1961 Manchester City Council election

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1961 Manchester City Council election
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←  1960 11 May 1961 (1961-05-11) 1962  →
38 of 152 seats
to Manchester City Council
77 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Last election17 seats,
39.1%		21 seats,
43.9%		1 seats,
11.5%
Seats before82693
Seats won22151
Seats after79694
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg2Increase2.svg1
Popular vote69,69665,42521,575
Percentage44.0%41.3%13.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg4.9%Decrease2.svg2.6%Increase2.svg2.1%
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Map of results of 1961 election
Leader of the Council before election


Labour

Leader of the Council after election


Labour

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 11 May 1961. 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 69,696 (44.0%)
Increase2.svg 4.922 (57.9%)
22 / 38
Decrease2.svg 379 (52.0%)
79 / 152
Conservative Party 65,425 (41.3%)
Decrease2.svg 2.615 (39.5%)
15 / 38
Increase2.svg 269 (45.4%)
69 / 152
Liberal Party 21,575 (13.6%)
Increase2.svg 2.11 (2.6%)
1 / 38
Increase2.svg 14 (2.6%)
4 / 152
Ratepayers 3,892 (2.5%)
Decrease2.svg 2.40 (0.0%)
0 / 38
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 152
Communist 743 (0.5%)
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 38
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 152
Union Movement 178 (0.1%)
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 38
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 152

Full council

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Ward results

Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative L. Bailey*2,84154.2−8.4
Liberal A. Alexander1,83435.0+7.4
Labour G. Hayward57010.8+1.0
Majority1,00719.2−15.8
Turnout 5,245
Conservative hold Swing

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Thomas*1,51171.5+2.9
Conservative R. W. Phillips60328.5−2.9
Majority90843.0+5.8
Turnout 2,114
Labour hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Parkinson*1,62572.2+9.0
Conservative W. N. Fleetwood62527.8−9.0
Majority1,00044.4+18.0
Turnout 2,250
Labour hold Swing

Baguley

Baguley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Jenkins*3,45253.2+4.5
Conservative J. Crowe3,03646.8−4.5
Majority4166.4
Turnout 6,488
Labour hold Swing

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Cunningham1,60742.5+17.4
Conservative J. P. Cox*1,60442.4−12.8
Labour P. Potts56715.1−4.5
Majority30.1
Turnout 3,778
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Benchill

Benchill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. L. Cooke2,81349.5−0.4
Labour H. Lloyd*2,74748.4+0.6
Communist M. Taylor1182.1−0.2
Majority661.1−1.0
Turnout 5,678
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Beswick

Beswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Dean* 2,56776.7+12.1
Conservative K. A. Edis78023.3−12.4
Majority1,78753.4+28.1
Turnout 3,347
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

Blackley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Burrows*2,91247.9−6.3
Labour S. N. M. Moxley1,83430.2−1.4
Liberal W. Wren1,32721.9+7.7
Majority1,07817.7−4.9
Turnout 6,073
Conservative hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Lomas*2,75474.2+6.7
Conservative L. N. Mallinson95925.8−6.7
Majority1,79548.4+13.4
Turnout 3,713
Labour hold Swing

Burnage

Burnage
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Lord*2,40946.7−5.1
Liberal W. Thorpe1,48628.8+8.6
Labour H. Conway1,26724.5−3.5
Majority92317.9−5.9
Turnout 5,162
Conservative hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Goldstone*1,70052.0+11.1
Liberal M. Needoff1,57148.0−11.1
Majority1294.0
Turnout 3,271
Labour hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Whittaker*2,62648.1−7.1
Liberal M. Cheers1,26723.2N/A
Ratepayers T. A. Harper89316.3−18.1
Labour H. P. D. Paget67712.4+2.0
Majority1,35924.9+4.1
Turnout 5,463
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. S. Langton*1,61880.1+11.2
Conservative K. Sharman27713.7−7.8
Communist K. Bloch1246.2−3.4
Majority1,34166.4+19.0
Turnout 2,019
Labour hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. J. Balcombe* 3,87447.2+18.3
Conservative F. R. Butler3,26239.7−12.1
Liberal A. F. Sullivan1,07813.1−6.2
Majority6117.5
Turnout 8,213
Labour hold Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Crawford*3,28159.8+9.4
Liberal H. Golding1,69530.9−11.3
Labour A. Haslam5139.3+1.9
Majority1,58628.9+20.7
Turnout 5,489
Conservative hold Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Leech*3,35969.0+2.1
Conservative J. Whitwell1,51231.0−2.1
Majority1,84738.0+4.2
Turnout 4,871
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. J. Batson*2,06258.3+3.0
Conservative C. M. Clarke1,47641.7−3.0
Majority58616.6+6.0
Turnout 3,538
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Waddicor2,23354.8+1.1
Conservative J. Chatterton1,84245.2−1.1
Majority3919.6+2.2
Turnout 4,075
Labour hold Swing

Hugh Oldham

Hugh Oldham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Langan*1,55371.1+1.3
Conservative P. Murphy47921.9−1.5
Communist E. Cohen1517.0+0.2
Majority1,07449.2+2.8
Turnout 2,183
Labour hold Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Bowes*2,09537.3−3.0
Ratepayers J. A. Gannon1,63229.1−4.1
Labour A. Hardisty1,01718.1+4.8
Liberal J. Berisford86715.5+2.4
Majority4638.2+1.1
Turnout 5,611
Conservative hold Swing

Lightbowne

Lightbowne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Franklin*2,85941.5+5.5
Conservative J. S. Cumpstay2,71839.4−7.6
Liberal E. Platt1,32019.1+2.1
Majority1412.1
Turnout 6,897
Labour hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. G. Hopkins*2,09952.6+12.4
Labour B. Lawson1,07827.0+2.1
Ratepayers W. F. Wilding68317.1−17.8
Communist H. Johnson1293.2N/A
Majority1,02125.6+20.3
Turnout 3,989
Conservative hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. P. Hughes*1,55260.3+3.0
Conservative J. D. Cheetham1,02239.7−3.0
Majority53020.6+6.0
Turnout 2,574
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Whitby1,79955.0+15.8
Labour E. C. Bedgood*1,47045.0+7.3
Majority32910.0+8.5
Turnout 3,269
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Buckley*1,98349.0−6.3
Labour J. S. Goldstone1,38134.1+7.9
Ratepayers G. J. Playford50512.5−3.4
Union Movement G. A. Webb1784.4+1.9
Majority60214.9−14.2
Turnout 4,047
Conservative hold Swing

Moston

Moston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. C. Lamb*3,39046.1+3.9
Conservative P. Collins2,74837.4−8.3
Liberal J. Bulmer1,22116.5+4.4
Majority6428.7
Turnout 7,359
Labour hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Blackwell*1,23873.2+2.5
Conservative F. Hargreaves45426.8−2.5
Majority78446.4+5.0
Turnout 1,692
Labour hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Logan*2,16055.5+1.8
Conservative R. Thorpe1,64242.2−4.1
Communist J. A. Day922.3N/A
Majority51813.3+5.9
Turnout 3,894
Labour hold Swing

Northenden

Northenden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Leigh2,98238.0−5.4
Labour J. Davis*2,71134.5−2.2
Liberal R. H. Hargreaves2,16027.5+7.6
Majority2713.5−3.2
Turnout 7,853
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Old Moat

Old Moat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. P. Humphris*1,48543.4−8.6
Liberal T. Kay1,28937.7+6.4
Labour F. W. Blaine64518.9+2.1
Majority1965.7−15.0
Turnout 3,419
Conservative hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Thomas*2,81766.9+3.1
Conservative B. Moore1,26230.0−3.2
Communist H. Holland1293.1+0.1
Majority1,55536.9+6.3
Turnout 4,208
Labour hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Stockdale*2,08456.5+5.4
Liberal F. N. Wedlock83422.6+13.4
Labour D. A. Warby77220.9−0.4
Majority1,25033.9+4.1
Turnout 3,690
Conservative hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Mellor*1,74969.4+1.4
Conservative S. Alexander77130.6−1.4
Majority97838.8+2.8
Turnout 2,520
Labour hold Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Rimmer*1,73353.9+11.8
Conservative M. J. Holberry1,30540.6−3.3
Ratepayers N. Robinson1795.6−8.4
Majority42813.3
Turnout 3,217
Labour hold Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Shaw*2,20664.2−0.6
Conservative E. Geddes1,23035.8+0.6
Majority97628.4−1.2
Turnout 3,436
Labour hold Swing

St. Peter's

St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N. G. Westbrook*1,00461.1−9.6
Labour J. Barnett63838.9+9.6
Majority36622.2−19.2
Turnout 1,642
Conservative hold Swing

Withington

Withington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. McGrath*2,21146.9−8.5
Liberal J. S. Alldridge2,01942.9+6.8
Labour B. Atkinson48110.2+1.7
Majority1924.0−15.3
Turnout 4,711
Conservative hold Swing

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Smith*3,31673.1+17.3
Conservative A. Thurston1,22126.9+3.1
Majority2,09546.2+14.2
Turnout 4,537
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Tories are pleased... Liberals scare them, Manchester Evening News, May 12, 1961, p.4
  2. ↑ THREE LABOUR LOSSES IN MANCHESTER, The Guardian, May 12, 1961, p.8
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