1960 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1960. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.

1960 Manchester City Council election

12 May 1960 (1960-05-12)
39 of 152 seats to Manchester City Council 77 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Seats before 93 57 2 Seats won 17 21 1 Seats after 84 65 3 Seat change 9 8 1 Popular vote 57,758 64,790 17,024 Percentage 39.1% 43.9% 11.5%
Map of results of 1960 election
Leader of the Council before election Labour Leader of the Council after election Labour

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Labour Party		57,758 (39.1%)			17 (43.6%)	17 / 39	9	84 (55.3%)	84 / 152
Conservative Party		64,790 (43.9%)			21 (53.8%)	21 / 39	8	65 (42.8%)	65 / 152
Liberal Party		17,024 (11.5%)			1 (2.6%)	1 / 39	1	3 (2.0%)	3 / 152
Ratepayers		7,243 (4.9%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 39	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 152
Communist		760 (0.5%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 39		0 (0.0%)	0 / 152
Union Movement		89 (0.1%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 39		0 (0.0%)	0 / 152

Full council

↓

84

3

65

Aldermen

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22

2

14

Councillors

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62

1

51

Ward results

Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Thompson*	3,220	62.6
	Liberal	A. Alexander	1,419	27.6
	Labour	E. McKeon	504	9.8
Majority			1,801	35.0
Turnout			5,143
	Conservative hold		Swing

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Hatton*	1,418	68.6
	Conservative	R. W. Phillips	650	31.4
Majority			768	37.1
Turnout			2,068
	Labour hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Taylor*	1,525	63.2
	Conservative	G. Taylor	887	36.8
Majority			638	26.4
Turnout			2,412
	Labour hold		Swing

Baguley

Baguley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. O. Sanders	3,042	51.3
	Labour	W. Frost	2,888	48.7
Majority			154	2.6
Turnout			5,930
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Harker*	1,533	55.2
	Liberal	A. Newton	697	25.1
	Labour	P. T. Taylor	545	19.6
Majority			836	30.1
Turnout			2,775
	Conservative hold		Swing

Benchill

Benchill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Williamson	2,441	49.9
	Labour	R. L. Griffiths*	2,339	47.8
	Communist	M. Taylor	116	2.3
Majority			102	2.1
Turnout			4,896
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Beswick

Beswick (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. W. Farrell*	1,779	64.3
	Labour	J. Dean	1,686	61.0
	Conservative	K. A. Edis	986	35.7
Majority			700	25.3
Turnout			2,765
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. D. Kirkup	3,046	54.2
	Labour	A. J. Fahey*	1,774	31.6
	Liberal	W. Wren	799	14.2
Majority			1,272	22.6
Turnout			5,619
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Taylor*	2,306	67.5
	Conservative	P. Whitby	1,109	32.5
Majority			1,197	35.0
Turnout			3,415
	Labour hold		Swing

Burnage

Burnage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. J. Edwards*	2,431	51.8
	Labour	W. S. Spink	1,314	28.0
	Liberal	H. Tobias	947	20.2
Majority			1,117	23.8
Turnout			4,692
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. Needoff	2,105	59.1
	Labour	R. B. Prain*	1,458	40.9
Majority			647	18.2
Turnout			1,999
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Ralphs*	2,607	55.2
	Ratepayers	T. A. Harper	1,623	34.4
	Labour	P. Potts	490	10.4
Majority			984	20.8
Turnout			4,720
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Finkel*	975	68.9
	Conservative	W. J. Pepper	305	21.5
	Communist	A. Gadian	136	9.6
Majority			670	47.4
Turnout			1,416
	Labour hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Mawdsley*	3,307	51.8
	Labour	S. N. Moxley	1,843	28.9
	Liberal	H. Gilbert	1,231	19.3
Majority			1,464	22.9
Turnout			6,381
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. White*	2,598	50.4
	Liberal	M. MacInerney	2,175	42.2
	Labour	H. Conway	378	7.4
Majority			423	8.2
Turnout			5,151
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Roddy*	2,610	66.9
	Conservative	J. Whitwell	1,292	33.1
Majority			1,318	33.8
Turnout			3,902
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Kirkman*	1,774	55.3
	Conservative	C. M. Clarke	1,436	44.7
Majority			338	10.6
Turnout			3,210
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. O'Toole*	1,686	53.7
	Conservative	A. Jones	1,456	46.3
Majority			230	7.4
Turnout			3,142
	Labour hold		Swing

Hugh Oldham

Hugh Oldham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Humphries*	1,665	69.8
	Conservative	I. Mallinson	558	23.4
	Communist	E. Cohen	161	6.8
Majority			1,107	46.4
Turnout			2,384
	Labour hold		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	O. Lodge*	1,980	40.3
	Ratepayers	J. A. Gannon	1,633	33.2
	Labour	A. E. Bowden	656	13.3
	Liberal	J. Berisford	646	13.1
Majority			347	7.1
Turnout			4,915
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lightbowne

Lightbowne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Tetlow	2,766	47.0
	Labour	G. Halstead*	2,122	36.0
	Liberal	E. Platt	1,001	17.0
Majority			644	11.0
Turnout			5,889
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. J. Dunn*	1,681	40.2
	Ratepayers	A. H. Burtin	1,459	34.9
	Labour	R. E. Talbot	1,043	24.9
Majority			222	5.3
Turnout			4,183
	Conservative hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. V. Hughes	1,288	57.3
	Conservative	J. D. Cheetham	960	42.7
Majority			328	14.6
Turnout			2,248
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lang	1,343	39.2
	Labour	E. Dell*	1,290	37.7
	Ratepayers	J. E. Pheasey	724	21.1
	Communist	T. J. Wright	66	1.9
Majority			53	1.5
Turnout			3,423
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. H. Cox	1,974	55.3
	Labour	W. Gallacher	936	26.2
	Ratepayers	L. J. Howard	568	15.9
	Union Movement	G. A. Webb	89	2.5
Majority			1,038	29.1
Turnout			3,567
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. H. Farron	2,993	45.7
	Labour	R. Latham*	2,765	42.2
	Liberal	P. L. Marron	796	12.1
Majority			228	3.5
Turnout			6,554
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Crank*	886	70.7
	Conservative	F. Hargreaves	368	29.3
Majority			518	41.4
Turnout			1,254
	Labour hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Binns*	1,829	53.7
	Conservative	R. Thorpe	1,580	46.3
Majority			249	7.4
Turnout			3,409
	Labour hold		Swing

Northenden

Northenden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Tucker	3,241	43.4
	Labour	R. E. Sheldon	2,743	36.7
	Liberal	R. H. Hargreaves	1,489	19.9
Majority			498	6.7
Turnout			7,473
	Conservative hold		Swing

Old Moat

Old Moat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Boff	1,652	52.0
	Liberal	T. Kay	994	31.3
	Labour	F. Vince	533	16.8
Majority			658	20.7
Turnout			3,179
	Conservative hold		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Jolly*	2,428	63.8
	Conservative	B. Moore	1,264	33.2
	Communist	N. Gilroy	112	3.0
Majority			1,164	30.6
Turnout			3,804
	Labour hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. T. Barratt*	2,284	51.1
	Labour	J. S. Goldstone	953	21.3
	Ratepayers	J. B. Mathers	818	18.3
	Liberal	F. N. Wedlock	412	9.2
Majority			1,331	29.8
Turnout			4,467
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Collis*	1,572	68.0
	Conservative	S. Alexander	741	32.0
Majority			831	36.0
Turnout			2,313
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Crabtree	1,313	43.9
	Labour	D. A. Warby	1,258	42.1
	Ratepayers	N. Robinson	418	14.0
Majority			55	1.8
Turnout			2,989
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Conlan*	1,809	64.8
	Conservative	W. H. Fleetwood	983	35.2
Majority			826	29.6
Turnout			2,792
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Peter's

St. Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Beer*	1,267	70.7
	Labour	P. Kelly	525	29.3
Majority			742	41.4
Turnout			1,792
	Conservative hold		Swing

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. R. Coker	2,504	55.4
	Liberal	A. Share	1,631	36.1
	Labour	J. Platt	386	8.5
Majority			873	19.3
Turnout			4,521
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. H. Hall	2,324	55.8
	Conservative	A. Thurston	992	23.8
	Liberal	T. A. Maher	682	16.4
	Communist	E. Holt	169	4.1
Majority			1,332	32.0
Turnout			4,167
	Labour hold		Swing