1952 Manchester City Council election

1952 Manchester City Council election
← 1951 8 May 1952 1953 →
38 of 144 seats ; to Manchester City Council; 73 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1952 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; ; No overall control

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 Conservative Party lost overall control of the council.^[1]^[2]

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Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	110,592 (43.8%)	12.9	15 (39.5%)	15 / 38	6	70 (48.6%)	70 / 144
Labour Party	138,306 (54.8%)	13.5	23 (60.5%)	23 / 38	6	68 (47.2%)	68 / 144
Liberal Party	2,882 (1.1%)	0.5	0 (0.0%)	0 / 38		6 (4.2%)	6 / 144
Communist	371 (0.1%)	0.2	0 (0.0%)	0 / 38		0 (0.0%)	0 / 144
Independent	162 (0.1%)		0 (0.0%)	0 / 38		0 (0.0%)	0 / 144
Union Movement	90 (0.0%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 38	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 144

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Bailey*	4,746	71.6	−8.0
	Conservative	T. E. Bird*	4,731	71.3	−8.3
	Labour	K. Pollitt	1,907	28.8	+8.4
	Labour	L. Drury	1,877	28.3	+7.9
Majority			2,824	42.5	−16.7
Turnout			6,631
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Littlemore	3,337	64.1	+21.5
	Conservative	H. Ackerley*	1,871	35.9	−21.5
Majority			1,466	28.2
Turnout			5,208
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Parkins	4,441	60.9	+18.9
	Conservative	T. Dobbins*	2,847	39.1	−18.9
Majority			1,594	21.8
Turnout			7,288
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. J. Pegge*	2,570	57.1	−13.7
	Labour	F. O'Rourke	1,932	42.9	+13.7
Majority			638	14.2	−27.4
Turnout			4,502
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Winstanley	4,794	75.6	+11.8
	Conservative	C. P. R. Dunn	1,546	24.4	−11.8
Majority			3,248	51.2	+23.6
Turnout			6,340
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hart*	4,237	50.2	−14.8
	Labour	E. Dell	4,195	49.8	+14.8
Majority			42	0.4	−29.6
Turnout			8,432
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Lomas*	5,366	72.3	+15.2
	Conservative	E. Rooney	2,053	27.7	−15.2
Majority			3,313	44.6	+30.4
Turnout			7,419
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Lord	4,368	56.1	−9.8
	Labour	J. Stuart Cole	3,420	43.9	+9.8
Majority			948	12.2	−19.6
Turnout			7,788
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Goldstone*	3,326	63.0	+22.1
	Conservative	E. Mawdsley	1,950	37.0	−3.6
Majority			1,376	26.0	+25.7
Turnout			5,276
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. S. Whittaker*	4,600	73.7	−9.3
	Labour	C. E. Bedgood	1,642	26.3	+9.3
Majority			2,958	47.4	−18.6
Turnout			6,242
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. S. Langton*	3,674	80.6	+8.2
	Conservative	W. Hoyle-Smith	731	16.0	−5.9
	Communist	M. I. Druck	153	3.4	−2.3
Majority			2,943	64.6	+14.1
Turnout			4,558
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Tomlinson*	4,248	54.4	−11.3
	Labour	D. Mellor	3,555	45.6	+11.3
Majority			693	8.8	−22.6
Turnout			7,803
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Hill*	4,530	77.1	−7.6
	Labour	L. L. Hanbridge	1,347	22.9	+7.6
Majority			3,183	54.2	−15.2
Turnout			5,877
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Lord*	5,888	74.3	+14.1
	Conservative	S. W. Marshall	1,820	23.0	−14.2
	Communist	J. Kay	218	2.7	+0.1
Majority			4,068	51.3	+28.3
Turnout			7,926
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Yarwood*	3,927	69.3	+14.9
	Conservative	W. Fuller	1,741	30.7	−12.4
Majority			2,186	38.6	+27.3
Turnout			5,668
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. P. J. Hinderer*	4,383	61.6	+16.4
	Conservative	T. Brunt	2,737	38.4	−16.4
Majority			1,646	23.2
Turnout			7,120
	Labour hold		Swing

Lightbowne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Malcolm*	4,600	46.9	+10.6
	Conservative	H. Piggott	4,544	46.3	−6.8
	Liberal	C. N. Higginson	666	6.8	−3.8
Majority			56	0.6
Turnout			9,810
	Labour hold		Swing

Longsight
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hopkins*	3,315	53.3	−11.0
	Labour	J. B. Ogden	2,303	37.0	+10.4
	Liberal	F. N. Wedlock	607	9.7	+0.6
Majority			1,012	16.3	−21.4
Turnout			6,225
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Bowes*	4,384	57.1	−13.9
	Labour	F. Hatton	3,298	42.9	+13.9
Majority			1,086	14.2	−27.8
Turnout			7,682
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Quinney*	3,881	72.9	+16.3
	Conservative	E. D. Houseley	1,443	27.1	−16.3
Majority			2,438	45.8	+32.6
Turnout			5,324
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. A. Downward	3,597	59.0	+22.5
	Conservative	C. Cuffin*	2,498	41.0	−22.5
Majority			1,099	18.0
Turnout			6,095
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Collins	3,277	51.6	+13.0
	Conservative	W. H. Cox*	2,983	47.0	−14.4
	Union Movement	E. J. Hamm	90	1.4	N/A
Majority			294	4.6
Turnout			6,350
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Lamb*	5,428	60.3	+13.3
	Conservative	F. Kay	3,575	39.7	−13.3
Majority			1,853	20.6
Turnout			9,003
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Blackwell*	3,173	66.6	+11.0
	Conservative	E. Griffiths	1,432	30.0	−11.9
	Independent	N. Robinson	162	3.4	+0.9
Majority			1,741	36.6	+22.9
Turnout			4,767
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Logan*	4,319	69.6	+14.3
	Conservative	W. H. Priestnall	1,886	30.4	−14.3
Majority			2,433	39.2	+28.6
Turnout			6,205
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Donovan*	4,366	81.7	+19.7
	Conservative	J. J. Doyle	976	18.3	−19.7
Majority			3,390	63.4	+39.4
Turnout			5,342
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. L. Cobon*	3,293	46.6	−20.4
	Labour	W. Gallagher	2,882	40.8	+7.8
	Liberal	H. Beattie	896	12.6	N/A
Majority			411	5.8	−28.2
Turnout			7,071
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. P. Humphris*	3,250	57.8	−12.4
	Labour	W. A. Dove	2,369	42.2	+12.4
Majority			881	15.6	−24.8
Turnout			5,619
	Conservative hold		Swing

Aldermen

Councillors

Alexandra Park

All Saints'

Ardwick

Barlow Moor

Beswick

Blackley

Bradford

Burnage

Cheetham

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Collegiate Church

Crumpsall

Didsbury

Gorton North

Gorton South

Harpurhey

Levenshulme

Lightbowne

Longsight

Miles Platting

Moss Side East

Moss Side West

Moston

New Cross

Newton Heath

Newtown

Northenden

Old Moat

Openshaw

Rusholme

St. George's

St. Luke's

St. Mark's

St. Peter's

Withington

Wythenshawe

Aldermanic election, 2 July 1952

Aldermanic election, 30 July 1952

Aldermanic elections, 2 December 1952

Aldermanic election, 31 March 1953

Aldermanic election, 29 April 1953

Miles Platting, 28 August 1952

Lightbowne, 25 September 1952

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Thomas*	5,607	74.5	+16.7
	Conservative	L. Lescure	1,924	25.5	−13.4
Majority			3,683	49.0	+30.1
Turnout			7,531
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Stockdale*	4,014	65.1	−16.6
	Labour	B. Conlan	2,153	34.9	+16.6
Majority			1,861	30.2	−33.2
Turnout			6,167
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. E. Thomas*	4,023	71.1	+19.9
	Conservative	J. E. McManus	1,637	28.9	−16.2
Majority			2,386	42.2	+36.0
Turnout			5,660
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Massey	3,580	57.1	+17.1
	Labour	J. Conway	3,204	51.1	+11.1
	Conservative	J. F. Martin*	2,952	47.1	−12.9
	Conservative	M. Hilbery	2,804	44.7	−15.3
Majority			252	4.0
Turnout			6,270
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Shaw*	4,539	67.5	+14.9
	Conservative	N. Fins	2,181	32.5	−14.9
Majority			2,358	35.0	+29.8
Turnout			6,720
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. G. Westbrook*	1,987	63.5	−20.5
	Labour	H. W. Bliss*	1,142	36.5	+20.5
Majority			845	27.0	−41.0
Turnout			3,129
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. McGrath*	3,686	67.9	−2.1
	Labour	W. Lister	1,029	19.0	+3.0
	Liberal	F. W. Wilson	713	13.1	−0.9
Majority			2,657	48.9	−5.1
Turnout			5,428
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Lloyd	10,525	70.0	+15.1
	Conservative	W. Walmsley*	4,502	30.0	−15.1
Majority			6,023	40.0	+30.2
Turnout			15,027
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Stevenson	2,789	68.6	−4.3
	Conservative	M. V. Sparks	1,276	31.4	+4.3
Majority			1,513	37.2	−8.6
Turnout			4,065
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Piggott	4,180	51.8	+5.5
	Labour	J. Clough	3,565	44.2	−2.7
	Liberal	R. Frere	319	4.0	−2.8
Majority			615	7.6
Turnout			8,064
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing