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1961 Manchester City Council election

1961 Manchester City Council election

← 1960 11 May 1961 (1961-05-11) 1962 →

38 of 152 seats
to Manchester City Council
77 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Last election 17 seats,
39.1%
21 seats,
43.9%
1 seats,
11.5%
Seats before 82 69 3
Seats won 22 15 1
Seats after 79 69 4
Seat change Decrease3 Increase2 Increase1
Popular vote 69,696 65,425 21,575
Percentage 44.0% 41.3% 13.6%
Swing Increase4.9% Decrease2.6% Increase2.1%

Map of results of 1961 election

Leader of the Council before election


Labour

Leader of the Council after election


Labour

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 11 May 1961. 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

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Labour Party 69,696 (44.0%)
Increase 4.9 22 (57.9%)
22 / 38
Decrease 3 79 (52.0%)
79 / 152
Conservative Party 65,425 (41.3%)
Decrease 2.6 15 (39.5%)
15 / 38
Increase 2 69 (45.4%)
69 / 152
Liberal Party 21,575 (13.6%)
Increase 2.1 1 (2.6%)
1 / 38
Increase 1 4 (2.6%)
4 / 152
Ratepayers 3,892 (2.5%)
Decrease 2.4 0 (0.0%)
0 / 38
Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 152
Communist 743 (0.5%)
Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 38
Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 152
Union Movement 178 (0.1%)
Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 38
Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 152

Full council

79 4 69

Ward results

Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park
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

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Thomas* 1,511 71.5 +2.9
Conservative R. W. Phillips 603 28.5 −2.9
Majority 908 43.0 +5.8
Turnout 2,114
Labour hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Parkinson* 1,625 72.2 +9.0
Conservative W. N. Fleetwood 625 27.8 −9.0
Majority 1,000 44.4 +18.0
Turnout 2,250
Labour hold Swing

Baguley

Baguley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Jenkins* 3,452 53.2 +4.5
Conservative J. Crowe 3,036 46.8 −4.5
Majority 416 6.4
Turnout 6,488
Labour hold Swing

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Cunningham 1,607 42.5 +17.4
Conservative J. P. Cox* 1,604 42.4 −12.8
Labour P. Potts 567 15.1 −4.5
Majority 3 0.1
Turnout 3,778
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Benchill

Benchill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. L. Cooke 2,813 49.5 −0.4
Labour H. Lloyd* 2,747 48.4 +0.6
Communist M. Taylor 118 2.1 −0.2
Majority 66 1.1 −1.0
Turnout 5,678
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Beswick

Beswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Dean* 2,567 76.7 +12.1
Conservative K. A. Edis 780 23.3 −12.4
Majority 1,787 53.4 +28.1
Turnout 3,347
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

Blackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Burrows* 2,912 47.9 −6.3
Labour S. N. M. Moxley 1,834 30.2 −1.4
Liberal W. Wren 1,327 21.9 +7.7
Majority 1,078 17.7 −4.9
Turnout 6,073
Conservative hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Lomas* 2,754 74.2 +6.7
Conservative L. N. Mallinson 959 25.8 −6.7
Majority 1,795 48.4 +13.4
Turnout 3,713
Labour hold Swing

Burnage

Burnage
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Lord* 2,409 46.7 −5.1
Liberal W. Thorpe 1,486 28.8 +8.6
Labour H. Conway 1,267 24.5 −3.5
Majority 923 17.9 −5.9
Turnout 5,162
Conservative hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Goldstone* 1,700 52.0 +11.1
Liberal M. Needoff 1,571 48.0 −11.1
Majority 129 4.0
Turnout 3,271
Labour hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Whittaker* 2,626 48.1 −7.1
Liberal M. Cheers 1,267 23.2 N/A
Ratepayers T. A. Harper 893 16.3 −18.1
Labour H. P. D. Paget 677 12.4 +2.0
Majority 1,359 24.9 +4.1
Turnout 5,463
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. S. Langton* 1,618 80.1 +11.2
Conservative K. Sharman 277 13.7 −7.8
Communist K. Bloch 124 6.2 −3.4
Majority 1,341 66.4 +19.0
Turnout 2,019
Labour hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. J. Balcombe* 3,874 47.2 +18.3
Conservative F. R. Butler 3,262 39.7 −12.1
Liberal A. F. Sullivan 1,078 13.1 −6.2
Majority 611 7.5
Turnout 8,213
Labour hold Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Crawford* 3,281 59.8 +9.4
Liberal H. Golding 1,695 30.9 −11.3
Labour A. Haslam 513 9.3 +1.9
Majority 1,586 28.9 +20.7
Turnout 5,489
Conservative hold Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Leech* 3,359 69.0 +2.1
Conservative J. Whitwell 1,512 31.0 −2.1
Majority 1,847 38.0 +4.2
Turnout 4,871
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. J. Batson* 2,062 58.3 +3.0
Conservative C. M. Clarke 1,476 41.7 −3.0
Majority 586 16.6 +6.0
Turnout 3,538
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Waddicor 2,233 54.8 +1.1
Conservative J. Chatterton 1,842 45.2 −1.1
Majority 391 9.6 +2.2
Turnout 4,075
Labour hold Swing

Hugh Oldham

Hugh Oldham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Langan* 1,553 71.1 +1.3
Conservative P. Murphy 479 21.9 −1.5
Communist E. Cohen 151 7.0 +0.2
Majority 1,074 49.2 +2.8
Turnout 2,183
Labour hold Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Bowes* 2,095 37.3 −3.0
Ratepayers J. A. Gannon 1,632 29.1 −4.1
Labour A. Hardisty 1,017 18.1 +4.8
Liberal J. Berisford 867 15.5 +2.4
Majority 463 8.2 +1.1
Turnout 5,611
Conservative hold Swing

Lightbowne

Lightbowne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Franklin* 2,859 41.5 +5.5
Conservative J. S. Cumpstay 2,718 39.4 −7.6
Liberal E. Platt 1,320 19.1 +2.1
Majority 141 2.1
Turnout 6,897
Labour hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. G. Hopkins* 2,099 52.6 +12.4
Labour B. Lawson 1,078 27.0 +2.1
Ratepayers W. F. Wilding 683 17.1 −17.8
Communist H. Johnson 129 3.2 N/A
Majority 1,021 25.6 +20.3
Turnout 3,989
Conservative hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. P. Hughes* 1,552 60.3 +3.0
Conservative J. D. Cheetham 1,022 39.7 −3.0
Majority 530 20.6 +6.0
Turnout 2,574
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Whitby 1,799 55.0 +15.8
Labour E. C. Bedgood* 1,470 45.0 +7.3
Majority 329 10.0 +8.5
Turnout 3,269
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Buckley* 1,983 49.0 −6.3
Labour J. S. Goldstone 1,381 34.1 +7.9
Ratepayers G. J. Playford 505 12.5 −3.4
Union Movement G. A. Webb 178 4.4 +1.9
Majority 602 14.9 −14.2
Turnout 4,047
Conservative hold Swing

Moston

Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. C. Lamb* 3,390 46.1 +3.9
Conservative P. Collins 2,748 37.4 −8.3
Liberal J. Bulmer 1,221 16.5 +4.4
Majority 642 8.7
Turnout 7,359
Labour hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Blackwell* 1,238 73.2 +2.5
Conservative F. Hargreaves 454 26.8 −2.5
Majority 784 46.4 +5.0
Turnout 1,692
Labour hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Logan* 2,160 55.5 +1.8
Conservative R. Thorpe 1,642 42.2 −4.1
Communist J. A. Day 92 2.3 N/A
Majority 518 13.3 +5.9
Turnout 3,894
Labour hold Swing

Northenden

Northenden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Leigh 2,982 38.0 −5.4
Labour J. Davis* 2,711 34.5 −2.2
Liberal R. H. Hargreaves 2,160 27.5 +7.6
Majority 271 3.5 −3.2
Turnout 7,853
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Old Moat

Old Moat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. P. Humphris* 1,485 43.4 −8.6
Liberal T. Kay 1,289 37.7 +6.4
Labour F. W. Blaine 645 18.9 +2.1
Majority 196 5.7 −15.0
Turnout 3,419
Conservative hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Thomas* 2,817 66.9 +3.1
Conservative B. Moore 1,262 30.0 −3.2
Communist H. Holland 129 3.1 +0.1
Majority 1,555 36.9 +6.3
Turnout 4,208
Labour hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Stockdale* 2,084 56.5 +5.4
Liberal F. N. Wedlock 834 22.6 +13.4
Labour D. A. Warby 772 20.9 −0.4
Majority 1,250 33.9 +4.1
Turnout 3,690
Conservative hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Mellor* 1,749 69.4 +1.4
Conservative S. Alexander 771 30.6 −1.4
Majority 978 38.8 +2.8
Turnout 2,520
Labour hold Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Rimmer* 1,733 53.9 +11.8
Conservative M. J. Holberry 1,305 40.6 −3.3
Ratepayers N. Robinson 179 5.6 −8.4
Majority 428 13.3
Turnout 3,217
Labour hold Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Shaw* 2,206 64.2 −0.6
Conservative E. Geddes 1,230 35.8 +0.6
Majority 976 28.4 −1.2
Turnout 3,436
Labour hold Swing

St. Peter's

St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. G. Westbrook* 1,004 61.1 −9.6
Labour J. Barnett 638 38.9 +9.6
Majority 366 22.2 −19.2
Turnout 1,642
Conservative hold Swing

Withington

Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. McGrath* 2,211 46.9 −8.5
Liberal J. S. Alldridge 2,019 42.9 +6.8
Labour B. Atkinson 481 10.2 +1.7
Majority 192 4.0 −15.3
Turnout 4,711
Conservative hold Swing

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Smith* 3,316 73.1 +17.3
Conservative A. Thurston 1,221 26.9 +3.1
Majority 2,095 46.2 +14.2
Turnout 4,537
Labour hold Swing

Aldermanic election

By-elections between 1961 and 1962

References

  1. ^ Tories are pleased... Liberals scare them, Manchester Evening News, May 12, 1961, p.4
  2. ^ THREE LABOUR LOSSES IN MANCHESTER, The Guardian, May 12, 1961, p.8