Alexandra Park (ward)

Alexandra Park
Alexandra Park
Ward
	Alexandra Park ward (1950) within Manchester
	Coat of arms
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Manchester
Created	May 1950
Named after	Alexandra Park
Government
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Manchester City Council
UK Parliamentary Constituency	Manchester Moss Side

Alexandra Park, later Alexandra, was an electoral division of Manchester City Council which was represented from 1950 until 1982. It covered the suburb of Whalley Range, as well as parts of Fallowfield and Moss Side.

Background

The ward was created in 1950,^[1] covering the eastern portion of the former Chorlton-cum-Hardy ward. Its northern boundary ran from the junction of Wood Road and Upper Chorlton Road to the junction of Claremont Road and Yew Tree Road, its eastern boundary ran along Yew Tree Road, its southern boundary ran along Wilbraham Road and the Fallowfield Loop, and its western boundary ran along St. Werburgh's Road and Egerton Road. These boundaries were significantly altered in 1971,^[2] with that part of the ward to the east of Princess Road transferred to the new Lloyd Street ward, its name was also shortened to 'Alexandra'. In 1982, the ward was abolished, and its remaining area became the new Whalley Range ward.^[3]

For the entirety of its existence, the ward formed part of the Manchester Moss Side Parliamentary constituency.^[4]^[5]

Councillors

Election
1950	A. Lees (Con)	J. E. Fitzsimons (Con)	L. Bailey (Con)
1951	A. Lees (Con)	J. E. Fitzsimons (Con)	L. Bailey (Con)
1952	T. E. Bird (Con)	J. E. Fitzsimons (Con)	L. Bailey (Con)
1953	T. E. Bird (Con)	H. Ward (Con)	L. Bailey (Con)
1954	T. E. Bird (Con)	H. Ward (Con)	L. Bailey (Con)
1955	T. E. Bird (Con)	H. Ward (Con)	L. Bailey (Con)
1956	T. E. Bird (Con)	H. Ward (Con)	L. Bailey (Con)
1957	N. Thompson (Con)	H. Ward (Con)	L. Bailey (Con)
1958	N. Thompson (Con)	H. Ward (Con)	L. Bailey (Con)
1959	N. Thompson (Con)	H. Ward (Con)	L. Bailey (Con)
1960	N. Thompson (Con)	H. Ward (Con)	L. Bailey (Con)
1961	N. Thompson (Con)	H. Ward (Con)	L. Bailey (Con)
1962	N. Thompson (Con)	A. Alexander (Lib)	L. Bailey (Con)
1963	N. Thompson (Con)	A. Alexander (Lib)	L. Bailey (Con)
1964	N. Thompson (Con)	A. Alexander (Lib)	L. Bailey (Con)
1965	N. Thompson (Con)	K. C. Slater (Con)	L. Bailey (Con)
1966	N. Thompson (Con)	K. C. Slater (Con)	L. Bailey (Con)
1967	N. Thompson (Con)	K. C. Slater (Con)	L. Bailey (Con)
1968	N. Thompson (Con)	J. B. Chapman (Con)	M. Flynn (Con)
1969	N. Thompson (Con)	J. B. Chapman (Con)	M. Flynn (Con)
1970	N. Thompson (Con)	J. B. Chapman (Con)	M. Flynn (Con)
1971	M. Flynn (Con)	N. Thompson (Con)	J. B. Chapman (Con)
1972	M. Flynn (Con)	N. Thompson (Con)	J. B. Chapman (Con)
1973	M. Flynn (Con)	N. Thompson (Con)	R. C. Rodgers (Con)
1975	M. Flynn (Con)	N. Thompson (Con)	R. C. Rodgers (Con)
1976	M. Flynn (Con)	N. Thompson (Con)	R. C. Rodgers (Con)
1978	M. Flynn (Con)	N. Thompson (Con)	R. C. Rodgers (Con)
1979	M. Flynn (Con)	N. Thompson (Con)	R. C. Rodgers (Con)
1980	M. Flynn (Con)	T. E. Murphy (Con)	R. C. Rodgers (Con)

Elections

Elections in 1950s

May 1950

1950
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. E. Fitzsimons*	5,108	75.8
	Labour	C. Lynch	1,627	24.2
Majority			3,481	51.6
Turnout			6,735
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1951

1951
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Lees*	4,530	79.6	+3.8
	Labour	J. H. Paris	1,159	20.4	−3.8
Majority			3,371	59.2	+7.6
Turnout			5,689
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1952

1952 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Bailey*	4,746	71.6	−8.0
	Conservative	T. E. Bird*	4,731	71.3	−8.3
	Labour	K. Pollitt	1,907	28.8	+8.4
	Labour	L. Drury	1,877	28.3	+7.9
Majority			2,824	42.5	−16.7
Turnout			6,631
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1953

1953
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

May 1954

1954
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

May 1955

1955
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

May 1956

1956
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

May 1957

1957
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Thompson	3,107	53.9	−6.1
	Liberal	G. E. Sharpe	1,487	25.8	+3.2
	Labour	A. A. Dandy	1,166	20.3	+2.9
Majority			1,620	28.1	−9.3
Turnout			5,760
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1958

1958
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Bailey*	2,839	51.6	−2.3
	Liberal	G. E. Sharpe	1,791	32.6	+6.8
	Labour	A. A. Dandy	869	15.8	−4.5
Majority			1,048	19.0	−9.1
Turnout			5,499
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1959

1959
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

Elections in 1960s

May 1960

1960
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Thompson*	3,220	62.6	+1.0
	Liberal	A. Alexander	1,419	27.6	+3.9
	Labour	E. McKeon	504	9.8	−4.9
Majority			1,801	35.0	−2.9
Turnout			5,143
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1961

1961
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Bailey*	2,841	54.2	−8.4
	Liberal	A. Alexander	1,834	35.0	+7.4
	Labour	G. Hayward	570	10.8	+1.0
Majority			1,007	19.2	−15.8
Turnout			5,245
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1962

1962
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. Alexander	2,538	44.1	+9.1
	Conservative	H. Ward*	2,454	42.7	−11.5
	Labour	G. Hayward	468	8.1	−2.7
	Ratepayers	B. Shields	153	2.7	N/A
	Union Movement	N. Kennedy	138	2.4	N/A
Majority			84	1.4
Turnout			5,751
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

May 1963

1963
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Thompson*	3,094	50.6	+7.9
	Liberal	A. Whiteland	2,122	34.7	−9.4
	Labour	T. Richardson	817	13.4	+5.3
	Union Movement	R. J. Marsden	83	1.4	−1.0
Majority			972	15.9
Turnout			6,116
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1964

1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Bailey*	2,937	51.2	+0.6
	Liberal	A. Whiteland	1,681	29.3	−5.4
	Labour	A. Flanaghan	1,020	17.8	+4.4
	Union Movement	R. J. Marsden	96	1.7	+0.3
Majority			1,256	21.9	+6.0
Turnout			5,734
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1965

1965
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. C. Slater	3,242	58.3	+7.1
	Liberal	S. Rose	1,520	27.3	−2.0
	Labour	A. Flanaghan	797	14.4	−3.4
Majority			1,722	31.0	+9.1
Turnout			5,559
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

May 1966

1966
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Thompson*	3,040	61.7	+3.4
	Liberal	E. O. Tomlinson	1,194	24.2	−3.1
	Labour	G. Hayward	691	14.1	−0.3
Majority			1,846	37.5	+6.5
Turnout			4,925
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1967

1967
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Bailey*	2,937	66.5	+4.8
	Liberal	E. O. Tomlinson	955	21.6	−2.6
	Labour	K. McKeon	526	11.9	−2.2
Majority			1,982	44.9	+7.4
Turnout			4,418
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1968

1968 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. B. Chapman	3,475	69.3	+2.8
	Conservative	M. Flynn	3,428	68.3	+1.8
	Liberal	E. O. Tomlinson	1,147	22.9	+1.3
	Liberal	F. Griffiths	1,104	22.0	+0.4
	Labour	E. McKeon	394	7.9	−4.0
Majority			2,281	45.4	+0.5
Turnout			5,016
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1969

1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Thompson*	3,405	69.3	−1.5
	Liberal	E. O. Tomlinson	1,125	22.9	−0.5
	Labour	K. McKeon	489	9.7	+1.8
Majority			2,280	45.4	0
Turnout			5,019
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1970s

May 1970

1970
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Flynn*	3,059	57.7	−11.6
	Liberal	E. O. Tomlinson	1,255	23.7	+0.8
	Labour	K. McKeon	954	18.0	+8.3
	Residents	G. Edwards	38	0.6	N/A
Majority			1,804	34.0	−11.4
Turnout			5,306
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1971

1971 (new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Flynn*	2,979	62.5
	Conservative	N. Thompson*	2,973	62.4
	Conservative	J. B. Chapman*	2,857	59.9
	Labour	K. McKeon	1,264	26.5
	Labour	S. M. Miller	1,235	25.9
	Labour	G. M. Morton	1,210	25.4
	Liberal	L. J. Howard	545	11.4
	Liberal	W. S. Kenyon	531	11.1
	Liberal	S. Lowe	504	10.6
	Communist	A. Fleetwood	201	4.2
Majority			1,593	33.4
Turnout			4,766
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

May 1972

1972
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. B. Chapman*	3,120	71.3	+8.8
	Labour	A. S. Wood	1,258	28.7	+2.2
Majority			1,862	42.6	+9.2
Turnout			4,378
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1973

1973 (reorganisation)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Flynn*	2,298	50.8	−20.5
	Conservative	N. Thompson*	2,236	49.4	−21.9
	Conservative	R. C. Rodgers*	2,163	47.8	−23.5
	Liberal	D. Hewitt	1,625	35.9	N/A
	Liberal	P. Davis	1,532	33.8	N/A
	Liberal	C. G. Sinclair	1,444	31.9	N/A
	Labour	J. M. Bradley	568	12.5	−16.2
	Labour	J. H. Parish	529	11.7	−17.0
	Labour	P. J. Salts	513	11.3	−17.4
Majority			538	11.9	−30.7
Turnout			4,528
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1975

1975
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Rodgers*	2,929	61.5	+10.3
	Liberal	K. Summerfield	1,005	21.1	−15.1
	Labour	J. Comyn-Platt	832	17.5	+4.8
Majority			341	40.4	+25.4
Turnout			4,766
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1976

1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Thompson*	3,230	61.3	−0.2
	Liberal	D. Hewitt	1,012	19.2	−1.9
	Labour	A. G. Mackie	963	18.3	+0.8
	Independent	S. Martyniuk	61	1.2	+1.2
Majority			2,218	42.1	+1.7
Turnout			5,266
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1978

1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Flynn*	2,895	59.9	−1.4
	Labour	G. M. Gorton	1,249	25.8	+7.5
	Liberal	D. Hewitt	689	14.3	−4.9
Majority			1,646	34.1	−8.0
Turnout			4,833	37.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1979

1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. C. Rodgers*	4,864	58.8	−1.1
	Labour	J. Cocker	3,403	41.2	+15.4
Majority			1,461	17.7	−16.4
Turnout			8,267	72.3	+34.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1980s

May 1980

1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. E. Murphy	2,502	48.2	−10.6
	Labour	R. B. Walters	1,823	35.1	−6.1
	Liberal	M. A. Plesch	862	16.6	N/A
Majority			679	13.1	−4.6
Turnout			5,187	43.0	−29.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ TORIES' NET GAIN OF TWO SEATS IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p.8
^ Council graph shows new records, The Guardian, May 24, 1971, p.6
^ Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
^ "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch. 1), retrieved 27 February 2023
^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Manchester) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/606, retrieved 26 February 2023

[1] TORIES' NET GAIN OF TWO SEATS IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p.8

[2] Council graph shows new records, The Guardian, May 24, 1971, p.6

[3] Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).

[4] "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch. 1), retrieved 27 February 2023

[5] "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Manchester) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/606, retrieved 26 February 2023

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