# 1947 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1947. 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 lost overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Labour Party | 119,674 (41.9%) | 3.7 | 13 (36.1%) | 13 / 36 | 5 | 71 (49.3%) | 71 / 144 |
| Conservative Party | 150,599 (52.7%) | 11.2 | 23 (63.9%) | 23 / 36 | 6 | 64 (44.4%) | 64 / 144 |
| Liberal Party | 13,027 (4.5%) | 5.7 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 36 | 1 | 9 (6.3%) | 9 / 144 |
| Communist | 2,376 (0.8%) | 0.6 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 36 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 144 |
| Independent | 54 (0.0%) | 0.6 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 36 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 144 |

### Full council

| 71 | 9 | 64 |

### Aldermen

| 16 | 8 | 12 |

### Councillors

| 55 | 1 | 52 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. S. Harper* | 2,668 | 55.5 | +4.4 |
| | Labour | J. Lenten | 2,135 | 44.5 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 533 | 11.0 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,803 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Buckley* | 3,917 | 55.0 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | J. Singleton | 3,200 | 45.0 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 717 | 10.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,117 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Beswick

Beswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. W. Farrell* | 4,845 | 58.0 | −10.2 |
| | Conservative | G. Bryant | 3,511 | 42.0 | +10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,334 | 16.0 | −20.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,356 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Blackley

Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Chadwick | 6,763 | 51.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | R. B. Prain* | 5,206 | 39.6 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal | P. Critchley | 1,182 | 9.0 | −52.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,557 | 11.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,151 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. E. Beavan* | 5,276 | 56.2 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative | W. Rose | 4,119 | 43.8 | +7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,157 | 12.4 | −14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,395 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. H. A. Micklewright* | 3,822 | 44.5 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | H. Green | 3,365 | 39.2 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal | S. Needoff | 1,032 | 12.0 | −7.3 |
| | Communist | M. I. Druck | 371 | 4.3 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 457 | 5.3 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,590 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Turley* | 12,999 | 65.8 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | D. Molloy | 4,633 | 23.5 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal | J. T. Chapman | 2,114 | 10.7 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,366 | 42.3 | +12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,746 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Finkel* | 1,342 | 46.8 | −8.3 |
| | Conservative | G. W. G. Fitzsimons | 1,311 | 45.8 | N/A |
| | Communist | M. Jenkins | 212 | 7.4 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 1.0 | −28.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,865 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Collyhurst

Collyhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Tylecote* | 2,393 | 54.0 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative | W. H. Cox | 1,899 | 42.9 | +10.9 |
| | Communist | S. Wild | 138 | 3.1 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 494 | 11.1 | −17.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,430 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Clapham | 5,805 | 55.4 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | C. Lynch | 2,794 | 26.6 | −7.4 |
| | Liberal | R. F. Read | 1,566 | 14.9 | −1.0 |
| | Communist | S. Waring | 321 | 3.1 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,011 | 28.8 | +16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,486 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Didsbury

Didsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. White* | 8,652 | 63.7 | +10.4 |
| | Labour | B. Lawson | 2,872 | 21.2 | −5.7 |
| | Liberal | W. Fleetwood | 1,768 | 13.0 | −5.4 |
| | Communist | R. H. Hartman | 285 | 2.1 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,780 | 42.5 | +16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,577 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Exchange

Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. W. Coe* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton North

Gorton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Bentley* | 5,304 | 55.6 | −11.3 |
| | Conservative | J. P. Traynor | 4,231 | 44.4 | +18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,073 | 11.2 | −29.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,535 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton South

Gorton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Kirkman* | 5,914 | 57.7 | −10.6 |
| | Conservative | G. J. Playford | 4,344 | 42.3 | +17.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,570 | 15.4 | −27.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,258 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Chatterton | 4,282 | 51.6 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | C. Blackwell | 3,871 | 46.6 | −1.7 |
| | Communist | T. Royle | 152 | 1.8 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 411 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,305 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Levenshulme

Levensulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | O. Lodge* | 4,979 | 50.6 | +13.6 |
| | Labour | S. Freeman | 3,214 | 32.7 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal | C. R. de la Wyche | 1,642 | 16.7 | −11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,765 | 17.9 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,835 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Elliott* | 6,861 | 60.5 | +8.2 |
| | Labour | F. Donlon | 4,483 | 39.5 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,378 | 21.0 | +12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,344 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Lees | 2,474 | 50.4 | +9.9 |
| | Labour | A. Harvey* | 2,218 | 45.2 | −4.3 |
| | Communist | L. B. Johnson | 160 | 3.3 | −2.3 |
| | Independent | J. Gillespie | 54 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 256 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,906 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. J. Howarth* | 3,357 | 57.2 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative | J. Priestley | 2,512 | 42.8 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 845 | 14.4 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,869 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Moss Side East

Moss Side East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. E. Pheasey* | 3,249 | 53.3 | +18.0 |
| | Labour | A. McAdam | 2,476 | 40.6 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal | R. Frere | 369 | 6.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 773 | 12.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,094 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Moss Side West

Moss Side West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. H. W. Owen | 4,641 | 57.1 | +13.9 |
| | Labour | H. Quinney* | 3,088 | 38.0 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal | G. Escott | 394 | 4.9 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,553 | 19.1 | +16.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,123 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Moston

Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Dunn* | 6,414 | 48.9 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | R. J. Latham | 5,713 | 43.5 | −6.7 |
| | Liberal | J. H. Cully | 1,001 | 7.6 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 701 | 5.4 | −3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,128 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Knight* | 2,350 | 58.3 | −13.6 |
| | Conservative | A. Nixon | 1,682 | 41.7 | +13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 668 | 16.6 | −27.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,032 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Hellier* | 4,582 | 52.6 | −6.7 |
| | Conservative | W. H. Priestnall | 4,122 | 47.4 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 460 | 5.2 | −13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,704 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Openshaw

Openshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Jolly | 4,206 | 58.4 | −11.1 |
| | Conservative | T. Sparrow | 2,728 | 37.9 | +13.2 |
| | Communist | T. Rowlandson | 268 | 3.7 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,478 | 20.5 | −24.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,202 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Oxford

Oxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. A. Gradwell* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. T. Barratt* | 6,696 | 68.7 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | E. Wood | 3,057 | 31.3 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,639 | 37.4 | +6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,753 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Ann's

St. Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Marshall* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | N. Beer | 387 | 67.7 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | H. McRoy | 95 | 16.6 | −8.5 |
| | Liberal | J. E. McManus | 90 | 15.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 292 | 51.1 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 572 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. H. Kearns* | 3,218 | 53.4 | +10.5 |
| | Labour | J. Dawson | 2,805 | 46.6 | −10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 413 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,023 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Harker* | 726 | 82.7 | +20.3 |
| | Labour | J. Fern | 152 | 17.3 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 574 | 65.4 | +27.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 878 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Holberry | 4,209 | 58.9 | +9.5 |
| | Labour | J. H. Alsop* | 2,943 | 41.1 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,266 | 17.8 | +10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,152 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### St Mark's

St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Eastwood* | 3,812 | 56.0 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative | W. Sharp | 3,000 | 44.0 | +9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 812 | 12.0 | −15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,812 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. F. Griffin* | 2,667 | 67.3 | −12.7 |
| | Conservative | J. Judge | 1,295 | 32.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,372 | 34.6 | −25.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,962 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Withington

Withington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Bentley* | 13,817 | 61.7 | +7.3 |
| | Labour | F. H. Robinson | 6,712 | 30.0 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal | A. J. Higson | 1,869 | 8.3 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,105 | 31.7 | +12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,398 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. I. Oliver | 9,723 | 53.0 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | E. A. Yarwood* | 8,137 | 44.4 | −5.3 |
| | Communist | W. Prince | 469 | 2.6 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,586 | 8.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,329 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |