1961 Manchester City Council election

UK local government election 1961 Manchester City Council election England Arms of the City of Manchester.svg parliamentary no 1960 Manchester City Council election 1960 1961 05 11 y 1962 Manchester City Council election 1962 38 of 152 seats to Manchester City Council 77 Manchester 1961.png Map of results of 1961 election Leader of the Council Labour Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 17 seats,39.1% 82 22 79 3 69,696 44.0% 4.9% Conservative Party (UK) 21 seats,43.9% 69 15 69 2 65,425 41.3% 2.6% Liberal Party (UK) 1 seats,11.5% 3 1 4 1 21,575 13.6% 2.1% Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 11 May 1961. 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 retained overall control of the council.Tories are pleased... Liberals scare them, Manchester Evening News, May 12, 1961, p.4THREE LABOUR LOSSES IN MANCHESTER, The Guardian, May 12, 1961, p.8 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party69,696 (44.0%)44.0 Labour Party (UK) 4.922 (57.9%)22 38 Labour Party (UK) 3 79 (52.0%)79 152 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party65,425 (41.3%)41.3 Conservative Party (UK) 2.615 (39.5%)15 38 Conservative Party (UK) 269 (45.4%)69 152 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party21,575 (13.6%)13.6 Liberal Party (UK) 2.1 1 (2.6%)1 38 Liberal Party (UK) 1 4 (2.6%)4 152 Liberal Party (UK)Ratepayers3,892 (2.5%)2.5 Ratepayers Association 2.4 0 (0.0%)0 38 Ratepayers Association 0 (0.0%)0 152 Ratepayers AssociationCommunist743 (0.5%)0.5 Communist Party of Great Britain0 (0.0%)0 38 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 (0.0%)0 152 Communist Party of Great BritainUnion Movement178 (0.1%)0.1 Union Movement0 (0.0%)0 38 Union Movement 0 (0.0%)0 152 Union Movement Full council + ↓ 79 4 69 Aldermen + ↓ 20 2 16 Councillors + ↓ 59 2 53 Ward results Alexandra Park Alexandra Park Conservative Party (UK) L. Bailey* 2,841 54.2 -8.4 Liberal Party (UK) A. Alexander 1,834 35.0 +7.4 Labour Party (UK) G. Hayward 570 10.8 +1.0 1,007 19.2 -15.8 5,245 Conservative Party (UK) All Saints' All Saints' Labour Party (UK) T. Thomas* 1,511 71.5 +2.9 Conservative Party (UK) R. W. Phillips 603 28.5 -2.9 908 43.0 +5.8 2,114 Labour Party (UK) Ardwick Ardwick Labour Party (UK) W. Parkinson* 1,625 72.2 +9.0 Conservative Party (UK) W. N. Fleetwood 625 27.8 -9.0 1,000 44.4 +18.0 2,250 Labour Party (UK) Baguley Baguley Labour Party (UK) H. Jenkins* 3,452 53.2 +4.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Crowe 3,036 46.8 -4.5 416 6.4 6,488 Labour Party (UK) Barlow Moor Barlow Moor Liberal Party (UK) J. Cunningham 1,607 42.5 +17.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. P. Cox* 1,604 42.4 -12.8 Labour Party (UK) P. Potts 567 15.1 -4.5 3 0.1 3,778 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Benchill Benchill Conservative Party (UK) D. L. Cooke 2,813 49.5 -0.4 Labour Party (UK) H. Lloyd* 2,747 48.4 +0.6 Communist Party of Great Britain M. Taylor 118 2.1 -0.2 66 1.1 -1.0 5,678 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Beswick Beswick Labour Party (UK) J. Dean* 2,567 76.7 +12.1 Conservative Party (UK) K. A. Edis 780 23.3 -12.4 1,787 53.4 +28.1 3,347 Labour Party (UK) Blackley Blackley Conservative Party (UK) W. Burrows* 2,912 47.9 -6.3 Labour Party (UK) S. N. M. Moxley 1,834 30.2 -1.4 Liberal Party (UK) W. Wren 1,327 21.9 +7.7 1,078 17.7 -4.9 6,073 Conservative Party (UK) Bradford Bradford Labour Party (UK) T. Lomas* 2,754 74.2 +6.7 Conservative Party (UK) L. N. Mallinson 959 25.8 -6.7 1,795 48.4 +13.4 3,713 Labour Party (UK) Burnage Burnage Conservative Party (UK) G. Lord* 2,409 46.7 -5.1 Liberal Party (UK) W. Thorpe 1,486 28.8 +8.6 Labour Party (UK) H. Conway 1,267 24.5 -3.5 923 17.9 -5.9 5,162 Conservative Party (UK) Cheetham Cheetham Labour Party (UK) H. Goldstone* 1,700 52.0 +11.1 Liberal Party (UK) M. Needoff 1,571 48.0 -11.1 129 4.0 3,271 Labour Party (UK) Chorlton-cum-Hardy Chorlton-cum-Hardy Conservative Party (UK) M. Whittaker* 2,626 48.1 -7.1 Liberal Party (UK) M. Cheers 1,267 23.2 N/A Ratepayers Association T. A. Harper 893 16.3 -18.1 Labour Party (UK) H. P. D. Paget 677 12.4 +2.0 1,359 24.9 +4.1 5,463 Conservative Party (UK) Collegiate Church Collegiate Church Labour Party (UK) B. S. Langton* 1,618 80.1 +11.2 Conservative Party (UK) K. Sharman 277 13.7 -7.8 Communist Party of Great Britain K. Bloch 124 6.2 -3.4 1,341 66.4 +19.0 2,019 Labour Party (UK) Crumpsall Crumpsall Labour Party (UK) F. J. Balcombe* 3,874 47.2 +18.3 Conservative Party (UK) F. R. Butler 3,262 39.7 -12.1 Liberal Party (UK) A. F. Sullivan 1,078 13.1 -6.2 611 7.5 8,213 Labour Party (UK) Didsbury Didsbury Conservative Party (UK) M. Crawford* 3,281 59.8 +9.4 Liberal Party (UK) H. Golding 1,695 30.9 -11.3 Labour Party (UK) A. Haslam 513 9.3 +1.9 1,586 28.9 +20.7 5,489 Conservative Party (UK) Gorton North Gorton North Labour Party (UK) N. Leech* 3,359 69.0 +2.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Whitwell 1,512 31.0 -2.1 1,847 38.0 +4.2 4,871 Labour Party (UK) Gorton South Gorton South Labour Party (UK) H. J. Batson* 2,062 58.3 +3.0 Conservative Party (UK) C. M. Clarke 1,476 41.7 -3.0 586 16.6 +6.0 3,538 Labour Party (UK) Harpurhey Harpurhey Labour Party (UK) H. Waddicor 2,233 54.8 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Chatterton 1,842 45.2 -1.1 391 9.6 +2.2 4,075 Labour Party (UK) Hugh Oldham Hugh Oldham Labour Party (UK) H. Langan* 1,553 71.1 +1.3 Conservative Party (UK) P. Murphy 479 21.9 -1.5 Communist Party of Great Britain E. Cohen 151 7.0 +0.2 1,074 49.2 +2.8 2,183 Labour Party (UK) Levenshulme Levenshulme Conservative Party (UK) J. Bowes* 2,095 37.3 -3.0 Ratepayers Association J. A. Gannon 1,632 29.1 -4.1 Labour Party (UK) A. Hardisty 1,017 18.1 +4.8 Liberal Party (UK) J. Berisford 867 15.5 +2.4 463 8.2 +1.1 5,611 Conservative Party (UK) Lightbowne Lightbowne Labour Party (UK) K. Franklin* 2,859 41.5 +5.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. S. Cumpstay 2,718 39.4 -7.6 Liberal Party (UK) E. Platt 1,320 19.1 +2.1 141 2.1 6,897 Labour Party (UK) Longsight Longsight Conservative Party (UK) J. G. Hopkins* 2,099 52.6 +12.4 Labour Party (UK) B. Lawson 1,078 27.0 +2.1 Ratepayers Association W. F. Wilding 683 17.1 -17.8 Communist Party of Great Britain H. Johnson 129 3.2 N/A 1,021 25.6 +20.3 3,989 Conservative Party (UK) Miles Platting Miles Platting Labour Party (UK) R. P. Hughes* 1,552 60.3 +3.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. D. Cheetham 1,022 39.7 -3.0 530 20.6 +6.0 2,574 Labour Party (UK) Moss Side East Moss Side East Conservative Party (UK) P. Whitby 1,799 55.0 +15.8 Labour Party (UK) E. C. Bedgood* 1,470 45.0 +7.3 329 10.0 +8.5 3,269 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Moss Side West Moss Side West Conservative Party (UK) P. Buckley* 1,983 49.0 -6.3 Labour Party (UK) J. S. Goldstone 1,381 34.1 +7.9 Ratepayers Association G. J. Playford 505 12.5 -3.4 Union Movement G. A. Webb 178 4.4 +1.9 602 14.9 -14.2 4,047 Conservative Party (UK) Moston Moston Labour Party (UK) C. C. Lamb* 3,390 46.1 +3.9 Conservative Party (UK) P. Collins 2,748 37.4 -8.3 Liberal Party (UK) J. Bulmer 1,221 16.5 +4.4 642 8.7 7,359 Labour Party (UK) New Cross New Cross Labour Party (UK) C. Blackwell* 1,238 73.2 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) F. Hargreaves 454 26.8 -2.5 784 46.4 +5.0 1,692 Labour Party (UK) Newton Heath Newton Heath Labour Party (UK) A. Logan* 2,160 55.5 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. Thorpe 1,642 42.2 -4.1 Communist Party of Great Britain J. A. Day 92 2.3 N/A 518 13.3 +5.9 3,894 Labour Party (UK) Northenden Northenden Conservative Party (UK) G. Leigh 2,982 38.0 -5.4 Labour Party (UK) J. Davis* 2,711 34.5 -2.2 Liberal Party (UK) R. H. Hargreaves 2,160 27.5 +7.6 271 3.5 -3.2 7,853 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Old Moat Old Moat Conservative Party (UK) H. P. Humphris* 1,485 43.4 -8.6 Liberal Party (UK) T. Kay 1,289 37.7 +6.4 Labour Party (UK) F. W. Blaine 645 18.9 +2.1 196 5.7 -15.0 3,419 Conservative Party (UK) Openshaw Openshaw Labour Party (UK) L. Thomas* 2,817 66.9 +3.1 Conservative Party (UK) B. Moore 1,262 30.0 -3.2 Communist Party of Great Britain H. Holland 129 3.1 +0.1 1,555 36.9 +6.3 4,208 Labour Party (UK) Rusholme Rusholme Conservative Party (UK) H. Stockdale* 2,084 56.5 +5.4 Liberal Party (UK) F. N. Wedlock 834 22.6 +13.4 Labour Party (UK) D. A. Warby 772 20.9 -0.4 1,250 33.9 +4.1 3,690 Conservative Party (UK) St. George's St. George's Labour Party (UK) E. Mellor* 1,749 69.4 +1.4 Conservative Party (UK) S. Alexander 771 30.6 -1.4 978 38.8 +2.8 2,520 Labour Party (UK) St. Luke's St. Luke's Labour Party (UK) S. Rimmer* 1,733 53.9 +11.8 Conservative Party (UK) M. J. Holberry 1,305 40.6 -3.3 Ratepayers Association N. Robinson 179 5.6 -8.4 428 13.3 3,217 Labour Party (UK) St. Mark's St. Mark's Labour Party (UK) W. Shaw* 2,206 64.2 -0.6 Conservative Party (UK) E. Geddes 1,230 35.8 +0.6 976 28.4 -1.2 3,436 Labour Party (UK) St. Peter's St. Peter's Conservative Party (UK) N. G. Westbrook* 1,004 61.1 -9.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Barnett 638 38.9 +9.6 366 22.2 -19.2 1,642 Conservative Party (UK) Withington Withington Conservative Party (UK) J. McGrath* 2,211 46.9 -8.5 Liberal Party (UK) J. S. Alldridge 2,019 42.9 +6.8 Labour Party (UK) B. Atkinson 481 10.2 +1.7 192 4.0 -15.3 4,711 Conservative Party (UK) Woodhouse Park Woodhouse Park Labour Party (UK) W. Smith* 3,316 73.1 +17.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Thurston 1,221 26.9 +3.1 2,095 46.2 +14.2 4,537 Labour Party (UK) Aldermanic elections Aldermanic election, 29 May 1961 At the meeting of the council on 29 May 1961, the terms of office of nineteen aldermen expired.NEW ALDERMAN, The Guardian, May 30, 1961, p.24 The following nineteen were elected as aldermen by the council on 29 May 1961 for a term of six years. PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative Albert Barratt* Withington 1967 Labour Emily Beavan* Woodhouse Park 1967 Conservative Lionel Biggs* Northenden 1967 Conservative S. P. Dawson* Newton Heath 1967 Labour Arthur Donovan* Cheetham 1967 Conservative Eveline Hill M.P.* Openshaw 1967 Labour H. P. J. Hinderer* Beswick 1967 Conservative William Phillip Jackson* St. Peter's 1967 Conservative Mary Latchford Kingsmill Jones* Benchill 1967 Labour Mary Knight* New Cross 1967 Conservative Herbert Lomax* St. George's 1967 Labour Forrester Lord* Crumpsall 1967 Labour William Oldfield* All Saints' 1967 Conservative Wilfred Pegge* Blackley 1967 Labour C. E. P. Stott* Oxford 1967 Labour John Sutton* Rusholme 1967 Conservative Prof. Frank Edward Tylecote* Didsbury 1967 Conservative Wallace White Lightbowne 1967 Labour William Winstanley* Bradford 1967 Aldermanic election, 6 December 1961 Caused by the death on 16 November 1961 of Alderman William Oldfield (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1945).ALDERMAN WILLIAM H. OLDFIELD, The Guardian, November 17, 1961, p.20MAKING RECONSTRUCTION A REALITY, Manchester Guardian, 10 November 1945, p.3 In his place, Councillor Thomas Farrell (Labour, Beswick, elected 1 November 1945)More Labour victories in Manchester Manchester Guardian 3 November 1945 6 was elected as an alderman by the council on 6 December 1961.PROMISES BY LABOUR "DISHONEST", The Guardian, December 7, 1961, p.20 PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Labour Thomas Farrell All Saints' 1967 By-elections between 1961 and 1962 Didsbury, 13 July 1961 Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Wallace White (Conservative, Didsbury, elected 21 October 1937)MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, October 22, 1937, p.13 on 29 May 1961,NEW ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, May 30, 1961, p.24 following the death on 14 May 1961 of Alderman Thomas Walker (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 5 February 1941).City mourns Alderman, 85, Manchester Evening News, May 15, 1961, p.7Ex-railwayman "on Scrap Heap" is New Alderman, Manchester Evening News, February 5, 1941, p.3 Didsbury Conservative Party (UK) N. Coe 2,113 56.4 -3.4 Liberal Party (UK) H. Golding 1,299 34.7 +3.8 Labour Party (UK) A. Haslam 335 8.9 -0.4 814 21.7 -6.2 3,747 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative success at Didsbury, The Guardian, July 14, 1961, p.18 Beswick, 8 February 1962 Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Thomas Farrell (Labour, Beswick, elected 1 November 1945)More Labour victories in Manchester Manchester Guardian 3 November 1945 6 on 6 December 1961,PROMISES BY LABOUR "DISHONEST", The Guardian, December 7, 1961, p.20 following the death on 16 November 1961 of Alderman William Oldfield (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1945).ALDERMAN WILLIAM H. OLDFIELD, The Guardian, November 17, 1961, p.20MAKING RECONSTRUCTION A REALITY, Manchester Guardian, 10 November 1945, p.3 Beswick Labour Party (UK) K. Eastham 1,546 82.5 +5.8 Conservative Party (UK) K. A. Edis 328 17.5 -5.8 1,218 65.0 +11.6 1,874 Labour Party (UK) Labour again, Manchester Evening News, February 9, 1962, p.21 References expanded 1961 Manchester