# 1954 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 13 May 1954. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Wythenshawe ward had been split into three, and two new wards (Baguley and Woodhouse Park) elected all of their councillors for the first time.
The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Labour Party | 120,036 (53.8%) | 2.9 | 28 (65.1%) | 28 / 43 | 11 | 88 (57.9%) | 88 / 152 |
| Conservative Party | 98,835 (44.3%) | 2.9 | 15 (34.9%) | 15 / 43 | 5 | 60 (39.5%) | 60 / 152 |
| Liberal Party | 3,753 (1.7%) | 0.5 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 43 | | 4 (2.6%) | 4 / 152 |
| Communist | 562 (0.3%) | 0.1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 43 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 152 |

### Full council

| 88 | 4 | 60 |

### Aldermen

| 18 | 4 | 16 |

### Councillors

| 70 | 44 |

## Ward results
### Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. E. Bird* | 4,113 | 74.1 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | H. Jenkins | 1,439 | 25.9 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,674 | 48.2 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,552 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Hatton | 2,854 | 63.0 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | C. A. Earley* | 1,676 | 37.0 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,178 | 26.0 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,530 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Taylor | 3,569 | 58.6 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative | P. Buckley* | 2,526 | 41.4 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,043 | 17.2 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,095 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Baguley

Baguley (three vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Stuart-Cole | 3,267 | 56.6 | |
| | Labour | W. Gallacher | 3,242 | 56.2 | |
| | Labour | H. Jenkins | 3,172 | 55.0 | |
| | Conservative | H. T. Fairclough | 2,559 | 44.4 | |
| | Conservative | N. P. Robinson | 2,548 | 44.2 | |
| | Conservative | A. Charlton | 2,518 | 43.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 613 | 10.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,769 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Harker* | 2,386 | 61.7 | −1.6 |
| | Labour | E. Mellor | 1,479 | 38.3 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 907 | 23.4 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,868 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Benchill

Benchill (formerly Wythenshawe) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Frost* | 3,115 | 57.2 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative | A. Williamson | 2,206 | 40.5 | +6.7 |
| | Communist | G. Taylor | 125 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 909 | 16.7 | −12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,446 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Beswick

Beswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. W. Farrell* | 3,471 | 78.2 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | H. Broderick | 969 | 21.8 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,502 | 56.4 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,440 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Blackley

Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Chadwick* | 4,142 | 58.3 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | W. Lister | 2,960 | 41.7 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,182 | 16.6 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,102 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. E. Beavan* | 3,917 | 71.9 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | F. H. Robinson | 1,530 | 28.1 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,387 | 43.8 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,447 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Burnage

Burnage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. J. Edwards* | 3,666 | 56.2 | −2.9 |
| | Labour | D. Supree | 2,855 | 43.8 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 811 | 12.4 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,521 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. B. Prain* | 2,102 | 50.2 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal | S. Needoff | 1,172 | 28.0 | +9.4 |
| | Conservative | A. Niman | 916 | 21.8 | −10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 930 | 22.2 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,190 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Ralphs* | 3,675 | 77.3 | −2.0 |
| | Labour | M. E. Morley | 1,079 | 22.7 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,596 | 54.6 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,754 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Finkel* | 2,473 | 76.2 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative | R. E. Talbot | 630 | 19.4 | +2.7 |
| | Communist | M. I. Druck | 143 | 4.4 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,843 | 56.8 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,246 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Mawdsley* | 3,782 | 53.1 | −5.4 |
| | Labour | J. P. Jennings | 3,336 | 46.9 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 446 | 6.2 | −10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,118 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Didsbury

Didsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. White* | 3,150 | 62.7 | −17.2 |
| | Liberal | E. Noble | 1,146 | 22.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | S. Carter | 727 | 14.5 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,004 | 39.9 | −19.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,023 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton North

Gorton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Roddy* | 4,139 | 73.0 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | C. N. Clark | 1,385 | 24.4 | −2.6 |
| | Communist | J. Kay | 145 | 2.6 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,753 | 48.6 | +5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,669 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton South

Gorton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Kirkman* | 2,578 | 69.3 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | L. J. Naden | 1,141 | 30.7 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,437 | 38.6 | +9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,719 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. O'Toole | 3,389 | 51.3 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | J. Chatterton* | 3,214 | 48.7 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 2.6 | −6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,603 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Hugh Oldham

Hugh Oldham (formerly Newtown) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Humphries* | 3,162 | 76.8 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | A. Gregory | 955 | 23.2 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,207 | 53.6 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,117 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Levenshulme

Levenshulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | O. Lodge* | 3,134 | 53.2 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | H. J. Wimbury | 1,908 | 32.4 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal | E. Quiligotti | 852 | 14.4 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,226 | 20.8 | +9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,894 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lightbowne

Lightbowne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Piggott* | 3,840 | 48.4 | −7.7 |
| | Labour | G. Halstead | 3,508 | 44.2 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal | F. N. Wedlock | 583 | 7.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 332 | 4.2 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,931 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. J. Dunn* | 2,880 | 57.4 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | J. Davis | 2,136 | 42.6 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 744 | 14.8 | −5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,016 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. H. F. Eccles* | 2,449 | 68.4 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative | E. Pelham | 1,131 | 31.6 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,318 | 36.8 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,580 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Moss Side East

Moss Side East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Dell* | 2,489 | 60.3 | +11.7 |
| | Conservative | M. V. Sparks | 1,640 | 39.7 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 849 | 20.6 | +12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,129 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Moss Side West

Moss Side West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Pollitt | 2,693 | 50.6 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | A. R. Smith* | 2,626 | 49.4 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 1.2 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,319 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Moston

Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Latham | 4,075 | 55.3 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | M. Dunn* | 3,297 | 44.7 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 778 | 10.6 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,372 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Knight* | 2,565 | 74.3 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | K. Corless | 889 | 25.7 | −8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,676 | 48.6 | +17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,454 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Binns* | 2,936 | 68.1 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | W. H. Priestnall | 1,377 | 31.9 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,559 | 36.2 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,313 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Northenden

Northenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | L. Jacobs* | 3,251 | 50.3 | −10.1 |
| | Labour | N. Morris | 3,208 | 49.7 | +10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43 | 0.6 | −20.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,459 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Old Moat

Old Moat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. R. Swan* | 2,983 | 63.3 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | E. V. Hughes | 1,731 | 36.7 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,252 | 26.6 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,713 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Openshaw

Openshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Jolly* | 4,202 | 72.1 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | E. Fitzsimons | 1,475 | 25.3 | −4.1 |
| | Communist | F. Dean | 149 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,727 | 46.8 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,826 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. T. Barratt* | 3,419 | 70.3 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | A. H. Green | 1,443 | 29.7 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,976 | 40.0 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,862 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Collis* | 3,235 | 71.3 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Livesey | 1,300 | 28.7 | −6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,935 | 42.6 | +12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,535 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Conway* | 2,940 | 53.4 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | W. E. A. Yates | 2,570 | 46.6 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 370 | 6.8 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,510 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mark's

St. Mark's (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. Conlan* | 3,905 | 67.2 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | L. Drury* | 3,891 | 67.0 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | E. A. Leggett | 1,930 | 32.6 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | W. H. Fleetwood | 1,895 | 32.6 | 0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,961 | 33.7 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,811 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Peter's

St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | N. Beer* | 1,909 | 69.8 | +6.3 |
| | Labour | H. W. Bliss | 825 | 30.2 | −6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,084 | 39.6 | +12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,734 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Withington

Withington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. H. Stovell* | 3,256 | 80.9 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | F. O'Rourke | 771 | 19.1 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,485 | 61.8 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,588 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park (three vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. H. Hall | 3,633 | 72.0 | |
| | Labour | H. Waddicor | 3,586 | 71.0 | |
| | Labour | W. Smith | 3,582 | 70.9 | |
| | Conservative | C. L. Hughes | 1,463 | 29.0 | |
| | Conservative | A. E. Hoodith | 1,442 | 28.6 | |
| | Conservative | W. McKean | 1,441 | 28.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,119 | 41.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,049 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |