1947 Manchester City Council election

1947 Manchester City Council election
1 November 1947 (1947-11-01)
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 20 seats,
45.6% 		15 seats,
41.5% 		1 seats,
10.2%
Seats before 76 58 10
Seats won 13 23 0
Seats after 71 64 9
Seat change 5 6 1
Popular vote 119,674 150,599 13,027
Percentage 41.9% 52.7% 4.5%
Swing 3.7% 11.2% 5.7%
Map of results of 1947 election
Leader of the Council before election


Labour

Leader of the Council after election


No overall control

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1947. 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 lost overall control of the council.[1][2]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Labour Party 119,674 (41.9%)
3.7 13 (36.1%)
13 / 36
 5 71 (49.3%)
71 / 144
Conservative Party 150,599 (52.7%)
11.2 23 (63.9%)
23 / 36
 6 64 (44.4%)
64 / 144
Liberal Party 13,027 (4.5%)
5.7 0 (0.0%)
0 / 36
 1 9 (6.3%)
9 / 144
Communist 2,376 (0.8%)
0.6 0 (0.0%)
0 / 36
 0 (0.0%)
0 / 144
Independent 54 (0.0%)
0.6 0 (0.0%)
0 / 36
 0 (0.0%)
0 / 144

Full council

↓
71 9 64

Aldermen

↓
16 8 12

Councillors

↓
55 1 52

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. S. Harper* 2,668 55.5 +4.4
Labour J. Lenten 2,135 44.5 −0.1
Majority 533 11.0 +4.5
Turnout 4,803
Conservative hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Buckley* 3,917 55.0 +6.2
Labour J. Singleton 3,200 45.0 −6.2
Majority 717 10.0
Turnout 7,117
Conservative hold Swing

Beswick

Beswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. W. Farrell* 4,845 58.0 −10.2
Conservative G. Bryant 3,511 42.0 +10.2
Majority 1,334 16.0 −20.4
Turnout 8,356
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

Blackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Chadwick 6,763 51.4 N/A
Labour R. B. Prain* 5,206 39.6 +1.4
Liberal P. Critchley 1,182 9.0 −52.8
Majority 1,557 11.8
Turnout 13,151
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. E. Beavan* 5,276 56.2 −7.1
Conservative W. Rose 4,119 43.8 +7.1
Majority 1,157 12.4 −14.2
Turnout 9,395
Labour hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. H. A. Micklewright* 3,822 44.5 +6.0
Conservative H. Green 3,365 39.2 +7.5
Liberal S. Needoff 1,032 12.0 −7.3
Communist M. I. Druck 371 4.3 −6.2
Majority 457 5.3 −1.5
Turnout 8,590
Labour hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Turley* 12,999 65.8 +8.3
Labour D. Molloy 4,633 23.5 −4.4
Liberal J. T. Chapman 2,114 10.7 −3.9
Majority 8,366 42.3 +12.6
Turnout 19,746
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Finkel* 1,342 46.8 −8.3
Conservative G. W. G. Fitzsimons 1,311 45.8 N/A
Communist M. Jenkins 212 7.4 −2.0
Majority 31 1.0 −28.4
Turnout 2,865
Labour hold Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Tylecote* 2,393 54.0 −6.4
Conservative W. H. Cox 1,899 42.9 +10.9
Communist S. Wild 138 3.1 −4.5
Majority 494 11.1 −17.3
Turnout 4,430
Labour hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Clapham 5,805 55.4 +9.2
Labour C. Lynch 2,794 26.6 −7.4
Liberal R. F. Read 1,566 14.9 −1.0
Communist S. Waring 321 3.1 −0.8
Majority 3,011 28.8 +16.7
Turnout 10,486
Conservative hold Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. White* 8,652 63.7 +10.4
Labour B. Lawson 2,872 21.2 −5.7
Liberal W. Fleetwood 1,768 13.0 −5.4
Communist R. H. Hartman 285 2.1 +0.7
Majority 5,780 42.5 +16.1
Turnout 13,577
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. W. Coe* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Bentley* 5,304 55.6 −11.3
Conservative J. P. Traynor 4,231 44.4 +18.4
Majority 1,073 11.2 −29.7
Turnout 9,535
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Kirkman* 5,914 57.7 −10.6
Conservative G. J. Playford 4,344 42.3 +17.0
Majority 1,570 15.4 −27.6
Turnout 10,258
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Chatterton 4,282 51.6 +8.3
Labour C. Blackwell 3,871 46.6 −1.7
Communist T. Royle 152 1.8 −0.8
Majority 411 5.0
Turnout 8,305
Conservative hold Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative O. Lodge* 4,979 50.6 +13.6
Labour S. Freeman 3,214 32.7 +3.8
Liberal C. R. de la Wyche 1,642 16.7 −11.3
Majority 1,765 17.9 +9.8
Turnout 9,835
Conservative hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Elliott* 6,861 60.5 +8.2
Labour F. Donlon 4,483 39.5 −3.9
Majority 2,378 21.0 +12.1
Turnout 11,344
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Lees 2,474 50.4 +9.9
Labour A. Harvey* 2,218 45.2 −4.3
Communist L. B. Johnson 160 3.3 −2.3
Independent J. Gillespie 54 1.1 N/A
Majority 256 5.2
Turnout 4,906
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. J. Howarth* 3,357 57.2 −3.2
Conservative J. Priestley 2,512 42.8 +3.2
Majority 845 14.4 −6.4
Turnout 5,869
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. E. Pheasey* 3,249 53.3 +18.0
Labour A. McAdam 2,476 40.6 +1.1
Liberal R. Frere 369 6.1 N/A
Majority 773 12.7
Turnout 6,094
Conservative hold Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. H. W. Owen 4,641 57.1 +13.9
Labour H. Quinney* 3,088 38.0 −2.3
Liberal G. Escott 394 4.9 −3.2
Majority 1,553 19.1 +16.2
Turnout 8,123
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Moston

Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Dunn* 6,414 48.9 +7.8
Labour R. J. Latham 5,713 43.5 −6.7
Liberal J. H. Cully 1,001 7.6 −1.2
Majority 701 5.4 −3.7
Turnout 13,128
Conservative hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Knight* 2,350 58.3 −13.6
Conservative A. Nixon 1,682 41.7 +13.6
Majority 668 16.6 −27.2
Turnout 4,032
Labour hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Hellier* 4,582 52.6 −6.7
Conservative W. H. Priestnall 4,122 47.4 +6.7
Majority 460 5.2 −13.4
Turnout 8,704
Labour hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Jolly 4,206 58.4 −11.1
Conservative T. Sparrow 2,728 37.9 +13.2
Communist T. Rowlandson 268 3.7 −2.1
Majority 1,478 20.5 −24.3
Turnout 7,202
Labour hold Swing

Oxford

Oxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. A. Gradwell* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. T. Barratt* 6,696 68.7 +3.3
Labour E. Wood 3,057 31.3 −3.3
Majority 3,639 37.4 +6.6
Turnout 9,753
Conservative hold Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Marshall* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Beer 387 67.7 −5.1
Labour H. McRoy 95 16.6 −8.5
Liberal J. E. McManus 90 15.7 N/A
Majority 292 51.1 +3.4
Turnout 572
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. H. Kearns* 3,218 53.4 +10.5
Labour J. Dawson 2,805 46.6 −10.5
Majority 413 6.8
Turnout 6,023
Conservative hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Harker* 726 82.7 +20.3
Labour J. Fern 152 17.3 +3.8
Majority 574 65.4 +27.1
Turnout 878
Conservative hold Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Holberry 4,209 58.9 +9.5
Labour J. H. Alsop* 2,943 41.1 −1.3
Majority 1,266 17.8 +10.8
Turnout 7,152
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Eastwood* 3,812 56.0 −6.0
Conservative W. Sharp 3,000 44.0 +9.2
Majority 812 12.0 −15.2
Turnout 6,812
Labour hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. F. Griffin* 2,667 67.3 −12.7
Conservative J. Judge 1,295 32.7 N/A
Majority 1,372 34.6 −25.4
Turnout 3,962
Labour hold Swing

Withington

Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Bentley* 13,817 61.7 +7.3
Labour F. H. Robinson 6,712 30.0 −5.3
Liberal A. J. Higson 1,869 8.3 −2.0
Majority 7,105 31.7 +12.6
Turnout 22,398
Conservative hold Swing

Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. I. Oliver 9,723 53.0 +7.7
Labour E. A. Yarwood* 8,137 44.4 −5.3
Communist W. Prince 469 2.6 −2.4
Majority 1,586 8.6
Turnout 18,329
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Aldermanic elections

Aldermanic election, 5 May 1948

Caused by the death on 18 April 1948 of Alderman Cyril Roylance de la Wyche (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 March 1942).[3][4]

In his place, Councillor S. P. Dawson (Conservative, Didsbury, elected 1 November 1928)[5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 5 May 1948.[6]

Party Alderman Ward Term expires
Conservative S. P. Dawson Newton Heath 1949

Aldermanic election, 2 February 1949

Caused by the death on 24 January 1949 of Alderman John Septimus Hill (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 February 1942).[7][8]

In his place, Councillor William Somerville (Conservative, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, elected 20 December 1928)[9] was elected as an alderman by the council on 2 February 1949.[10]

Party Alderman Ward Term expires
Conservative William Somerville Levenshulme 1952

Aldermanic election, 2 March 1949

Caused by the resignation on 15 February 1949 of Alderman Dr. Emrys Lloyd Jones (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 5 September 1945).[11][12]

In his place, Councillor Leslie Lever (Labour, New Cross, elected 8 November 1932)[13] was elected as an alderman by the council on 2 March 1949.[14]

Party Alderman Ward Term expires
Labour Leslie Lever 1949

By-elections between 1947 and 1949

Miles Platting, 5 February 1948

Caused by the death of Councillor W. F. Irvine (Labour, Miles Platting, elected 1 November 1945)[15] on 22 December 1947.[16]

Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Quinney 2,628 52.4 −4.8
Conservative J. Priestley 2,390 47.6 +4.8
Majority 238 4.8 −9.6
Turnout 5,018
Labour hold Swing

[17]

Didsbury, 3 June 1948

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor S. P. Dawson (Conservative, Didsbury, elected 1 November 1928)[18] on 5 May 1948,[19] following the death on 18 April 1948 of Alderman Cyril Roylance de la Wyche (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 March 1942).[20][21]

Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. C. Hilditch 4,208 66.9 +3.2
Liberal G. Escott 1,837 29.2 +16.2
Communist R. H. Hartman 242 3.9 +1.8
Majority 2,371 37.7 −4.8
Turnout 6,287
Conservative hold Swing

[22]

Chorlton-cum-Hardy, 10 March 1949

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor William Somerville (Conservative, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, elected 20 December 1928)[23] on 2 February 1949,[24] following the death on 24 January 1949 of Alderman John Septimus Hill (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 February 1942).[25][26]

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. W. G. Fitzsimons 7,036 66.1 +0.3
Labour W. M. Parkinson 2,584 24.3 +0.8
Independent Liberal J. T. Chapman 1,031 9.6 N/A
Majority 4,452 41.8 −0.5
Turnout 10,651
Conservative hold Swing

[27]

References

  1. ^ Labour shocked - but won't give up plans, Manchester Evening News, 3 November 1947, p.1
  2. ^ LABOUR LOSES CLEAR MAJORITY IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, 3 November 1947, p.6
  3. ^ ALDERMAN DE LA WYCHE, Manchester Guardian, April 19, 1948, p.3
  4. ^ Nominated as New Alderman, Manchester Evening News, February 27, 1942, p.3
  5. ^ MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1928, p.12
  6. ^ DISCIPLINE IN FIRE BRIGADE, Manchester Guardian, May 6, 1948, p.6
  7. ^ OBITUARY, Manchester Guardian, January 25, 1949, p.3
  8. ^ WOMEN MUNITION WORKERS: CARE OF THEIR CHILDREN, Manchester Guardian, February 5, 1942, p.3
  9. ^ CHORLTON ELECTION RESULT, Manchester Guardian, December 21, 1928, p.13
  10. ^ New Alderman, Manchester Evening News, February 2, 1949, p.3
  11. ^ , Manchester Guardian, February 16, 1949, p.8
  12. ^ REQUEST TO RESTRAIN STAFFS WHO WISH TO LEAVE, Manchester Guardian, September 6, 1945, p.2
  13. ^ BIG POLL IN NEW CROSS BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, November 9, 1932, p.4
  14. ^ CIVIC AID TO THE HALLE ORCHESTRA CRITICISED, Manchester Guardian, March 3, 1949, p.8
  15. ^ "Rawtenstall, Blackburn, and Oldham All Go Labour". Manchester Evening News. 2 November 1945. p. 6.
  16. ^ COUNCILLOR W. F. IRVINE, Manchester Guardian, 23 December 1947, p.6
  17. ^ , Manchester Guardian, 6 February 1948, p.6
  18. ^ MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1928, p.12
  19. ^ DISCIPLINE IN FIRE BRIGADE, Manchester Guardian, May 6, 1948, p.6
  20. ^ ALDERMAN DE LA WYCHE, Manchester Guardian, April 19, 1948, p.3
  21. ^ Nominated as New Alderman, Manchester Evening News, February 27, 1942, p.3
  22. ^ , Manchester Guardian, 4 June 1948, p.8
  23. ^ CHORLTON ELECTION RESULT, Manchester Guardian, December 21, 1928, p.13
  24. ^ New Alderman, Manchester Evening News, February 2, 1949, p.3
  25. ^ OBITUARY, Manchester Guardian, January 25, 1949, p.3
  26. ^ WOMEN MUNITION WORKERS: CARE OF THEIR CHILDREN, Manchester Guardian, February 5, 1942, p.3
  27. ^ Holds the seat, Manchester Evening News, March 11, 1949, p.5
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