1959 Manchester City Council election

1959 Manchester City Council election

7 May 1959 (1959-05-07)
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 26 seats, 53.7% 14 seats, 37.8% 0 seats, 7.7% Seats before 95 54 3 Seats won 21 17 0 Seats after 92 57 3 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 76,856 74,294 16,973 Percentage 45.4% 43.9% 10.0% Swing 8.3% 6.1% 2.3%
Map of results of 1959 election
Leader of the Council before election Labour Leader of the Council after election Labour

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1959. 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.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Labour Party		76,856 (45.4%)		8.3	21 (55.3%)	21 / 38	3	92 (60.5%)	92 / 152
Conservative Party		74,294 (43.9%)		6.1	17 (44.7%)	17 / 38	3	57 (37.5%)	57 / 152
Liberal Party		16,973 (10.0%)		2.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 38	1	3 (2.0%)	3 / 152
Communist		890 (0.5%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 38		0 (0.0%)	0 / 152
Independent Labour		249 (0.1%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 38	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 152
Union Movement		135 (0.1%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 38		0 (0.0%)	0 / 152

Full council

↓

92

3

57

Aldermen

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21

3

14

Councillors

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71

43

Ward results

Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Ward*	3,413	61.6	+10.0
	Liberal	L. Thornton Smith	1,314	23.7	−8.9
	Labour	H. Conway	817	14.7	−1.1
Majority			2,099	37.9	+18.9
Turnout			5,544
	Conservative hold		Swing

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. P. Evans*	1,810	72.7	−4.8
	Conservative	R. W. Phillips	679	27.3	+4.8
Majority			1,131	45.4	−9.6
Turnout			2,489
	Labour hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Wilson*	2,216	63.2	+0.2
	Conservative	G. Taylor	1,288	36.8	−0.2
Majority			928	26.4	+0.4
Turnout			3,504
	Labour hold		Swing

Baguley

Baguley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. H. Price*	3,066	51.9	−8.1
	Conservative	W. Fuller	2,836	48.1	+8.1
Majority			230	3.8	−16.2
Turnout			5,902
	Labour hold		Swing

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Hooley*	1,945	64.5	+5.4
	Labour	S. E. Tucker	1,070	35.5	−5.3
Majority			875	29.0	+10.6
Turnout			3,015
	Conservative hold		Swing

Benchill

Benchill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. S. Gatley*	2,414	50.5	−8.6
	Conservative	A. Williamson	2,225	46.5	+7.4
	Communist	M. Taylor	141	3.0	+1.2
Majority			189	4.0	−16.0
Turnout			4,780
	Labour hold		Swing

Beswick

Beswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. G. Birtles*	2,785	80.6	−3.3
	Conservative	H. L. W. Glover	672	19.4	+3.3
Majority			2,113	61.2	−6.6
Turnout			3,457
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. A. Lynch*	3,398	47.6	−3.7
	Labour	E. McGinty	2,459	34.4	−14.3
	Liberal	D. A. Green	1,281	18.0	N/A
Majority			939	13.2	+10.6
Turnout			7,138
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. McCall*	2,865	71.8	−7.3
	Conservative	J. Mitton	1,124	28.2	+7.3
Majority			1,741	43.6	−14.6
Turnout			3,989
	Labour hold		Swing

Burnage

Burnage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Platt*	3,115	50.3	−10.1
	Labour	W. S. Spink	1,900	30.7	−11.5
	Liberal	H. Tobias	1,178	19.0	N/A
Majority			1,215	19.6	+3.4
Turnout			6,193
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. P. Pariser*	1,650	45.5	−8.8
	Liberal	S. Needoff	1,614	44.5	−1.2
	Conservative	F. Hargreaves	360	10.0	N/A
Majority			36	1.0	−7.6
Turnout			3,624
	Labour hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. W. G. Fitzsimons*	3,942	77.2	+5.2
	Labour	R. Grills	1,167	22.8	−5.2
Majority			2,775	54.4	+10.4
Turnout			5,109
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Mendell*	1,780	80.9	−7.9
	Conservative	K. Edis	288	13.1	+7.1
	Communist	A. Gadian	133	6.0	+2.7
Majority			1,492	67.8	−13.5
Turnout			2,201
	Labour hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Collier*	3,709	45.5	−0.5
	Labour	S. N. M. Moxley*	2,998	36.8	−17.2
	Liberal	I. Savage	1,440	17.7	N/A
Majority			711	8.7
Turnout			8,147
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. K. Lee*	3,275	53.4	+7.3
	Liberal	M. MacInerney	2,400	39.1	−5.1
	Labour	A. Williams	462	7.5	−1.2
Majority			875	14.3	+12.4
Turnout			6,137
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Higgins*	3,628	68.7	−16.6
	Conservative	C. N. Clark	1,654	31.3	+15.7
Majority			1,974	37.4	−30.6
Turnout			5,282
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Wimbury*	2,254	61.3	−5.3
	Conservative	H. Woodman	1,422	38.7	+5.3
Majority			832	22.6	−10.6
Turnout			3,676
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Grant*	2,473	61.2	−5.8
	Conservative	A. Jones	1,568	38.8	+5.8
Majority			905	22.4	−11.6
Turnout			4,041
	Labour hold		Swing

Hugh Oldham

Hugh Oldham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. B. Ogden*	2,076	75.5	−7.9
	Conservative	I. Burgess	492	17.9	+5.5
	Communist	E. Cohen	180	6.6	+2.4
Majority			1,584	57.6	−13.4
Turnout			2,748
	Labour hold		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. A. Fieldhouse*	2,602	47.6	+2.7
	Labour	A. E. Bowden	1,508	27.6	−4.5
	Liberal	G. E. Sharp	1,357	24.8	+1.8
Majority			1,094	20.0	+7.2
Turnout			5,467
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lightbowne

Lightbowne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Piggott	3,399	46.9	+15.7
	Labour	L. Kelly	2,688	37.1	−9.6
	Liberal	F. N. Wedlock	1,153	16.0	−6.1
Majority			711	9.8	−5.7
Turnout			7,240
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Sharp*	2,490	60.6	+1.3
	Labour	R. E. Talbot	1,619	39.4	−1.3
Majority			871	21.2	+2.6
Turnout			4,109
	Conservative hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. R. Morris*	1,716	67.0	−6.1
	Conservative	J. Hall	847	33.0	+6.1
Majority			869	34.0	−12.2
Turnout			2,563
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. A. Downward*	2,080	53.4	−6.3
	Conservative	J. Lang	1,681	43.1	+6.5
	Communist	T. Wright	136	3.5	−0.2
Majority			399	10.2	−12.9
Turnout			3,897
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Bodden	2,885	59.0	+10.5
	Labour	B. Lawson*	1,868	38.2	−0.6
	Union Movement	G. A. Webb	135	2.6	+0.3
Majority			1,017	20.8	+11.1
Turnout			4,888
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. E. Goulding	2,990	42.0	−0.2
	Labour	W. McGuirk*	2,928	41.2	−16.6
	Liberal	P. L. Marron	1,195	16.8	N/A
Majority			62	0.8
Turnout			7,113
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

New Cross

New Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Murray*	1,251	76.0	−1.7
	Conservative	M. Buckley	396	24.0	+1.7
Majority			855	52.0	−3.4
Turnout			1,647
	Labour hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Lister*	2,275	58.2	−12.3
	Conservative	A. Johnson	1,631	41.8	+12.3
Majority			644	16.4	−24.6
Turnout			3,906
	Labour hold		Swing

Northenden

Northenden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. A. Walmsley	2,648	39.6	+8.4
	Labour	R. Sheldon	2,608	39.0	−8.3
	Liberal	R. H. Hargreaves	1,434	21.4	−0.1
Majority			40	0.6
Turnout			6,690
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Old Moat

Old Moat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Sharp*	2,119	51.0	+3.9
	Labour	R. P. Greenwood	1,145	27.6	−9.6
	Liberal	P. McGregor	890	21.4	+5.7
Majority			974	23.4	+13.5
Turnout			4,154
	Conservative hold		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. E. Morley*	3,233	68.6	−11.0
	Conservative	P. Collins	1,323	28.1	+11.3
	Communist	H. Holland	159	3.3	−0.3
Majority			1,910	40.5	−22.3
Turnout			4,715
	Labour hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Ollerenshaw*	3,066	70.0	+6.5
	Labour	K. Graham	1,317	30.0	−6.5
Majority			1,749	40.0	+13.0
Turnout			4,383
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Mann*	2,044	75.2	−6.7
	Conservative	D. Meakin	675	24.8	+6.7
Majority			1,369	50.4	−13.4
Turnout			2,719
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Massey*	1,835	50.2	−9.0
	Conservative	W. Crabtree	1,573	43.0	+2.2
	Independent Labour	H. Rowley	249	6.8	N/A
Majority			262	7.2	−11.2
Turnout			3,657
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Morris*	2,492	68.7	−9.2
	Conservative	W. H. Fleetwood	1,134	31.3	+9.2
Majority			1,358	37.4	−18.4
Turnout			3,626
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Peter's

St. Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Carson*	1,170	67.2	−5.5
	Labour	J. Maguire	571	32.8	+5.5
Majority			599	34.4	−11.0
Turnout			1,741
	Conservative hold		Swing

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. H. Scholfield*	2,808	55.0	+7.0
	Liberal	A. Share	1,717	33.7	−4.6
	Labour	J. Platt	577	11.3	−2.4
Majority			1,091	21.3	+11.6
Turnout			5,102
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Reid*	3,211	67.0	−14.2
	Conservative	F. W. Harrison	1,441	30.1	+14.5
	Communist	E. Holt	141	2.9	−0.3
Majority			1,770	36.9	−28.7
Turnout			4,793
	Labour hold		Swing