1958 Manchester City Council election

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1958 Manchester City Council election
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←  1957 8 May 1958 (1958-05-08) 1959  →
40 of 152 seats
to Manchester City Council
77 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Last election24 seats,
53.7%		14 seats,
41.6%		0 seats,
4.2%
Seats before90584
Seats won26140
Seats after95543
Seat changeIncrease2.svg5Decrease2.svg4Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote89,45062,97712,770
Percentage53.7%37.8%7.7%
SwingSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg3.8%Increase2.svg3.5%
Manchester 1958.png
Map of results of 1958 election
Leader of the Council before election


Labour

Leader of the Council after election


Labour

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1958. 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 89,450 (53.7%)
Steady2.svg26 (65.0%)
26 / 40
Increase2.svg 595 (62.5%)
95 / 152
Conservative Party 62,977 (37.8%)
Decrease2.svg 3.814 (35.0%)
14 / 40
Decrease2.svg 454 (35.5%)
54 / 152
Liberal Party 12,770 (7.7%)
Increase2.svg 3.50 (0.0%)
0 / 40
Decrease2.svg 13 (2.0%)
3 / 152
Communist 695 (0.4%)
Increase2.svg 0.20 (0.0%)
0 / 40
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 152
Independent 458 (0.3%)
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 40
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 152
Union Movement 101 (0.1%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 40
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 152

Full council

↓
95354

Aldermen

↓
21314

Councillors

↓
7440

Ward results

Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative L. Bailey*2,83951.6−2.3
Liberal G. E. Sharpe1,79132.6+6.8
Labour A. A. Dandy86915.8−4.5
Majority1,04819.0−9.1
Turnout 5,499
Conservative hold Swing

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Thomas1,98077.5+6.7
Conservative W. J. Geddes57422.5−6.7
Majority1,40655.0+13.4
Turnout 2,554
Labour hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. M. Parkinson*1,58263.0−7.4
Conservative G. Taylor92937.0+7.4
Majority65326.0−14.8
Turnout 2,511
Labour hold Swing

Baguley

Baguley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. H. Jenkins*3,22760.00
Conservative W. Fuller2,15240.00
Majority1,07520.00
Turnout 5,379
Labour hold Swing

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. J. Pegge*1,77559.2+1.4
Labour S. E. Tucker1,22240.8−1.4
Majority55318.4+2.8
Turnout 2,997
Conservative hold Swing

Benchill

Benchill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Lloyd*2,45659.1+0.5
Conservative E. Birley1,62339.1−2.3
Communist G. Taylor751.8N/A
Majority83320.0+2.8
Turnout 4,154
Labour hold Swing

Beswick

Beswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Malcolm*2,62383.9−0.9
Conservative D. E. Logan50516.1+0.9
Majority2,11867.8−1.8
Turnout 3,128
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

Blackley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Burrows3,19351.3−4.9
Labour L. Kelly3,03248.7+4.9
Majority1612.6−9.8
Turnout 6,225
Conservative hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Lomas*3,08179.1−2.7
Conservative D. Mawe81620.9+2.7
Majority2,26558.2−5.4
Turnout 3,897
Labour hold Swing

Burnage

Burnage (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Lord*3,28460.4+5.0
Conservative H. Platt3,17658.4+3.0
Labour W. S. Spink2,29442.2−2.4
Labour H. Rowley2,12139.0−5.6
Majority88216.2+5.4
Turnout 5,438
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Goldstone*2,09554.3+3.3
Liberal S. Needoff1,76545.7−3.3
Majority3308.6+6.6
Turnout 3,860
Labour hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Whittaker*3,28372.0−1.0
Labour R. P. Greenwood1,27828.0+1.0
Majority2,00544.0−2.0
Turnout 4,561
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. S. Langton*2,04788.8+3.5
Conservative T. E. Dillon1727.5−2.5
Communist K. Bloch853.7−1.0
Majority1,87581.3+6.0
Turnout 2,304
Labour hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. J. Balcombe 4,05554.0+7.2
Conservative S. Tomlinson*3,45846.0−7.2
Majority5978.0
Turnout 7,513
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. R. Crawford2,71446.1−7.2
Liberal M. MacInerney*2,60144.2+8.4
Labour F. Firth5729.7−2.8
Majority1131.9−14.2
Turnout 5,887
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. Leech*3,36185.3+9.6
Labour W. Higgins3,29483.6+7.9
Conservative S. Bancroft61415.6−8.7
Majority2,68068.0+16.6
Turnout 3,942
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. J. Batson*2,23466.6−1.7
Conservative H. Woodman1,11833.4+1.7
Majority1,11633.2−3.4
Turnout 3,352
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. P. J. Hinderer*2,46667.0+2.8
Conservative D. Simms1,21233.0−2.8
Majority1,25434.0+5.6
Turnout 3,678
Labour hold Swing

Hugh Oldham

Hugh Oldham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Langan2,26083.4−2.5
Conservative J. Wilkinson33712.4+1.9
Communist E. Cohen1144.2+0.6
Majority1,92371.0−4.4
Turnout 2,711
Labour hold Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Bowes*2,34144.9−19.2
Labour A. E. Bowden1,67232.1−3.8
Liberal G. W. Oliver1,19823.0N/A
Majority1,14312.8−15.4
Turnout 5,211
Conservative hold Swing

Lightbowne

Lightbowne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Franklin3,30546.7+3.7
Conservative J. Chatterton*2,21031.2−11.3
Liberal F. N. Wedlock1,56322.1+7.6
Majority1,09515.5+15.0
Turnout 7,078
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Longsight

Longsight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. G. Hopkins*2,36059.3+6.4
Labour R. E. Talbot1,61840.7−6.4
Majority74218.6+12.8
Turnout 3,978
Conservative hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. P. Hughes1,88873.1+3.6
Conservative A. Gilbert69326.9−3.6
Majority1,19546.2+7.2
Turnout 2,581
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. E. Bedgood2,02259.7−1.9
Conservative H. Boff1,24036.6−1.8
Communist T. Wright1273.7N/A
Majority78223.1−0.1
Turnout 3,389
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Buckley*2,12848.5+2.7
Labour H. Conway1,70538.8−5.4
Independent G. J. Playford45810.4+0.4
Union Movement N. Kennedy1012.3N/A
Majority4239.7+8.1
Turnout 4,392
Conservative hold Swing

Moston

Moston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. C. Lamb*3,60057.8+3.3
Conservative W. Quick2,62642.2−3.3
Majority97415.6+6.6
Turnout 6,226
Labour hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Blackwell*1,47177.7+6.1
Conservative L. Hampson42122.3−6.1
Majority1,05055.4+12.2
Turnout 1,892
Labour hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Logan*2,66070.5−1.3
Conservative A. Johnson1,11229.5+1.3
Majority1,54841.0−2.6
Turnout 3,772
Labour hold Swing

Northenden

Northenden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Davis3,23247.3−4.9
Conservative A. Williamson*2,13431.2−16.6
Liberal R. H. Hargreaves1,46921.5N/A
Majority1,09816.1+7.7
Turnout 6,835
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Old Moat

Old Moat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. P. Humphris*1,76747.1−3.1
Labour K. Edwards1,39737.2+3.3
Liberal R. H. Hargreaves59115.7−0.2
Majority3709.9−6.4
Turnout 3,755
Conservative hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Thomas*3,42879.6+4.9
Conservative J. Mitton72316.8−5.5
Communist J. Hodgson1573.6+0.6
Majority2,70562.8+10.4
Turnout 4,308
Labour hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Stockdale*2,56363.5−3.0
Labour H. Reid1,47236.5+3.0
Majority1,09127.0−6.0
Turnout 4,035
Conservative hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Mellor*2,26781.9+10.1
Conservative J. Logan50118.1−10.1
Majority1,76663.8+20.2
Turnout 2,768
Labour hold Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. C. Rimmer2,22659.2+3.6
Conservative R. D. Doherty1,53140.8−3.6
Majority69518.4+7.2
Turnout 3,757
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Shaw*2,78177.9+4.6
Conservative W. H. Fleetwood79122.1−4.6
Majority1,99055.8+9.2
Turnout 3,572
Labour hold Swing

St. Peter's

St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N. G. Westbrook*1,14572.7+1.2
Labour V. Loran42927.3−1.2
Majority71645.4+2.4
Turnout 1,574
Conservative hold Swing

Withington

Withington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. McGrath*2,24748.0−26.9
Liberal A. Share1,79238.3N/A
Labour J. Platt64513.7−11.4
Majority4559.7−40.1
Turnout 4,684
Conservative hold Swing

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Smith*3,48381.2+2.5
Conservative F. W. Harrison67015.6−4.7
Communist E. Holt1373.2N/A
Majority2,81365.6+8.2
Turnout 4,290
Labour hold Swing

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1958 and 1959

References

  1. ↑ HOW THE VOTES WERE CAST, Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1958, p.7
  2. ↑ TIGHTER HOLD ON MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 9, 1958, p.4
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