1945 Manchester City Council election

1945 Manchester City Council election
56 of 144 seats ; to Manchester City Council; 73 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1945 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; No overall control	Leader of the Council after election ; ; No overall control

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

Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Labour Party	155,143 (54.0%)	11.6	35 (62.5%)	35 / 56	14	69 (47.9%)	69 / 144
Conservative Party	108,826 (37.9%)	8.8	19 (33.9%)	19 / 56	9	58 (40.3%)	58 / 144
Liberal Party	18,221 (6.3%)	0.4	2 (3.6%)	2 / 56	5	15 (10.4%)	15 / 144
Communist	796 (0.3%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 56		1 (0.7%)	1 / 144
Residents	496 (0.2%)	0.8	0 (0.0%)	0 / 56		1 (0.7%)	1 / 144
Independent	3,062 (1.2%)	0.2	0 (0.0%)	0 / 56		0 (0.0%)	0 / 144
Independent Labour Party	822 (0.3%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 56	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 144

Full council

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1	69	15	1	58

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Beswick (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Blackley (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Bradford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Cheetham (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Chorlton-cum-Hardy (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Collegiate Church (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Collyhurst (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Crumpsall (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Didsbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Exchange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Gorton North (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Gorton South (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Levensulme (3 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Longsight (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Medlock Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Miles Platting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Moss Side East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Moss Side West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Moston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

New Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Newton Heath (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Openshaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Oxford (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Rusholme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

St. Ann's (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

St. Clement's (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

St. George's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

St. John's (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

St. Luke's (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

St. Mark's (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Withington (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Wythenshawe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Aldermanic election

By-elections between 1945 and 1946

References

^ Rawtenstall, Blackburn, and Oldham All Go Labour, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1945, p.6
^ MORE LABOUR VICTORIES IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1945, p.6

[1] Rawtenstall, Blackburn, and Oldham All Go Labour, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1945, p.6

[2] MORE LABOUR VICTORIES IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1945, p.6

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