1964 Manchester City Council election

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1964 Manchester City Council election
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←  1963 7 May 1964 (1964-05-07) 1965  →
42 of 152 seats
to Manchester City Council
77 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Last election26 seats,
47.5%		11 seats,
30.9%		1 seats,
19.7%
Seats before93509
Seats won27141
Seats after96488
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote72,41756,05123,910
Percentage47.0%36.4%15.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.5%Increase2.svg5.5%Decrease2.svg4.2%
Manchester 1964.png
Map of results of 1964 election
Leader of the Council before election


Labour

Leader of the Council after election


Labour

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1964. 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 72,417 (47.0%)
Decrease2.svg 0.527 (64.3%)
27 / 42
Increase2.svg 396 (63.2%)
96 / 152
Conservative Party 56,051 (36.4%)
Increase2.svg 5.514 (33.3%)
14 / 42
Decrease2.svg 248 (31.6%)
48 / 152
Liberal Party 23,910 (15.5%)
Decrease2.svg 4.21 (2.4%)
1 / 42
Decrease2.svg 18 (5.3%)
8 / 152
Communist 1,375 (0.9%)
Increase2.svg 0.10 (0.0%)
0 / 42
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 152
Independent Labour Party 111 (0.1%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 42
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 152
Union Movement 96 (0.1%)
Decrease2.svg 0.10 (0.0%)
0 / 42
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 152

Full council

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Ward results

Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative L. Bailey*2,93751.2+0.6
Liberal A. Whiteland1,68129.3−5.4
Labour A. Flanaghan1,02017.8+4.4
Union Movement R. J. Marsden961.7+0.3
Majority1,25621.9+6.0
Turnout 5,734
Conservative hold Swing

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Thomas*1,01473.5−8.5
Conservative R. W. Phillips36626.5+8.5
Majority64847.0−17.0
Turnout 1,380
Labour hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Parkinson*1,47567.0−12.3
Conservative J. A. Staton72633.0+12.3
Majority74934.0−24.6
Turnout 2,201
Labour hold Swing

Baguley

Baguley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Lloyd*2,98450.0−2.4
Conservative I. K. Paley2,16836.3+4.9
Liberal E. Page81813.7−2.5
Majority81613.7−7.4
Turnout 5,970
Labour hold Swing

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal P. Jones1,56341.7−3.5
Conservative J. D. Cheetham1,35636.1+3.0
Labour G. Hayward83122.2+0.5
Majority2075.6−6.5
Turnout 3,750
Liberal hold Swing

Benchill

Benchill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Brown2,30446.7−5.9
Conservative D. L. Cooke*2,01340.8+10.7
Liberal J. Glithero52310.6−5.0
Communist M. Taylor961.9+0.2
Majority2915.9−16.6
Turnout 4,936
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Beswick

Beswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Dean* 2,46985.3−1.4
Conservative S. Mottram42714.7+8.3
Majority2,04270.6−9.2
Turnout 2,896
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

Blackley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Burrows*2,59042.2+1.8
Labour A. Haslam2,31437.7+1.0
Liberal M. F. Giblin1,15418.8−4.0
Communist I. W. Luft811.3N/A
Majority2764.5+0.8
Turnout 6,139
Conservative hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Massey*2,31272.0−3.3
Conservative H. J. Caulfield75323.4+1.9
Communist S. Cole1474.6+1.4
Majority1,55948.6−5.2
Turnout 3,212
Labour hold Swing

Burnage

Burnage
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Lord*2,61747.1+9.7
Labour B. Smith1,72131.0+0.1
Liberal A. T. Parkinson1,21921.9−9.8
Majority89616.1+10.4
Turnout 5,557
Conservative hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Creveul1,38547.4−1.3
Liberal M. Needoff*1,14539.20
Conservative A. Niman39013.4+1.3
Majority2408.2−1.3
Turnout 2,920
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative L. Sanders2,78651.1+12.7
Liberal J. Hartley1,41425.9−5.3
Labour J. Moore1,25423.0+2.9
Majority1,37225.2+18.0
Turnout 5,454
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Davis*96077.7−2.0
Conservative R. J. Chronnell17614.2+1.3
Communist K. Bloch1008.1+0.7
Majority78463.5−3.3
Turnout 1,236
Labour hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. J. Balcombe* 3,59047.5+6.6
Conservative E. Taylor2,66935.3+0.9
Liberal A. F. Sullivan1,29217.2−7.5
Majority92112.2+5.7
Turnout 7,551
Labour hold Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. R. Crawford*3,16358.5+9.2
Liberal T. MacInerney1,46427.1−9.1
Labour H. Barrett78114.4−0.1
Majority1,69931.4+18.3
Turnout 5,408
Conservative hold Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. Leech*2,99473.5−18.5
Conservative J. L. Traynor83820.6N/A
Communist J. Skelton2415.9−2.1
Majority2,15652.9−31.1
Turnout 4,072
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. J. Batson*1,68570.3+3.5
Labour G. Conquest1,48962.1−4.7
Liberal W. M. Drape89337.2+4.0
Conservative J. K. McGregor72930.4N/A
Majority59624.9−8.7
Turnout 2,398
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Waddicor*1,99462.8−4.7
Conservative J. Egan1,17937.2+4.7
Majority81525.6−9.4
Turnout 3,173
Labour hold Swing

Hugh Oldham

Hugh Oldham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Nicholson*78681.4−5.2
Conservative T. E. Murphy18018.6+5.2
Majority60662.8−10.4
Turnout 966
Labour hold Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Williamson2,20445.0+0.8
Labour J. T. Morgan1,81537.0−2.6
Liberal G. S. Norris88318.0+1.8
Majority3898.0+3.4
Turnout 4,902
Conservative hold Swing

Lightbowne

Lightbowne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Franklin*2,70046.1+3.6
Conservative A. Tetlow2,08035.5+2.2
Liberal H. Roche1,08018.4−5.8
Majority62010.6+1.4
Turnout 5,860
Labour hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. G. Hopkins*1,90253.9+6.1
Labour M. Johnson1,01428.7−10.1
Liberal F. N. Wedlock3509.9−0.5
Communist H. Johnson2617.5+5.0
Majority88825.2+15.2
Turnout 3,527
Conservative hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. W. Bliss1,39264.2−5.1
Labour J. S. Goldstone1,36462.9−6.4
Conservative G. Fildes79236.5+5.8
Conservative C. Warburton78736.3+5.6
Majority57226.4−12.2
Turnout 2,168
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. P. D. Paget1,74053.1+1.4
Conservative P. Whitby*1,29839.5+1.5
Liberal M. A. G. Hatton2437.4−2.8
Majority44213.1−0.1
Turnout 3,281
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Buckley1,78947.8+7.3
Labour R. E. Talbot1,57642.1+9.3
Liberal S. Rose2907.8−10.9
Communist E. Foster862.3+0.4
Majority2135.7−2.0
Turnout 3,741
Conservative hold Swing

Moston

Moston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Halstead*2,41944.2−6.6
Conservative F. Mountfield2,02036.9+10.5
Liberal J. Bulmer1,03418.9+1.7
Majority3997.3−17.1
Turnout 5,473
Labour hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Blackwell*1,13478.3−3.9
Labour E. Donoghue1,09675.7−6.5
Conservative P. Thornley33323.0+5.2
Majority76352.7−11.7
Turnout 1,448
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Logan*2,07564.9+13.2
Conservative P. B. Walker58418.3−3.5
Liberal R. Jackson42613.3−10.8
Communist J. B. Cross1133.5+1.1
Majority1,49146.6+19.0
Turnout 3,198
Labour hold Swing

Northenden

Northenden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Leigh*2,91241.0+13.5
Labour D. Healey2,75038.8−0.7
Liberal M. Allen1,42720.2−12.8
Majority1622.2
Turnout 7,089
Conservative hold Swing

Old Moat

Old Moat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. F. Lavin1,67436.7+3.8
Labour E. Wood1,59134.9+1.0
Liberal A. Yates1,29428.4−5.2
Majority831.8
Turnout 4,559
Conservative hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. J. Donoghue*2,69169.0−7.6
Conservative E. Eccles1,06127.2+7.0
Communist H. Holland1483.8+0.5
Majority1,63041.8−14.6
Turnout 3,900
Labour hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Stockdale*1,96149.2+1.8
Labour J. L. Shelmerdine1,17229.4+1.0
Liberal M. D. Howard85221.4−2.8
Majority78919.8+0.8
Turnout 3,985
Conservative hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Mellor*1,38380.4+1.6
Conservative C. J. Catarall33719.6−1.6
Majority1,04660.8+3.2
Turnout 1,720
Labour hold Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Rimmer*1,50168.6+5.5
Conservative M. E. Ford68831.4−5.5
Majority81337.2+11.0
Turnout 2,189
Labour hold Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Conlan*2,25976.9+1.5
Conservative I. Goslin67723.1+3.5
Majority1,58253.8−2.0
Turnout 2,936
Labour hold Swing

St. Peter's

St. Peter's (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N. G. Westbrook*97180.6+6.0
Conservative T. Haron92676.9+2.3
Labour T. Richardson25521.2−4.2
Majority67155.7+6.5
Turnout 1,204
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Withington

Withington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Crabtree2,24245.7+3.3
Liberal A. Angel2,07742.4+1.4
Labour W. J. Shaw58211.9−4.7
Majority1653.3+1.9
Turnout 4,901
Conservative hold Swing

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Smith*2,82561.7−1.9
Liberal K. Hamnett78817.2−6.3
Conservative E. McDonald75016.4+6.2
Ind. Labour Party B. S. Dean1112.4N/A
Communist E. Holt1022.2−0.5
Majority2,03744.5+4.4
Turnout 4,576
Labour hold Swing

Aldermanic election

By-elections between 1964 and 1965

References

  1. ↑ Ebb & flow at the poll, Manchester Evening News, May 8, 1964, p.18
  2. ↑ Labour has overall majority of 40, The Guardian, May 8, 1964, p.4
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