# 1963 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1963. 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 | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Labour Party | 77,772 (47.5%) | 4.7 | 26 (68.4%) | 26 / 38 | 10 | 89 (58.6%) | 89 / 152 |
| Conservative Party | 50,680 (30.9%) | 3.3 | 11 (28.9%) | 11 / 38 | 10 | 54 (35.5%) | 54 / 152 |
| Liberal Party | 32,331 (19.7%) | 0.1 | 1 (2.6%) | 1 / 38 | | 9 (5.9%) | 9 / 152 |
| Communist | 1,232 (0.8%) | 0.2 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 38 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 152 |
| Ratepayers | 890 (0.5%) | 1.1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 38 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 152 |
| Independent | 619 (0.4%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 38 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 152 |
| Union Movement | 281 (0.2%) | 1.0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 38 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 152 |

### Full council

| 89 | 9 | 54 |

## Ward results
### Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 972 | 15.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,116 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Hatton* | 1,754 | 82.0 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | R. W. Phillips | 386 | 18.0 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,368 | 64.0 | +9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,140 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Taylor* | 1,851 | 79.3 | +9.4 |
| | Conservative | W. Ricketts | 482 | 20.7 | −9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,369 | 58.6 | +18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,333 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Baguley

Baguley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. A. Reddington | 3,559 | 52.4 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | C. Sanders* | 2,128 | 31.4 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal | G. A. Ruscoe | 1,096 | 16.2 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,431 | 21.1 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,783 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | D. Cunvin | 1,724 | 45.2 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | A. Hooley | 1,263 | 33.1 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | G. Hayward | 831 | 21.7 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 461 | 12.1 | 0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,818 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Benchill

Benchill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Hussey | 3,445 | 52.6 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | A. Williamson* | 1,974 | 30.1 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal | J. Glithero | 1,023 | 15.6 | −0.7 |
| | Communist | M. Taylor | 110 | 1.7 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,471 | 22.5 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,552 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Beswick

Beswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Eastham* | 2,613 | 86.7 | +2.7 |
| | Independent | D. S. Lawson | 208 | 6.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | S. Mottram | 193 | 6.4 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,405 | 79.8 | +5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,014 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Blackley

Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. D. Kirkup* | 2,327 | 40.4 | −2.1 |
| | Labour | S. N. M. Moxley | 2,112 | 36.7 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal | W. Wren | 1,314 | 22.8 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 215 | 3.7 | −8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,753 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Taylor* | 3,011 | 75.3 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | M. R. Chandler | 859 | 21.5 | −5.4 |
| | Communist | S. Cole | 129 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,152 | 53.8 | +7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,999 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Burnage

Burnage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. J. Edwards* | 2,270 | 37.4 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal | A. T. Parkinson | 1,925 | 31.7 | −5.9 |
| | Labour | C. W. Drew | 1,879 | 30.9 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 345 | 5.7 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,074 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. Lawson | 1,695 | 48.7 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal | S. Needoff* | 1,363 | 39.2 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative | L. Black | 423 | 12.1 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 332 | 9.5 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,481 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Ralphs* | 2,422 | 38.4 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal | M. Cheers | 1,966 | 31.2 | −4.2 |
| | Labour | H. P. D. Paget | 1,263 | 20.1 | +7.3 |
| | Ratepayers | T. Johnson | 648 | 10.3 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 456 | 7.2 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,299 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. A. Ogden* | 1,490 | 79.7 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | S. Black | 241 | 12.9 | +1.1 |
| | Communist | K. Bloch | 139 | 7.4 | 0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,249 | 66.8 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,870 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Zolkwer | 3,312 | 40.9 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | E. Mawdsley* | 2,780 | 34.4 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal | A. F. Sullivan | 2,000 | 24.7 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 532 | 6.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,092 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Didsbury

Didsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | N. Coe* | 2,948 | 49.3 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal | T. MacInerney | 2,161 | 36.2 | −6.4 |
| | Labour | P. J. Donoghue | 867 | 14.5 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 787 | 13.1 | +7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,976 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton North

Gorton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Roddy* | 3,605 | 92.0 | +18.9 |
| | Communist | J. Whitwell | 315 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,290 | 84.0 | +37.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,920 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton South

Gorton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Barker | 2,011 | 66.8 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal | W. M. Drape | 999 | 33.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,012 | 33.6 | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,010 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. O'Toole* | 2,348 | 67.5 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Egan | 1,130 | 32.5 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,218 | 35.0 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,478 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hugh Oldham

Hugh Oldham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Humphries* | 1,481 | 86.6 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | J. D. Cheetham | 230 | 13.4 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,251 | 73.2 | +8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,711 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Levenshulme

Levenshulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | O. Lodge* | 2,347 | 44.2 | +6.0 |
| | Labour | R. Hardisty | 2,101 | 39.6 | +15.5 |
| | Liberal | S. W. Chinn | 863 | 16.2 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | 4.6 | −9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,311 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lightbowne

Lightbowne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Kelly | 2,648 | 42.5 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | A. Tetlow* | 2,070 | 33.3 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal | H. Roche | 1,507 | 24.2 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 578 | 9.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,225 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. J. Dunn* | 1,753 | 47.8 | −9.5 |
| | Labour | J. Davis | 1,421 | 38.8 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal | C. E. Harfield | 380 | 10.4 | N/A |
| | Communist | H. Johnson | 93 | 2.5 | −1.7 |
| | Union Movement | B. Keeling | 19 | 0.5 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 332 | 9.0 | −12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,666 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. V. Hughes* | 1,780 | 69.3 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | J. H. Tresman | 788 | 30.7 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 992 | 38.6 | +4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,568 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Moss Side East

Moss Side East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. J. Bateman | 1,889 | 51.7 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | J. Lang* | 1,391 | 38.1 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal | J. B. Delafallie | 371 | 10.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 498 | 13.6 | +9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,651 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Moss Side West

Moss Side West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. H. Burlin | 1,785 | 40.5 | −2.4 |
| | Labour | R. E. Talbot | 1,446 | 32.8 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal | M. McCann | 824 | 18.7 | −6.8 |
| | Ratepayers | G. J. Playford | 242 | 5.5 | N/A |
| | Communist | E. Foster | 83 | 1.9 | N/A |
| | Union Movement | G. S. Gee | 24 | 0.6 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 339 | 7.7 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,404 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Moston

Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. R. Barber | 3,700 | 50.8 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | P. Collins | 1,927 | 26.4 | −6.7 |
| | Liberal | J. Bulmer | 1,252 | 17.2 | −3.4 |
| | Independent | K. E. Goulding | 411 | 5.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,773 | 24.4 | +11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,290 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Crank* | 1,245 | 82.2 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | C. J. Catarall | 270 | 17.8 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 975 | 64.4 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,515 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. C. Jones | 2,111 | 51.7 | −14.4 |
| | Liberal | R. Jackson | 986 | 24.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | E. A. Walmsley | 890 | 21.8 | −9.1 |
| | Communist | J. B. Cross | 100 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,125 | 27.6 | −7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,087 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Northenden

Northenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Firth | 3,213 | 39.5 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal | R. H. Hargreaves | 2,685 | 33.0 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | H. Tucker* | 2,240 | 27.5 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 528 | 6.5 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,138 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Old Moat

Old Moat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. B. Davies | 1,363 | 33.9 | +12.3 |
| | Liberal | A. Yates | 1,353 | 33.6 | −8.3 |
| | Conservative | H. Boff* | 1,305 | 32.5 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 0.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,021 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Openshaw

Openshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Jolly* | 3,003 | 76.6 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | H. Woodman | 793 | 20.2 | −2.7 |
| | Communist | H. Holland | 123 | 3.2 | 0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,210 | 56.4 | +6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,919 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. W. Harrison* | 1,981 | 47.4 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | J. Broderick | 1,189 | 28.4 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal | F. N. Wedlock | 1,012 | 24.2 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 792 | 19.0 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,182 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Collis* | 1,924 | 78.8 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | N. P. Delayen | 518 | 21.2 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,406 | 57.6 | +9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,442 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. A. Warby | 1,831 | 63.1 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | W. Crabtree* | 1,072 | 36.9 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 759 | 26.2 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,903 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Mark's

St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. Conlan* | 2,342 | 75.4 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | I. Goslin | 609 | 19.6 | −10.6 |
| | Union Movement | R. G. Quinn | 155 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,733 | 55.8 | +16.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,106 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Peter's

St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | N. Beer* | 1,026 | 74.6 | +24.6 |
| | Labour | J. T. Morgan | 350 | 25.4 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 676 | 49.2 | +31.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,376 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Withington

Withington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. R. Coker* | 2,219 | 42.4 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal | A. Angel | 2,145 | 41.0 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | C. Creveul | 866 | 16.6 | +7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,230 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. H. Hall* | 3,406 | 63.6 | −11.9 |
| | Liberal | K. Hamnett | 1,260 | 23.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | R. M. Shaw | 546 | 10.2 | −9.8 |
| | Communist | E. Holt | 140 | 2.7 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,146 | 40.1 | −15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,352 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |