# 1953 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1952. 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 gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Labour Party | 105,916 (50.9%) | 3.9 | 21 (58.3%) | 21 / 36 | 4 | 74 (51.4%) | 74 / 144 |
| Conservative Party | 98,104 (47.2%) | 3.4 | 15 (41.7%) | 15 / 36 | 4 | 66 (45.8%) | 66 / 144 |
| Liberal Party | 2,520 (1.2%) | 0.1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 36 | | 4 (2.8%) | 4 / 144 |
| Independent | 976 (0.5%) | 0.4 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 36 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 144 |
| Communist | 368 (0.2%) | 0.1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 36 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 144 |

### Full council

| 74 | 4 | 66 |

### Aldermen

| 16 | 4 | 16 |

### Councillors

| 58 | 50 |

## Ward results
### Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Ward* | 4,434 | 75.9 | +4.3 |
| | Labour | I. Atkinson | 1,406 | 24.1 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,028 | 51.8 | +9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,840 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. H. Parish | 2,816 | 61.2 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | A. Thornhill* | 1,787 | 38.8 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,029 | 22.4 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,603 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | V. Wilson* | 3,502 | 60.9 | 0 |
| | Conservative | L. Hogg | 2,248 | 39.1 | 0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,254 | 21.8 | 0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,750 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Hooley* | 2,331 | 63.3 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | F. O'Rourke | 1,354 | 36.7 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 977 | 26.6 | +12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,685 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Beswick

Beswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Baldwin* | 3,499 | 76.4 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | H. Broderick | 1,083 | 23.6 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,416 | 52.8 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,582 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Blackley

Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. A. Lynch* | 4,672 | 56.2 | +6.0 |
| | Labour | E. Dell | 3,639 | 43.8 | −6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,033 | 12.4 | +12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,311 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. McCall* | 4,291 | 71.6 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | J. Andrews | 1,705 | 28.4 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,586 | 43.2 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,996 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Burnage

Burnage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | L. W. Biggs* | 4,220 | 59.1 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | L. L. Hanbridge | 2,918 | 40.9 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,302 | 18.2 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,138 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. P. Pariser* | 2,455 | 48.9 | −14.1 |
| | Conservative | E. Mawdsley | 1,634 | 32.5 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal | S. Needoff | 935 | 18.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 821 | 16.4 | −9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,024 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. W. G. Fitzsimons* | 4,471 | 79.3 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | C. E. Bedgood | 1,166 | 20.7 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,305 | 58.6 | +11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,637 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Mendell* | 2,760 | 78.1 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | R. E. Talbot | 591 | 16.7 | +0.7 |
| | Communist | M. I. Druck | 184 | 5.2 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,169 | 61.4 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,535 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Collier* | 4,189 | 58.5 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | E. Mellor | 2,972 | 41.5 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,217 | 17.0 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,161 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Didsbury

Didsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. K. Lee* | 4,265 | 79.9 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | A. Gregory | 1,075 | 20.1 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,190 | 59.8 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,340 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton North

Gorton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Siddall* | 4,692 | 70.3 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | A. P. Osborn | 1,801 | 27.0 | +4.0 |
| | Communist | J. Kay | 184 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,891 | 43.3 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,677 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton South

Gorton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Sutton* | 3,020 | 64.6 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | L. J. Naden | 1,657 | 35.4 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,363 | 29.2 | −9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,677 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Grant* | 3,617 | 54.4 | −7.2 |
| | Conservative | P. H. Craig | 3,038 | 45.6 | +7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 579 | 8.8 | −14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,655 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Levenshulme

Levenshulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. A. Fieldhouse* | 3,115 | 48.0 | −9.1 |
| | Labour | F. Hatton | 2,371 | 36.6 | −6.3 |
| | Liberal | G. P. Robinson | 1,001 | 15.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 744 | 11.4 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,487 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lightbowne

Lightbowne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Piggott* | 4,742 | 56.1 | +9.8 |
| | Labour | G. Halstead | 3,709 | 43.9 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,033 | 12.2 | +11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,451 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Sharp* | 3,161 | 55.1 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | J. Davis | 1,996 | 35.8 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal | F. N. Wedlock | 584 | 10.1 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,265 | 20.3 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,741 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. C. Chadwick* | 2,840 | 70.3 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | M. V. Sparks | 1,200 | 29.7 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,640 | 40.6 | −5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,040 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Moss Side East

Moss Side East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. V. Wood | 2,661 | 48.6 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative | G. J. Playford* | 2,235 | 40.9 | −0.1 |
| | Independent | C. Cuffin | 575 | 10.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 426 | 7.7 | −10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,471 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Moss Side West

Moss Side West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. Lawson | 2,833 | 50.2 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | C. Brewster* | 2,813 | 49.8 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 0.4 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,646 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Moston

Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. M. McGuirk* | 4,033 | 53.1 | −7.2 |
| | Conservative | W. H. T. Quick | 3,560 | 46.9 | +7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 473 | 6.2 | −14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,603 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Murray* | 2,580 | 65.8 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative | E. Griffiths | 1,339 | 34.2 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,241 | 31.6 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,919 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Bates* | 3,375 | 66.8 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | W. H. Priestnall | 1,679 | 33.2 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,696 | 33.6 | −5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,054 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Newtown

Newtown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. B. Ogden* | 3,091 | 77.0 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | A. Gregory | 925 | 23.0 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,166 | 54.0 | −9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,016 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Northenden

Northenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. C. Hewlett* | 4,432 | 60.4 | +13.8 |
| | Labour | W. Gallagher | 2,904 | 39.6 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,528 | 20.8 | +15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,336 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Old Moat

Old Moat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Sharp* | 3,366 | 63.6 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | W. A. Dove | 1,928 | 36.4 | −5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,438 | 27.2 | +11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,294 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Openshaw

Openshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Nally* | 4,295 | 70.6 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative | L. Lescure | 1,788 | 29.4 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,507 | 41.2 | −7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,083 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. C. Rodgers* | 3,832 | 70.0 | +4.9 |
| | Labour | B. Conlan | 1,640 | 30.0 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,192 | 40.0 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,472 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Mann | 3,273 | 65.0 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative | H. Spencer | 1,763 | 35.0 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,510 | 30.0 | −12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,036 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. P. Evans | 2,755 | 50.5 | −6.6 |
| | Conservative | W. E. A. Yates* | 2,698 | 49.5 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 1.0 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,453 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Mark's

St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. W. Ellershaw* | 3,709 | 67.4 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | E. A. Leggett | 1,791 | 32.6 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,918 | 34.8 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,500 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Peter's

St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. D. Perks* | 1,886 | 63.5 | 0 |
| | Labour | H. W. Bliss | 1,083 | 36.5 | 0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 803 | 27.0 | 0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,969 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Withington

Withington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. H. Scholfield* | 3,689 | 80.4 | +12.5 |
| | Labour | R. L. Griffiths | 899 | 19.6 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,790 | 60.8 | +11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,588 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. S. Gatley* | 8,759 | 63.3 | −6.7 |
| | Conservative | A. Williamson | 4,684 | 33.8 | +3.8 |
| | Independent | F. Frost | 401 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,075 | 29.5 | −10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,844 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |