# 1949 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1949. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 127,390 (49.1%) | 3.6 | 19 (52.8%) | 19 / 36 | 6 | 72 (50.0%) | 72 / 144 |
| Labour Party | 116,147 (44.8%) | 2.9 | 17 (47.2%) | 17 / 36 | 6 | 64 (44.4%) | 64 / 144 |
| Liberal Party | 12,946 (5.0%) | 0.5 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 36 | | 8 (5.6%) | 8 / 144 |
| Communist | 1,910 (0.7%) | 0.1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 36 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 144 |
| Independent Conservative | 719 (0.3%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 36 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 144 |
| Independent | 89 (0.0%) | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 36 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 144 |

### Full council

| 64 | 8 | 72 |

### Aldermen

| 16 | 7 | 13 |

### Councillors

| 48 | 1 | 59 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | N. G. Westbrook | 2,117 | 53.8 | −1.7 |
| | Labour | F. Evans* | 1,820 | 46.2 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 297 | 7.6 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,937 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Dobbins* | 3,583 | 50.5 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | V. Wilson | 3,507 | 49.5 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 1.0 | −9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,090 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Beswick

Beswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Winstanley* | 5,166 | 63.7 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | W. Morgan | 2,803 | 34.5 | −7.5 |
| | Communist | T. Royle | 146 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,363 | 29.2 | +13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,115 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Blackley

Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Hart | 5,765 | 46.1 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | E. Cruse* | 5,077 | 40.6 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | R. Frere | 1,537 | 12.3 | +3.3 |
| | Communist | M. Cohen | 133 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 688 | 5.5 | −6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,512 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Malcolm* | 5,448 | 62.7 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative | A. Gilbert | 3,237 | 37.3 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,211 | 25.4 | +13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,685 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Goldstone* | 3,082 | 40.3 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | N. Lee | 2,337 | 30.6 | −8.6 |
| | Liberal | S. Needoff | 1,959 | 25.6 | +13.6 |
| | Communist | M. I. Druck | 262 | 3.5 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 745 | 9.8 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,640 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Turley* | 10,552 | 75.0 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | M. Whittaker | 3,522 | 25.0 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,030 | 50.0 | +7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,074 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. S. Langton* | 1,963 | 67.0 | +20.2 |
| | Conservative | J. Brennan | 969 | 33.0 | −12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 994 | 34.0 | +33.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,932 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Collyhurst

Collyhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Malcolm* | 2,424 | 60.4 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | W. H. Turney | 1,543 | 38.4 | −4.5 |
| | Communist | J. B. Cross | 47 | 1.2 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 881 | 22.0 | +10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,014 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | N. H. McDowall | 4,682 | 46.4 | −9.0 |
| | Labour | J. P. Jennings | 3,801 | 37.7 | +11.1 |
| | Liberal | F. Merryweather | 1,609 | 15.9 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 881 | 8.7 | −20.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,092 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Didsbury

Didsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Hill* | 7,363 | 62.8 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | L. Fern | 2,436 | 20.8 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal | G. Escott | 1,753 | 15.0 | +2.0 |
| | Communist | F. Dean | 170 | 1.5 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,927 | 42.0 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,722 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Exchange

Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. E. Bird* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton North

Gorton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Lord* | 5,442 | 58.5 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | A. Leach | 3,632 | 39.1 | −5.3 |
| | Communist | A. Wilde | 225 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,810 | 19.4 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,299 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton South

Gorton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. A. Yarwood* | 5,675 | 58.8 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | G. Lancaster | 3,978 | 41.2 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,697 | 17.6 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,653 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. P. J. Hinderer* | 3,719 | 51.5 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative | C. Blackwell | 3,496 | 48.5 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,215 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Levenshulme

Levensulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Bowes* | 4,747 | 55.1 | +4.5 |
| | Labour | F. Hatton | 2,829 | 32.9 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal | W. Fleetwood | 1,032 | 12.0 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,918 | 22.2 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,608 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. G. Hopkins* | 5,945 | 57.7 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | A. Lees | 3,666 | 35.6 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal | C. T. Ashton | 691 | 6.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,279 | 22.1 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,302 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Littlemore* | 2,395 | 41.4 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | J. McGrath | 2,182 | 46.8 | −3.6 |
| | Communist | G. Chandler | 85 | 1.8 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 213 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,662 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Quinney* | 3,242 | 58.6 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | J. Priestley | 2,290 | 41.4 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 952 | 17.2 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,532 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Moss Side East

Moss Side East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Cuffin* | 2,857 | 53.0 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | A. McAdam | 2,421 | 44.9 | +4.3 |
| | Communist | L. Johnson | 108 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 436 | 8.1 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,386 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Moss Side West

Moss Side West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. H. Cox | 3,310 | 45.4 | −11.7 |
| | Labour | D. Molloy* | 2,701 | 37.0 | −1.0 |
| | Ind. Conservative | G. Escott | 719 | 9.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | J. T. Chapman | 567 | 7.8 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 709 | 8.4 | −10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,297 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Moston

Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Lamb* | 6,376 | 49.7 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | W. C. Carruthers | 6,206 | 48.4 | −0.5 |
| | Communist | C. Dalton | 240 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 170 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,822 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Blackwell* | 2,463 | 57.6 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | D. Edwards | 1,812 | 42.4 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 651 | 15.2 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,275 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Logan* | 4,969 | 56.5 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | E. Hatch | 3,833 | 43.5 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,136 | 13.0 | +7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,802 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Openshaw

Openshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Thomas* | 4,694 | 61.5 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | W. R. Swan | 2,819 | 36.9 | −1.0 |
| | Communist | S. Wild | 122 | 1.6 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,875 | 24.6 | +4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,635 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Oxford

Oxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. B. Cary* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Stockdale* | 5,533 | 64.9 | −3.8 |
| | Labour | C. Lynon | 2,358 | 27.7 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal | G. Bateman | 636 | 7.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,175 | 37.2 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,527 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Ann's

St. Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. J. Pegge* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. L. Cobon | 353 | 75.8 | +8.1 |
| | Labour | W. Binns | 113 | 24.2 | +7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 240 | 51.6 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 466 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. E. Thomas* | 2,702 | 51.2 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | F. Hyde | 2,484 | 47.1 | −6.3 |
| | Independent | J. Gillespie | 89 | 1.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,275 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. E. Burgess* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. F. Martin | 3,495 | 55.9 | −3.0 |
| | Labour | W. Massey* | 2,756 | 44.1 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 739 | 11.8 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,251 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### St Mark's

St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. M. Larrad* | 4,146 | 58.7 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | W. Sharp | 2,912 | 41.3 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,234 | 17.4 | +5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,058 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Donovan* | 2,052 | 66.4 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | S. J. G. Cobb | 1,040 | 33.6 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,012 | 32.8 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,092 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Withington

Withington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Lord* | 10,713 | 56.8 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | J. W. Upton | 5,539 | 39.4 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal | A. J. Higson | 2,608 | 13.8 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,174 | 27.4 | −4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,860 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Ralphs | 8,802 | 50.7 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | W. Frost* | 7,643 | 44.0 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal | R. T. Taylor | 554 | 3.2 | N/A |
| | Communist | G. Taylor | 372 | 2.1 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,159 | 6.7 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,371 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |