1953 Manchester City Council election

1953 Manchester City Council election
7 May 1953 (1953-05-07)
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 23 seats,
54.8% 		15 seats,
43.8% 		0 seats,
1.1%
Seats before 70 70 4
Seats won 21 15 0
Seats after 74 66 4
Seat change 4 4
Popular vote 105,916 98,104 2,520
Percentage 50.9% 47.2% 1.2%
Swing 3.9% 3.4% 0.1%
Map of results of 1953 election
Leader of the Council before election


No overall control

Leader of the Council after election


Labour

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1953. 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 gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[1][2]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Labour Party 105,916 (50.9%)
3.9 21 (58.3%)
21 / 36
 4 74 (51.4%)
74 / 144
Conservative Party 98,104 (47.2%)
3.4 15 (41.7%)
15 / 36
 4 66 (45.8%)
66 / 144
Liberal Party 2,520 (1.2%)
0.1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 36
 4 (2.8%)
4 / 144
Independent 976 (0.5%)
0.4 0 (0.0%)
0 / 36
 0 (0.0%)
0 / 144
Communist 368 (0.2%)
0.1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 36
 0 (0.0%)
0 / 144

Full council

↓
74 4 66

Aldermen

↓
16 4 16

Councillors

↓
58 50

Ward results

Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Ward* 4,434 75.9 +4.3
Labour I. Atkinson 1,406 24.1 −4.7
Majority 3,028 51.8 +9.3
Turnout 5,840
Conservative hold Swing

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. H. Parish 2,816 61.2 −2.9
Conservative A. Thornhill* 1,787 38.8 +2.9
Majority 1,029 22.4 −5.8
Turnout 4,603
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour V. Wilson* 3,502 60.9 0
Conservative L. Hogg 2,248 39.1 0
Majority 1,254 21.8 0
Turnout 5,750
Labour hold Swing

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Hooley* 2,331 63.3 +6.2
Labour F. O'Rourke 1,354 36.7 −6.2
Majority 977 26.6 +12.4
Turnout 3,685
Conservative hold Swing

Beswick

Beswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Baldwin* 3,499 76.4 +0.8
Conservative H. Broderick 1,083 23.6 −0.8
Majority 2,416 52.8 +1.6
Turnout 4,582
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

Blackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. A. Lynch* 4,672 56.2 +6.0
Labour E. Dell 3,639 43.8 −6.0
Majority 1,033 12.4 +12.0
Turnout 8,311
Conservative hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. McCall* 4,291 71.6 −0.7
Conservative J. Andrews 1,705 28.4 +0.7
Majority 2,586 43.2 −1.4
Turnout 5,996
Labour hold Swing

Burnage

Burnage
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. W. Biggs* 4,220 59.1 +3.0
Labour L. L. Hanbridge 2,918 40.9 −3.0
Majority 1,302 18.2 +6.0
Turnout 7,138
Conservative hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. P. Pariser* 2,455 48.9 −14.1
Conservative E. Mawdsley 1,634 32.5 −4.5
Liberal S. Needoff 935 18.6 N/A
Majority 821 16.4 −9.6
Turnout 5,024
Labour hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. W. G. Fitzsimons* 4,471 79.3 +5.6
Labour C. E. Bedgood 1,166 20.7 −5.6
Majority 3,305 58.6 +11.2
Turnout 5,637
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Mendell* 2,760 78.1 −2.5
Conservative R. E. Talbot 591 16.7 +0.7
Communist M. I. Druck 184 5.2 +1.8
Majority 2,169 61.4 −3.2
Turnout 3,535
Labour hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Collier* 4,189 58.5 +4.1
Labour E. Mellor 2,972 41.5 −4.1
Majority 1,217 17.0 +8.2
Turnout 7,161
Conservative hold Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. K. Lee* 4,265 79.9 +2.8
Labour A. Gregory 1,075 20.1 −2.8
Majority 3,190 59.8 +5.6
Turnout 5,340
Conservative hold Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Siddall* 4,692 70.3 −4.0
Conservative A. P. Osborn 1,801 27.0 +4.0
Communist J. Kay 184 2.7 0
Majority 2,891 43.3 −8.0
Turnout 6,677
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Sutton* 3,020 64.6 −4.7
Conservative L. J. Naden 1,657 35.4 +4.7
Majority 1,363 29.2 −9.4
Turnout 4,677
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Grant* 3,617 54.4 −7.2
Conservative P. H. Craig 3,038 45.6 +7.2
Majority 579 8.8 −14.4
Turnout 6,655
Labour hold Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. A. Fieldhouse* 3,115 48.0 −9.1
Labour F. Hatton 2,371 36.6 −6.3
Liberal G. P. Robinson 1,001 15.4 N/A
Majority 744 11.4 −2.8
Turnout 6,487
Conservative hold Swing

Lightbowne

Lightbowne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Piggott* 4,742 56.1 +9.8
Labour G. Halstead 3,709 43.9 −3.0
Majority 1,033 12.2 +11.6
Turnout 8,451
Conservative hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Sharp* 3,161 55.1 +1.8
Labour J. Davis 1,996 35.8 −2.2
Liberal F. N. Wedlock 584 10.1 +0.4
Majority 1,265 20.3 +4.0
Turnout 5,741
Conservative hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. C. Chadwick* 2,840 70.3 −2.6
Conservative M. V. Sparks 1,200 29.7 +2.6
Majority 1,640 40.6 −5.2
Turnout 4,040
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. V. Wood 2,661 48.6 −10.4
Conservative G. J. Playford* 2,235 40.9 −0.1
Independent C. Cuffin 575 10.5 N/A
Majority 426 7.7 −10.3
Turnout 5,471
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Lawson 2,833 50.2 −1.4
Conservative C. Brewster* 2,813 49.8 +2.8
Majority 20 0.4 −4.2
Turnout 5,646
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Moston

Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. M. McGuirk* 4,033 53.1 −7.2
Conservative W. H. T. Quick 3,560 46.9 +7.2
Majority 473 6.2 −14.4
Turnout 7,603
Labour hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Murray* 2,580 65.8 −0.8
Conservative E. Griffiths 1,339 34.2 +4.2
Majority 1,241 31.6 −5.0
Turnout 3,919
Labour hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Bates* 3,375 66.8 −2.8
Conservative W. H. Priestnall 1,679 33.2 +2.8
Majority 1,696 33.6 −5.6
Turnout 5,054
Labour hold Swing

Newtown

Newtown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. B. Ogden* 3,091 77.0 −4.7
Conservative A. Gregory 925 23.0 +4.7
Majority 2,166 54.0 −9.4
Turnout 4,016
Labour hold Swing

Northenden

Northenden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. C. Hewlett* 4,432 60.4 +13.8
Labour W. Gallagher 2,904 39.6 −1.2
Majority 1,528 20.8 +15.0
Turnout 7,336
Conservative hold Swing

Old Moat

Old Moat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Sharp* 3,366 63.6 +5.8
Labour W. A. Dove 1,928 36.4 −5.8
Majority 1,438 27.2 +11.6
Turnout 5,294
Conservative hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Nally* 4,295 70.6 −3.9
Conservative L. Lescure 1,788 29.4 +3.9
Majority 2,507 41.2 −7.8
Turnout 6,083
Labour hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. C. Rodgers* 3,832 70.0 +4.9
Labour B. Conlan 1,640 30.0 −4.9
Majority 2,192 40.0 +9.8
Turnout 5,472
Conservative hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Mann 3,273 65.0 −6.1
Conservative H. Spencer 1,763 35.0 +6.1
Majority 1,510 30.0 −12.2
Turnout 5,036
Labour hold Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. P. Evans 2,755 50.5 −6.6
Conservative W. E. A. Yates* 2,698 49.5 +2.4
Majority 57 1.0 −3.0
Turnout 5,453
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. W. Ellershaw* 3,709 67.4 −0.1
Conservative E. A. Leggett 1,791 32.6 +0.1
Majority 1,918 34.8 −0.2
Turnout 5,500
Labour hold Swing

St. Peter's

St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. D. Perks* 1,886 63.5 0
Labour H. W. Bliss 1,083 36.5 0
Majority 803 27.0 0
Turnout 2,969
Conservative hold Swing

Withington

Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. H. Scholfield* 3,689 80.4 +12.5
Labour R. L. Griffiths 899 19.6 +0.6
Majority 2,790 60.8 +11.9
Turnout 4,588
Conservative hold Swing

Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. S. Gatley* 8,759 63.3 −6.7
Conservative A. Williamson 4,684 33.8 +3.8
Independent F. Frost 401 2.9 N/A
Majority 4,075 29.5 −10.5
Turnout 13,844
Labour hold Swing

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1953 and 1954

Moss Side East, 2 July 1953

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor John Edward Pheasey (Conservative, Moss Side East, elected 15 May 1934)[3] on 29 April 1953[4] following the death on 18 April 1953 of Alderman Harold White (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 6 October 1937).[5][6]

Moss Side East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Dell 2,629 51.5 +2.9
Conservative G. J. Playford 2,107 41.3 +0.4
Independent C. Cuffin 424 8.2 −2.3
Majority 522 10.2 +2.5
Turnout 5,160
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

[7]

References

  1. ^ Labour will restore school cuts, Manchester Evening News, May 8, 1953, p.1
  2. ^ LABOUR SECURES CONTROL IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 8, 1953, p.10
  3. ^ MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 16, 1934, p.13
  4. ^ Alderman, Manchester Evening News, April 29, 1953, p.4
  5. ^ ALDERMAN G. H. WHITE, Manchester Guardian, April 20, 1953, p.12
  6. ^ £900 FLATS PLAN FOR HULME NOT TO PROCEED, Manchester Evening News, October 6, 1937, p.9
  7. ^ LABOUR HOLDS SEAT, Manchester Guardian, July 3, 1953, p.12
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