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1956 Manchester City Council election
← 1955 10 May 1956 (1956-05-10) 1957 →
42 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 20 seats,
47.2% 		18 seats,
50.8% 		0 seats,
1.5%
Seats before 86 63 3
Seats won 28 14 0
Seats after 87 62 3
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1 Steady
Popular vote 86,102 69,717 5,070
Percentage 53.1% 43.0% 3.1%
Swing Increase5.9% Decrease7.8% Increase1.6%
Map of results of 1956 election
Leader of the Council before election


Labour

Leader of the Council after election


Labour

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1956. 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 86,102 (53.1%)
Increase 5.9 28 (66.7%)
28 / 42
 Increase 1 87 (57.2%)
87 / 152
Conservative Party 69,717 (43.0%)
Decrease 7.8 14 (33.3%)
14 / 42
 Decrease 1 62 (40.8%)
62 / 152
Liberal Party 5,070 (3.1%)
Increase 1.6 0 (0.0%)
0 / 42
 Steady 3 (2.0%)
3 / 152
Communist 788 (0.5%)
Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 42
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 152
Independent 436 (0.3%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 42
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 152

Full council

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87 3 62

Aldermen

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20 3 15

Councillors

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67 47

Ward results

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Alexandra Park

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Alexandra Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Ward* 2,838 60.0 −21.1
Liberal G. E. Sharpe 1,071 22.6 N/A
Labour H. W. Bliss 821 17.4 −1.5
Majority 1,767 37.4 −24.8
Turnout 4,730
Conservative hold Swing

All Saints'

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All Saints' (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. P. Evans 1,818 64.3 +4.3
Labour J. H. Parish* 1,728 61.1 +1.1
Conservative W. J. Geddes 1,056 37.3 −2.7
Majority 672 23.8 +3.8
Turnout 2,829
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ardwick

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Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour V. Wilson* 2,319 63.2 +0.6
Conservative G. Jackson 1,352 36.8 −0.6
Majority 967 26.4 +1.2
Turnout 3,671
Labour hold Swing

Baguley

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Baguley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Gallacher* 3,000 59.2 +5.3
Conservative H. T. Fairclough 2,068 40.8 −5.3
Majority 932 18.4 +10.6
Turnout 5,068
Labour hold Swing

Barlow Moor

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Barlow Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Hooley* 1,574 59.8 −9.9
Labour E. Wood 1,059 40.2 +9.9
Majority 515 19.6 −19.8
Turnout 2,633
Conservative hold Swing

Benchill

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Benchill (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. S. Gatley* 2,467 57.9 +6.3
Labour R. L. Griffiths 2,357 55.3 +3.7
Conservative R. Clarkson 1,665 39.0 −6.6
Conservative E. Birley 1,658 38.9 −6.7
Communist G. Taylor 190 4.5 +1.7
Majority 692 16.2 +10.2
Turnout 4,264
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Beswick

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Beswick (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. G. Birtles* 2,275 77.2 +3.1
Labour R. Malcolm 2,139 72.6 −1.5
Conservative R. B. Crompton 738 25.1 −0.8
Majority 1,401 47.5 −0.7
Turnout 2,945
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

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Blackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. A. Lynch* 3,541 59.3 −4.2
Labour A. J. Fahey 2,431 40.7 +4.2
Majority 1,110 18.6 −8.4
Turnout 5,972
Conservative hold Swing

Bradford

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Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. McCall* 3,080 75.2 +8.0
Conservative H. J. Caulfield 1,017 24.8 −8.0
Majority 2,063 50.4 +16.0
Turnout 4,097
Labour hold Swing

Burnage

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Burnage
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. W. Biggs* 3,068 60.9 −3.5
Labour J. S. Goldstone 1,968 39.1 +3.5
Majority 1,100 21.8 −7.0
Turnout 5,036
Conservative hold Swing

Cheetham

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Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. P. Pariser* 1,705 50.3 +2.8
Liberal S. Needoff 1,157 34.1 +4.7
Conservative M. J. McGregor 529 15.6 −7.5
Majority 548 16.2 −1.9
Turnout 3,391
Labour hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

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Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. W. G. Fitzsimons* 3,366 83.1 +1.5
Labour R. E. Talbot 683 16.9 −1.5
Majority 2,683 66.2 +3.0
Turnout 4,049
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

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Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Mendell* 1,668 79.4 +6.0
Conservative F. Hargreaves 264 12.6 −9.3
Communist M. I. Druck 168 8.0 +3.3
Majority 1,404 66.8 +15.3
Turnout 2,100
Labour hold Swing

Crumpsall

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Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Collier* 3,172 56.7 −3.5
Labour K. Franklin 2,420 43.3 +3.5
Majority 752 13.4 −7.0
Turnout 5,592
Conservative hold Swing

Didsbury

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Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. K. Lee* 2,720 55.5 −13.8
Liberal E. Noble 1,616 32.9 +13.9
Labour A. Haslam 569 11.6 −0.1
Majority 1,104 22.6 −27.7
Turnout 4,905
Conservative hold Swing

Gorton North

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Gorton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Siddall* 3,556 72.1 +5.9
Conservative B. H. Farrow 1,376 27.9 −3.4
Majority 2,180 44.2 +9.3
Turnout 4,932
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

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Gorton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Wimbury* 2,058 68.7 +16.9
Conservative T. Brownrigg 938 31.3 −16.9
Majority 1,120 37.4 +33.8
Turnout 2,996
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

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Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Grant* 2,691 58.0 +4.2
Conservative E. Bland 1,952 42.0 −4.2
Majority 739 16.0 +8.4
Turnout 4,643
Labour hold Swing

Hugh Oldham

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Hugh Oldham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. B. Ogden* 1,691 72.8 +1.6
Conservative J. C. Brearley 475 20.4 −2.8
Communist E. Cohen 157 6.8 +2.2
Majority 1,216 52.4 +5.4
Turnout 2,323
Labour hold Swing

Levenshulme

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Levenshulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. A. Fieldhouse* 2,597 65.3 −7.4
Labour W. Pearlman 1,380 34.7 +7.4
Majority 1,217 30.6 −14.8
Turnout 3,977
Conservative hold Swing

Lightbowne

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Lightbowne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Piggott* 3,268 50.4 +0.6
Labour G. Halstead 2,536 39.1 −2.7
Liberal F. N. Wedlock 683 10.5 +2.1
Majority 732 11.3 +3.3
Turnout 6,487
Conservative hold Swing

Longsight

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Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Sharp* 2,248 57.0 −7.2
Labour J. Davis 1,694 43.0 +7.2
Majority 554 14.0 −14.4
Turnout 3,942
Conservative hold Swing

Miles Platting

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Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. R. Morris* 1,878 69.3 +8.9
Conservative T. E. Downes 832 30.7 −8.9
Majority 1,046 38.6 +17.8
Turnout 2,710
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side East

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Moss Side East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. A. Downward 2,538 55.7 +10.6
Conservative L. V. Roy 1,927 42.3 −10.5
Communist L. B. Johnson 92 2.0 −0.1
Majority 611 13.4
Turnout 4,557
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side West

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Moss Side West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Lawson* 2,082 45.3 +6.1
Conservative L. Lescure 2,077 45.2 −15.6
Independent G. J. Playford 436 9.5 N/A
Majority 5 0.1
Turnout 4,595
Labour hold Swing

Moston

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Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. M. McGuirk* 3,105 53.6 +0.9
Conservative M. Dunn 2,684 46.4 −0.9
Majority 421 7.2 +1.8
Turnout 5,789
Labour hold Swing

New Cross

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New Cross (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Murray* 1,535 71.2 +5.7
Labour E. Crank 1,450 68.0 +2.5
Conservative K. Corless 639 30.0 −4.5
Majority 811 38.0 +7.0
Turnout 2,132
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Newton Heath

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Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Lister* 2,437 69.4 +5.6
Conservative F. H. Robinson 1,072 30.6 −5.6
Majority 1,365 39.0 +11.2
Turnout 3,509
Labour hold Swing

Northenden

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Northenden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. N. M. Moxley 2,877 51.6 +3.5
Conservative T. C. Hewlett* 2,700 48.4 −3.5
Majority 177 3.2
Turnout 5,577
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Old Moat

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Old Moat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Sharp* 1,950 56.3 −13.6
Labour E. H. Jessop 974 28.1 −2.1
Liberal R. H. Hargreaves 543 15.6 N/A
Majority 976 28.2 −11.4
Turnout 3,467
Conservative hold Swing

Openshaw

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Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. E. Morley* 3,157 71.7 +4.0
Conservative E. D. Lowe 1,063 24.2 −5.3
Communist J. Hodgson 181 4.1 +1.3
Majority 2,094 47.5 +9.3
Turnout 4,401
Labour hold Swing

Rusholme

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Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Ollerenshaw 2,989 69.3 −2.7
Labour S. C. Rimmer 1,323 30.7 +2.7
Majority 1,666 38.6 −5.4
Turnout 4,312
Conservative hold Swing

St. George's

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St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Mann* 2,463 74.1 +10.3
Conservative L. C. Hughes 862 25.9 −10.3
Majority 1,601 48.2 +20.6
Turnout 3,325
Labour hold Swing

St. Luke's

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St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Massey 2,280 57.8 +8.2
Conservative N. Kenyon 1,667 42.2 −8.2
Majority 613 15.6
Turnout 3,947
Labour hold Swing

St. Mark's

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St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour N. Morris 2,932 65.9 −0.9
Conservative R. Jones 1,514 34.1 +0.9
Majority 1,418 31.8 −1.8
Turnout 4,446
Labour hold Swing

St. Peter's

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St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Carson 1,226 71.6 −3.6
Labour C. E. Bedgood 486 28.4 +3.6
Majority 740 43.2 −7.2
Turnout 1,712
Conservative hold Swing

Withington

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Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. H. Scholfield* 2,089 71.5 −11.7
Labour N. Selwyn 834 28.5 +11.7
Majority 1,255 43.0 −23.4
Turnout 2,923
Conservative hold Swing

Woodhouse Park

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Woodhouse Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Waddicor* 3,638 79.4 +13.2
Conservative C. G. Tilley 946 20.6 −13.2
Majority 2,692 58.8 +26.4
Turnout 4,584
Labour hold Swing

Aldermanic elections

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By-elections between 1956 and 1957

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References

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  1. ^ SEE HOW THEY POLLED - AT A GLANCE, Manchester Evening News, May 11, 1956, p.4
  2. ^ CONSERVATIVES LOSE SEAT IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 11, 1956, p.4
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