1949 Manchester Borough Council election

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Elections to Manchester Borough Council were held in 1949. One third of the council was up for election, the council stayed under Labour Party control.

Contents

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.

Ward results

Crumpsall


Electorate 19,663 Turnout 51.2% Voters 10,092

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N McDowell4,68246.39gain
Labour J Jennings3,80137.66loss
Liberal Francis Merryweather1,60915.94
Majority8818.73
Conservative hold Swing

Davyhulme West


PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Moloney
Liberal Lillian May Tomlinson [1]
Labour W. Morrissey
Majority51
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. Who's who of 475 Liberal Candidates Fighting the 1950 General Election by Liberal Party (Great Britain)