1947 Manchester Borough Council election

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Elections to Manchester Borough Council were held in 1947. One third of the council was up for election, the council stayed under Labour Party control.

After the election, the composition of the council was

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.

Crumpsall Ward


Electorate 18,814 Turnout 55.74% Voters 10,486

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A Clapham5,80555.36
Labour C Lynch2,79426.65
Liberal R F Read1,56614.93
Communist S Waring3213.06
Majority99712.26
Conservative hold Swing

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