1946 Manchester Borough Council election

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Elections to Manchester Borough Council were held in 1946. One third of the council was up for election, although there were many additional vacancies. The council stayed under Labour Party control.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

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Candidates and Ward Results

Below is a list of the 36 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.

Crumpsall Ward

PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative H Lomax3,76046.25%
Labour H Broderick2,76333.99%
Liberal R Read1,29315.91%
Communist S Waring3133.85%
Majority99712.26
Turnout 8,129{{{change}}}
Conservative hold Swing

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