1959 Manchester City Council election

Local election in Manchester, England 1959 Manchester City Council election England Arms of the City of Manchester.svg parliamentary no 1958 Manchester City Council election 1958 1959 05 07 y 1960 Manchester City Council election 1960 38 of 152 seats to Manchester City Council 77 Manchester 1959.png Map of results of 1959 election Leader of the Council Labour Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 26 seats,53.7% 95 21 92 3 76,856 45.4% 8.3% Conservative Party (UK) 14 seats,37.8% 54 17 57 3 74,294 43.9% 6.1% Liberal Party (UK) 0 seats,7.7% 3 0 3 16,973 10.0% 2.3% Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1959. 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."Morty" leads Tory revival in North-West, Manchester Evening News, May 8, 1959, p.5TORIES GAIN 3 SEATS IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 8, 1959, p.4 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party Labour Party (UK)76,856 (45.4%)45.4 Labour Party (UK) 8.321 (55.3%)21 38 Labour Party (UK) 3 92 (60.5%)92 152 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party Conservative Party (UK)74,294 (43.9%)43.9 Conservative Party (UK) 6.117 (44.7%)17 38 Conservative Party (UK) 357 (37.5%)57 152 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party Liberal Party (UK)16,973 (10.0%)10.0 Liberal Party (UK) 2.3 0 (0.0%)0 38 Liberal Party (UK) 1 3 (2.0%)3 152 Liberal Party (UK)Communist Communist Party of Great Britain890 (0.5%)0.5 Communist Party of Great Britain 0.10 (0.0%)0 38 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 (0.0%)0 152 Communist Party of Great BritainIndependent Labour Independent Labour249 (0.1%)0.1 Independent LabourN/A0 (0.0%)0 38 Independent LabourN/A0 (0.0%)0 152 Independent LabourUnion Movement Union Movement135 (0.1%)0.1 Union Movement 0 (0.0%)0 38 Union Movement 0 (0.0%)0 152 Union Movement Full council + ↓ 92 3 57 Aldermen + ↓ 21 3 14 Councillors + ↓ 71 43 Ward results Alexandra Park Alexandra Park Conservative Party (UK) H. Ward* 3,413 61.6 +10.0 Liberal Party (UK) L. Thornton Smith 1,314 23.7 -8.9 Labour Party (UK) H. Conway 817 14.7 -1.1 2,099 37.9 +18.9 5,544 Conservative Party (UK) All Saints' All Saints' Labour Party (UK) F. P. Evans* 1,810 72.7 -4.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. W. Phillips 679 27.3 +4.8 1,131 45.4 -9.6 2,489 Labour Party (UK) Ardwick Ardwick Labour Party (UK) V. Wilson* 2,216 63.2 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) G. Taylor 1,288 36.8 -0.2 928 26.4 +0.4 3,504 Labour Party (UK) Baguley Baguley Labour Party (UK) F. H. Price* 3,066 51.9 -8.1 Conservative Party (UK) W. Fuller 2,836 48.1 +8.1 230 3.8 -16.2 5,902 Labour Party (UK) Barlow Moor Barlow Moor Conservative Party (UK) A. Hooley* 1,945 64.5 +5.4 Labour Party (UK) S. E. Tucker 1,070 35.5 -5.3 875 29.0 +10.6 3,015 Conservative Party (UK) Benchill Benchill Labour Party (UK) H. S. Gatley* 2,414 50.5 -8.6 Conservative Party (UK) A. Williamson 2,225 46.5 +7.4 Communist Party of Great Britain M. Taylor 141 3.0 +1.2 189 4.0 -16.0 4,780 Labour Party (UK) Beswick Beswick Labour Party (UK) J. G. Birtles* 2,785 80.6 -3.3 Conservative Party (UK) H. L. W. Glover 672 19.4 +3.3 2,113 61.2 -6.6 3,457 Labour Party (UK) Blackley Blackley Conservative Party (UK) J. A. Lynch* 3,398 47.6 -3.7 Labour Party (UK) E. McGinty 2,459 34.4 -14.3 Liberal Party (UK) D. A. Green 1,281 18.0 N/A 939 13.2 +10.6 7,138 Conservative Party (UK) Bradford Bradford Labour Party (UK) G. McCall* 2,865 71.8 -7.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Mitton 1,124 28.2 +7.3 1,741 43.6 -14.6 3,989 Labour Party (UK) Burnage Burnage Conservative Party (UK) H. Platt* 3,115 50.3 -10.1 Labour Party (UK) W. S. Spink 1,900 30.7 -11.5 Liberal Party (UK) H. Tobias 1,178 19.0 N/A 1,215 19.6 +3.4 6,193 Conservative Party (UK) Cheetham Cheetham Labour Party (UK) M. P. Pariser* 1,650 45.5 -8.8 Liberal Party (UK) S. Needoff 1,614 44.5 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) F. Hargreaves 360 10.0 N/A 36 1.0 -7.6 3,624 Labour Party (UK) Chorlton-cum-Hardy Chorlton-cum-Hardy Conservative Party (UK) G. W. G. Fitzsimons* 3,942 77.2 +5.2 Labour Party (UK) R. Grills 1,167 22.8 -5.2 2,775 54.4 +10.4 5,109 Conservative Party (UK) Collegiate Church Collegiate Church Labour Party (UK) E. Mendell* 1,780 80.9 -7.9 Conservative Party (UK) K. Edis 288 13.1 +7.1 Communist Party of Great Britain A. Gadian 133 6.0 +2.7 1,492 67.8 -13.5 2,201 Labour Party (UK) Crumpsall Crumpsall Conservative Party (UK) R. Collier* 3,709 45.5 -0.5 Labour Party (UK) S. N. M. Moxley* 2,998 36.8 -17.2 Liberal Party (UK) I. Savage 1,440 17.7 N/A 711 8.7 8,147 Conservative Party (UK) Didsbury Didsbury Conservative Party (UK) D. K. Lee* 3,275 53.4 +7.3 Liberal Party (UK) M. MacInerney 2,400 39.1 -5.1 Labour Party (UK) A. Williams 462 7.5 -1.2 875 14.3 +12.4 6,137 Conservative Party (UK) Gorton North Gorton North Labour Party (UK) W. Higgins* 3,628 68.7 -16.6 Conservative Party (UK) C. N. Clark 1,654 31.3 +15.7 1,974 37.4 -30.6 5,282 Labour Party (UK) Gorton South Gorton South Labour Party (UK) H. Wimbury* 2,254 61.3 -5.3 Conservative Party (UK) H. Woodman 1,422 38.7 +5.3 832 22.6 -10.6 3,676 Labour Party (UK) Harpurhey Harpurhey Labour Party (UK) E. Grant* 2,473 61.2 -5.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Jones 1,568 38.8 +5.8 905 22.4 -11.6 4,041 Labour Party (UK) Hugh Oldham Hugh Oldham Labour Party (UK) J. B. Ogden* 2,076 75.5 -7.9 Conservative Party (UK) I. Burgess 492 17.9 +5.5 Communist Party of Great Britain E. Cohen 180 6.6 +2.4 1,584 57.6 -13.4 2,748 Labour Party (UK) Levenshulme Levenshulme Conservative Party (UK) R. A. Fieldhouse* 2,602 47.6 +2.7 Labour Party (UK) A. E. Bowden 1,508 27.6 -4.5 Liberal Party (UK) G. E. Sharp 1,357 24.8 +1.8 1,094 20.0 +7.2 5,467 Conservative Party (UK) Lightbowne Lightbowne Conservative Party (UK) H. Piggott 3,399 46.9 +15.7 Labour Party (UK) L. Kelly 2,688 37.1 -9.6 Liberal Party (UK) F. N. Wedlock 1,153 16.0 -6.1 711 9.8 -5.7 7,240 Conservative Party (UK) Longsight Longsight Conservative Party (UK) H. Sharp* 2,490 60.6 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) R. E. Talbot 1,619 39.4 -1.3 871 21.2 +2.6 4,109 Conservative Party (UK) Miles Platting Miles Platting Labour Party (UK) C. R. Morris* 1,716 67.0 -6.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Hall 847 33.0 +6.1 869 34.0 -12.2 2,563 Labour Party (UK) Moss Side East Moss Side East Labour Party (UK) W. A. Downward* 2,080 53.4 -6.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Lang 1,681 43.1 +6.5 Communist Party of Great Britain T. Wright 136 3.5 -0.2 399 10.2 -12.9 3,897 Labour Party (UK) Moss Side West Moss Side West Conservative Party (UK) J. Bodden 2,885 59.0 +10.5 Labour Party (UK) B. Lawson* 1,868 38.2 -0.6 Union Movement G. A. Webb 135 2.6 +0.3 1,017 20.8 +11.1 4,888 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Moston Moston Conservative Party (UK) K. E. Goulding 2,990 42.0 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) W. McGuirk* 2,928 41.2 -16.6 Liberal Party (UK) P. L. Marron 1,195 16.8 N/A 62 0.8 7,113 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) New Cross New Cross Labour Party (UK) W. Murray* 1,251 76.0 -1.7 Conservative Party (UK) M. Buckley 396 24.0 +1.7 855 52.0 -3.4 1,647 Labour Party (UK) Newton Heath Newton Heath Labour Party (UK) W. Lister* 2,275 58.2 -12.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Johnson 1,631 41.8 +12.3 644 16.4 -24.6 3,906 Labour Party (UK) Northenden Northenden Conservative Party (UK) E. A. Walmsley 2,648 39.6 +8.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Sheldon 2,608 39.0 -8.3 Liberal Party (UK) R. H. Hargreaves 1,434 21.4 -0.1 40 0.6 6,690 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Old Moat Old Moat Conservative Party (UK) W. Sharp* 2,119 51.0 +3.9 Labour Party (UK) R. P. Greenwood 1,145 27.6 -9.6 Liberal Party (UK) P. McGregor 890 21.4 +5.7 974 23.4 +13.5 4,154 Conservative Party (UK) Openshaw Openshaw Labour Party (UK) M. E. Morley* 3,233 68.6 -11.0 Conservative Party (UK) P. Collins 1,323 28.1 +11.3 Communist Party of Great Britain H. Holland 159 3.3 -0.3 1,910 40.5 -22.3 4,715 Labour Party (UK) Rusholme Rusholme Conservative Party (UK) K. Ollerenshaw* 3,066 70.0 +6.5 Labour Party (UK) K. Graham 1,317 30.0 -6.5 1,749 40.0 +13.0 4,383 Conservative Party (UK) St. George's St. George's Labour Party (UK) G. Mann* 2,044 75.2 -6.7 Conservative Party (UK) D. Meakin 675 24.8 +6.7 1,369 50.4 -13.4 2,719 Labour Party (UK) St. Luke's St. Luke's Labour Party (UK) W. Massey* 1,835 50.2 -9.0 Conservative Party (UK) W. Crabtree 1,573 43.0 +2.2 Independent Labour H. Rowley 249 6.8 N/A 262 7.2 -11.2 3,657 Labour Party (UK) St. Mark's St. Mark's Labour Party (UK) N. Morris* 2,492 68.7 -9.2 Conservative Party (UK) W. H. Fleetwood 1,134 31.3 +9.2 1,358 37.4 -18.4 3,626 Labour Party (UK) St. Peter's St. Peter's Conservative Party (UK) J. Carson* 1,170 67.2 -5.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Maguire 571 32.8 +5.5 599 34.4 -11.0 1,741 Conservative Party (UK) Withington Withington Conservative Party (UK) W. H. Scholfield* 2,808 55.0 +7.0 Liberal Party (UK) A. Share 1,717 33.7 -4.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Platt 577 11.3 -2.4 1,091 21.3 +11.6 5,102 Conservative Party (UK) Woodhouse Park Woodhouse Park Labour Party (UK) H. Reid* 3,211 67.0 -14.2 Conservative Party (UK) F. W. Harrison 1,441 30.1 +14.5 Communist Party of Great Britain E. Holt 141 2.9 -0.3 1,770 36.9 -28.7 4,793 Labour Party (UK) Aldermanic elections Aldermanic election, 3 February 1960 Caused by the resignation on 8 January 1960 of Sir Alderman William Walker (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1909).Alderman Sir William Walker resigns, The Guardian, January 9, 1960, p.2MAYORAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1909, p.9 In his place, Councillor Robert Malcolm (Labour, Beswick, elected 10 May 1956; previously 1945-55)CONSERVATIVES LOSE SEAT IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 11, 1956, p.4 was elected as an alderman by the council on 3 February 1960.STEPPING UP, Manchester Evening News, February 3, 1960, p.1 PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Labour Robert Malcolm Miles Platting 1964 By-elections between 1959 and 1960 March 2025 References 1959 Manchester Category:1950s in Manchester