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Local elections to Greater Manchester County Council, a Metropolitan County Council encompassing Greater Manchester, were held on 12 April 1973. This was the first election held for the authority, having been established by operation of the Local Government Act 1972. Following the election the Labour Party assumed control of the Council.
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All 106 seats to Greater Manchester County Council 54 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result edit
Overall result edit
Party | Votes | Seats | |||
Labour Party | 318,580 (45.0%) | 69 (65.1%) | 69 / 106
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Conservative Party | 273,024 (38.5%) | 24 (22.6%) | 24 / 106
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Liberal Party | 108,309 (15.3%) | 13 (12.3%) | 13 / 106
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Communist Party | 4,286 (0.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 106
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Anti-Immigration | 2,327 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 106
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Independent | 1,424 (0.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 106
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Independent Socialist | 468 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 106
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Democratic Socialist | 177 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 106
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69 | 13 | 24 |
Results by borough edit
Bolton edit
Party | Votes | Seats | |||
Labour Party | 33,693 (46.7%) | 7 (70.0%) | 7 / 10
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Conservative Party | 31,125 (43.1%) | 3 (30.0%) | 3 / 10
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Liberal Party | 7,151 (9.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 10
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Democratic Socialist | 177 (0.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 10
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Bury edit
Party | Votes | Seats | |||
Labour Party | 23,464 (48.4%) | 4 (66.7%) | 4 / 6
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Conservative Party | 20,383 (42.0%) | 1 (16.7%) | 1 / 6
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Liberal Party | 4,630 (9.6%) | 1 (16.7%) | 1 / 6
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Manchester edit
Party | Votes | Seats | |||
Labour Party | 58,572 (48.0%) | 10 (50.0%) | 10 / 20
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Conservative Party | 54,654 (44.8%) | 10 (50.0%) | 10 / 20
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Liberal Party | 7,300 (6.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 20
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Communist Party | 811 (0.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 20
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Anti-Immigration | 587 (0.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 20
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Independent | 155 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 20
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Oldham edit
Party | Votes | Seats | |||
Labour Party | 27,508 (43.9%) | 7 (77.8%) | 7 / 9
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Liberal Party | 16,441 (26.2%) | 2 (22.2%) | 2 / 9
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Conservative Party | 18,318 (29.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 9
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Communist Party | 392 (0.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 9
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Rochdale edit
Party | Votes | Seats | |||
Labour Party | 25,832 (47.7%) | 4 (57.1%) | 4 / 7
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Conservative Party | 19,527 (36.0%) | 2 (28.6%) | 2 / 7
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Liberal Party | 6,652 (12.3%) | 1 (14.3%) | 1 / 7
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Anti-Immigration | 1,740 (3.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 7
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Communist Party | 448 (0.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 7
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Salford edit
Party | Votes | Seats | |||
Labour Party | 37,164 (55.3%) | 10 (83.3%) | 10 / 12
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Conservative Party | 24,501 (36.4%) | 2 (16.7%) | 2 / 12
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Liberal Party | 3,887 (5.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 12
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Communist Party | 1,694 (2.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 12
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Stockport edit
Party | Votes | Seats | |||
Liberal Party | 38,954 (39.6%) | 6 (54.5%) | 6 / 11
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Labour Party | 23,109 (23.5%) | 3 (27.3%) | 3 / 11
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Conservative Party | 36,389 (37.0%) | 2 (18.2%) | 2 / 11
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Tameside edit
Party | Votes | Seats | |||
Labour Party | 29,483 (53.4%) | 8 (88.9%) | 8 / 9
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Conservative Party | 20,533 (37.2%) | 1 (11.1%) | 1 / 9
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Liberal Party | 5,161 (9.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 9
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Trafford edit
Party | Votes | Seats | |||
Conservative Party | 30,904 (42.8%) | 3 (33.3%) | 3 / 9
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Labour Party | 22,251 (30.8%) | 3 (33.3%) | 3 / 9
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Liberal Party | 18,133 (25.1%) | 3 (33.3%) | 3 / 9
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Communist Party | 941 (1.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 9
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Wigan edit
Party | Votes | Seats | |||
Labour Party | 37,504 (67.1%) | 13 (100.0%) | 13 / 13
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Conservative Party | 16,690 (29.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 13
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Independent | 1,269 (2.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 13
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Independent Socialist | 468 (0.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 13
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Ward results edit
Bolton edit
Bolton No.1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S. Cohen | 5,226 | 66.9 | ||
Labour | J. Knight | 2,586 | 33.1 | ||
Majority | 2,640 | 33.8 | |||
Turnout | 7,812 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Bolton No.2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | D. Dingwall | 3,530 | 49.8 | ||
Conservative | R. Leaver | 3,383 | 47.7 | ||
Democratic Socialist | J. B. O'Hara | 177 | 2.5 | ||
Majority | 147 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 7,090 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Bolton No.3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. A. Foster | 3,305 | 66.3 | ||
Conservative | D. S. Hall | 1,683 | 33.7 | ||
Majority | 1,622 | 32.5 | |||
Turnout | 4,988 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Bolton No.4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | F. R. White | 4,689 | 57.7 | ||
Conservative | S. Dawson | 3,443 | 42.3 | ||
Majority | 1,246 | 15.3 | |||
Turnout | 8,132 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Bolton No.5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. Walsh | 3,866 | 54.4 | ||
Labour | T. W. Hall | 3,245 | 45.6 | ||
Majority | 621 | 8.6 | |||
Turnout | 7,111 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Farnworth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. M. White | 3,792 | 65.5 | ||
Conservative | A. Waterson | 1,995 | 34.5 | ||
Majority | 1,707 | 31.0 | |||
Turnout | 5,787 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Horwich edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Hargreaves | 3,817 | 50.7 | ||
Conservative | G. Hind | 1,995 | 26.5 | ||
Liberal | A. J. Ratcliffe | 1,711 | 22.7 | ||
Majority | 1,822 | 24.2 | |||
Turnout | 7,523 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Kearsley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W. A. Robinson | 2,677 | 39.6 | ||
Liberal | M. P. Rothwell | 2,391 | 35.4 | ||
Conservative | K. Hornby | 1,689 | 25.0 | ||
Majority | 286 | 4.2 | |||
Turnout | 6,757 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Turton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | E. Taylor | 4,504 | 47.2 | ||
Liberal | T. S. Williams | 3,049 | 31.9 | ||
Labour | H. Haslam | 1,995 | 20.9 | ||
Majority | 1,455 | 15.2 | |||
Turnout | 9,548 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Westhoughton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | M. McIntyre | 4,057 | 54.8 | ||
Conservative | H. E. Bannister | 3,341 | 45.2 | ||
Majority | 716 | 9.7 | |||
Turnout | 7,398 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Bury edit
Bury No.1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | E. Stephenson | 4,697 | 52.2 | ||
Conservative | H. Falshaw | 4,296 | 47.8 | ||
Majority | 401 | 4.5 | |||
Turnout | 8,993 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Bury No.2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. R. Powman | 5,851 | 64.6 | ||
Conservative | P. Manners | 3,200 | 35.4 | ||
Majority | 2,651 | 29.4 | |||
Turnout | 9,051 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Prestwich edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | S. Clynes | 4,630 | 49.4 | ||
Conservative | W. H. Horbury | 2,649 | 28.2 | ||
Labour | D. Bibby | 2,098 | 22.4 | ||
Majority | 1,981 | 21.1 | |||
Turnout | 9,377 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Radcliffe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Colin | 4,363 | 56.7 | ||
Conservative | B. Hodgson | 3,327 | 43.3 | ||
Majority | 1,036 | 13.5 | |||
Turnout | 7,690 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Ramsbottom edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. R. Kirkpatrick | 3,948 | 56.7 | ||
Labour | F. O'Malley | 3,014 | 43.3 | ||
Majority | 934 | 13.4 | |||
Turnout | 6,962 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Whitefield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | D. G. Chadwick | 3,441 | 53.7 | ||
Conservative | D. F. Silverman | 2,963 | 46.3 | ||
Majority | 478 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 6,404 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Manchester edit
Manchester No.1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W. Lister | 2,216 | 60.9 | ||
Conservative | A. E. Walsh | 1,425 | 39.1 | ||
Majority | 791 | 21.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,641 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Manchester No.2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Taylor | 2,796 | 65.3 | ||
Conservative | A. R. Leeke | 1,488 | 34.7 | ||
Majority | 1,308 | 30.5 | |||
Turnout | 4,284 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Manchester No.3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | F. R. Butler | 2,606 | 60.7 | ||
Labour | J. V. Loran | 1,687 | 39.3 | ||
Majority | 919 | 21.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,293 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Manchester No.4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. G. Thornhill | 2,455 | 61.7 | ||
Labour | A. Naqui | 1,521 | 38.3 | ||
Majority | 934 | 23.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,976 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Manchester No.5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | B. S. Langton | 2,525 | 64.0 | ||
Conservative | F. Meaden | 1,418 | 36.0 | ||
Majority | 1,107 | 28.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,943 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Manchester No.6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. D. Kelly | 3,718 | 55.9 | ||
Conservative | A. Wray | 2,937 | 44.1 | ||
Majority | 781 | 11.7 | |||
Turnout | 6,655 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Manchester No.7 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | N. A. Green | 3,754 | 39.5 | ||
Labour | G. Halstead | 3,670 | 38.7 | ||
Liberal | R. Jackson | 2,068 | 21.8 | ||
Majority | 84 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 9,492 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Manchester No.8 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. E. Thomas | 2,319 | 72.4 | ||
Conservative | J. Griffiths | 694 | 21.7 | ||
Communist | D. J. Heywood | 190 | 5.9 | ||
Majority | 1,625 | 50.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,203 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Manchester No.9 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T. O. Hamnett | 4,387 | 68.4 | ||
Conservative | R. A. Markman | 2,025 | 31.6 | ||
Majority | 2,362 | 36.8 | |||
Turnout | 6,412 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Manchester No.10 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Mann | 5,296 | 64.7 | ||
Conservative | S. Green | 2,582 | 31.5 | ||
Communist | M. Taylor | 310 | 3.8 | ||
Majority | 2,714 | 33.1 | |||
Turnout | 8,188 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Manchester No.11 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. S. Goldstone | 4,009 | 63.0 | ||
Conservative | A. Malpas | 2,072 | 32.5 | ||
Independent | D. R. Harries | 155 | 2.4 | ||
Communist | R. Hughes | 131 | 2.1 | ||
Majority | 1,937 | 30.5 | |||
Turnout | 6,367 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Manchester No.12 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. A. Fieldhouse | 2,735 | 54.6 | ||
Labour | B. W. McColgan | 2,277 | 45.4 | ||
Majority | 458 | 9.2 | |||
Turnout | 5,012 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Manchester No.13 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. J. Edwards | 4,126 | 44.1 | ||
Liberal | W. J. Ellwood | 2,631 | 28.1 | ||
Labour | A. H. Pinch | 2,603 | 27.8 | ||
Majority | 1,495 | 16.0 | |||
Turnout | 9,360 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Manchester No.14 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | T. F. Lavin | 4,804 | 62.9 | ||
Labour | M. Bobker | 2,834 | 37.1 | ||
Majority | 1,970 | 25.8 | |||
Turnout | 7,638 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Manchester No.15 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. Lee | 3,940 | 71.9 | ||
Labour | H. Gregory | 1,358 | 24.8 | ||
Communist | D. Maher | 180 | 3.3 | ||
Majority | 2,582 | 47.1 | |||
Turnout | 5,478 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Manchester No.16 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. G. Birtles | 3,660 | 80.9 | ||
Conservative | C. Boyle | 866 | 19.1 | ||
Majority | 2,794 | 61.8 | |||
Turnout | 4,526 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Manchester No.17 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Buckley | 4,554 | 48.7 | ||
Liberal | D. J. Hewitt | 2,601 | 27.8 | ||
Labour | W. A. Downward | 1,618 | 17.3 | ||
Anti-Immigration | M. R. Goucher | 587 | 6.3 | ||
Majority | 1,953 | 20.9 | |||
Turnout | 9,360 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Manchester No.18 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. M. Morton | 2,391 | 55.7 | ||
Conservative | C. T. S. Ather | 1,900 | 44.3 | ||
Majority | 491 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,291 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Manchester No.19 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | G. Leigh | 3,123 | 54.7 | ||
Labour | W. J. Courtney | 2,583 | 45.3 | ||
Majority | 540 | 9.5 | |||
Turnout | 5,706 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Manchester No.20 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | I. K. Paley | 5,150 | 50.2 | ||
Labour | D. Lynch | 5,104 | 49.8 | ||
Majority | 46 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 10,254 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Oldham edit
Chadderton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W. Gresty | 2,899 | 51.2 | ||
Conservative | H. Travis | 1,747 | 30.9 | ||
Liberal | P. E. Cooke | 1,013 | 17.9 | ||
Majority | 1,152 | 20.3 | |||
Turnout | 5,659 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Crompton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Read | 2,839 | 44.3 | ||
Conservative | I. Scott | 2,253 | 35.1 | ||
Liberal | C. G. Hillyer | 1,321 | 20.6 | ||
Majority | 586 | 9.1 | |||
Turnout | 6,413 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Failsworth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | C. E. Tucker | 3,168 | 46.4 | ||
Conservative | K. L. Rowland | 2,109 | 30.9 | ||
Liberal | F. Platt | 1,352 | 19.8 | ||
Communist | E. Crawford | 201 | 2.9 | ||
Majority | 1,059 | 15.5 | |||
Turnout | 6,830 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Oldham No.1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | E. Brierley | 3,338 | 48.5 | ||
Liberal | A. J. Adler | 2,014 | 29.3 | ||
Conservative | A. B. Jowett | 1,529 | 22.2 | ||
Majority | 1,324 | 19.2 | |||
Turnout | 6,881 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Oldham No.2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Whitehead | 2,970 | 50.3 | ||
Conservative | J. T. Fletcher | 1,663 | 28.2 | ||
Liberal | M. I. Pendlebury | 1,274 | 21.6 | ||
Majority | 1,307 | 22.1 | |||
Turnout | 5,907 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Oldham No.3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. Tweedale | 3,489 | 48.6 | ||
Conservative | D. Smith | 2,215 | 30.9 | ||
Liberal | R. N. Cooke | 1,474 | 20.5 | ||
Majority | 1,274 | 17.7 | |||
Turnout | 7,178 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Oldham No.4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. K. Leyden | 4,338 | 54.7 | ||
Conservative | G. J. Wilson | 2,074 | 26.1 | ||
Liberal | W. R. Wheeler | 1,329 | 16.8 | ||
Communist | J. B. Round | 191 | 2.3 | ||
Majority | 2,264 | 28.5 | |||
Turnout | 7,932 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Royton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | W. E. Critchley | 2,970 | 40.8 | ||
Labour | S. G. W. Jacobs | 2,387 | 32.8 | ||
Conservative | R. Dearden | 1,929 | 26.5 | ||
Majority | 583 | 8.0 | |||
Turnout | 7,286 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Saddleworth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | G. E. Lord | 3,694 | 43.1 | ||
Conservative | H. Jagger | 2,799 | 32.6 | ||
Labour | J. B. Battye | 2,080 | 24.3 | ||
Majority | 895 | 10.4 | |||
Turnout | 8,573 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Rochdale edit
Heywood edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Connell | 4,979 | 60.1 | ||
Conservative | M. W. Ingoe | 3,312 | 39.9 | ||
Majority | 1,667 | 20.1 | |||
Turnout | 8,291 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Middleton North West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | N. V. Weall | 3,931 | 64.6 | ||
Conservative | P. N. E. Hawton | 2,150 | 35.4 | ||
Majority | 1,781 | 29.3 | |||
Turnout | 6,081 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Middleton South East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. H. Berry | 2,921 | 50.7 | ||
Labour | A. J. Cleasby | 2,662 | 46.2 | ||
Communist | A. Frost | 180 | 3.1 | ||
Majority | 259 | 4.5 | |||
Turnout | 5,763 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Rochdale No.1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. S. Williams | 4,501 | 58.0 | ||
Conservative | C. Ogden | 3,261 | 42.0 | ||
Majority | 1,240 | 16.0 | |||
Turnout | 7,762 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Rochdale No.2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. Haigh | 3,778 | 48.7 | ||
Labour | T. Duffy | 3,711 | 47.8 | ||
Communist | S. Hodgkinson | 268 | 3.5 | ||
Majority | 67 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 6,404 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Rochdale No.3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | T. Chadwick | 3,927 | 44.3 | ||
Labour | J. F. Grant | 2,738 | 30.9 | ||
Conservative | R. K. Bentley | 2,192 | 24.7 | ||
Majority | 1,189 | 13.4 | |||
Turnout | 8,857 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Rochdale No.4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | H. Matthews | 3,310 | 34.2 | ||
Liberal | J. A. Kielty | 2,725 | 28.1 | ||
Conservative | J. E. Fletcher | 1,913 | 19.7 | ||
Anti-Immigration | M. W. Sellors | 1,740 | 18.0 | ||
Majority | 585 | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | 9,688 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Salford edit
Eccles edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | K. Mechan | 2,491 | 48.5 | ||
Conservative | T. Francis | 2,481 | 48.3 | ||
Communist | H. Harwood | 161 | 3.1 | ||
Majority | 10 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 5,133 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Eccles-Patricroft edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. G. Smith | 3,652 | 59.7 | ||
Conservative | J. G. Hardaway | 2,258 | 36.9 | ||
Communist | H. Cottam | 205 | 3.4 | ||
Majority | 1,394 | 22.8 | |||
Turnout | 6,115 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Irlam edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. G. Roberts | 2,961 | 54.0 | ||
Conservative | R. S. Gordon | 2,291 | 41.8 | ||
Communist | T. D. Robinson | 232 | 4.2 | ||
Majority | 670 | 12.2 | |||
Turnout | 5,485 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Pendlebury edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. G. Harrison | 2,899 | 65.6 | ||
Conservative | F. M. France | 1,320 | 29.9 | ||
Communist | A. J. Lewis | 201 | 4.5 | ||
Majority | 1,579 | 35.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,420 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Salford No.1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Stonehouse | 2,254 | 42.8 | ||
Conservative | V. E. Smith | 1,435 | 27.3 | ||
Liberal | M. Corwin | 1,423 | 27.0 | ||
Communist | E. Plumbley | 149 | 2.8 | ||
Majority | 819 | 15.6 | |||
Turnout | 5,261 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Salford No.2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N. Briggs | 2,853 | 62.1 | ||
Liberal | E. J. Hyde | 904 | 19.7 | ||
Conservative | S. R. Latimer | 837 | 18.2 | ||
Majority | 1,949 | 42.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,594 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Salford No.3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Williams | 2,726 | 56.2 | ||
Liberal | J. Whittaker | 1,560 | 32.2 | ||
Conservative | A. Sacks | 562 | 11.6 | ||
Majority | 1,166 | 24.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,848 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Salford No.4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. D. G. Robinson | 3,494 | 63.6 | ||
Conservative | A. R. Foulkes | 1,817 | 33.1 | ||
Communist | J. A. Brogan | 181 | 3.3 | ||
Majority | 1,677 | 30.5 | |||
Turnout | 5,492 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Salford No.5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. M. Ford | 2,983 | 52.5 | ||
Labour | I. Zott | 2,701 | 47.5 | ||
Majority | 282 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 5,684 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Swinton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | I. Jones | 3,646 | 52.7 | ||
Conservative | E. W. Muldoon | 3,030 | 43.8 | ||
Communist | H. Crellin | 241 | 3.5 | ||
Majority | 616 | 8.9 | |||
Turnout | 6,917 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Worsley No.1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. R. Pennington | 4,431 | 71.3 | ||
Conservative | J. A. Dargie | 1,461 | 23.5 | ||
Communist | P. T. Willetts | 324 | 5.2 | ||
Majority | 2,970 | 47.8 | |||
Turnout | 6,216 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Worsley No.2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Bingham | 4,026 | 56.8 | ||
Labour | J. L. Anderson | 3,056 | 43.2 | ||
Majority | 970 | 13.7 | |||
Turnout | 7,082 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Stockport edit
Bredbury & Romiley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | D. W. Tattersall | 5,190 | 46.1 | ||
Conservative | J. G. Howe | 3,366 | 29.9 | ||
Labour | P. C. Snape | 2,704 | 24.0 | ||
Majority | 1,824 | 16.2 | |||
Turnout | 11,260 | 52.8 | |||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Cheadle & Gatley No.1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | C. Penney | 6,257 | 50.8 | ||
Conservative | A. Richardson | 4,868 | 39.5 | ||
Labour | J. O. Lewis | 1,194 | 9.7 | ||
Majority | 1,389 | 11.3 | |||
Turnout | 12,319 | 52.6 | |||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Cheadle & Gatley No.2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | L. G. Bayley | 4,822 | 49.7 | ||
Conservative | B. Barker | 3,589 | 37.0 | ||
Labour | R. N. Hughes | 1,287 | 13.3 | ||
Majority | 1,233 | 12.7 | |||
Turnout | 9,698 | 48.7 | |||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Hazel Grove & Bramhall No.1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | C. J. Walker | 3,901 | 62.1 | ||
Conservative | P. Orton | 1,905 | 30.3 | ||
Labour | R. McKnight | 472 | 7.5 | ||
Majority | 1,996 | 31.8 | |||
Turnout | 6,278 | 53.9 | |||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Hazel Grove & Bramhall No.2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | R. A. Tilley | 4,759 | 50.3 | ||
Conservative | J. B. Leck | 4,331 | 45.8 | ||
Labour | M. Pollard | 370 | 3.9 | ||
Majority | 428 | 4.5 | |||
Turnout | 9,460 | 56.4 | |||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Marple edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | R. N. Cuss | 4,427 | 49.4 | ||
Conservative | M. Yates | 3,596 | 40.1 | ||
Labour | H. J. Abrams | 940 | 10.5 | ||
Majority | 831 | 9.3 | |||
Turnout | 8,963 | 52.2 | |||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Stockport No.1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. B. Clarke | 2,880 | 50.1 | ||
Conservative | D. F. Bath | 1,509 | 26.2 | ||
Liberal | C. J. Carter | 1,360 | 23.7 | ||
Majority | 1,371 | 23.8 | |||
Turnout | 5,749 | 33.5 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Stockport No.2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. C. F. Crowther | 3,554 | 44.1 | ||
Labour | E. Wood | 2,375 | 29.5 | ||
Liberal | J. S. Hosking | 2,129 | 26.4 | ||
Majority | 1,179 | 14.6 | |||
Turnout | 8,058 | 43.2 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Stockport No.3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. C. Tucker | 4,396 | 47.6 | ||
Conservative | B. Downs | 2,855 | 30.9 | ||
Liberal | P. J. Arnold | 1,983 | 21.5 | ||
Majority | 1,541 | 16.7 | |||
Turnout | 9,234 | 39.4 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Stockport No.4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. A. MacCarron | 4,396 | 54.7 | ||
Liberal | A. R. Cottam | 1,921 | 23.9 | ||
Labour | D. Robinson | 1,721 | 21.4 | ||
Majority | 2,475 | 30.8 | |||
Turnout | 8,038 | 45.2 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Stockport No.5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. G. L. Scott | 4,770 | 50.5 | ||
Conservative | W. R. Thomson | 2,420 | 26.2 | ||
Liberal | J. D. C. Hunt | 2,205 | 23.3 | ||
Majority | 2,300 | 24.4 | |||
Turnout | 9,445 | 41.2 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Tameside edit
Ashton-under-Lyne No.1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B. R. Dobbins | 3,541 | 52.7 | ||
Conservative | J. Fletcher | 3,180 | 47.3 | ||
Majority | 361 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 6,721 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Ashton-under-Lyne No.2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Davies | 3,977 | 63.7 | ||
Conservative | W. Dunkerley | 2,262 | 36.3 | ||
Majority | 1,715 | 27.5 | |||
Turnout | 6,239 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Audenshaw edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. I. Allsopp | 3,417 | 55.0 | ||
Conservative | G. I. Lomas | 2,799 | 45.0 | ||
Majority | 618 | 9.9 | |||
Turnout | 6,216 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Denton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Wareing | 3,543 | 45.7 | ||
Conservative | J. R. Martin | 2,643 | 34.1 | ||
Liberal | J. Ward | 1,559 | 20.1 | ||
Majority | 900 | 11.6 | |||
Turnout | 7,745 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Droylesden edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. E. Pailin | 3,029 | 44.3 | ||
Liberal | T. J. Dowse | 2,438 | 35.7 | ||
Conservative | M. Paley | 1,363 | 20.0 | ||
Majority | 591 | 8.7 | |||
Turnout | 6,830 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Dukinfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Birtwistle | 3,565 | 66.3 | ||
Conservative | E. Tetlow | 1,815 | 33.7 | ||
Majority | 1,750 | 32.5 | |||
Turnout | 5,380 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Hyde No.1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Langford | 3,291 | 65.8 | ||
Conservative | W. F. Griffiths | 1,713 | 34.2 | ||
Majority | 31.5 | 31.5 | |||
Turnout | 5,004 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Hyde No.2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Eddowes | 2,957 | 51.2 | ||
Labour | J. Fitzpatrick | 2,820 | 48.8 | ||
Majority | 137 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 5,757 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Stalybridge edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K. F. Rae | 2,300 | 43.7 | ||
Conservative | S. Hall | 1,801 | 34.2 | ||
Liberal | N. T. A. Greenwood | 1,164 | 22.1 | ||
Majority | 499 | 9.5 | |||
Turnout | 5,265 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Trafford edit
Altrincham No.1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. D. Johnson | 3,739 | 48.8 | ||
Conservative | C. Harrison | 3,563 | 46.5 | ||
Communist | E. J. Wilkinson | 359 | 4.7 | ||
Majority | 176 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 7,661 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Altrincham No.2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | S. Williamson | 3,581 | 44.4 | ||
Conservative | R. Hall | 2,434 | 30.2 | ||
Labour | R. Crossman | 1,969 | 24.4 | ||
Communist | J. Brenner | 87 | 1.1 | ||
Majority | 1,147 | 14.2 | |||
Turnout | 8,071 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Hale edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. A. Roberts | 5,423 | 63.9 | ||
Liberal | S. M. Farnsworth | 2,157 | 25.4 | ||
Labour | J. D. Kill | 904 | 10.7 | ||
Majority | 3,266 | 38.5 | |||
Turnout | 8,484 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Sale No.1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. I. Carter | 3,923 | 42.9 | ||
Labour | R. C. Wallis | 2,743 | 30.0 | ||
Liberal | J. Keohane | 2,490 | 27.2 | ||
Majority | 1,180 | 12.9 | |||
Turnout | 9,156 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Sale No.2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. Harries | 4,551 | 45.8 | ||
Conservative | P. A. A. Pepper | 3,284 | 33.1 | ||
Labour | C. H. Merry | 1,921 | 19.3 | ||
Communist | A. H. Burrage | 180 | 1.8 | ||
Majority | 1,267 | 12.8 | |||
Turnout | 9,936 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Stretford edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. S. Armitage | 4,416 | 50.4 | ||
Conservative | E. Forbes | 4,033 | 46.0 | ||
Communist | A. Jarratt | 315 | 3.6 | ||
Majority | 383 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 8,764 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Stretford-Old Trafford edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. F. Sullivan | 2,772 | 51.3 | ||
Conservative | R. D. Doherty | 2,629 | 48.7 | ||
Majority | 143 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 5,401 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Urmston No.1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | A. Pitt | 3,249 | 40.1 | ||
Conservative | E. J. Boardman | 3,025 | 37.3 | ||
Labour | J. R. Haydock | 1,835 | 22.6 | ||
Majority | 224 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 8,109 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Urmston No.2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. A. Durant | 2,590 | 39.0 | ||
Liberal | A. E. Anstall | 2,105 | 31.7 | ||
Labour | D. L. Stewart | 1,952 | 29.4 | ||
Majority | 485 | 7.3 | |||
Turnout | 6,647 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Wigan edit
Ashton-in-Makerfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Lockett | 3,724 | 78.5 | ||
Conservative | A. Emmett | 1,019 | 21.5 | ||
Majority | 2,705 | 57.0 | |||
Turnout | 4,743 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Atherton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Murphy | 3,291 | 65.2 | ||
Conservative | M. Williams | 1,757 | 34.8 | ||
Majority | 1,534 | 30.4 | |||
Turnout | 5,048 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Golborne edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. J. Newton | 6,751 | 75.4 | ||
Conservative | T. R. Thompson | 2,198 | 24.6 | ||
Majority | 4,553 | 50.8 | |||
Turnout | 8,949 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Hindley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. S. Simmons | 4,550 | 74.6 | ||
Conservative | R. Hughes | 1,546 | 25.4 | ||
Majority | 3,004 | 49.2 | |||
Turnout | 6,096 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Ince-in-Makerfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Horrocks | uncontested | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Leigh East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Taylor | 3,230 | 50.9 | ||
Conservative | E. Green | 3,115 | 49.1 | ||
Majority | 115 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 6,345 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Leigh West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Davies | 3,860 | 76.1 | ||
Conservative | S. Johnson | 1,211 | 23.9 | ||
Majority | 2,649 | 52.2 | |||
Turnout | 5,071 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Orrell edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Bennett | 3,136 | 60.9 | ||
Conservative | J. C. Simpkin | 2,011 | 39.1 | ||
Majority | 1,125 | 21.8 | |||
Turnout | 5,147 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Standish-Langtree edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Higham | 5,563 | 59.2 | ||
Conservative | T. Barnes | 3,833 | 40.8 | ||
Majority | 1,730 | 18.4 | |||
Turnout | 9,396 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Tyldesley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. C. Thomas | 3,399 | 66.1 | ||
Independent | P. Naylor | 1,269 | 24.7 | ||
Independent Socialist | J. C. Barnes | 468 | 9.1 | ||
Majority | 2,130 | 41.4 | |||
Turnout | 5,139 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Wigan edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Blackledge | uncontested | |||
Labour | E. Cowser | uncontested | |||
Labour | J. A. Greenall | uncontested | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |