1946 Manchester City Council election

1946 Manchester City Council election

←  1945 1 November 1946 (1946-11-01) 1947  →
36 of 144 seats to Manchester City Council 73 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Last election 35 seats, 54.0% 19 seats, 37.9% 2 seats, 6.3% Seats before 73 58 11 Seats won 20 15 1 Seats after 79 55 10 Seat change 6 3 1 Popular vote 93,691 85,186 20,861 Percentage 45.6% 41.5% 10.2% Swing 8.4% 3.6% 3.9%
Map of results of 1946 election
Leader of the Council before election Labour Leader of the Council after election Labour

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1946. 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. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Labour Party		93,691 (45.6%)		8.4	20 (55.6%)	20 / 36	6	79 (54.9%)	79 / 144
Conservative Party		85,186 (41.5%)		3.6	15 (41.7%)	15 / 36	3	55 (38.2%)	55 / 144
Liberal Party		20,861 (10.2%)		3.9	1 (2.8%)	1 / 36	1	10 (6.9%)	10 / 144
Communist		2,897 (1.4%)		1.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36	1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 144
Independent		1,222 (0.6%)		0.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		0 (0.0%)	0 / 144
Residents		1,124 (0.5%)		0.2	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36	1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 144
Independent Labour Party		473 (0.2%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		0 (0.0%)	0 / 144

Full council

↓

79

10

55

Aldermen

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15

8

13

Councillors

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64

2

42

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. W. Biggs*	1,729	51.1	+5.3
	Labour	H. C. Moorcroft	1,511	44.6	−8.3
	Liberal	M. Pickles	146	4.3	N/A
Majority			218	6.5
Turnout			3,386
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Humphreys	2,974	51.2	−0.6
	Conservative	N. Beer*	2,836	48.8	+0.6
Majority			138	2.4	−1.2
Turnout			5,810
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Beswick

Beswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Baldwin*	3,383	68.2'	−6.8
	Conservative	R. S. Smith	1,577	31.8	N/A
Majority			1,806	36.4	−12.1
Turnout			4,960
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Lee*	5,606	61.8	+46.5
	Labour	J. Howard	3,471	38.2	−5.6
Majority			2,135	23.6
Turnout			9,077
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Frankland*	3,633	63.3	−11.6
	Conservative	W. Rose	2,105	36.7	+11.6
Majority			1,528	26.6	−23.2
Turnout			5,738
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. P. Pariser	2,547	38.5	−15.3
	Conservative	P. Chadwick	2,093	31.7	+6.5
	Liberal	S. Needoff	1,278	19.3	−1.7
	Communist	B. J. Gershman	693	10.5	N/A
Majority			454	6.8	−19.3
Turnout			6,611
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Somerville*	8,225	57.5	−9.4
	Labour	A. Harvey	3,984	27.9	−5.2
	Liberal	J. T. Chapman	2,093	14.6	N/A
Majority			4,241	29.7	−4.1
Turnout			14,302
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. S. Moss*	1,544	55.1	+8.9
	Independent	A. Gouldman	719	25.7	+14.7
	Liberal	F. Charlesworth	281	10.0	−12.0
	Communist	M. Jenkins	256	9.1	N/A
Majority			825	29.4	+7.5
Turnout			2,800
	Labour hold		Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Collingson*	2,102	60.4	+5.3
	Conservative	W. H. Cox	1,115	32.0	+9.4
	Communist	S. Wild	262	7.6	−14.8
Majority			987	28.4	−3.0
Turnout			3,479
	Labour hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Lomax	3,760	46.2	+8.0
	Labour	H. Broderick	2,763	34.0	−4.9
	Liberal	R. F. Read	1,293	15.9	−7.0
	Communist	S. Waring	313	3.9	N/A
Majority			997	12.1	+12.1
Turnout			8,129
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. P. Dawson*	5,619	53.3	−9.1
	Labour	F. Siddall	2,833	26.9	−10.7
	Liberal	W. H. Wynn	1,943	18.4	N/A
	Communist	M. Mandell	151	1.4	N/A
Majority			2,786	26.4	+1.6
Turnout			10,546
	Conservative hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. A. Higson*	221	93.6	+4.8
	Labour	M. Gouldman	15	6.4	−4.8
Majority			206	87.2	+9.6
Turnout			236
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. H. Hitchburn*	4,112	66.9	−8.1
	Conservative	G. Mowbray	1,599	26.0	+1.0
	Liberal	J. T. Barker	436	7.1	N/A
Majority			2,513	40.9	−8.3
Turnout			6,147
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Sutton*	3,830	68.3	−5.0
	Conservative	T. Brownrigg	1,420	25.3	−1.4
	Liberal	B. Riggs	358	6.4	N/A
Majority			2,410	43.0	−3.1
Turnout			5,608
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Barnacott*	3,007	48.3	−7.4
	Conservative	C. F. Howarth	2,693	43.3	−1.0
	Liberal	J. Mountford	361	5.8	N/A
	Communist	T. Royle	159	2.6	N/A
Majority			314	5.0	−6.4
Turnout			6,220
	Labour hold		Swing

Levenshulme

Levensulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. A. Fieldhouse	2,895	37.0	+1.8
	Labour	C. Madden	2,262	28.9	+3.1
	Liberal	C. R. de la Wyche*	2,194	28.0	−6.3
	Ind. Labour Party	F. Hatton	473	6.1	+1.5
Majority			633	8.1
Turnout			7,824
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Sharp*	4,437	52.3	+1.1
	Labour	J. W. Upland	3,683	43.4	−5.4
	Liberal	A. Foxton	364	4.3	N/A
Majority			754	8.9	+8.0
Turnout			8,484
	Conservative hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Conway	1,540	49.6	−8.6
	Conservative	A. Lees	1,257	40.5	+5.9
	Communist	L. C. Walker	178	5.7	N/A
	Liberal	H. K. Dawson	127	4.1	N/A
Majority			283	9.1	−12.5
Turnout			3,102
	Labour gain from Communist		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. C. Chadwick*	2,973	60.4	−3.9
	Conservative	W. L. Goodfellow	1,948	39.6	+3.9
Majority			1,025	20.8	−7.8
Turnout			4,921
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. A. Downward	1,757	39.5	−11.9
	Conservative	H. A. E. Ramsden	1,569	35.3	−2.0
	Residents	A. R. Edwards*	1,124	25.4	+14.1
Majority			188	4.2	−9.9
Turnout			4,450
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. C. Brewster*	2,535	43.2	+1.3
	Labour	E. Mendell	2,370	40.3	−5.3
	Independent	G. J. Playford	493	8.4	+0.3
	Liberal	R. Frere	476	8.1	N/A
Majority			165	2.9
Turnout			5,874
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Onions*	4,613	50.2	−8.3
	Conservative	M. Dunn	3,777	41.1	+14.0
	Liberal	H. Kevin Armitage	805	8.8	−5.6
Majority			836	9.1	−22.4
Turnout			9,195
	Labour hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Murray	2,050	71.9	−16.6
	Conservative	T. Smith	801	28.1	N/A
Majority			1,249	43.8	−33.1
Turnout			2,851
	Labour hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. E. P. Stott*	3,213	59.3	−5.9
	Conservative	W. H. Priestnall	2,207	40.7	+5.9
Majority			1,006	18.6	−11.2
Turnout			5,420
	Labour hold		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Nally*	2,825	69.5	−10.2
	Conservative	C. Parker	1,004	24.7	+4.5
	Communist	T. Rowlandson	237	5.8	N/A
Majority			1,821	44.8	−14.7
Turnout			4,066
	Labour hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. B. Walker*	350	89.5	+4.2
	Labour	F. Donion	41	10.5	−4.2
Majority			309	79.0	+9.2
Turnout			391
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. C. Rodgers*	5,029	65.4	+10.6
	Labour	B. Chamberlain	2,663	34.6	−5.4
Majority			2,366	30.8	+16.0
Turnout			7,692
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Gosling	443	71.0	−19.0
	Liberal	A. Bradley	156	25.0	N/A
	Labour	J. Fern	25	4.0	−6.0
Majority			287	46.0	−34.0
Turnout			624
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. E. Fitzsimons*	345	72.8	+28.7
	Labour	W. Sampey	119	25.1	+7.2
	Independent	F. R. Phillips	10	2.1	N/A
Majority			226	47.7
Turnout			474
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Gordon	2,426	57.1	−0.2
	Conservative	R. B. Breeze*	1,819	42.9	+4.9
Majority			607	14.2	−5.1
Turnout			4,245
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. E. Tylecote*	539	62.4	−0.8
	Liberal	L. J. Fallon	208	24.1	+9.2
	Labour	N. Randolph	117	13.5	−8.5
Majority			331	38.3	+5.9
Turnout			864
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. V. Jarvis*	2,354	49.4	+8.4
	Labour	W. Wilson	2,019	42.4	−3.1
	Liberal	J. E. Moore	392	8.2	−5.3
Majority			335	7.0
Turnout			4,765
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Mark's

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. W. Ellershaw*	3,172	62.0	−3.1
	Conservative	W. Sharp	1,779	34.8	−0.1
	Liberal	A. McCann	172	3.4	N/A
Majority			1,393	27.2	+0.5
Turnout			5,114
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. M. McGurk	1,692	80.0	+1.4
	Liberal	L. Cromwell	422	20.0	N/A
Majority			1,270	60.0	+2.8
Turnout			2,114
	Labour hold		Swing

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. H. Scholfield*	9,233	54.4	+10.2
	Labour	F. H. Robinson	5,984	35.3	−6.4
	Liberal	A. J. Higson	1,750	10.3	−3.9
Majority			3,249	19.1	+18.3
Turnout			16,967
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. S. Gatley	6,438	49.7	−13.2
	Conservative	J. J. Shawe	5,873	45.3	+8.2
	Communist	W. Prince	648	5.0	N/A
Majority			565	4.4	−21.4
Turnout			12,959
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

References

1. Two-party Politics Back in Town Hall, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1946, p.1
2. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1946, p.8