1962 Manchester City Council election

1962 Manchester City Council election

←  1961 10 May 1962 (1962-05-10) 1963  →
38 of 152 seats to Manchester City Council 77 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Last election 22 seats, 44.0% 15 seats, 41.3% 1 seats, 13.6% Seats before 78 70 4 Seats won 22 11 4 Seats after 80 64 8 Seat change 2 6 4 Popular vote 70,394 56,275 32,287 Percentage 42.8% 34.2% 19.6% Swing 1.2% 7.1% 6.0%
Map of results of 1962 election
Leader of the Council before election Labour Leader of the Council after election Labour

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1962. 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]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Labour Party		70,394 (42.8%)		1.2	22 (57.9%)	22 / 38	2	80 (52.6%)	80 / 152
Conservative Party		56,275 (34.2%)		7.1	11 (28.9%)	11 / 38	6	64 (42.1%)	64 / 152
Liberal Party		32,287 (19.6%)		6.0	4 (10.5%)	4 / 38	4	8 (5.3%)	8 / 152
Ratepayers		2,631 (1.6%)		0.9	0 (0.0%)	0 / 38		0 (0.0%)	0 / 152
Union Movement		1,904 (1.2%)		1.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 38		0 (0.0%)	0 / 152
Communist		1,062 (0.6%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 38		0 (0.0%)	0 / 152

Full council

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Ward results

Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. Alexander	2,538	44.1	+9.1
	Conservative	H. Ward*	2,454	42.7	−11.5
	Labour	G. Hayward	468	8.1	−2.7
	Ratepayers	B. Shields	153	2.7	N/A
	Union Movement	N. Kennedy	138	2.4	N/A
Majority			84	1.4
Turnout			5,751
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. P. Evans*	1,488	74.0	+2.5
	Conservative	R. W. Phillips	392	19.5	−9.0
	Union Movement	M. Kennedy	131	6.5	N/A
Majority			1,096	54.5	+11.5
Turnout			2,011
	Labour hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Wilson*	1,842	69.9	−2.3
	Conservative	G. Taylor	794	30.1	+2.3
Majority			1,048	39.8	−4.8
Turnout			2,636
	Labour hold		Swing

Baguley

Baguley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Price*	3,349	48.2	−5.0
	Conservative	A. G. Oatway	2,195	31.6	−15.2
	Liberal	G. A. Ruscoe	1,400	20.2	N/A
Majority			1,154	16.6	+10.2
Turnout			6,944
	Labour hold		Swing

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	P. W. Goldstone	1,765	43.2	+0.7
	Conservative	A. Hooley*	1,272	31.1	−11.3
	Labour	J. L. Shelmerdine	668	16.3	+1.2
	Ratepayers	T. Johnson	384	9.4	N/A
Majority			493	12.1	+12.0
Turnout			4,089
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Benchill

Benchill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. S. Gatley*	3,303	51.8	+3.4
	Conservative	B. Moore	1,890	29.6	−19.9
	Liberal	J. Glithero	1,037	16.3	N/A
	Communist	M. Taylor	151	2.3	+0.2
Majority			1,413	22.1
Turnout			6,381
	Labour hold		Swing

Beswick

Beswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. G. Birtles*	2,341	84.0	+7.3
	Conservative	S. Mottram	266	9.5	−13.8
	Union Movement	D. E. Hesketh	181	6.5	N/A
Majority			2,075	74.5	+21.1
Turnout			2,788
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. A. Lynch*	2,763	42.5	−5.4
	Labour	S. N. M. Moxley	1,945	29.9	−0.3
	Liberal	W. Wren	1,656	25.5	+3.6
	Communist	I. W. Luft	137	2.1	N/A
Majority			818	12.6	−5.1
Turnout			6,501
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. E. Jackson*	2,649	73.1	−1.1
	Conservative	M. R. Chandler	974	26.9	+1.1
Majority			1,675	46.2	−2.2
Turnout			3,623
	Labour hold		Swing

Burnage

Burnage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Platt*	2,224	38.8	−7.9
	Liberal	W. Thorpe	2,149	37.6	+8.8
	Labour	H. Conway	1,349	23.6	−0.9
Majority			75	1.2	−16.7
Turnout			5,722
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Pariser*	1,723	48.9	−3.1
	Liberal	M. Needoff	1,571	44.6	−3.4
	Conservative	K. Rydings	185	5.2	N/A
	Union Movement	T. J. Kay	47	1.3	N/A
Majority			152	4.3	+0.3
Turnout			3,526
	Labour hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. W. G. Fitzsimons*	2,655	44.6	−3.5
	Liberal	M. Cheers	2,108	35.4	+12.2
	Labour	H. P. D. Paget	762	12.8	+0.4
	Ratepayers	T. A. Harper	400	6.7	−9.6
	Union Movement	L. J. Hyland	29	0.5	N/A
Majority			547	9.2	−15.7
Turnout			5,954
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Mendell*	1,163	77.3	−2.8
	Conservative	W. J. Pepper	178	11.8	−1.9
	Communist	K. Bloch	111	7.4	+1.2
	Union Movement	A. Tunnacliffe	52	3.5	N/A
Majority			985	65.5	−0.9
Turnout			1,503
	Labour hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. R. Butler	2,947	35.8	−3.9
	Labour	A. Zolkwer	2,904	35.2	−12.0
	Liberal	A. F. Sullivan	2,389	29.0	+15.9
Majority			43	0.6
Turnout			8,240
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Lee*	2,753	48.2	−11.6
	Liberal	T. MacInerney	2,433	42.6	+11.7
	Labour	A. Haslam	525	9.2	−0.1
Majority			320	5.6	−23.3
Turnout			5,711
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Higgins*	3,243	73.1	+4.1
	Conservative	J. Whitwell	1,191	26.9	−4.1
Majority			2,052	46.2	+8.2
Turnout			4,434
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Wimbury*	2,362	63.6	+5.3
	Conservative	C. M. Clarke	1,351	36.4	−5.3
Majority			1,011	27.2	+10.6
Turnout			3,713
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Grant*	2,115	64.6	+9.8
	Conservative	R. Hardy	1,092	33.4	−11.8
	Union Movement	R. Kershaw	67	2.0	N/A
Majority			1,023	31.2	+21.6
Turnout			3,274
	Labour hold		Swing

Hugh Oldham

Hugh Oldham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. B. Ogden*	1,441	78.2	+7.1
	Conservative	M. J. K. McGregor	245	13.3	−8.6
	Communist	E. Cohen	115	6.2	−0.8
	Union Movement	E. Keeling	43	2.3	N/A
Majority			1,196	64.9	+15.7
Turnout			1,844
	Labour hold		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. A. Fieldhouse*	2,139	38.2	+0.9
	Labour	A. Hardisty	1,349	24.1	+6.0
	Ratepayers	J. A. Gannon	1,057	18.9	−10.2
	Liberal	S. W. Chinn	1,043	18.6	+3.1
	Union Movement	W. Hesketh	51	0.9	N/A
Majority			790	14.1	+5.9
Turnout			5,593
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lightbowne

Lightbowne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Pigott*	2,633	38.6	−0.6
	Labour	G. Halstead	2,394	35.1	−6.4
	Liberal	E. Platt	1,551	22.7	+3.6
	Ratepayers	E. Alderton	247	3.6	N/A
Majority			239	3.5
Turnout			6,825
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Sharp*	2,121	57.3	+4.7
	Labour	A. Smith	1,334	36.0	+9.0
	Communist	H. Johnson	155	4.2	+1.0
	Union Movement	F. Dewhurst	93	2.5	N/A
Majority			787	21.3	−4.3
Turnout			3,703
	Conservative hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. R. Morris*	1,803	65.6	+5.3
	Conservative	J. H. Tresman	872	31.8	−8.1
	Union Movement	C. D. Draffin	71	2.6	N/A
Majority			931	33.8	+13.2
Turnout			2,746
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. A. Downward*	1,763	47.0	+2.0
	Conservative	A. H. Burlin	1,600	42.7	−12.3
	Ratepayers	G. J. Playford	208	5.5	N/A
	Union Movement	M. E. Hesketh	119	3.2	N/A
	Communist	L. B. Johnson	60	1.6	N/A
Majority			163	4.3	−5.7
Turnout			3,750
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. D. Alexander	1,763	42.9	−6.1
	Labour	R. E. Talbot	1,208	29.4	−4.7
	Liberal	M. McCann	1,048	25.5	N/A
	Union Movement	G. A. Webb	94	2.2	−2.2
Majority			555	13.5	−1.4
Turnout			4,113
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Latham	3,271	46.3	+0.2
	Conservative	K. E. Goulding*	2,341	33.1	−4.3
	Liberal	J. Bulmer	1,451	20.6	+4.1
Majority			930	13.2	+4.5
Turnout			7,063
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

New Cross

New Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Murray*	1,238	80.9	+7.7
	Conservative	D. C. Cooper	203	13.3	−13.5
	Union Movement	J. J. Boyle	88	5.8	N/A
Majority			1,035	67.7	+21.3
Turnout			1,529
	Labour hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Lister*	2,219	66.1	+10.6
	Conservative	K. A. Edis	1,038	30.9	−11.3
	Union Movement	C. Gee	98	3.0	N/A
Majority			1,181	35.2	+21.9
Turnout			3,355
	Labour hold		Swing

Northenden

Northenden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. L. Griffiths	2,680	34.6	+0.1
	Liberal	R. H. Hargreaves	2,633	34.0	+6.5
	Conservative	E. Walmsley*	2,441	31.4	−6.6
Majority			47	0.5
Turnout			7,754
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Old Moat

Old Moat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Kay	1,793	41.9	+4.2
	Conservative	W. Sharp*	1,560	36.5	−6.9
	Labour	R. B. Davies	924	21.6	+2.7
Majority			233	5.4
Turnout			4,277
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. E. Morley*	2,775	72.6	+5.7
	Conservative	H. Woodman	876	22.9	−7.1
	Communist	H. Holland	123	3.2	+0.1
	Union Movement	W. D. Hesketh	49	1.3	N/A
Majority			1,899	49.7	+12.8
Turnout			3,823
	Labour hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Ollerenshaw*	2,020	46.9	−9.6
	Liberal	F. N. Wedlock	1,148	26.6	+4.0
	Labour	D. A. Warby	958	22.2	+1.3
	Ratepayers	J. H. Edward	182	4.2	N/A
Majority			872	20.3	−13.6
Turnout			4,308
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Mann*	1,918	71.9	+2.5
	Conservative	N. P. Delayen	624	23.4	−7.2
	Union Movement	N. Edwards	124	4.7	N/A
Majority			1,294	48.5	+9.7
Turnout			2,666
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Massey*	1,896	63.7	+9.8
	Conservative	W. Ricketts	981	33.0	−7.6
	Union Movement	P. Edwards	99	3.3	N/A
Majority			915	30.7	+17.4
Turnout			2,976
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Morris*	2,416	69.8	+5.6
	Conservative	E. Geddes	1,047	30.2	−5.6
Majority			1,369	39.6	+11.2
Turnout			3,463
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Peter's

St. Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Carson*	912	50.0	−11.1
	Labour	J. Davis	582	31.9	−7.0
	Union Movement	G. S. Gee	330	18.1	N/A
Majority			330	18.1	−4.1
Turnout			1,824
	Conservative hold		Swing

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. S. Alldridge	2,574	47.2	+4.3
	Conservative	W. H. Scholfield*	2,357	43.2	−3.7
	Labour	A. H. Bateman	523	9.6	−0.6
Majority			217	4.0
Turnout			5,454
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Reid*	3,503	75.5	+2.4
	Conservative	A. Thurston	926	20.0	−6.9
	Communist	E. Holt	210	4.5	N/A
Majority			2,577	55.5	+9.3
Turnout			4,639
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. Swinging... the left wing triumphs in the cities, Manchester Evening News, May 11, 1962, p.30
2. FOUR LIBERAL GAINS IN MANCHESTER, The Guardian, May 11, 1962, p.14