Manchester Borough Council election, 1945
Elections to Manchester Borough Council 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.
All Saints Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F Evans | 1,261 | 52.9% | ||
Conservative | A Holberry | 1,093 | 45.8% | ||
Independent | 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 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 | S Needoff | 1,465 | 21.0% | ||
Liberal | R 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 | 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 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 | C 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 | ||||
Exchange Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T Bird | 253 | 88.8% | ||
Liberal | M 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 de la Wyche | 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 | ||||
Medlock Street Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A Littlemore | 1,611 | 58.2% | ||
Conservative | C Brewster | 991 | 34.6% | ||
Independent | 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 | ||||
Moss Side East Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T Knowles | 1,914 | 51.4% | ||
Conservative | H Ramsden | 1,389 | 37.3% | ||
Independent | A Edwards | 423 | 11.3% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 3,726 | 31.7% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Moss Side West Ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N Atkinson | 2,235 | 45.6% | ||
Conservative | D Gosling | 2,055 | 41.9% | ||
Independent | G Playford | 397 | 8.1% | ||
Independent | 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 Democrat | H 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 | 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 | A 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 Cabon | 338 | 44.1% | ||
Liberal | A 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. Georges Ward
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 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 | G Davies | 141 | 14.9% | ||
Liberal | F Doran | 115 | 11.9% | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 947 | 55.4% | |||
St Lukes 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 Democrat | O Heggs | 548 | 13.5% | ||
Liberal Democrat | J Moore | 512 | 12.6% | ||
Independent | 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 Democrat | G Curtis | 2,101 | 14.2% | ||
Liberal Democrat | F 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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