1951 Manchester City Council election

1951 Manchester City Council election
10 May 1951 (1951-05-10)
36 of 144 seats
to Manchester City Council
73 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Last election 18 seats,
50.5% 		19 seats,
47.4% 		0 seats,
1.3%
Seats before 78 60 6
Seats won 22 14 0
Seats after 77 61 6
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 118,754 86,558 3,324
Percentage 56.7% 41.3% 1.6%
Swing 6.2% 6.1% 0.3%
Map of results of 1951 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1951. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[1][2]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 118,754 (56.7%)
6.2 22 (61.1%)
22 / 36
 1 77 (53.5%)
77 / 144
Labour Party 86,558 (41.3%)
6.1 14 (38.9%)
14 / 36
 1 61 (42.4%)
61 / 144
Liberal Party 3,324 (1.6%)
0.3 0 (0.0%)
0 / 36
 6 (4.2%)
6 / 144
Communist 692 (0.3%)
0.4 0 (0.0%)
0 / 36
 0 (0.0%)
0 / 144
Independent 113 (0.1%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 36
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 144

Full council

↓
61 6 77

Aldermen

↓
13 6 18

Councillors

↓
48 59

Ward results

Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Lees* 4,530 79.6 +3.8
Labour J. H. Paris 1,159 20.4 −3.8
Majority 3,371 59.2 +7.6
Turnout 5,689
Conservative hold Swing

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. A. Earley 2,620 57.4 +5.7
Labour F. P. Evans 1,944 42.6 −3.9
Majority 676 14.8 +9.6
Turnout 4,564
Conservative hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Buckley* 3,697 58.0 +12.3
Labour P. Roddy 2,674 42.0 −12.3
Majority 1,023 16.0
Turnout 6,371
Conservative hold Swing

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Harker* 2,735 70.8 +17.8
Labour B. J. Overall 1,129 29.2 +1.6
Majority 1,606 41.6 +16.2
Turnout 3,864
Conservative hold Swing

Beswick

Beswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. W. Farrell* 3,460 63.8 −9.6
Conservative C. P. R. Dunn 1,966 36.2 +11.4
Majority 1,494 27.6 −21.0
Turnout 5,426
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

Blackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Chadwick* 4,804 65.0 +8.0
Labour H. Britton 2,587 35.0 −8.0
Majority 2,217 30.0 +16.0
Turnout 7,391
Conservative hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. E. Beavan* 3,744 57.1 −6.9
Conservative E. Rooney 2,808 42.9 +6.9
Majority 936 14.2 −13.8
Turnout 6,552
Labour hold Swing

Burnage

Burnage
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. J. Edwards* 4,860 65.9 +6.3
Labour J. Barlow 2,517 34.1 −6.3
Majority 2,343 31.8 +12.6
Turnout 7,377
Conservative hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. B. Prain* 2,066 40.9 −21.1
Conservative E. Mawdsley 2,052 40.6 −7.5
Liberal S. Needoff 937 18.5 −16.2
Majority 14 0.3 −6.7
Turnout 5,055
Labour hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Wood* 4,965 83.0 +4.1
Labour C. E. Bedgood 1,016 17.0 −4.1
Majority 3,949 66.0 +8.2
Turnout 5,981
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Finkel* 2,285 72.4 −2.2
Conservative R. Rickless 691 21.9 +1.0
Communist M. I. Druck 178 5.7 +1.2
Majority 1,594 50.5 −3.2
Turnout 3,054
Labour hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. A. Clapham* 4,699 65.7 +3.3
Labour A. O'Toole 2,452 34.3 −1.3
Majority 2,247 31.4 +4.6
Turnout 7,151
Conservative hold Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. White* 4,317 84.7 +6.2
Labour W. Gallacher 777 15.3 −5.0
Majority 3,540 69.4 +11.2
Turnout 5,094
Conservative hold Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Bentley* 3,995 60.2 −7.5
Conservative S. W. Marshall 2,473 37.2 +7.2
Communist J. Kay 172 2.6 +0.3
Majority 1,522 23.0 −14.7
Turnout 6,640
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Kirkman* 2,703 54.4 −5.2
Conservative A. E. Owen 2,144 43.1 +4.7
Communist A. Wilde 125 2.5 +0.5
Majority 539 11.3 −9.9
Turnout 4,972
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Chatterton* 3,754 54.8 +11.0
Labour J. B. Ogden 3,097 45.2 −9.8
Majority 657 9.6
Turnout 6,698
Conservative hold Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative O. Lodge* 4,638 71.0 +6.8
Labour B. Coulan 1,890 29.0 −5.6
Majority 2,748 42.0 +12.4
Turnout 6,528
Conservative hold Swing

Lightbowne

Lightbowne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. H. Ferrington 4,539 53.1
Labour M. Tylecote* 3,098 36.3
Liberal C. N. Higginson 903 10.6
Majority 1,441 16.8
Turnout 8,540
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Elliott* 3,638 64.3 −0.6
Labour J. Conway 1,508 26.6 −8.5
Liberal F. N. Wedlock 513 9.1 N/A
Majority 2,130 37.7 +7.9
Turnout 5,659
Conservative hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. H. F. Eccles 2,445 56.6 −6.1
Conservative E. D. Houseley 1,873 43.4 +6.1
Majority 572 13.2 −12.2
Turnout 4,318
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. E. Pheasey* 3,086 63.5 +10.3
Labour W. A. Downward 1,775 36.5 −7.9
Majority 1,311 27.0 +18.2
Turnout 4,861
Conservative hold Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Smith* 3,440 61.4 +6.3
Labour H. Collins 2,161 38.6 −6.3
Majority 1,279 22.8 +12.6
Turnout 5,601
Conservative hold Swing

Moston

Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Dunn* 3,970 53.0 +6.4
Labour R. Latham 3,519 47.0 −6.4
Majority 451 6.0
Turnout 7,489
Conservative hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Knight* 2,456 55.6 −2.8
Conservative J. M. Connolly 1,850 41.9 +0.3
Independent F. Dowling 113 2.5 N/A
Majority 606 13.7 −3.1
Turnout 4,419
Labour hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Binns* 3,268 55.3 −4.3
Conservative W. H. Priestnall 2,644 44.7 +4.3
Majority 624 10.6 −8.6
Turnout 5,912
Labour hold Swing

Newtown

Newtown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. J. Griffin* 2,666 62.0 −7.0
Conservative W. B. Kinsey 1,631 38.0 +7.0
Majority 1,035 24.0 −14.0
Turnout 4,297
Labour hold Swing

Northenden

Northenden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. Jacobs* 4,167 67.0 +4.2
Labour H. Lloyd 2,053 33.0 −4.2
Majority 2,114 34.0 +8.4
Turnout 6,220
Conservative hold Swing

Old Moat

Old Moat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. R. Swan* 3,601 70.2 +9.6
Labour W. M. Parkinson 1,531 29.8 −9.6
Majority 2,070 40.4 +19.2
Turnout 5,132
Conservative hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Jolly* 3,884 57.8 −1.0
Conservative J. C. Robertson 2,614 38.9 0
Communist T. Rowlandson 217 3.3 +1.0
Majority 1,270 18.9 −1.0
Turnout 6,715
Labour hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. T. Barratt* 4,270 81.7 +8.1
Labour J. D. Paul 958 18.3 −8.8
Majority 3,312 63.4 +17.6
Turnout 5,228
Conservative hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Collis 2,588 51.2 −9.0
Conservative J. E. McManus* 2,273 45.1 +5.3
Liberal R. Frere 191 3.7 N/A
Majority 315 6.2 −14.2
Turnout 5,052
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Holberry* 3,052 60.0 +8.1
Labour W. Massey 2,034 40.0 −8.1
Majority 1,018 20.0 +16.2
Turnout 5,086
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Eastwood* 3,041 52.6 −5.7
Conservative C. E. Toll 2,743 47.4 +5.7
Majority 298 5.2 −11.4
Turnout 5,784
Labour hold Swing

St. Peter's

St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Beer* 2,114 84.0 +14.3
Labour T. Lomas 403 16.0 −14.3
Majority 1,711 68.0 +28.6
Turnout 2,517
Conservative hold Swing

Withington

Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. A. Stovell* 3,917 70.0 −1.7
Labour N. Morris 896 16.0 −2.2
Liberal F. W. Wilson 780 14.0 +3.9
Majority 3,021 54.0 +0.5
Turnout 5,593
Conservative hold Swing

Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Frost 6,779 54.9 +1.8
Conservative W. Davies* 5,579 45.1 +0.2
Majority 1,200 9.8 +1.6
Turnout 12,358
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Aldermanic elections

Aldermanic election, 5 September 1951

Caused by the death on 29 July 1951 of Alderman William Somerville (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 2 February 1949).[3][4]

In his place, Councillor Tom Larrad (Labour, St. Mark's, elected 17 January 1933)[5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 5 September 1951.[6]

Party Alderman Ward Term expires
Labour Tom Larrad Levenshulme 1955

Aldermanic election, 6 February 1952

Caused by the death on 10 January 1952 of Alderman Leonard Cox (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 15 February 1939).[7][8]

In his place, Councillor Robert Malcolm (Labour, Bradford, elected 1 November 1933)[9] was elected as an alderman by the council on 6 February 1952.[10]

Party Alderman Ward Term expires
Labour Robert Malcolm Longsight 1952

By-elections between 1951 and 1952

St. Mark's, 29 November 1951

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Tom Larrad (Labour, St. Mark's, elected 17 January 1933)[11] on 5 September 1951[12] following the death on 29 July 1951 of Alderman William Somerville (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 2 February 1949).[13][14]

St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Shaw 2,785 57.5 +4.9
Conservative P. J. Taylor 2,062 42.5 −4.9
Majority 723 15.0 +9.8
Turnout 4,847
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Tories down by 8 - then up by 30, Manchester Evening News, May 11, 1951, p.1
  2. ^ LABOUR WINS TWO SEATS AND LOSES ONE IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 11, 1951, p.3
  3. ^ ALDERMAN W. SOMERVILLE, Manchester Guardian, July 30, 1951, p.8
  4. ^ New Alderman, Manchester Evening News, February 2, 1949, p.3
  5. ^ LABOUR WIN IN MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, January 18, 1933, p.11
  6. ^ Mr. Larrad an Alderman, Manchester Evening News, September 5, 1951, p.5
  7. ^ Alderman L. B. Cox, Manchester Guardian, January 11, 1952, p.8
  8. ^ NEW ALDERMAN, Manchester Evening News, February 10, 1939, p.11
  9. ^ MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1933, p.12
  10. ^ New alderman, but no by-election, Manchester Evening News, February 6, 1952, p.9
  11. ^ LABOUR WIN IN MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, January 18, 1933, p.11
  12. ^ Mr. Larrad an Alderman, Manchester Evening News, September 5, 1951, p.5
  13. ^ ALDERMAN W. SOMERVILLE, Manchester Guardian, July 30, 1951, p.8
  14. ^ New Alderman, Manchester Evening News, February 2, 1949, p.3
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