# 1969 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1969. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 73,446 (57.8%) | 4.6 | 24 (61.5%) | 24 / 39 | 6 | 99 (65.1%) | 99 / 152 |
| Labour Party | 45,073 (35.5%) | 6.2 | 15 (38.5%) | 15 / 39 | 6 | 53 (34.9%) | 53 / 152 |
| Liberal Party | 7,400 (5.8%) | 1.4 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 39 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 152 |
| Communist | 892 (0.7%) | 0.2 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 39 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 152 |
| Union Movement | 230 (0.2%) | 0.1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 39 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 152 |
| Residents | 56 (0.0%) | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 39 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 152 |

### Full council

| 53 | 99 |

## Ward results
### Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,280 | 45.4 | 0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,019 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Hatton* | 448 | 60.8 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | F. Hewerdine | 289 | 39.2 | −8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 21.6 | +17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 737 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Barrett* | 686 | 51.9 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | A. E. Welsby | 636 | 48.1 | −9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,322 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Baguley

Baguley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. I. Woolard | 3,013 | 55.5 | −3.0 |
| | Labour | R. A. Reddington* | 2,413 | 44.5 | +9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 600 | 11.0 | −12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,426 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Tucker* | 2,049 | 59.6 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | A. J. Markin | 789 | 22.9 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | W. A. Moody | 600 | 17.5 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,260 | 36.7 | +6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,438 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Benchill

Benchill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | N. Pritchard* | 2,921 | 59.6 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | R. L. Griffiths | 1,860 | 38.0 | +2.2 |
| | Communist | M. Taylor | 120 | 2.4 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,061 | 21.6 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,901 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Beswick

Beswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Eastham* | 994 | 67.5 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | E. M. Bevan | 478 | 32.5 | −5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 516 | 35.0 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,472 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Blackley

Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. D. Kirkup* | 2,503 | 62.4 | −9.6 |
| | Labour | A. E. Bowden | 752 | 18.7 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | J. M. Ashley | 701 | 17.5 | +5.6 |
| | Communist | I. W. Luft | 57 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,751 | 43.6 | −12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,013 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Taylor* | 2,404 | 59.7 | +15.3 |
| | Conservative | A. W. Ash | 1,623 | 40.3 | −12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 781 | 19.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,027 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Burnage

Burnage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. L. Lund* | 2,788 | 61.2 | −7.3 |
| | Labour | S. H. Higgins | 1,082 | 23.7 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal | P. J. Brindle | 689 | 15.1 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,706 | 37.5 | −11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,559 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Fildes | 1,118 | 51.7 | −6.9 |
| | Labour | B. Lawson* | 932 | 43.1 | +8.0 |
| | Communist | H. Ogden | 113 | 5.2 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 8.6 | −14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,163 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. A. Vince* | 3,395 | 83.0 | −3.3 |
| | Labour | S. C. Silverman | 696 | 17.0 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,699 | 66.0 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,091 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. A. Ogden* | 522 | 66.9 | +12.7 |
| | Conservative | R. J. R. Lomas | 212 | 27.2 | −13.6 |
| | Communist | E. A. Whinney | 46 | 5.9 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 39.7 | +26.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 780 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. H. Taylor* | 3,409 | 67.6 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | W. Egerton | 1,632 | 32.4 | −7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,777 | 35.2 | +15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,041 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Didsbury

Didsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Duke | 3,604 | 71.5 | −6.7 |
| | Liberal | S. B. Downs | 846 | 16.8 | +6.8 |
| | Labour | H. Brown | 589 | 11.7 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,758 | 54.7 | −11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,039 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton North

Gorton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Roddy* | 2,692 | 56.8 | +13.6 |
| | Conservative | B. Connell | 2,051 | 43.2 | −9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | 13.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,743 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton South

Gorton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | V. R. Cattan | 1,757 | 50.8 | −6.0 |
| | Labour | D. Barker* | 1,700 | 49.2 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 1.6 | −12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,457 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | V. M. Taylor | 1,209 | 58.5 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | A. O'Toole* | 858 | 41.5 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 351 | 17.0 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,067 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Hugh Oldham

Hugh Oldham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. V. Shaw* | 767 | 55.5 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | R. E. Lilley | 317 | 22.9 | −13.0 |
| | Liberal | L. J. Howard | 299 | 21.6 | +15.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 450 | 32.6 | +10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,383 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Levenshulme

Levenshulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. R. Robb* | 2,755 | 76.5 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | A. E. Jones | 844 | 23.5 | +6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,911 | 53.0 | −4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,599 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lightbowne

Lightbowne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. Taylor | 2,318 | 46.1 | −15.8 |
| | Labour | L. Kelly* | 1,535 | 30.5 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal | H. Roche | 1,097 | 21.8 | N/A |
| | Communist | R. Cole | 83 | 1.6 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 783 | 15.6 | −10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,033 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. J. Dunn* | 1,650 | 77.5 | −0.6 |
| | Labour | J. Broderick | 291 | 13.7 | +0.2 |
| | Union Movement | G. S. Gee | 98 | 4.6 | +1.1 |
| | Communist | H. Johnson | 91 | 4.3 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,359 | 63.8 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,130 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. S. Goldstone* | 1,484 | 63.3 | +15.8 |
| | Conservative | E. Smith | 860 | 36.7 | −15.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 624 | 26.6 | +21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,344 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Moss Side East

Moss Side East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. M. Nixon | 1,457 | 59.7 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | A. J. Bateman* | 985 | 40.3 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 472 | 19.4 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,442 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Moss Side West

Moss Side West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. H. Burlin* | 1,773 | 75.4 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | S. N. M. Moxley | 464 | 19.7 | +4.2 |
| | Communist | W. Woolery | 113 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,309 | 55.7 | −5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,350 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Moston

Moston (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. T. Crawford | 3,006 | 65.6 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | A. Wray* | 2,894 | 63.2 | −5.2 |
| | Labour | K. Franklin | 1,736 | 37.9 | +6.3 |
| | Labour | J. E. Jackson | 1,527 | 33.3 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,158 | 25.3 | −11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,582 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Crank* | 997 | 66.2 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | R. R. E. Sproston | 508 | 33.8 | −8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 489 | 32.4 | +16.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,505 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Tomlinson | 1,900 | 53.1 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative | J. Coleclough | 1,584 | 44.3 | −2.4 |
| | Communist | R. Jackson | 94 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 316 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,578 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Northenden

Northenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. H. Box | 3,746 | 67.6 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | D. Healey | 1,793 | 32.4 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,953 | 35.3 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,539 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Old Moat

Old Moat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. G. Massey* | 2,370 | 74.4 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | A. Holland | 815 | 25.6 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,555 | 48.8 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,185 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Openshaw

Openshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. O. Hamnett* | 1,795 | 54.4 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | E. Eccles | 1,502 | 45.6 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | 8.8 | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,297 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. R. Phillips | 2,227 | 68.3 | −9.2 |
| | Liberal | S. Lowe | 642 | 19.7 | +10.5 |
| | Labour | S. A. Heylin | 393 | 12.0 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,585 | 48.6 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,262 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Collis* | 556 | 58.7 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | T. J. Casby | 391 | 41.3 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 17.4 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 947 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Massey | 796 | 53.7 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | A. P. Osborn | 686 | 46.3 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | 7.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,482 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mark's

St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. T. Morgan* | 1,343 | 47.5 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | C. R. Savage | 1,295 | 45.8 | +1.9 |
| | Union Movement | D. S. Lawson | 132 | 4.7 | +0.4 |
| | Residents | A. W. King | 56 | 2.0 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | 1.7 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,826 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Peter's

St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Carson* | 718 | 78.0 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | B. S. Jeuda | 202 | 22.0 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 516 | 56.0 | +10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 920 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Withington

Withington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. R. Coker* | 2,522 | 59.4 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal | G. Fawdrey | 1,212 | 28.6 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | J. L. Shelmerdine | 510 | 12.0 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,310 | 30.9 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,244 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Roberts | 2,991 | 53.7 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative | H. Horton | 2,407 | 43.2 | −3.2 |
| | Communist | E. Holt | 175 | 3.1 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 584 | 10.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,573 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |