1956 Manchester City Council election

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Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1956. 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.[1][2]

Quick facts 42 of 152 seats to Manchester City Council 77 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
1956 Manchester City Council election
← 1955
10 May 1956 (1956-05-10)
1957 →
42 of 152 seats
to Manchester City Council
77 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Last election 20 seats,
47.2%		 18 seats,
50.8%		 0 seats,
1.5%
Seats before 86 63 3
Seats won 28 14 0
Seats after 87 62 3
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1 Steady
Popular vote 86,102 69,717 5,070
Percentage 53.1% 43.0% 3.1%
Swing Increase5.9% Decrease7.8% Increase1.6%
Map of results of 1956 election
Leader of the Council before election


Labour

 Leader of the Council after election


Labour

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Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Labour Party 86,102 (53.1%)
Increase 5.9 28 (66.7%)
28 / 42
 Increase 1 87 (57.2%)
87 / 152
Conservative Party 69,717 (43.0%)
Decrease 7.8 14 (33.3%)
14 / 42
 Decrease 1 62 (40.8%)
62 / 152
Liberal Party 5,070 (3.1%)
Increase 1.6 0 (0.0%)
0 / 42
 Steady 3 (2.0%)
3 / 152
Communist 788 (0.5%)
Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 42
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 152
Independent 436 (0.3%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 42
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 152

Full council

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87 3 62

Aldermen

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20 3 15

Councillors

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67 47

Ward results

Alexandra Park

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Alexandra Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Ward* 2,838 60.0 −21.1
Liberal G. E. Sharpe 1,071 22.6 N/A
Labour H. W. Bliss 821 17.4 −1.5
Majority 1,767 37.4 −24.8
Turnout 4,730
Conservative hold Swing
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All Saints'

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All Saints' (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. P. Evans 1,818 64.3 +4.3
Labour J. H. Parish* 1,728 61.1 +1.1
Conservative W. J. Geddes 1,056 37.3 −2.7
Majority 672 23.8 +3.8
Turnout 2,829
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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Ardwick

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Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour V. Wilson* 2,319 63.2 +0.6
Conservative G. Jackson 1,352 36.8 −0.6
Majority 967 26.4 +1.2
Turnout 3,671
Labour hold Swing
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Baguley

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Baguley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Gallacher* 3,000 59.2 +5.3
Conservative H. T. Fairclough 2,068 40.8 −5.3
Majority 932 18.4 +10.6
Turnout 5,068
Labour hold Swing
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Barlow Moor

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Barlow Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Hooley* 1,574 59.8 −9.9
Labour E. Wood 1,059 40.2 +9.9
Majority 515 19.6 −19.8
Turnout 2,633
Conservative hold Swing
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Benchill

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Benchill (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. S. Gatley* 2,467 57.9 +6.3
Labour R. L. Griffiths 2,357 55.3 +3.7
Conservative R. Clarkson 1,665 39.0 −6.6
Conservative E. Birley 1,658 38.9 −6.7
Communist G. Taylor 190 4.5 +1.7
Majority 692 16.2 +10.2
Turnout 4,264
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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Beswick

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Beswick (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. G. Birtles* 2,275 77.2 +3.1
Labour R. Malcolm 2,139 72.6 −1.5
Conservative R. B. Crompton 738 25.1 −0.8
Majority 1,401 47.5 −0.7
Turnout 2,945
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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Blackley

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Blackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. A. Lynch* 3,541 59.3 −4.2
Labour A. J. Fahey 2,431 40.7 +4.2
Majority 1,110 18.6 −8.4
Turnout 5,972
Conservative hold Swing
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Bradford

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Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. McCall* 3,080 75.2 +8.0
Conservative H. J. Caulfield 1,017 24.8 −8.0
Majority 2,063 50.4 +16.0
Turnout 4,097
Labour hold Swing
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Burnage

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Burnage
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. W. Biggs* 3,068 60.9 −3.5
Labour J. S. Goldstone 1,968 39.1 +3.5
Majority 1,100 21.8 −7.0
Turnout 5,036
Conservative hold Swing
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Cheetham

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Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. P. Pariser* 1,705 50.3 +2.8
Liberal S. Needoff 1,157 34.1 +4.7
Conservative M. J. McGregor 529 15.6 −7.5
Majority 548 16.2 −1.9
Turnout 3,391
Labour hold Swing
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Chorlton-cum-Hardy

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Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. W. G. Fitzsimons* 3,366 83.1 +1.5
Labour R. E. Talbot 683 16.9 −1.5
Majority 2,683 66.2 +3.0
Turnout 4,049
Conservative hold Swing
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Collegiate Church

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Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Mendell* 1,668 79.4 +6.0
Conservative F. Hargreaves 264 12.6 −9.3
Communist M. I. Druck 168 8.0 +3.3
Majority 1,404 66.8 +15.3
Turnout 2,100
Labour hold Swing
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Crumpsall

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Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Collier* 3,172 56.7 −3.5
Labour K. Franklin 2,420 43.3 +3.5
Majority 752 13.4 −7.0
Turnout 5,592
Conservative hold Swing
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Didsbury

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Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. K. Lee* 2,720 55.5 −13.8
Liberal E. Noble 1,616 32.9 +13.9
Labour A. Haslam 569 11.6 −0.1
Majority 1,104 22.6 −27.7
Turnout 4,905
Conservative hold Swing
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Gorton North

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Gorton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Siddall* 3,556 72.1 +5.9
Conservative B. H. Farrow 1,376 27.9 −3.4
Majority 2,180 44.2 +9.3
Turnout 4,932
Labour hold Swing
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Gorton South

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Gorton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Wimbury* 2,058 68.7 +16.9
Conservative T. Brownrigg 938 31.3 −16.9
Majority 1,120 37.4 +33.8
Turnout 2,996
Labour hold Swing
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Harpurhey

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Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Grant* 2,691 58.0 +4.2
Conservative E. Bland 1,952 42.0 −4.2
Majority 739 16.0 +8.4
Turnout 4,643
Labour hold Swing
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Hugh Oldham

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Hugh Oldham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. B. Ogden* 1,691 72.8 +1.6
Conservative J. C. Brearley 475 20.4 −2.8
Communist E. Cohen 157 6.8 +2.2
Majority 1,216 52.4 +5.4
Turnout 2,323
Labour hold Swing
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Levenshulme

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Levenshulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. A. Fieldhouse* 2,597 65.3 −7.4
Labour W. Pearlman 1,380 34.7 +7.4
Majority 1,217 30.6 −14.8
Turnout 3,977
Conservative hold Swing
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Lightbowne

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Lightbowne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Piggott* 3,268 50.4 +0.6
Labour G. Halstead 2,536 39.1 −2.7
Liberal F. N. Wedlock 683 10.5 +2.1
Majority 732 11.3 +3.3
Turnout 6,487
Conservative hold Swing
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Longsight

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Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Sharp* 2,248 57.0 −7.2
Labour J. Davis 1,694 43.0 +7.2
Majority 554 14.0 −14.4
Turnout 3,942
Conservative hold Swing
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Miles Platting

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Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. R. Morris* 1,878 69.3 +8.9
Conservative T. E. Downes 832 30.7 −8.9
Majority 1,046 38.6 +17.8
Turnout 2,710
Labour hold Swing
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Moss Side East

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Moss Side East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. A. Downward 2,538 55.7 +10.6
Conservative L. V. Roy 1,927 42.3 −10.5
Communist L. B. Johnson 92 2.0 −0.1
Majority 611 13.4
Turnout 4,557
Labour hold Swing
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Moss Side West

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Moss Side West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Lawson* 2,082 45.3 +6.1
Conservative L. Lescure 2,077 45.2 −15.6
Independent G. J. Playford 436 9.5 N/A
Majority 5 0.1
Turnout 4,595
Labour hold Swing
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Moston

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Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. M. McGuirk* 3,105 53.6 +0.9
Conservative M. Dunn 2,684 46.4 −0.9
Majority 421 7.2 +1.8
Turnout 5,789
Labour hold Swing
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New Cross

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New Cross (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Murray* 1,535 71.2 +5.7
Labour E. Crank 1,450 68.0 +2.5
Conservative K. Corless 639 30.0 −4.5
Majority 811 38.0 +7.0
Turnout 2,132
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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Newton Heath

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Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Lister* 2,437 69.4 +5.6
Conservative F. H. Robinson 1,072 30.6 −5.6
Majority 1,365 38.8 +11.2
Turnout 3,509
Labour hold Swing
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Northenden

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Northenden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. N. M. Moxley 2,877 51.6 +3.5
Conservative T. C. Hewlett* 2,700 48.4 −3.5
Majority 177 3.2
Turnout 5,577
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
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Old Moat

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Old Moat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Sharp* 1,950 56.3 −13.6
Labour E. H. Jessop 974 28.1 −2.1
Liberal R. H. Hargreaves 543 15.6 N/A
Majority 976 28.2 −11.4
Turnout 3,467
Conservative hold Swing
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Openshaw

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Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. E. Morley 3,157 71.7 +4.0
Conservative E. D. Lowe 1,063 24.2 −5.3
Communist J. Hodgson 181 4.1 +1.3
Majority 2,094 47.5 +9.3
Turnout 4,401
Labour hold Swing
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Rusholme

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Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Ollerenshaw 2,989 69.3 −2.7
Labour S. C. Rimmer 1,323 30.7 +2.7
Majority 1,666 38.6 −5.4
Turnout 4,312
Conservative hold Swing
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St. George's

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St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Mann* 2,463 74.1 +10.3
Conservative L. C. Hughes 862 25.9 −10.3
Majority 1,601 48.2 +20.6
Turnout 3,325
Labour hold Swing
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St. Luke's

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St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Massey 2,280 57.8 +8.2
Conservative N. Kenyon 1,667 42.2 −8.2
Majority 613 15.6
Turnout 3,947
Labour hold Swing
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St. Mark's

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St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour N. Morris 2,932 65.9 −0.9
Conservative R. Jones 1,514 34.1 +0.9
Majority 1,418 31.8 −1.8
Turnout 4,446
Labour hold Swing
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St. Peter's

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St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Carson 1,226 71.6 −3.6
Labour C. E. Bedgood 486 28.4 +3.6
Majority 740 43.2 −7.2
Turnout 1,712
Conservative hold Swing
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Withington

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Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. H. Scholfield* 2,089 71.5 −11.7
Labour N. Selwyn 834 28.5 +11.7
Majority 1,255 43.0 −23.4
Turnout 2,923
Conservative hold Swing
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Woodhouse Park

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Woodhouse Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Waddicor* 3,638 79.4 +13.2
Conservative C. G. Tilley 946 20.6 −13.2
Majority 2,692 58.8 +26.4
Turnout 4,584
Labour hold Swing
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Aldermanic elections

Aldermanic election, 5 December 1956

Caused by the death on 11 November 1956 of Alderman C. A. Wood (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 6 December 1922).[3][4]

In his place, Councillor Forrester Lord (Labour, Gorton North, elected 5 March 1941)[5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 5 December 1956.[6]

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PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
LabourForrester LordCrumpsall1961
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Aldermanic election, 9 January 1957

Caused by the death on 20 December 1956 of Alderman Tom Nally (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 January 1956).[7][8]

In his place, Councillor Bob Thomas (Labour, St. George's, elected 5 January 1944)[9] was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 January 1957.[10]

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PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
LabourBob ThomasLevenshulme1958
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By-elections between 1956 and 1957

By-elections, 4 April 1957

Two by-elections were held on 4 April 1957 to fill vacancies that were created by the appointment of aldermen on 5 December 1956 and 9 January 1957.[11]

Gorton North

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Forrester Lord (Labour, Gorton North, elected 5 March 1941)[12] on 5 December 1956,[13] following the death on 11 November 1956 of Alderman C. A. Wood (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 6 December 1922).[14][15]

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Gorton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour N. Leech 2,901 80.3 +8.2
Conservative A. Nixon 711 19.7 −8.2
Majority 2,190 60.6 +16.4
Turnout 3,612
Labour hold Swing
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St. George's

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Bob Thomas (Labour, St. George's, elected 5 January 1944)[16] on 9 January 1957,[17] following the death on 20 December 1956 of Alderman Tom Nally (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 January 1956).[18][19]

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St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Mellor 1,885 72.8 −1.3
Conservative J. Logan 705 27.2 +1.3
Majority 1,180 45.6 −2.6
Turnout 2,590
Labour hold Swing
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