1951 Manchester City Council election

Local election in Manchester, England May 2025 1951 Manchester City Council election England Arms of the City of Manchester.svg parliamentary no 1950 Manchester City Council election 1950 1951 05 10 y 1952 Manchester City Council election 1952 36 of 144 seats to Manchester City Council 73 Manchester 1951.png Map of results of 1951 election Leader of the Council Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 18 seats,50.5% 78 22 77 1 118,754 56.7% 6.2% Labour Party (UK) 19 seats,47.4% 60 14 61 1 86,558 41.3% 6.1% Liberal Party (UK) 0 seats,1.3% 6 0 6 3,324 1.6% 0.3% Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1951. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.Tories down by 8 - then up by 30, Manchester Evening News, May 11, 1951, p.1LABOUR WINS TWO SEATS AND LOSES ONE IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 11, 1951, p.3 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party118,754 (56.7%)56.7 Conservative Party (UK) 6.222 (61.1%)22 36 Conservative Party (UK) 177 (53.5%)77 144 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party86,558 (41.3%)41.3 Labour Party (UK) 6.114 (38.9%)14 36 Labour Party (UK) 1 61 (42.4%)61 144 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Party3,324 (1.6%)1.6 Liberal Party (UK) 0.3 0 (0.0%)0 36 Liberal Party (UK) 6 (4.2%)6 144 Liberal Party (UK)Communist692 (0.3%)0.3 Communist Party of Great Britain 0.40 (0.0%)0 36 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 (0.0%)0 144 Communist Party of Great BritainIndependent113 (0.1%)0.1 Independent (politician) N/A0 (0.0%)0 36 Independent (politician) N/A0 (0.0%)0 144 Independent (politician) Full council + ↓ 61 6 77 Aldermen + ↓ 13 6 18 Councillors + ↓ 48 59 Ward results Alexandra Park Alexandra Park Conservative Party (UK) A. Lees* 4,530 79.6 +3.8 Labour Party (UK) J. H. Paris 1,159 20.4 -3.8 3,371 59.2 +7.6 5,689 Conservative Party (UK) All Saints' All Saints' Conservative Party (UK) C. A. Earley 2,620 57.4 +5.7 Labour Party (UK) F. P. Evans 1,944 42.6 -3.9 676 14.8 +9.6 4,564 Conservative Party (UK) Ardwick Ardwick Conservative Party (UK) P. Buckley* 3,697 58.0 +12.3 Labour Party (UK) P. Roddy 2,674 42.0 -12.3 1,023 16.0 6,371 Conservative Party (UK) Barlow Moor Barlow Moor Conservative Party (UK) H. Harker* 2,735 70.8 +17.8 Labour Party (UK) B. J. Overall 1,129 29.2 +1.6 1,606 41.6 +16.2 3,864 Conservative Party (UK) Beswick Beswick Labour Party (UK) T. W. Farrell* 3,460 63.8 -9.6 Conservative Party (UK) C. P. R. Dunn 1,966 36.2 +11.4 1,494 27.6 -21.0 5,426 Labour Party (UK) Blackley Blackley Conservative Party (UK) P. Chadwick* 4,804 65.0 +8.0 Labour Party (UK) H. Britton 2,587 35.0 -8.0 2,217 30.0 +16.0 7,391 Conservative Party (UK) Bradford Bradford Labour Party (UK) E. E. Beavan* 3,744 57.1 -6.9 Conservative Party (UK) E. Rooney 2,808 42.9 +6.9 936 14.2 -13.8 6,552 Labour Party (UK) Burnage Burnage Conservative Party (UK) D. J. Edwards 4,860 65.9 +6.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Barlow 2,517 34.1 -6.3 2,343 31.8 +12.6 7,377 Conservative Party (UK) Cheetham Cheetham Labour Party (UK) R. B. Prain* 2,066 40.9 -21.1 Conservative Party (UK) E. Mawdsley 2,052 40.6 -7.5 Liberal Party (UK) S. Needoff 937 18.5 -16.2 14 0.3 -6.7 5,055 Labour Party (UK) Chorlton-cum-Hardy Chorlton-cum-Hardy Conservative Party (UK) A. Wood* 4,965 83.0 +4.1 Labour Party (UK) C. E. Bedgood 1,016 17.0 -4.1 3,949 66.0 +8.2 5,981 Conservative Party (UK) Collegiate Church Collegiate Church Labour Party (UK) R. Finkel* 2,285 72.4 -2.2 Conservative Party (UK) R. Rickless 691 21.9 +1.0 Communist Party of Great Britain M. I. Druck 178 5.7 +1.2 1,594 50.5 -3.2 3,054 Labour Party (UK) Crumpsall Crumpsall Conservative Party (UK) A. A. Clapham* 4,699 65.7 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) A. O'Toole 2,452 34.3 -1.3 2,247 31.4 +4.6 7,151 Conservative Party (UK) Didsbury Didsbury Conservative Party (UK) W. White* 4,317 84.7 +6.2 Labour Party (UK) W. Gallacher 777 15.3 -5.0 3,540 69.4 +11.2 5,094 Conservative Party (UK) Gorton North Gorton North Labour Party (UK) C. Bentley* 3,995 60.2 -7.5 Conservative Party (UK) S. W. Marshall 2,473 37.2 +7.2 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Kay 172 2.6 +0.3 1,522 23.0 -14.7 6,640 Labour Party (UK) Gorton South Gorton South Labour Party (UK) E. Kirkman* 2,703 54.4 -5.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. E. Owen 2,144 43.1 +4.7 Communist Party of Great Britain A. Wilde 125 2.5 +0.5 539 11.3 -9.9 4,972 Labour Party (UK) Harpurhey Harpurhey Conservative Party (UK) J. Chatterton* 3,754 54.8 +11.0 Labour Party (UK) J. B. Ogden 3,097 45.2 -9.8 657 9.6 6,698 Conservative Party (UK) Levenshulme Levenshulme Conservative Party (UK) O. Lodge* 4,638 71.0 +6.8 Labour Party (UK) B. Coulan 1,890 29.0 -5.6 2,748 42.0 +12.4 6,528 Conservative Party (UK) Lightbowne Lightbowne Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Ferrington 4,539 53.1 Labour Party (UK) M. Tylecote* 3,098 36.3 Liberal Party (UK) C. N. Higginson 903 10.6 1,441 16.8 8,540 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Longsight Longsight Conservative Party (UK) E. Elliott* 3,638 64.3 -0.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Conway 1,508 26.6 -8.5 Liberal Party (UK) F. N. Wedlock 513 9.1 N/A 2,130 37.7 +7.9 5,659 Conservative Party (UK) Miles Platting Miles Platting Labour Party (UK) J. H. F. Eccles 2,445 56.6 -6.1 Conservative Party (UK) E. D. Houseley 1,873 43.4 +6.1 572 13.2 -12.2 4,318 Labour Party (UK) Moss Side East Moss Side East Conservative Party (UK) J. E. Pheasey* 3,086 63.5 +10.3 Labour Party (UK) W. A. Downward 1,775 36.5 -7.9 1,311 27.0 +18.2 4,861 Conservative Party (UK) Moss Side West Moss Side West Conservative Party (UK) A. Smith* 3,440 61.4 +6.3 Labour Party (UK) H. Collins 2,161 38.6 -6.3 1,279 22.8 +12.6 5,601 Conservative Party (UK) Moston Moston Conservative Party (UK) M. Dunn* 3,970 53.0 +6.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Latham 3,519 47.0 -6.4 451 6.0 7,489 Conservative Party (UK) New Cross New Cross Labour Party (UK) M. Knight* 2,456 55.6 -2.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. M. Connolly 1,850 41.9 +0.3 Independent (politician) F. Dowling 113 2.5 N/A 606 13.7 -3.1 4,419 Labour Party (UK) Newton Heath Newton Heath Labour Party (UK) W. Binns* 3,268 55.3 -4.3 Conservative Party (UK) W. H. Priestnall 2,644 44.7 +4.3 624 10.6 -8.6 5,912 Labour Party (UK) Newtown Newtown Labour Party (UK) M. J. Griffin* 2,666 62.0 -7.0 Conservative Party (UK) W. B. Kinsey 1,631 38.0 +7.0 1,035 24.0 -14.0 4,297 Labour Party (UK) Northenden Northenden Conservative Party (UK) L. Jacobs* 4,167 67.0 +4.2 Labour Party (UK) H. Lloyd 2,053 33.0 -4.2 2,114 34.0 +8.4 6,220 Conservative Party (UK) Old Moat Old Moat Conservative Party (UK) W. R. Swan 3,601 70.2 +9.6 Labour Party (UK) W. M. Parkinson 1,531 29.8 -9.6 2,070 40.4 +19.2 5,132 Conservative Party (UK) Openshaw Openshaw Labour Party (UK) S. Jolly* 3,884 57.8 -1.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. C. Robertson 2,614 38.9 0 Communist Party of Great Britain T. Rowlandson 217 3.3 +1.0 1,270 18.9 -1.0 6,715 Labour Party (UK) Rusholme Rusholme Conservative Party (UK) A. T. Barratt* 4,270 81.7 +8.1 Labour Party (UK) J. D. Paul 958 18.3 -8.8 3,312 63.4 +17.6 5,228 Conservative Party (UK) St. George's St. George's Labour Party (UK) K. Collis 2,588 51.2 -9.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. E. McManus 2,273 45.1 +5.3 Liberal Party (UK) R. Frere 191 3.7 N/A 315 6.2 -14.2 5,052 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Luke's St. Luke's Conservative Party (UK) A. Holberry* 3,052 60.0 +8.1 Labour Party (UK) W. Massey 2,034 40.0 -8.1 1,018 20.0 +16.2 5,086 Conservative Party (UK) St. Mark's St. Mark's Labour Party (UK) H. Eastwood* 3,041 52.6 -5.7 Conservative Party (UK) C. E. Toll 2,743 47.4 +5.7 298 5.2 -11.4 5,784 Labour Party (UK) St. Peter's St. Peter's Conservative Party (UK) N. Beer* 2,114 84.0 +14.3 Labour Party (UK) T. Lomas 403 16.0 -14.3 1,711 68.0 +28.6 2,517 Conservative Party (UK) Withington Withington Conservative Party (UK) W. A. Stovell* 3,917 70.0 -1.7 Labour Party (UK) N. Morris 896 16.0 -2.2 Liberal Party (UK) F. W. Wilson 780 14.0 +3.9 3,021 54.0 +0.5 5,593 Conservative Party (UK) Wythenshawe Wythenshawe Labour Party (UK) W. Frost 6,779 54.9 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) W. Davies* 5,579 45.1 +0.2 1,200 9.8 +1.6 12,358 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Aldermanic elections Aldermanic election, 5 September 1951 Caused by the death on 29 July 1951 of Alderman William Somerville (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 2 February 1949).ALDERMAN W. SOMERVILLE, Manchester Guardian, July 30, 1951, p.8New Alderman, Manchester Evening News, February 2, 1949, p.3 In his place, Councillor Tom Larrad (Labour, St. Mark's, elected 17 January 1933)LABOUR WIN IN MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, January 18, 1933, p.11 was elected as an alderman by the council on 5 September 1951.Mr. Larrad an Alderman, Manchester Evening News, September 5, 1951, p.5 PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Labour Tom Larrad Levenshulme 1952 Aldermanic election, 6 February 1952 Caused by the death on 10 January 1952 of Alderman Leonard Cox (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 15 February 1939).Alderman L. B. Cox, Manchester Guardian, January 11, 1952, p.8NEW ALDERMAN, Manchester Evening News, February 10, 1939, p.11 In his place, Councillor Robert Malcolm (Labour, Bradford, elected 1 November 1933; previously 1928-31)MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1933, p.12 was elected as an alderman by the council on 6 February 1952.New alderman, but no by-election, Manchester Evening News, February 6, 1952, p.9 PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Labour Robert Malcolm Longsight 1952 By-elections between 1951 and 1952 St. Mark's, 29 November 1951 Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Tom Larrad (Labour, St. Mark's, elected 17 January 1933)LABOUR WIN IN MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, January 18, 1933, p.11 on 5 September 1951Mr. Larrad an Alderman, Manchester Evening News, September 5, 1951, p.5 following the death on 29 July 1951 of Alderman William Somerville (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 2 February 1949).ALDERMAN W. SOMERVILLE, Manchester Guardian, July 30, 1951, p.8New Alderman, Manchester Evening News, February 2, 1949, p.3 St. Mark's Labour Party (UK) W. Shaw 2,785 57.5 +4.9 Conservative Party (UK) P. J. Taylor 2,062 42.5 -4.9 723 15.0 +9.8 4,847 Labour Party (UK) COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, 30 November, 1951, p.12 References 1951 Manchester Category:1950s in Manchester