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1955 Manchester City Council election
← 1954 12 May 1955 (1955-05-12) 1956 →
38 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 28 seats,
53.8% 		15 seats,
44.3% 		0 seats,
1.7%
Seats before 89 59 4
Seats won 20 18 0
Seats after 85 63 4
Seat change Decrease4 Increase4 Steady
Popular vote 88,311 95,234 2,901
Percentage 47.2% 50.8% 1.5%
Swing Decrease6.6% Increase6.5% Decrease0.2%
Map of results of 1955 election
Leader of the Council before election


Labour

Leader of the Council after election


Labour

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1955. 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 88,311 (47.2%)
Decrease 6.6 20 (52.6%)
20 / 38
 Decrease 4 85 (55.9%)
85 / 152
Conservative Party 95,234 (50.8%)
Increase 6.5 18 (47.4%)
18 / 38
 Increase 4 63 (41.4%)
63 / 152
Liberal Party 2,901 (1.5%)
Decrease 0.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 38
 Steady 4 (2.6%)
4 / 152
Communist 848 (0.5%)
Increase 0.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 38
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 152

Full council

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85 4 63

Aldermen

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19 4 15

Councillors

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66 48

Ward results

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Alexandra Park

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Alexandra Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. Bailey* 4,306 81.1 +7.0
Labour C. E. Bedgood 1,003 18.9 −7.0
Majority 3,303 62.2 +14.0
Turnout 5,309
Conservative hold Swing

All Saints'

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All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Littlemore* 2,368 60.0 −3.0
Conservative W. J. Geddes 1,581 40.0 +3.0
Majority 787 20.0 −6.0
Turnout 3,949
Labour hold Swing

Ardwick

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Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. M. Parkinson* 2,844 62.6 +4.0
Conservative L. Hogg 1,701 37.4 −4.0
Majority 1,143 25.2 +8.0
Turnout 4,545
Labour hold Swing

Baguley

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Baguley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Jenkins* 3,193 53.9 −2.7
Conservative H. T. Fairclough 2,729 46.1 +1.7
Majority 464 7.8 −2.8
Turnout 5,922
Labour hold Swing

Barlow Moor

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Barlow Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. J. Pegge* 2,483 69.7 +8.0
Labour E. Wood 1,079 30.3 −8.0
Majority 1,404 39.4 +16.0
Turnout 3,562
Conservative hold Swing

Benchill

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Benchill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Lloyd* 2,606 51.6 −5.6
Conservative J. H. Prince 2,304 45.6 +5.1
Communist G. Taylor 142 2.8 +0.5
Majority 302 6.0 −10.7
Turnout 5,052
Labour hold Swing

Beswick

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Beswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Winstanley* 3,202 74.1 −4.1
Conservative J. Vernon 1,119 25.9 +4.1
Majority 2,083 48.2 −8.2
Turnout 4,321
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

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Blackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Hart* 4,546 63.5 +5.2
Labour W. Lister 2,615 36.5 −5.2
Majority 1,931 27.0 +10.4
Turnout 7,161
Conservative hold Swing

Bradford

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Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Lomas* 3,333 67.2 −4.7
Conservative H. J. Caulfield 1,627 32.8 +4.7
Majority 1,706 34.4 −9.4
Turnout 4,960
Labour hold Swing

Burnage

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Burnage
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Lord* 3,743 64.4 +8.2
Labour M. E. Morley 2,073 35.6 −8.2
Majority 1,670 28.8 +16.4
Turnout 5,816
Conservative hold Swing

Cheetham

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Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Goldstone* 1,928 47.5 −2.7
Liberal S. Needoff 1,192 29.4 +1.4
Conservative M. V. Sparks 941 23.1 +1.4
Majority 736 18.1 −4.1
Turnout 4,061
Labour hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

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Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Whittaker* 4,287 81.6 +4.3
Labour N. Selwyn 964 18.4 −4.3
Majority 3,323 63.2 +8.6
Turnout 5,251
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

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Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. S. Langton* 2,361 73.4 −2.8
Conservative E. Walmsley 703 21.9 +2.5
Communist M. I. Druck 151 4.7 +0.3
Majority 1,658 51.5 −5.3
Turnout 3,215
Labour hold Swing

Crumpsall

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Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Tomlinson* 4,270 60.2 +7.1
Labour M. Tylecote 2,822 39.8 −7.1
Majority 1,448 20.4 +14.2
Turnout 7,092
Conservative hold Swing

Didsbury

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Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Hill* 3,975 69.3 +6.6
Liberal E. Noble 1,090 19.0 −3.8
Labour J. S. Goldstone 672 11.7 −2.8
Majority 2,885 50.3 +10.4
Turnout 5,737
Conservative hold Swing

Gorton North

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Gorton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Lord* 3,856 66.2 −6.8
Conservative L. Lescure 1,825 31.3 +6.9
Communist J. Kay 143 2.5 −0.1
Majority 2,031 34.9 −13.7
Turnout 5,824
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

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Gorton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. A. Yarwood* 2,234 51.8 −17.5
Conservative D. S. Watt 2,077 48.2 +17.5
Majority 157 3.6 −35.0
Turnout 4,311
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

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Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. P. J. Hinderer* 2,787 53.8 +2.5
Conservative L. J. Naden 2,393 46.2 −2.5
Majority 394 7.6 +5.0
Turnout 5,180
Labour hold Swing

Hugh Oldham

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Hugh Oldham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Donovan* 2,337 71.2 −5.6
Conservative J. Doherty 795 23.2 +1.0
Communist F. Farrell 152 4.6 N/A
Majority 1,542 47.0 −6.6
Turnout 3,284
Labour hold Swing

Levenshulme

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Levenshulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Bowes* 3,578 72.7 +19.5
Labour S. Carter 1,346 27.3 −5.1
Majority 2,232 45.4 +24.6
Turnout 4,924
Conservative hold Swing

Lightbowne

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Lightbowne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Chatterton 3,665 49.8 +1.4
Labour R. Malcolm* 3,080 41.8 −2.4
Liberal F. N. Wedlock 619 8.4 +1.0
Majority 585 8.0 +3.8
Turnout 7,364
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Longsight

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Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. G. Hopkins* 3,048 64.2 +6.8
Labour J. Davis 1,696 35.8 −6.8
Majority 1,352 28.4 +13.6
Turnout 4,744
Conservative hold Swing

Miles Platting

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Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Stevenson* 2,179 60.4 −8.0
Conservative A. Gilbert 1,426 39.6 +8.0
Majority 753 20.8 −16.0
Turnout 3,605
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side East

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Moss Side East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. R. Swan* 2,604 52.8 +13.1
Labour W. A. Downward* 2,222 45.1 −15.1
Communist L. B. Johnson 106 2.1 N/A
Majority 382 7.7
Turnout 4,932
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Moss Side West

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Moss Side West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Buckley 3,072 60.8 +11.3
Labour E. V. Hughes 1,979 39.2 −11.4
Majority 1,093 21.6
Turnout 5,051
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Moston

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Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Lamb* 3,703 52.7 −2.6
Conservative M. Dunn 3,326 47.3 +2.6
Majority 377 5.4 −5.2
Turnout 7,029
Labour hold Swing

New Cross

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New Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Blackwell* 1,957 65.5 −8.8
Conservative K. Corless 1,029 34.5 +8.8
Majority 928 31.0 −17.6
Turnout 2,986
Labour hold Swing

Newton Heath

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Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Logan* 2,732 63.8 −4.3
Conservative J. E. Anderson 1,550 36.2 +4.3
Majority 1,182 27.4 −8.8
Turnout 4,282
Labour hold Swing

Northenden

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Northenden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Williamson 3,739 51.9 +1.6
Labour N. Morris 3,467 48.1 −1.6
Majority 272 3.8 +3.2
Turnout 7,206
Conservative hold Swing

Old Moat

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Old Moat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. P. Humphris 2,980 69.8 +6.5
Labour G. Halstead 1,287 30.2 −6.5
Majority 1,693 39.6 +13.0
Turnout 4,267
Conservative hold Swing

Openshaw

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Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Thomas* 3,743 67.7 −4.4
Conservative E. Fitzsimons 1,628 29.5 +4.2
Communist J. Hodgson 154 2.8 +0.2
Majority 2,115 38.2 −8.6
Turnout 5,525
Labour hold Swing

Rusholme

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Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Stockdale* 3,547 72.0 +1.7
Labour A. H. Green 1,377 28.0 −1.7
Majority 2,170 44.0 +3.4
Turnout 4,924
Conservative hold Swing

St. George's

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St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. E. Thomas* 2,554 63.8 −7.5
Conservative J. Livesey 1,449 36.2 +7.5
Majority 1,105 27.6 −15.0
Turnout 4,003
Labour hold Swing

St. Luke's

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St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. J. Holberry 2,398 50.4 +3.8
Labour W. Massey* 2,358 49.6 −3.8
Majority 40 0.8
Turnout 4,756
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

St. Mark's

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St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Shaw* 3,408 66.8 −0.4
Conservative W. H. Fleetwood 1,691 33.2 +0.6
Majority 1,717 33.6 −0.1
Turnout 5,099
Labour hold Swing

St. Peter's

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St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. G. Westbrook* 1,823 75.2 +5.4
Labour E. H. Jessop 602 24.8 −5.4
Majority 1,221 50.4 +10.8
Turnout 2,425
Conservative hold Swing

Withington

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Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. McGrath* 3,415 83.2 +2.3
Labour H. Jenkins 692 16.8 −2.3
Majority 2,723 66.4 +4.6
Turnout 4,107
Conservative hold Swing

Woodhouse Park

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Woodhouse Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Smith* 3,652 66.2 −5.8
Conservative L. V. Roy 1,861 33.8 +4.8
Majority 1,791 32.4 −9.5
Turnout 5,513
Labour hold Swing

Aldermanic elections

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By-elections between 1955 and 1956

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References

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  1. ^ LABOUR LOSES FOUR SEATS AS CITY SWINGS RIGHT, Manchester Evening News, May 13, 1955, p.6
  2. ^ MANCHESTER TORIES TAKE FOUR SEATS FROM LABOUR, Manchester Guardian, May 13, 1955, p.4
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