1946 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1946. 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.

1946 Manchester City Council election

1 November 1946 (1946-11-01)
36 of 144 seats to Manchester City Council 73 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Last election 35 seats, 54.0% 19 seats, 37.9% 2 seats, 6.3% Seats before 73 58 11 Seats won 20 15 1 Seats after 79 55 10 Seat change 6 3 1 Popular vote 93,691 85,186 20,861 Percentage 45.6% 41.5% 10.2% Swing 8.4% 3.6% 3.9%
Map of results of 1946 election
Leader of the Council before election Labour Leader of the Council after election Labour

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Labour Party		93,691 (45.6%)		8.4	20 (55.6%)	20 / 36	6	79 (54.9%)	79 / 144
Conservative Party		85,186 (41.5%)		3.6	15 (41.7%)	15 / 36	3	55 (38.2%)	55 / 144
Liberal Party		20,861 (10.2%)		3.9	1 (2.8%)	1 / 36	1	10 (6.9%)	10 / 144
Communist		2,897 (1.4%)		1.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36	1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 144
Independent		1,222 (0.6%)		0.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		0 (0.0%)	0 / 144
Residents		1,124 (0.5%)		0.2	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36	1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 144
Independent Labour Party		473 (0.2%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		0 (0.0%)	0 / 144

Full council

↓

79

10

55

Aldermen

↓

15

8

13

Councillors

↓

64

2

42

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. W. Biggs*	1,729	51.1	+5.3
	Labour	H. C. Moorcroft	1,511	44.6	−8.3
	Liberal	M. Pickles	146	4.3	N/A
Majority			218	6.5
Turnout			3,386
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Humphreys	2,974	51.2	−0.6
	Conservative	N. Beer*	2,836	48.8	+0.6
Majority			138	2.4	−1.2
Turnout			5,810
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Beswick

Beswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Baldwin*	3,383	68.2'	−6.8
	Conservative	R. S. Smith	1,577	31.8	N/A
Majority			1,806	36.4	−12.1
Turnout			4,960
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Lee*	5,606	61.8	+46.5
	Labour	J. Howard	3,471	38.2	−5.6
Majority			2,135	23.6
Turnout			9,077
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Frankland*	3,633	63.3	−11.6
	Conservative	W. Rose	2,105	36.7	+11.6
Majority			1,528	26.6	−23.2
Turnout			5,738
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. P. Pariser	2,547	38.5	−15.3
	Conservative	P. Chadwick	2,093	31.7	+6.5
	Liberal	S. Needoff	1,278	19.3	−1.7
	Communist	B. J. Gershman	693	10.5	N/A
Majority			454	6.8	−19.3
Turnout			6,611
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Somerville*	8,225	57.5	−9.4
	Labour	A. Harvey	3,984	27.9	−5.2
	Liberal	J. T. Chapman	2,093	14.6	N/A
Majority			4,241	29.7	−4.1
Turnout			14,302
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. S. Moss*	1,544	55.1	+8.9
	Independent	A. Gouldman	719	25.7	+14.7
	Liberal	F. Charlesworth	281	10.0	−12.0
	Communist	M. Jenkins	256	9.1	N/A
Majority			825	29.4	+7.5
Turnout			2,800
	Labour hold		Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Collingson*	2,102	60.4	+5.3
	Conservative	W. H. Cox	1,115	32.0	+9.4
	Communist	S. Wild	262	7.6	−14.8
Majority			987	28.4	−3.0
Turnout			3,479
	Labour hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Lomax*	3,760	46.2	+8.0
	Labour	H. Broderick	2,763	34.0	−4.9
	Liberal	R. F. Read	1,293	15.9	−7.0
	Communist	S. Waring	313	3.9	N/A
Majority			997	12.1	+12.1
Turnout			8,129
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. P. Dawson*	5,619	53.3	−9.1
	Labour	F. Siddall	2,833	26.9	−10.7
	Liberal	W. H. Wynn	1,943	18.4	N/A
	Communist	M. Mandell	151	1.4	N/A
Majority			2,786	26.4	+1.6
Turnout			10,546
	Conservative hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. A. Higson*	221	93.6	+4.8
	Labour	M. Gouldman	15	6.4	−4.8
Majority			206	87.2	+9.6
Turnout			236
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. H. Hitchburn*	4,112	66.9	−8.1
	Conservative	G. Mowbray	1,599	26.0	+1.0
	Liberal	J. T. Barker	436	7.1	N/A
Majority			2,513	40.9	−8.3
Turnout			6,147
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Sutton*	3,830	68.3	−5.0
	Conservative	T. Brownrigg	1,420	25.3	−1.4
	Liberal	B. Riggs	358	6.4	N/A
Majority			2,410	43.0	−3.1
Turnout			5,608
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Barnacott*	3,007	48.3	−7.4
	Conservative	C. F. Howarth	2,693	43.3	−1.0
	Liberal	J. Mountford	361	5.8	N/A
	Communist	T. Royle	159	2.6	N/A
Majority			314	5.0	−6.4
Turnout			6,220
	Labour hold		Swing

Levenshulme

Levensulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. A. Fieldhouse	2,895	37.0	+1.8
	Labour	C. Madden	2,262	28.9	+3.1
	Liberal	C. R. de la Wyche*	2,194	28.0	−6.3
	Ind. Labour Party	F. Hatton	473	6.1	+1.5
Majority			633	8.1
Turnout			7,824
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Sharp*	4,437	52.3	+1.1
	Labour	J. W. Upland	3,683	43.4	−5.4
	Liberal	A. Foxton	364	4.3	N/A
Majority			754	8.9	+8.0
Turnout			8,484
	Conservative hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Conway	1,540	49.6	−8.6
	Conservative	A. Lees	1,257	40.5	+5.9
	Communist	L. C. Walker	178	5.7	N/A
	Liberal	H. K. Dawson	127	4.1	N/A
Majority			283	9.1	−12.5
Turnout			3,102
	Labour gain from Communist		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. C. Chadwick*	2,973	60.4	−3.9
	Conservative	W. L. Goodfellow	1,948	39.6	+3.9
Majority			1,025	20.8	−7.8
Turnout			4,921
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. A. Downward	1,757	39.5	−11.9
	Conservative	H. A. E. Ramsden	1,569	35.3	−2.0
	Residents	A. R. Edwards*	1,124	25.4	+14.1
Majority			188	4.2	−9.9
Turnout			4,450
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. C. Brewster*	2,535	43.2	+1.3
	Labour	E. Mendell	2,370	40.3	−5.3
	Independent	G. J. Playford	493	8.4	+0.3
	Liberal	R. Frere	476	8.1	N/A
Majority			165	2.9
Turnout			5,874
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Onions*	4,613	50.2	−8.3
	Conservative	M. Dunn	3,777	41.1	+14.0
	Liberal	H. Kevin Armitage	805	8.8	−5.6
Majority			836	9.1	−22.4
Turnout			9,195
	Labour hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Murray	2,050	71.9	−16.6
	Conservative	T. Smith	801	28.1	N/A
Majority			1,249	43.8	−33.1
Turnout			2,851
	Labour hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. E. P. Stott*	3,213	59.3	−5.9
	Conservative	W. H. Priestnall	2,207	40.7	+5.9
Majority			1,006	18.6	−11.2
Turnout			5,420
	Labour hold		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Nally*	2,825	69.5	−10.2
	Conservative	C. Parker	1,004	24.7	+4.5
	Communist	T. Rowlandson	237	5.8	N/A
Majority			1,821	44.8	−14.7
Turnout			4,066
	Labour hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. B. Walker*	350	89.5	+4.2
	Labour	F. Donion	41	10.5	−4.2
Majority			309	79.0	+9.2
Turnout			391
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. C. Rodgers*	5,029	65.4	+10.6
	Labour	B. Chamberlain	2,663	34.6	−5.4
Majority			2,366	30.8	+16.0
Turnout			7,692
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Gosling	443	71.0	−19.0
	Liberal	A. Bradley	156	25.0	N/A
	Labour	J. Fern	25	4.0	−6.0
Majority			287	46.0	−34.0
Turnout			624
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. E. Fitzsimons*	345	72.8	+28.7
	Labour	W. Sampey	119	25.1	+7.2
	Independent	F. R. Phillips	10	2.1	N/A
Majority			226	47.7
Turnout			474
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Gordon	2,426	57.1	−0.2
	Conservative	R. B. Breeze*	1,819	42.9	+4.9
Majority			607	14.2	−5.1
Turnout			4,245
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. E. Tylecote*	539	62.4	−0.8
	Liberal	L. J. Fallon	208	24.1	+9.2
	Labour	N. Randolph	117	13.5	−8.5
Majority			331	38.3	+5.9
Turnout			864
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. V. Jarvis*	2,354	49.4	+8.4
	Labour	W. Wilson	2,019	42.4	−3.1
	Liberal	J. E. Moore	392	8.2	−5.3
Majority			335	7.0
Turnout			4,765
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Mark's

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. W. Ellershaw*	3,172	62.0	−3.1
	Conservative	W. Sharp	1,779	34.8	−0.1
	Liberal	A. McCann	172	3.4	N/A
Majority			1,393	27.2	+0.5
Turnout			5,114
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. M. McGuirk	1,692	80.0	+1.4
	Liberal	L. Cromwell	422	20.0	N/A
Majority			1,270	60.0	+2.8
Turnout			2,114
	Labour hold		Swing

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. H. Scholfield*	9,233	54.4	+10.2
	Labour	F. H. Robinson	5,984	35.3	−6.4
	Liberal	A. J. Higson	1,750	10.3	−3.9
Majority			3,249	19.1	+18.3
Turnout			16,967
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. S. Gatley	6,438	49.7	−13.2
	Conservative	J. J. Shawe	5,873	45.3	+8.2
	Communist	W. Prince	648	5.0	N/A
Majority			565	4.4	−21.4
Turnout			12,959
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing