1945 Manchester City Council election

1945 Manchester City Council election
← 1938 1 November 1945 (1945-11-01) 1946 →
56 of 144 seats
to Manchester City Council
73 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Seats before 55 67 20
Seats won 35 19 2
Seats after 69 58 15
Seat change Increase14 Decrease9 Decrease5
Popular vote 155,143 108,826 18,221
Percentage 54.0% 43.9% 6.3%
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%)
35 (62.5%)
35 / 56
 Increase 14 69 (47.9%)
69 / 144
Conservative Party 108,826 (37.9%)
19 (33.9%)
19 / 56
 Decrease 9 58 (40.3%)
58 / 144
Liberal Party 18,221 (6.3%)
2 (3.6%)
2 / 56
 Decrease 5 15 (10.4%)
15 / 144
Communist 796 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 / 56
 Steady 1 (0.7%)
1 / 144
Residents 73 (0.02%)
0 (0.0%)
0 / 56
 Steady 1 (0.7%)
1 / 144
Independent 3,485 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 / 56
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 144
Independent Labour Party 822 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 / 56
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 144

Full council

↓
1 69 15 1 58

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
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

Ardwick
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

Beswick (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Winstanley* 3,831 75.0
Labour T. W. Farrell 3,758 73.5
Independent J. McGuiness 1,279 25.0
Majority 2,479 48.5
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
Labour R. B. Prain 3,821 43.0
Conservative P. Chadwick* 3,637 40.9
Conservative G. W. Bryant 3,426 38.5
Liberal J. H. Culley 1,358 15.3
Liberal S. Critchley 1,246 14.0
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
Conservative E. Griffiths 1,395 25.1
Majority 2,768 49.8
Turnout 5,558 31.6
Labour hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Goldstone 3,752 53.8
Labour F. H. A. Micklewright 3,578 51.3
Conservative H. G. S. Lorimer* 1,753 25.2
Conservative W. L. Goodfellow 1,748 25.1
Liberal S. Needoff* 1,465 21.0
Liberal R. Phelan 784 11.3
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
Conservative R. Turley* 6,979 66.9
Labour F. Kelsall 3,453 33.1
Labour W. H. Brightman 3,280 31.4
Majority 3,526 33.8
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
Labour R. Finkel 1,174 43.9
Liberal M. Fidler 590 22.0
Conservative G. W. G. Fitzsimmons 555 20.7
Conservative A. Lees* 526 19.7
Independent J. R. Gouldman 295 11.0
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
Labour M. Tylecote* 1,925 54.0
Conservative T. Smith 804 22.6
Communist S. Wild 796 22.4
Majority 1,121 31.4
Turnout 3,562
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. P. Jennings 3,091 38.9
Conservative G. C. Roberts* 3,032 38.2
Conservative R. Renshaw 3,021 38.0
Labour H. Broderick 2,986 37.6
Liberal C. Hughes* 1,824 22.9
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
Labour F. Taylor 3,494 37.6
Majority 2,313 24.8
Turnout 9,301 40.1
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

Exchange
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

Gorton North (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Lord* 4,660 75.0
Labour C. Bentley* 4,610 74.2
Conservative C. Parker 1,551 25.0
Majority 3,059 49.2
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
Labour E. Kirkman 4,388 72.8
Conservative R. A. Fieldhouse 1,610 26.7
Majority 2,778 46.1
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
Conservative C. F. Howarth* 2,713 44.3
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
Conservative O. Lodge* 3,786 34.9
Liberal C. R. de la Wyche* 3,721 34.3
Labour C. Bamber 2,801 25.8
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 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
Conservative H. Sharp* 3,892 49.7
Labour D. Rock 3,820 48.8
Labour G. Whalley 3,732 47.7
Majority 72 0.9
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
Conservative C. Brewster 991 34.6
Independent R. Frere 266 9.3
Majority 620 21.6
Turnout 2,868
Labour hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
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

Moss Side East
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

Moss Side West
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

Moston
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

New Cross
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

Newton Heath (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Eyres* 3,743 65.2
Labour J. Hellier* 3,708 64.6
Conservative W. H. Priestnall 1,999 34.8
Conservative A. Turner 1,936 33.7
Majority 1,709 29.8
Turnout 5,742 37.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
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

Oxford (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. B. Cary 401 85.3
Conservative S. A. Gradwell* 397 84.5
Labour B. Starkie 69 14.7
Labour R. Thomas 69 14.7
Majority 328 69.8
Turnout 470
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Stockdale 3,402 54.8
Labour A. B. Horan 2,479 40.0
Liberal A. E. Sherlock* 322 5.2
Majority 923 14.8
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
Conservative W. J. Pegge* 515 90.0
Labour S. Beaven 57 10.0
Labour N. Randolph 57 10.0
Majority 458 80.0
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
Liberal A. E. Smith* 291 38.0
Labour W. Newton 137 17.9
Labour L. Palethorpe 128 16.7
Majority 154 20.1
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
Conservative J. R. Sorenson 1,518 38.0
Independent H. B. Frere 174 4.4
Independent L. Weathers 14 0.4
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
Conservative H. Harker 515 54.4
Labour J. Clarkson 208 22.0
Labour F. Wain 189 20.0
Liberal G. Davies* 141 14.9
Liberal F. E. Doran 115 11.9
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
Labour J. H. Alsop 1,832 45.2
Conservative C. V. Jarvis* 1,661 41.0
Conservative J. H. Willis 1,624 40.1
Liberal O. Heggs* 548 13.5
Liberal J. E. Moore 512 12.6
Residents E. Hutchinson 73 1.8
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
Labour H. Eastwood 3,067 61.6
Conservative W. Sharp 1,738 34.9
Majority 1,329 26.7
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
Conservative S. Taylor 536 21.4
Majority 1,428 57.2
Turnout 2,500
Labour hold Swing

Withington

Withington (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Lord* 6,555 44.2
Conservative H. Bentley* 6,297 42.5
Labour F. H. Robinson 6,178 41.7
Labour E. C. Gates 5,909 39.8
Liberal C. A. Curtis 2,101 14.2
Liberal F. R. Cann 1,918 12.9
Majority 119 0.8
Turnout 14,834 40.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Frost* 7,303 62.9
Conservative W. Walton 4,300 37.1
Majority 3,003 25.8
Turnout 11,603 41.2
Labour hold Swing

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References

  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