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1946 Manchester City Council election
← 1945 1 November 1946 (1946-11-01) 1947 →
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 Increase6 Decrease3 Decrease1
Popular vote 93,691 85,186 20,861
Percentage 45.6% 41.5% 10.2%
Swing Decrease8.4% Increase3.6% Increase3.9%
Map of results of 1946 election
Leader of the Council before election


Labour

Leader of the Council after election


Labour

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.[1][2]

Election result

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

Full council

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↓
79 10 55

Ward results

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All Saints'

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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

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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

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Beswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Baldwin* 3,383 58.2 −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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Moss Side West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. C. Brewster* 2,535 43.2 +1.3
Labour E. Mandell 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. M. McGurk 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

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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

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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

Aldermanic election

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By-elections between 1946 and 1947

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References

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  1. ^ Two-party Politics Back in Town Hall, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1946, p.1
  2. ^ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1945, p.8
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