1957 Manchester City Council election

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1957 Manchester City Council election
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←  1956 9 May 1957 (1957-05-09) 1958  →
38 of 152 seats
to Manchester City Council
73 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Last election28 seats,
53.1%		14 seats,
43.0%		0 seats,
3.1%
Seats before88613
Seats won24140
Seats after89603
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote85,10465,9476,653
Percentage53.7%41.6%4.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.6%Decrease2.svg1.4%Increase2.svg1.1%
Manchester 1957.png
Map of results of 1957 election
Leader of the Council before election


Labour

Leader of the Council after election


Labour

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1957. 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]

Contents

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Labour Party 85,104 (53.7%)
Increase2.svg 0.624 (63.1%)
24 / 38
Increase2.svg 189 (58.6%)
89 / 152
Conservative Party 65,947 (41.6%)
Decrease2.svg 1.414 (36.8%)
14 / 38
Decrease2.svg 160 (39.5%)
60 / 152
Liberal Party 6,653 (4.2%)
Increase2.svg 1.10 (0.0%)
0 / 38
Steady2.svg3 (2.0%)
3 / 152
Independent 493 (0.3%)
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 38
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 152
Communist 332 (0.2%)
Decrease2.svg 0.30 (0.0%)
0 / 38
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 152

Full council

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89360

Aldermen

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21314

Councillors

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6846

Ward results

Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N. Thompson3,10753.9−6.1
Liberal G. E. Sharpe1,48725.8+3.2
Labour A. A. Dandy1,16620.3+2.9
Majority1,62028.1−9.3
Turnout 5,760
Conservative hold Swing

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Hatton* 2,22470.8+6.5
Conservative W. J. Geddes91729.2−8.1
Majority1,30741.6+17.8
Turnout 3,141
Labour hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Taylor*2,46170.4+7.2
Conservative G. Jackson1,03329.6−7.2
Majority1,42840.8+14.4
Turnout 3,494
Labour hold Swing

Baguley

Baguley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Stuart-Cole*3,48560.0+0.8
Conservative R. J. Payne2,32540.0−0.8
Majority1,16020.0+1.6
Turnout 5,810
Labour hold Swing

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Harker*1,72757.8−2.9
Labour S. E. Tucker1,26342.2+2.0
Majority46415.6−4.0
Turnout 2,990
Conservative hold Swing

Benchill

Benchill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. L. Griffiths*2,71058.6+0.7
Conservative E. Birley1,91141.4+2.4
Majority79917.2+1.0
Turnout 4,621
Labour hold Swing

Beswick

Beswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. W. Farrell*3,01384.8+7.6
Conservative W. M. Hall54115.2−9.9
Majority2,47269.6+22.1
Turnout 3,554
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

Blackley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Chadwick*3,30156.2−3.1
Labour A. J. Fahey2,57143.8+3.1
Majority73012.4−6.2
Turnout 5,872
Conservative hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Taylor*3,77681.8+6.6
Conservative A. P. Osborn84118.2−6.6
Majority2,93563.6+13.2
Turnout 4,617
Labour hold Swing

Burnage

Burnage
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. J. Edwards*3,00055.4−5.5
Labour W. S. Spink2,41444.6+5.5
Majority58610.8−11.0
Turnout 5,414
Conservative hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. B. Prain*1,88351.0+0.7
Liberal S. Needoff1,80749.0+14.9
Majority762.0−14.2
Turnout 3,690
Labour hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Ralphs*3,16873.0−10.1
Labour R. P. Greenwood1,16927.0+10.1
Majority1,99946.0−20.2
Turnout 4,337
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Finkel*1,61385.3+5.9
Conservative F. Hargreaves18910.0−2.6
Communist M. I. Druck904.7−3.3
Majority1,42475.3+8.5
Turnout 1,892
Labour hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Mawdsley*3,16253.2−3.5
Labour K. Franklin2,78546.8+3.5
Majority3776.4−7.0
Turnout 5,947
Conservative hold Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. White*2,63353.3−3.2
Liberal M. MacInerney1,80235.8+2.9
Labour J. Platt62912.5+0.9
Majority83116.1−6.5
Turnout 5,064
Conservative hold Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Roddy*3,56775.7+3.6
Conservative B. H. Farrow1,14224.3−3.6
Majority2,42551.4+7.2
Turnout 4,709
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Kirkman*2,22968.3−0.4
Conservative T. Brownrigg1,03331.7+0.4
Majority1,19636.6−0.8
Turnout 3,262
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. O'Toole*2,70264.2+6.2
Conservative J. C. Brearley1,50435.8−6.2
Majority1,19828.4+12.4
Turnout 4,206
Labour hold Swing

Hugh Oldham

Hugh Oldham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Humphris*2,47685.9+13.1
Conservative J. Jones30310.5−9.9
Communist E. Cohen1033.6−3.2
Majority2,17375.4+23.0
Turnout 2,882
Labour hold Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative O. Lodge*2,74864.1−1.2
Labour D. Barker1,53635.9+1.2
Majority1,21228.2−2.4
Turnout 4,284
Conservative hold Swing

Lightbowne

Lightbowne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Halstead2,88943.0+3.9
Conservative D. Piggott*2,85242.5−7.9
Liberal F. N. Wedlock97314.5+4.0
Majority370.5
Turnout 6,714
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Longsight

Longsight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. J. Dunn*2,21752.9−4.1
Labour J. Davis1,97747.1+4.1
Majority2405.8−8.2
Turnout 4,194
Conservative hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. H. F. Eccles* 1,80969.5+0.2
Conservative M. V. Sparks79430.5−0.2
Majority1,01539.0+0.4
Turnout 2,603
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Dell* 2,26661.6+5.9
Conservative H. Boff1,41538.4−3.9
Majority85123.2+9.8
Turnout 3,681
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative L. Lescure2,24245.8+0.6
Labour K. Pollitt*2,16344.2−1.1
Independent G. J. Playford49310.0+0.5
Majority791.6
Turnout 4,898
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Moston

Moston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Latham*3,49054.5+0.9
Conservative R. B. Crompton2,90845.5−0.9
Majority5829.0+1.8
Turnout 6,398
Labour hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Crank*1,52671.6+0.4
Conservative A. Johnson60628.4−1.6
Majority92043.2+5.2
Turnout 2,132
Labour hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Binns*2,69871.8+2.3
Conservative E. Collingwood1,06228.2−2.3
Majority1,63643.6+4.6
Turnout 3,760
Labour hold Swing

Northenden

Northenden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. S. Goldstone3,42452.2+0.6
Conservative C. G. Tilley3,13547.8−0.6
Majority2894.4+1.2
Turnout 6,559
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Old Moat

Old Moat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. A. Earley*1,83250.2−6.1
Labour H. Conway1,23733.9+5.8
Liberal R. H. Hargreaves58415.9+0.3
Majority59516.3−11.9
Turnout 3,653
Conservative hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Jolly*3,45274.7+3.0
Conservative E. D. Lowe1,03222.3−1.9
Communist J. Hodgson1393.0−1.1
Majority2,42052.4+4.9
Turnout 3,623
Labour hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. T. Barratt*2,83566.5−2.8
Labour A. H. Green1,42633.5+2.8
Majority1,40933.0−5.6
Turnout 4,261
Conservative hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Collis* 1,99571.8−2.3
Conservative J. Logan78328.2+2.3
Majority1,21243.6−4.6
Turnout 2,778
Labour hold Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Conway*2,24055.6−2.2
Conservative W. Crabtree1,79244.4+2.2
Majority44811.2−4.4
Turnout 4,032
Labour hold Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Conlan* 2,62173.3+7.4
Conservative R. Jones95426.7−7.4
Majority1,66746.6+14.8
Turnout 3,575
Labour hold Swing

St. Peter's

St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N. Beer 1,34471.5−0.1
Labour C. E. Bedgood53528.5+0.1
Majority80943.0−0.2
Turnout 1,879
Conservative hold Swing

Withington

Withington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. A. Stovell*2,52274.9+3.4
Labour A. Haslam84425.1−3.4
Majority1,67849.8+6.8
Turnout 3,366
Conservative hold Swing

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. H. Hall*3,84078.7−0.7
Conservative F. W. Harrison1,03721.3+0.7
Majority2,80357.4−1.4
Turnout 4,877
Labour hold Swing

Aldermanic elections

Aldermanic election, 4 September 1957

Caused by the death on 10 August 1957 of Alderman George Sutton Grindley (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 6 January 1937). [3] [4]

In his place, Councillor Eveline Hill M.P. (Conservative, Didsbury, elected 2 November 1936) [5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 4 September 1957. [6]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Conservative Eveline Hill M.P. Openshaw1961

By-elections between 1957 and 1958

Didsbury, 17 October 1957

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Eveline Hill M.P. (Conservative, Didsbury, elected 2 November 1936) [7] on 4 September 1957 [8] following the death on 10 August 1957 of Alderman George Sutton Grindley (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 6 January 1937). [9] [10]

Didsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal M. MacInerney2,21648.0+12.2
Conservative W. A. Murray1,99543.2−10.1
Labour J. Platt4088.8−3.7
Majority2214.8
Turnout 4,619
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

[11]

References

  1. ↑ YOUR election results at a glance, Manchester Evening News, May 10, 1957, p.15
  2. ↑ ONE SEAT MORE FOR LABOUR, Manchester Guardian, May 10, 1957, p.4
  3. ↑ DEATHS, Manchester Evening News, August 14, 1957, p.5
  4. ↑ BIGGER EXCHEQUER RATE AID LIKELY, Manchester Evening News, January 6, 1937, p.9
  5. ↑ THE MANCHESTER RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1936, p.13
  6. ↑ UNDERGROUND CAR PARK FIRST, Manchester Guardian, September 5, 1957, p.14
  7. ↑ THE MANCHESTER RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1936, p.13
  8. ↑ UNDERGROUND CAR PARK FIRST, Manchester Guardian, September 5, 1957, p.14
  9. ↑ DEATHS, Manchester Evening News, August 14, 1957, p.5
  10. ↑ BIGGER EXCHEQUER RATE AID LIKELY, Manchester Evening News, January 6, 1937, p.9
  11. ↑ LIBERALS WIN DIDSBURY, Manchester Guardian, October 18, 1957, p.20
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