to were held in 1945. One third of the council was up for election, although there were several additional vacancies. The council stayed under Labour Party control.
Candidates and ward results[]
Below is a list of the individual wards with the candidates standing in those wards and the number of votes the candidates acquired. The winning candidate per ward is in bold.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F Evans | 1,261 | 52.9% | ||
Conservative | A Holberry | 1,093 | 45.8% | ||
Independent_(politician) | F Phillips | 31 | 1.3% | ||
Majority | 168 | 7.1% | |||
Turnout | 2,385 | 24.4% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ardwick Ward[]
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 Ward[]
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 Ward[]
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 Ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R Malcolm | 4,163 | 74.9% | ||
Conservative | E Griffiths | 1,395 | 25.1% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 5,558 | 31.63% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cheetham Ward[]
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 Ward[]
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 Ward[]
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_(politician) | J Gouldman | 295 | 11.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2,677 | 43.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Collyhurst Ward[]
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 Ward[]
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 | {{{change}}} | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Didsbury Ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E Hill | 5,807 | 62.43% | ||
Labour | F Taylor | 3,494 | 37.6% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 9,301 | 40.1% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T Bird | 253 | 88.8 | ||
Labour | M C Toner | 32 | 11.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 285 | 71.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Gorton North Ward[]
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 Ward[]
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 Ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H Hunderer | 3,408 | 55.7% | ||
Conservative | C Howarth | 2,713 | 44.3% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 6,121 | 46.5% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Levenshulme Ward[]
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 Ward[]
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 |
Ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A Littlemore | 1,611 | 58.2% | ||
Conservative | C Brewster | 991 | 34.6% | ||
Independent_(politician) | R Frere | 266 | 9.3% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2,868 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Miles Platting Ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W Irvine | 2,627 | 64.3% | ||
Conservative | A Ball | 1,461 | 35.7% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 4,088 | 39.8% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T Knowles | 1,914 | 51.4% | ||
Conservative | H Ramsden | 1,389 | 37.3% | ||
Independent_(politician) | A Edwards | 423 | 11.3% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 3,726 | 31.7% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N Atkinson | 2,235 | 45.6% | ||
Conservative | D Gosling | 2,055 | 41.9% | ||
Independent_(politician) | G Playford | 397 | 8.1% | ||
Independent_(politician) | A Halliday | 213 | 4.4% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 4,900 | 34.5% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Moston Ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C Lamb | 5,225 | 58.5 | ||
Conservative | H Johnson | 2,417 | 27.1 | ||
Liberal | Herbert Kevin Armitage | 1,285 | 14.4 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 8,927 | 42.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
New Cross Ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L Lever | 3,011 | 88.5% | ||
Independent_(politician) | J Gannon | 393 | 11.5% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 3,404 | 39.4% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Newton Heath Ward[]
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 Ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R Moss | 3,614 | 79.7% | ||
Conservative | H Nesbitt | 917 | 20.24% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 4,531 | 35.0% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Oxford Ward[]
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 Ward[]
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 Anns Ward[]
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 Clements Ward[]
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 |
Ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R Thomas | 2,293 | 57.3% | ||
Conservative | J Sorenson | 1,518 | 38.0% | ||
Independent_(politician) | H Frere | 174 | 4.4% | ||
Independent_(politician) | L Weathers | 14 | 0.4% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 3,999 | 35.4% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ward[]
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 |
Ward[]
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_(politician) | E Hutchinson | 73 | 1.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 4,051 | 27.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St Marks Ward[]
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 Ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A Donovan | 1,964 | 78.6% | ||
Conservative | S Taylor | 536 | 21.4% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2,500 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Withington Ward[]
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 Ward[]
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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