1950 Manchester City Council election

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1950 Manchester City Council election
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←  1949 11 May 1950 (1950-05-11) 1951  →
37 of 144 seats
to Manchester City Council
73 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Last election19 seats,
49.1%		17 seats,
44.8%		0 seats,
5.0%
Seats before74637
Seats won18190
Seats after76626
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote107,340100,8052,863
Percentage50.5%47.4%1.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.4%Increase2.svg2.6%Decrease2.svg3.7%
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Map of results of 1950 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 11 May 1950. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. Extensive ward boundary changes came into effect at this election, however, the number of councillors was retained and displaced members were allocated to newly created wards for the remainder of their terms.

Contents

The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council. [1] [2]

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 107,340 (50.5%)
Increase2.svg 1.418 (48.6%)
18 / 37
Increase2.svg 276 (52.8%)
76 / 144
Labour Party 100,805 (47.4%)
Increase2.svg 2.619 (51.4%)
19 / 37
Decrease2.svg 162 (43.1%)
62 / 144
Liberal Party 2,863 (1.3%)
Decrease2.svg 3.70 (0.0%)
0 / 37
Decrease2.svg 16 (4.2%)
6 / 144
Communist 1,464 (0.7%)
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 37
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 144

Full council

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62676

Aldermen

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14616

Councillors

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4860

Ward results

Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. E. Fitzsimons*5,10875.8
Labour C. Lynch1,62724.2
Majority 3,48151.6
Turnout 6,735
Conservative hold Swing

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative L. W. Biggs*2,60651.7
Labour F. P. Evans2,34746.5
Liberal R. Frere891.8
Majority 2595.2
Turnout 5,042
Conservative hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour V. Wilson*3,74954.3
Conservative J. Davies3,15345.7
Majority 5968.6
Turnout 6,902
Labour hold Swing

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Hooley2,40053.0
Labour B. Lawson1,25027.6
Liberal H. Bennett83318.4
Communist W. Prince492.0
Majority 1,15025.4
Turnout 4,532
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Beswick

Beswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Baldwin*3,97073.4
Conservative A. Nixon1,34224.8
Communist T. Royle971.8
Majority 2,62848.6
Turnout 5,409
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

Blackley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. A. Lynch4,66857.0
Labour E. Cruse3,52843.0
Majority 1,14014.0
Turnout 8,196
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Bradford

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Frankland*4,42164.0
Conservative E. Rooney2,48836.0
Majority 1,93328.0
Turnout 6,909
Labour hold Swing

Burnage

Burnage
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. B. Walker*4,34959.6
Labour W. Frost2,94640.4
Majority 1,40319.2
Turnout 7,295
Conservative hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. P. Pariser*2,48662.0
Labour R. B. Prain2,20955.1
Conservative N. Lee1,92748.1
Liberal S. Needoff1,39134.7
Majority 2827.0
Turnout 4,007
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. W. G. Fitzsimons*5,05978.9
Labour L. L. Hanbridge1,35021.1
Majority 3,70957.8
Turnout 6,409
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Mendell*2,83674.6
Conservative G. R. Pankhurst79520.9
Communist M. I. Druck1714.5
Majority 2,04153.7
Turnout 3,802
Labour hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Lomax4,40062.4
Labour J. B. Ogden2,51035.6
Communist K. Edwards1452.0
Majority 1,89026.8
Turnout 7,055
Conservative hold Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. C. Hilditch*4,32678.5
Labour J. Barlow1,12020.3
Communist F. Dean681.2
Majority 3,20658.2
Turnout 5,514
Conservative hold Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Siddall*4,60467.7
Conservative T. Brownrigg2,04230.0
Communist A. Wilde1502.3
Majority 2,56237.7
Turnout 6,796
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Sutton*3,04659.6
Conservative F. G. Thompson1,96438.4
Communist D. C. Corry1042.0
Majority 1,08221.2
Turnout 5,114
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Grant3,68255.0
Conservative A. L. Mansfield*2,93143.8
Communist R. F. G. Baughn851.2
Majority 75111.2
Turnout 6,698
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. A. Fieldhouse*4,50064.2
Labour F. Hatton 2,42234.6
Communist M. J. Farrington851.2
Majority 2,07829.6
Turnout 7,007
Conservative hold Swing

Lightbowne

Lightbowne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Onions*
Conservative J. H. Ferrington
Communist E. C. Dalton
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Sharp*4,02864.9
Labour J. Conway2,17735.1
Majority 1,85129.8
Turnout 6,205
Conservative hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. C. Chadwick*2,94962.7
Conservative J. D. Cheetham1,75537.3
Majority 1,19425.4
Turnout 4,704
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. J. Playford2,72453.2
Labour D. Molloy2,27344.4
Communist L. B. Johnson1252.4
Majority 4518.8
Turnout 5,122
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. C. Brewster*3,23055.1
Labour H. Collins2,63344.9
Majority 59710.2
Turnout 5,863
Conservative hold Swing

Moston

Moston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. M. McGuirk*3,85553.3
Conservative F. E. Doran3,37846.7
Majority 4776.6
Turnout 7,233
Labour hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Murray*2,74858.4
Conservative D. J. Edwards1,95441.6
Majority 79416.8
Turnout 4,702
Labour hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. E. P. Stott*3,17759.6
Conservative W. H. Priestnall2,15340.4
Majority 1,02419.2
Turnout 5,330
Labour hold Swing

Newtown

Newtown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Collingson*3,48969.0
Conservative W. B. Kinsey1,56731.0
Majority 1,92238.0
Turnout 5,056
Labour hold Swing

Northenden

Northenden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. R. Hewlett*3,76662.8
Labour L. Cohen2,23337.2
Majority 1,53325.6
Turnout 5,999
Conservative hold Swing

Old Moat

Old Moat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Sharp3,12860.6
Labour W. M. Parkinson2,03139.4
Majority 1,09721.2
Turnout 5,159
Conservative hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Nally*4,57958.8
Conservative W. R. Swan3,03038.9
Communist T. Rowlandson1842.3
Majority 1,54919.9
Turnout 7,793
Labour hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. C. Rodgers*4,35872.9
Labour H. Smith1,62127.1
Majority 2,73745.8
Turnout 5,979
Conservative hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. S. Reid3,45560.2
Conservative F. Hyde2,28039.8
Majority 1,17520.4
Turnout 5,735
Labour hold Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. E. A. Yates*2,77851.9
Labour W. Massey2,57248.1
Majority 2063.8
Turnout 5,350
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. W. Ellershaw*3,69658.3
Conservative J. Kilroy2,64541.7
Majority 1,05116.6
Turnout 6,341
Labour hold Swing

St. Peter's

St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. D. Parks2,08269.7
Labour A. Harvey90730.3
Majority 1,17539.4
Turnout 2,989
Conservative hold Swing

Withington

Withington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. H. Scholfield*3,93371.7
Labour N. Morris99918.2
Liberal F. W. Wilson55010.1
Majority 2,93453.5
Turnout 5,482
Conservative hold Swing

Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. S. Gatley*5,30853.1
Conservative T. Duffy4,49344.9
Communist G. Taylor2012.0
Majority 8158.2
Turnout 10,002
Labour hold Swing

Aldermanic elections

Aldermanic election, 26 July 1950

Caused by the death on 14 July 1950 of Alderman Stanley Hitchbun (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 December 1946). [3] [4]

In his place, Councillor Herbert Lomax (Conservative, Crumpsall, elected 15 March 1932) [5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 29 April 1953. [6]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Conservative Herbert LomaxSt. George's1955

By-elections between 1950 and 1951

Crumpsall, 31 August 1950

Caused by the death of Councillor N. H. McDowall (Conservative, Crumpsall, elected 12 May 1949) [7] on 12 July 1950, [8] and by the election as an alderman of Councillor Herbert Lomax (Conservative, Crumpsall, elected 15 March 1932) [9] on 26 July 1950 [10] following the death on 14 July 1950 of Alderman Stanley Hitchbun (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 December 1946). [11] [12]

Crumpsall (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Collier4,05663.0+0.6
Conservative S. Tomlinson3,98661.9−0.5
Labour W. Lewis2,46538.3+2.7
Labour J. B. Ogden2,37536.9+1.3
Majority 1,52123.6−3.2
Turnout 6,441
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

[13]

References

  1. ↑ Tory Swing, Manchester Evening News, 12 May 1950, p.1
  2. ↑ TORIES' NET GAIN OF TWO SEATS IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, 12 May 1950, p.8
  3. ↑ Alderman S. H. Hitchbun, Manchester Guardian, July 15, 1950, p.4
  4. ↑ TRANSPORT CHAIRMAN DEPOSED, Manchester Guardian, December 5, 1946, p.3
  5. ↑ MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, March 16, 1932, p.4
  6. ↑ All parties backed his election, Manchester Evening News, July 26, 1950, p.1
  7. ↑ SIX CONSERVATIVE GAINS IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 13, 1949, p.8
  8. ↑ Coun. McDowall dies, aged 54, Manchester Evening News, July 12, 1950, p.6
  9. ↑ MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, March 16, 1932, p.4
  10. ↑ All parties backed his election, Manchester Evening News, July 26, 1950, p.1
  11. ↑ Alderman S. H. Hitchbun, Manchester Guardian, July 15, 1950, p.4
  12. ↑ TRANSPORT CHAIRMAN DEPOSED, Manchester Guardian, December 5, 1946, p.3
  13. ↑ CONSERVATIVES KEEP TWO COUNCIL SEATS, Manchester Guardian, September 1, 1950, p.10
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