1954 Manchester City Council election

1954 Manchester City Council election

13 May 1954 (1954-05-13)
43 of 152 seats to Manchester City Council 73 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Last election 21 seats, 50.9% 15 seats, 47.2% 0 seats, 1.2% Seats before 75 65 4 Seats won 28 15 0 Seats after 88 60 4 Seat change 11 5 Popular vote 120,036 98,835 3,753 Percentage 53.8% 44.3% 1.7% Swing 2.9% 2.9% 0.5%
Map of results of 1954 election
Leader of the Council before election Labour Leader of the Council after election Labour

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 13 May 1954. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Wythenshawe ward had been split into three, and two new wards (Baguley and Woodhouse Park) elected all of their councillors for the first time.

The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Labour Party		120,036 (53.8%)		2.9	28 (65.1%)	28 / 43	11	88 (57.9%)	88 / 152
Conservative Party		98,835 (44.3%)		2.9	15 (34.9%)	15 / 43	5	60 (39.5%)	60 / 152
Liberal Party		3,753 (1.7%)		0.5	0 (0.0%)	0 / 43		4 (2.6%)	4 / 152
Communist		562 (0.3%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 43		0 (0.0%)	0 / 152

Full council

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88

4

60

Aldermen

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18

4

16

Councillors

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70

44

Ward results

Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. E. Bird*	4,113	74.1	−1.8
	Labour	H. Jenkins	1,439	25.9	+1.8
Majority			2,674	48.2	−3.6
Turnout			5,552
	Conservative hold		Swing

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Hatton	2,854	63.0	+1.8
	Conservative	C. A. Earley*	1,676	37.0	−1.8
Majority			1,178	26.0	+3.6
Turnout			4,530
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Taylor	3,569	58.6	−2.3
	Conservative	P. Buckley*	2,526	41.4	+2.3
Majority			1,043	17.2	−4.6
Turnout			6,095
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Baguley

Baguley (three vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Stuart-Cole	3,267	56.6
	Labour	W. Gallacher	3,242	56.2
	Labour	H. Jenkins	3,172	55.0
	Conservative	H. T. Fairclough	2,559	44.4
	Conservative	N. P. Robinson	2,548	44.2
	Conservative	A. Charlton	2,518	43.6
Majority			613	10.6
Turnout			5,769
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Harker*	2,386	61.7	−1.6
	Labour	E. Mellor	1,479	38.3	+1.6
Majority			907	23.4	−3.2
Turnout			3,868
	Conservative hold		Swing

Benchill

Benchill (formerly Wythenshawe)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Frost*	3,115	57.2	−6.1
	Conservative	A. Williamson	2,206	40.5	+6.7
	Communist	G. Taylor	125	2.3	N/A
Majority			909	16.7	−12.8
Turnout			5,446
	Labour hold		Swing

Beswick

Beswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. W. Farrell*	3,471	78.2	+1.8
	Conservative	H. Broderick	969	21.8	−1.8
Majority			2,502	56.4	+3.6
Turnout			4,440
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Chadwick*	4,142	58.3	+2.1
	Labour	W. Lister	2,960	41.7	−2.1
Majority			1,182	16.6	+4.2
Turnout			7,102
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. E. Beavan*	3,917	71.9	+0.3
	Conservative	F. H. Robinson	1,530	28.1	−0.3
Majority			2,387	43.8	+0.6
Turnout			5,447
	Labour hold		Swing

Burnage

Burnage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. J. Edwards*	3,666	56.2	−2.9
	Labour	D. Supree	2,855	43.8	+2.9
Majority			811	12.4	−5.8
Turnout			6,521
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. B. Prain*	2,102	50.2	+1.3
	Liberal	S. Needoff	1,172	28.0	+9.4
	Conservative	A. Niman	916	21.8	−10.7
Majority			930	22.2	+5.8
Turnout			4,190
	Labour hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Ralphs*	3,675	77.3	−2.0
	Labour	M. E. Morley	1,079	22.7	+2.0
Majority			2,596	54.6	−4.0
Turnout			4,754
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Finkel*	2,473	76.2	−1.9
	Conservative	R. E. Talbot	630	19.4	+2.7
	Communist	M. I. Druck	143	4.4	−0.8
Majority			1,843	56.8	−4.6
Turnout			3,246
	Labour hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Mawdsley*	3,782	53.1	−5.4
	Labour	J. P. Jennings	3,336	46.9	+5.4
Majority			446	6.2	−10.8
Turnout			7,118
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. White*	3,150	62.7	−17.2
	Liberal	E. Noble	1,146	22.8	N/A
	Labour	S. Carter	727	14.5	−5.6
Majority			2,004	39.9	−19.9
Turnout			5,023
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Roddy*	4,139	73.0	+2.7
	Conservative	C. N. Clark	1,385	24.4	−2.6
	Communist	J. Kay	145	2.6	−0.1
Majority			2,753	48.6	+5.3
Turnout			5,669
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Kirkman*	2,578	69.3	+4.7
	Conservative	L. J. Naden	1,141	30.7	−4.7
Majority			1,437	38.6	+9.4
Turnout			3,719
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. O'Toole	3,389	51.3	−3.1
	Conservative	J. Chatterton*	3,214	48.7	+3.1
Majority			175	2.6	−6.2
Turnout			6,603
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Hugh Oldham

Hugh Oldham (formerly Newtown)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Humphries*	3,162	76.8	−0.2
	Conservative	A. Gregory	955	23.2	+0.2
Majority			2,207	53.6	−0.4
Turnout			4,117
	Labour hold		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	O. Lodge*	3,134	53.2	+5.2
	Labour	H. J. Wimbury	1,908	32.4	−4.2
	Liberal	E. Quiligotti	852	14.4	−1.0
Majority			1,226	20.8	+9.4
Turnout			5,894
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lightbowne

Lightbowne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Piggott*	3,840	48.4	−7.7
	Labour	G. Halstead	3,508	44.2	+0.3
	Liberal	F. N. Wedlock	583	7.4	N/A
Majority			332	4.2	−8.0
Turnout			7,931
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. J. Dunn*	2,880	57.4	+2.3
	Labour	J. Davis	2,136	42.6	+6.8
Majority			744	14.8	−5.5
Turnout			5,016
	Conservative hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. H. F. Eccles*	2,449	68.4	−1.9
	Conservative	E. Pelham	1,131	31.6	+1.9
Majority			1,318	36.8	−3.8
Turnout			3,580
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Dell*	2,489	60.3	+11.7
	Conservative	M. V. Sparks	1,640	39.7	−1.2
Majority			849	20.6	+12.9
Turnout			4,129
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Pollitt	2,693	50.6	+0.4
	Conservative	A. R. Smith*	2,626	49.4	−0.4
Majority			67	1.2	+0.8
Turnout			5,319
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Latham	4,075	55.3	+2.2
	Conservative	M. Dunn*	3,297	44.7	−2.2
Majority			778	10.6	+4.4
Turnout			7,372
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

New Cross

New Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Knight*	2,565	74.3	+8.5
	Conservative	K. Corless	889	25.7	−8.5
Majority			1,676	48.6	+17.0
Turnout			3,454
	Labour hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Binns*	2,936	68.1	+1.3
	Conservative	W. H. Priestnall	1,377	31.9	−1.3
Majority			1,559	36.2	+2.6
Turnout			4,313
	Labour hold		Swing

Northenden

Northenden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Jacobs*	3,251	50.3	−10.1
	Labour	N. Morris	3,208	49.7	+10.1
Majority			43	0.6	−20.2
Turnout			6,459
	Conservative hold		Swing

Old Moat

Old Moat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. R. Swan*	2,983	63.3	−0.3
	Labour	E. V. Hughes	1,731	36.7	+0.3
Majority			1,252	26.6	−0.6
Turnout			4,713
	Conservative hold		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Jolly*	4,202	72.1	+1.5
	Conservative	E. Fitzsimons	1,475	25.3	−4.1
	Communist	F. Dean	149	2.6	N/A
Majority			2,727	46.8	+5.6
Turnout			5,826
	Labour hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. T. Barratt*	3,419	70.3	+0.3
	Labour	A. H. Green	1,443	29.7	−0.3
Majority			1,976	40.6	+0.6
Turnout			4,862
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Collis*	3,235	71.3	+6.3
	Conservative	J. Livesey	1,300	28.7	−6.3
Majority			1,935	42.6	+12.6
Turnout			4,535
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Conway*	2,940	53.4	+2.9
	Conservative	W. E. A. Yates	2,570	46.6	−2.9
Majority			370	6.8	+5.8
Turnout			5,510
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Conlan*	3,905	67.2	−0.2
	Labour	L. Drury*	3,891	67.0	−0.4
	Conservative	E. A. Leggett	1,930	32.6	+0.6
	Conservative	W. H. Fleetwood	1,895	32.6	0
Majority			1,961	33.7	−1.1
Turnout			5,811
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Peter's

St. Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Beer*	1,909	69.8	+6.3
	Labour	H. W. Bliss	825	30.2	−6.3
Majority			1,084	39.6	+12.6
Turnout			2,734
	Conservative hold		Swing

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. H. Stovell*	3,256	80.9	+0.5
	Labour	F. O'Rourke	771	19.1	−0.5
Majority			2,485	61.8	+1.0
Turnout			4,588
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park (three vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. H. Hall	3,633	72.0
	Labour	H. Waddicor	3,586	71.0
	Labour	W. Smith	3,582	70.9
	Conservative	C. L. Hughes	1,463	29.0
	Conservative	A. E. Hoodith	1,442	28.6
	Conservative	W. McKean	1,441	28.5
Majority			2,119	41.9
Turnout			5,049
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)