Manchester Council election, 1973

Manchester Council election, 1973: The first elections to the new Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1973. The election created the entire 99-member council (3 councillors to each ward), which shadowed its predecessor corporation before taking over its functions on 1 April 1974, as specified in the Local Government Act 1972. Each 1st-placed candidate was appointed to a five-year term of office, expiring in 1978. Each 2nd-placed candidate had a three-year term of office, expiring in 1976. Each 3rd-placed candidate served a two-year term of office, expiring in 1975.

The Labour Party gained overall control of the council.^[1]

Election result

Manchester Council Election Result 1973

Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-

Labour 59 0 0 0 59.6 45.9 50,226 N/A

Conservative 40 0 0 0 40.4 44.8 49,022 N/A

Liberal 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.0 5,448 N/A

Ratepayers 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.7 1,931 N/A

Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.1 1,244 N/A

Communist 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 1,094 N/A

British Campaign to Stop Immigration 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 368 N/A

Freedom to Choose Group 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 160 N/A

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

Party Seats

Labour 59

Conservative 40

Labour gain

Ward results

Detailed below are the results for each ward. Successful candidates are highlighted in bold.

Alexandra

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Conservative M. Flynn 2,298 51.2 N/A

Conservative N. Thompson 2,236

Conservative R. Rodgers 2,163

Liberal D. Hewitt 1,625 36.2 N/A

Liberal P. Davis 1,532

Liberal C. G. Sinclair 1,444

Labour J. M. Bradley 568 12.6 N/A

Labour J. H. Parish 529

Labour P. J. Salts 513

Majority 538 15.0 N/A

Turnout 4,491 N/A

Conservative win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Ardwick

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Labour H. Barrett 1,537 78.5 N/A

Labour F. Dale 1,472

Labour N. Finley 1,456

Conservative J. Kershaw 420 21.4 N/A

Conservative S. M. Lindsay 393

Conservative D. H. G. Penney 346

Majority 1,036 57.1 N/A

Turnout 1,957 N/A

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Baguley

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Labour F. H. Price 2,458 54.8 N/A

Labour A. P. Marino 2,349

Labour C. R. Muir 2,331

Conservative M. Malbon 2,025 45.2 N/A

Conservative E. J. Whelan 1,983

Conservative B. H. Farrow 1,853

Majority 306 9.6 N/A

Turnout 4,483 N/A

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Barlow Moor

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Conservative H. Tucker 1,968 51.3 N/A

Conservative B. Moore 1,611

Conservative N. Wood 1,566

Labour R. Grainger 1,131 29.5 N/A

Labour D. A. Parker 1,047

Labour A. J. Bateman 1,004

Liberal D. R. Mellor 735 19.2 N/A

Majority 435 21.8 N/A

Turnout 3,834 N/A

Conservative win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Beswick

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Labour J. Dean 1,528 85.8 N/A

Labour S. Corless 1,514

Labour K. Eastham 1,485

Conservative J. C. J. Cavill 252 14.1 N/A

Conservative J. Cartland 238

Conservative W. Whitmore 235

Majority 1,233 71.7 N/A

Turnout 1,780 N/A

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Blackley

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Labour J. I. Owen 1,859 57.4 N/A

Labour A. A. Johnson 1,850

Labour F. Hatton 1,740

Conservative J. Yates 1,380 42.6 N/A

Conservative D. G. Sparrow 1,350

Conservative H. P. Cummins 1,228

Majority 360 14.8 N/A

Turnout 3,239 N/A

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Bradford

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Labour J. Gilmore 2,271 64.7 N/A

Labour W. Egerton 2,230

Labour E. Grant 2,100

Conservative C. R. Ashton 1,239 35.3 N/A

Conservative H. Pickles 1,169

Conservative G. M. Farmer 1,161

Majority 861 29.4 N/A

Turnout 3,510 N/A

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Brooklands

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Conservative Y. Emery 2,592 55.6 N/A

Conservative G. W. G. Fitzsimons 2,548

Conservative A. A. O'Connor 2,509

Labour F. Firth 2,067 44.3 N/A

Labour D. Healey 2,054

Labour E. Mellor 2,025

Majority 442 11.3 N/A

Turnout 4,659 N/A

Conservative win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Burnage

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Conservative L. Howarth 2,487 64.5 N/A

Conservative W. L. Lund 2,477

Conservative H. Platt 2,455

Labour A. Burns 1,367 35.5 N/A

Labour J. McKinnon 1,347

Labour L. R. Williams 1,328

Majority 29.0 1,088 N/A

Turnout 3,854 N/A

Conservative win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Charlestown

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Labour L. Kelly 1,720 59.6 N/A

Labour N. Morris 1,660

Labour S. Silverman 1,609

Conservative D. F. Silverman 1,166 40.4 N/A

Conservative N. Green 1,120

Conservative A. E. Cleworth 1,052

Majority 443 19.2 N/A

Turnout 2,886 N/A

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Cheetham

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Labour J. Broderick 1,182 67.8 N/A

Labour D. G. Ford 1,158

Labour S. Shaw 1,101

Conservative J. Bonsu 561 32.2 N/A

Conservative K. A. Hunt 561

Conservative R. A. Price 521

Majority 540 35.6 N/A

Turnout 1,743 N/A

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Chorlton

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Conservative L. Sanders 2,109 53.2 N/A

Conservative M. Vince 2,078

Conservative A. D. Ashley 1,842

Liberal C. H. Hughes 979 24.7 N/A

Liberal M. Calder 977

Liberal W. S. Kenyon 974

Labour V. Stevens 878 22.1 N/A

Labour G. Collins 704

Labour K. Hull 660

Majority 863 28.5 N/A

Turnout 3,966 N/A

Conservative win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Collegiate Church

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Labour F. Balcombe 721 67.9 N/A

Labour S. Ogden 618

Labour J. B. Ogden 612

Liberal J. Laslett 193 18.2 N/A

Liberal C. Addison 171

Conservative J. Carson 147 13.8 N/A

Conservative J. R. Cawley 132

Conservative W. Porter 116

Majority 419 49.7 N/A

Turnout 1,061 N/A

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Crossacres

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Labour R. L. Griffiths 2,461 53.1 N/A

Labour A. Roberts 2,353

Labour K. Collis 2,269

Ratepayers R. R. Dilworth 1,271 27.4 N/A

Ratepayers K. A. Edis 1,267

Ratepayers W. A. McCall 1,251

Conservative W. Foster 756 16.3 N/A

Conservative K. Nolan 745

Conservative G. Scudder 684

Communist M. Taylor 145 3.1 N/A

Majority 998 25.7 N/A

Turnout 4,633 N/A

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Crumpsall

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Conservative G. Fildes 2,027 63.5 N/A

Conservative A. Clapham 2,026

Conservative F. W. Lever 2,022

Labour A. T. Gray 1,165 36.5 N/A

Labour H. Gregory 1,105

Labour P. A. Sless 1,082

Majority 857 27.0 N/A

Turnout 3,192 N/A

Conservative win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Didsbury

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Conservative J. Hill 3,289 72.2 N/A

Conservative J. Duke 3,233

Conservative M. R. Crawford 3,216

Labour W. Murray 1,036 22.7 N/A

Labour R. V. Pierson 976

Labour D. Cox 959

Communist A. J. Hunt 230 5.0 N/A

Majority 2,180 49.4 N/A

Turnout 4,555 N/A

Conservative win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Gorton North

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Labour G. Conquest 2,070 67.1 N/A

Labour C. Brierley 2,001

Labour P. Bednarski 1,975

Conservative J. B. Bullough 1,016 32.9 N/A

Conservative W. Slowe 995

Conservative T. J. S. Duke 983

Majority 959 34.1 N/A

Turnout 3,086 N/A

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Gorton South

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Labour H. Conway 1,422 50.0 N/A

Labour D. Barker 1,350

Labour K. Franklin 1,317

Conservative E. A. Duffy 760 26.7 'N/A

Conservative P. T. Heywood 749

Conservative A. Farmer 734

Ratepayers D. E. Lindsay 660 23.2 N/A

Majority 557 23.3 N/A

Turnout 2,842 N/A

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Harpurhey

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Labour K. Litherland 951 62.8 N/A

Labour A. Nicholson 951

Labour R. F. Delahunty 927

Conservative G. Cleworth 564 37.2 N/A

Conservative A. P. Osborn 556

Conservative M. Withers 532

Majority 363 25.5 N/A

Turnout 1,515 N/A

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Hulme

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Labour J. V. Marshall 1,290 77.6 N/A

Labour T. Thomas 1,273

Labour W. Smith 1,226

Conservative A. Edwards 289 17.4 N/A

Conservative R. E. Gilham 260

Conservative E. Draycott 255

Communist D. J. Heywood 83 5.0 N/A

Majority 937 60.2 N/A

Turnout 1,662 N/A

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Levenshulme

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Conservative J. K. Barber 2,414 59.2 N/A

Conservative W. Carlton 2,253

Conservative S. Alexander 2,239

Labour E. H. Spencer 1,663 40.8 N/A

Labour F. Done 1,646

Labour J. Flanagan 1,597

Majority 576 18.4 N/A

Turnout 4,077 N/A

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Lightbowne

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Labour H. T. Lee 1,618 33.6 N/A

Labour R. A. Reddington 1,570

Conservative E. Jones 1,569 32.6 N/A

Conservative E. D. Kirkup 1,558

Labour S. Smith 1,547

Conservative D. Porter 1,511

Independent I. Lindsay 865 17.9 N/A

Liberal R. Jackson 765 15.9 N/A

Liberal I. Garrard 655

Liberal G. Garrard 627

Majority 12 1.0 N/A

Turnout 4,817 N/A

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Lloyd Street

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Labour H. Collins 2,128 56.4 N/A

Labour K. McKeon 2,084

Labour A. S. Wood 1,982

Conservative J. E. Higham 1,642 43.5 N/A

Conservative E. Bevan 1,604

Conservative L. H. Nield 1,553

Majority 340 12.9 N/A

Turnout 3,770 N/A

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Longsight

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Conservative A. Malpas 1,565 49.2 N/A

Labour R. W. Ford 1,454 45.7 N/A

Conservative G. Taylor 1,412

Labour S. N. M. Moxley 1,392

Conservative M. Delayen 1,389

Labour D. Anderson 1,369

Freedom To Choose Group J. Kedward 160 5.0 N/A

Majority 20 3.5 N/A

Turnout 3,179 N/A

Conservative win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Miles Platting

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Labour E. Crank 1,240 67.9 N/A

Labour R. Latham 1,209

Labour E. Donnoghue 1,194

British Campaign To Stop Immigration M. R. Goucher 368 20.1 N/A

Conservative A. Chappell 219 12.0 N/A

Conservative H. Lee 214

Conservative M. Howells 182

Majority 826 47.8 N/A

Turnout 1,827 N/A

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Moss Side

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Labour R. E. Talbot 928 60.5 N/A

Labour H. Paget 889

Labour W. A. Downward 789

Conservative M. J. Duffy 515 33.6 N/A

Conservative H. W. Meadowcroft 515

Conservative C. Toft 409

Communist W. Woolery 90 5.9 N/A

Majority 274 26.9 N/A

Turnout 1,533 N/A

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Moston

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Labour A. E. Bowden 2,266 50.6 N/A

Conservative K. E. Goulding 2,207 49.3 N/A

Labour C. C. Lamb 2,123

Labour W. Risby 2,095

Conservative A. W. Ash 2,041

Conservative G. I. Jones 1,909

Majority 82 1.3 N/A

Turnout 4,473 N/A

Labour win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Newton Heath

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Labour M. J. Taylor 1,914 62.5 N/A

Labour C. Tomlinson 1,902

Labour J. Smith 1,826

Conservative A. E. Walsh 1,148 37.5 N/A

Conservative A. R. Leeke 1,080

Conservative T. B. Hegarty 1,060

Majority 678 25.0 N/A

Turnout 3,062 N/A

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Northenden

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Conservative G. Leigh 2,978 53.5 N/A

Conservative C. H. Box 2,737

Conservative D. Mountford 2,730

Labour H. Brown 2,244 40.3 N/A

Labour H. Reid 2,114

Labour J. M. Wilson 2,097

Communist G. F. Taylor 341 6.1 N/A

Majority 486 13.2 N/A

Turnout 5,563 N/A

Conservative win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Old Moat

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Conservative T. F. Lavin 2,479 64.0 N/A

Conservative D. G. Massey 2,319

Conservative T. E. Murphy 2,262

Labour E. Richards 1,395 36.0 N/A

Labour A. J. Spencer 1,392

Labour A. E. Jones 1,368

Majority 867 28.0 N/A

Turnout 3,874 N/A

Conservative win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Rusholme

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Conservative M. Pierce 2,221 59.8 N/A

Conservative K. Ollerenshaw 2,191

Conservative S. Tucker 2,173

Labour A. H. Fender 1,115 30.0 N/A

Labour M. A. Naqui 1,091

Labour H. Rowley 1,090

Independent F. A. Melling 379 10.2 N/A

Majority 1,058 29.8 N/A

Turnout 3,715 N/A

Conservative win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Withington

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Conservative E. R. Coker 1,864 48.1 N/A

Conservative G. W. Young 1,801

Conservative W. Crabtree 1,793

Liberal J. Edwards 1,151 29.7 N/A

Liberal R. A. Bell 1,107

Liberal W. J. Ellwood 1,102

Labour J. Wilner 858 22.1 N/A

Labour M. Moss 855

Labour R. Ames 797

Majority 642 18.4 N/A

Turnout 3,873 N/A

Conservative win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Conservative win (new seat)

Woodhouse Park

Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Labour G. Hall 1,721 61.8 N/A

Labour T. Farrell 1,678

Labour G. Berry 1,616

Conservative J. A. Graham 856 30.8 N/A

Conservative G. Parry 849

Conservative F. Kennan 802

Communist J. V. Hamer 205 7.4 N/A

Majority 760 31.1 N/A

Turnout 2,782 N/A

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

Labour win (new seat)

References

^ Manchester City Council Election Results (2nd ed.), Swarbrick, 1993 .

Preceded by
New council Manchester local elections Succeeded by
Manchester Council election, 1975

Categories:
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Manchester City Council elections

Manchester Council Election Result 1973
Party	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/-
	Labour	59	0	0	0	59.6	45.9	50,226	N/A
	Conservative	40	0	0	0	40.4	44.8	49,022	N/A
	Liberal	0	0	0	0	0.0	5.0	5,448	N/A
	Ratepayers	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.7	1,931	N/A
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.1	1,244	N/A
	Communist	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.0	1,094	N/A
	British Campaign to Stop Immigration	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.3	368	N/A
	Freedom to Choose Group	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	160	N/A

Party	Seats
	Labour	59
	Conservative	40
	Labour gain

Alexandra
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Flynn	2,298	51.2	N/A
	Conservative	N. Thompson	2,236
	Conservative	R. Rodgers	2,163
	Liberal	D. Hewitt	1,625	36.2	N/A
	Liberal	P. Davis	1,532
	Liberal	C. G. Sinclair	1,444
	Labour	J. M. Bradley	568	12.6	N/A
	Labour	J. H. Parish	529
	Labour	P. J. Salts	513
Majority	538	15.0	N/A
Turnout	4,491		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ardwick
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Barrett	1,537	78.5	N/A
	Labour	F. Dale	1,472
	Labour	N. Finley	1,456
	Conservative	J. Kershaw	420	21.4	N/A
	Conservative	S. M. Lindsay	393
	Conservative	D. H. G. Penney	346
Majority	1,036	57.1	N/A
Turnout	1,957		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Baguley
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. H. Price	2,458	54.8	N/A
	Labour	A. P. Marino	2,349
	Labour	C. R. Muir	2,331
	Conservative	M. Malbon	2,025	45.2	N/A
	Conservative	E. J. Whelan	1,983
	Conservative	B. H. Farrow	1,853
Majority	306	9.6	N/A
Turnout	4,483		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Barlow Moor
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Tucker	1,968	51.3	N/A
	Conservative	B. Moore	1,611
	Conservative	N. Wood	1,566
	Labour	R. Grainger	1,131	29.5	N/A
	Labour	D. A. Parker	1,047
	Labour	A. J. Bateman	1,004
	Liberal	D. R. Mellor	735	19.2	N/A
Majority	435	21.8	N/A
Turnout	3,834		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Beswick
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Dean	1,528	85.8	N/A
	Labour	S. Corless	1,514
	Labour	K. Eastham	1,485
	Conservative	J. C. J. Cavill	252	14.1	N/A
	Conservative	J. Cartland	238
	Conservative	W. Whitmore	235
Majority	1,233	71.7	N/A
Turnout	1,780		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Blackley
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. I. Owen	1,859	57.4	N/A
	Labour	A. A. Johnson	1,850
	Labour	F. Hatton	1,740
	Conservative	J. Yates	1,380	42.6	N/A
	Conservative	D. G. Sparrow	1,350
	Conservative	H. P. Cummins	1,228
Majority	360	14.8	N/A
Turnout	3,239		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Bradford
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Gilmore	2,271	64.7	N/A
	Labour	W. Egerton	2,230
	Labour	E. Grant	2,100
	Conservative	C. R. Ashton	1,239	35.3	N/A
	Conservative	H. Pickles	1,169
	Conservative	G. M. Farmer	1,161
Majority	861	29.4	N/A
Turnout	3,510		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Brooklands
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Y. Emery	2,592	55.6	N/A
	Conservative	G. W. G. Fitzsimons	2,548
	Conservative	A. A. O'Connor	2,509
	Labour	F. Firth	2,067	44.3	N/A
	Labour	D. Healey	2,054
	Labour	E. Mellor	2,025
Majority	442	11.3	N/A
Turnout	4,659		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Burnage
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Howarth	2,487	64.5	N/A
	Conservative	W. L. Lund	2,477
	Conservative	H. Platt	2,455
	Labour	A. Burns	1,367	35.5	N/A
	Labour	J. McKinnon	1,347
	Labour	L. R. Williams	1,328
Majority	29.0	1,088	N/A
Turnout	3,854		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Charlestown
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Kelly	1,720	59.6	N/A
	Labour	N. Morris	1,660
	Labour	S. Silverman	1,609
	Conservative	D. F. Silverman	1,166	40.4	N/A
	Conservative	N. Green	1,120
	Conservative	A. E. Cleworth	1,052
Majority	443	19.2	N/A
Turnout	2,886		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Cheetham
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Broderick	1,182	67.8	N/A
	Labour	D. G. Ford	1,158
	Labour	S. Shaw	1,101
	Conservative	J. Bonsu	561	32.2	N/A
	Conservative	K. A. Hunt	561
	Conservative	R. A. Price	521
Majority	540	35.6	N/A
Turnout	1,743		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Chorlton
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Sanders	2,109	53.2	N/A
	Conservative	M. Vince	2,078
	Conservative	A. D. Ashley	1,842
	Liberal	C. H. Hughes	979	24.7	N/A
	Liberal	M. Calder	977
	Liberal	W. S. Kenyon	974
	Labour	V. Stevens	878	22.1	N/A
	Labour	G. Collins	704
	Labour	K. Hull	660
Majority	863	28.5	N/A
Turnout	3,966		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Collegiate Church
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Balcombe	721	67.9	N/A
	Labour	S. Ogden	618
	Labour	J. B. Ogden	612
	Liberal	J. Laslett	193	18.2	N/A
	Liberal	C. Addison	171
	Conservative	J. Carson	147	13.8	N/A
	Conservative	J. R. Cawley	132
	Conservative	W. Porter	116
Majority	419	49.7	N/A
Turnout	1,061		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Crossacres
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. L. Griffiths	2,461	53.1	N/A
	Labour	A. Roberts	2,353
	Labour	K. Collis	2,269
	Ratepayers	R. R. Dilworth	1,271	27.4	N/A
	Ratepayers	K. A. Edis	1,267
	Ratepayers	W. A. McCall	1,251
	Conservative	W. Foster	756	16.3	N/A
	Conservative	K. Nolan	745
	Conservative	G. Scudder	684
	Communist	M. Taylor	145	3.1	N/A
Majority	998	25.7	N/A
Turnout	4,633		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Crumpsall
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Fildes	2,027	63.5	N/A
	Conservative	A. Clapham	2,026
	Conservative	F. W. Lever	2,022
	Labour	A. T. Gray	1,165	36.5	N/A
	Labour	H. Gregory	1,105
	Labour	P. A. Sless	1,082
Majority	857	27.0	N/A
Turnout	3,192		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Didsbury
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hill	3,289	72.2	N/A
	Conservative	J. Duke	3,233
	Conservative	M. R. Crawford	3,216
	Labour	W. Murray	1,036	22.7	N/A
	Labour	R. V. Pierson	976
	Labour	D. Cox	959
	Communist	A. J. Hunt	230	5.0	N/A
Majority	2,180	49.4	N/A
Turnout	4,555		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Gorton North
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Conquest	2,070	67.1	N/A
	Labour	C. Brierley	2,001
	Labour	P. Bednarski	1,975
	Conservative	J. B. Bullough	1,016	32.9	N/A
	Conservative	W. Slowe	995
	Conservative	T. J. S. Duke	983
Majority	959	34.1	N/A
Turnout	3,086		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Gorton South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Conway	1,422	50.0	N/A
	Labour	D. Barker	1,350
	Labour	K. Franklin	1,317
	Conservative	E. A. Duffy	760	26.7	'N/A
	Conservative	P. T. Heywood	749
	Conservative	A. Farmer	734
	Ratepayers	D. E. Lindsay	660	23.2	N/A
Majority	557	23.3	N/A
Turnout	2,842		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Harpurhey
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Litherland	951	62.8	N/A
	Labour	A. Nicholson	951
	Labour	R. F. Delahunty	927
	Conservative	G. Cleworth	564	37.2	N/A
	Conservative	A. P. Osborn	556
	Conservative	M. Withers	532
Majority	363	25.5	N/A
Turnout	1,515		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Hulme
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. V. Marshall	1,290	77.6	N/A
	Labour	T. Thomas	1,273
	Labour	W. Smith	1,226
	Conservative	A. Edwards	289	17.4	N/A
	Conservative	R. E. Gilham	260
	Conservative	E. Draycott	255
	Communist	D. J. Heywood	83	5.0	N/A
Majority	937	60.2	N/A
Turnout	1,662		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Levenshulme
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. K. Barber	2,414	59.2	N/A
	Conservative	W. Carlton	2,253
	Conservative	S. Alexander	2,239
	Labour	E. H. Spencer	1,663	40.8	N/A
	Labour	F. Done	1,646
	Labour	J. Flanagan	1,597
Majority	576	18.4	N/A
Turnout	4,077		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Lightbowne
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. T. Lee	1,618	33.6	N/A
	Labour	R. A. Reddington	1,570
	Conservative	E. Jones	1,569	32.6	N/A
	Conservative	E. D. Kirkup	1,558
	Labour	S. Smith	1,547
	Conservative	D. Porter	1,511
	Independent	I. Lindsay	865	17.9	N/A
	Liberal	R. Jackson	765	15.9	N/A
	Liberal	I. Garrard	655
	Liberal	G. Garrard	627
Majority	12	1.0	N/A
Turnout	4,817		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Lloyd Street
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Collins	2,128	56.4	N/A
	Labour	K. McKeon	2,084
	Labour	A. S. Wood	1,982
	Conservative	J. E. Higham	1,642	43.5	N/A
	Conservative	E. Bevan	1,604
	Conservative	L. H. Nield	1,553
Majority	340	12.9	N/A
Turnout	3,770		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Longsight
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Malpas	1,565	49.2	N/A
	Labour	R. W. Ford	1,454	45.7	N/A
	Conservative	G. Taylor	1,412
	Labour	S. N. M. Moxley	1,392
	Conservative	M. Delayen	1,389
	Labour	D. Anderson	1,369
	Freedom To Choose Group	J. Kedward	160	5.0	N/A
Majority	20	3.5	N/A
Turnout	3,179		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Miles Platting
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Crank	1,240	67.9	N/A
	Labour	R. Latham	1,209
	Labour	E. Donnoghue	1,194
	British Campaign To Stop Immigration	M. R. Goucher	368	20.1	N/A
	Conservative	A. Chappell	219	12.0	N/A
	Conservative	H. Lee	214
	Conservative	M. Howells	182
Majority	826	47.8	N/A
Turnout	1,827		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Moss Side
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. E. Talbot	928	60.5	N/A
	Labour	H. Paget	889
	Labour	W. A. Downward	789
	Conservative	M. J. Duffy	515	33.6	N/A
	Conservative	H. W. Meadowcroft	515
	Conservative	C. Toft	409
	Communist	W. Woolery	90	5.9	N/A
Majority	274	26.9	N/A
Turnout	1,533		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Moston
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. E. Bowden	2,266	50.6	N/A
	Conservative	K. E. Goulding	2,207	49.3	N/A
	Labour	C. C. Lamb	2,123
	Labour	W. Risby	2,095
	Conservative	A. W. Ash	2,041
	Conservative	G. I. Jones	1,909
Majority	82	1.3	N/A
Turnout	4,473		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Newton Heath
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. J. Taylor	1,914	62.5	N/A
	Labour	C. Tomlinson	1,902
	Labour	J. Smith	1,826
	Conservative	A. E. Walsh	1,148	37.5	N/A
	Conservative	A. R. Leeke	1,080
	Conservative	T. B. Hegarty	1,060
Majority	678	25.0	N/A
Turnout	3,062		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Northenden
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Leigh	2,978	53.5	N/A
	Conservative	C. H. Box	2,737
	Conservative	D. Mountford	2,730
	Labour	H. Brown	2,244	40.3	N/A
	Labour	H. Reid	2,114
	Labour	J. M. Wilson	2,097
	Communist	G. F. Taylor	341	6.1	N/A
Majority	486	13.2	N/A
Turnout	5,563		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Old Moat
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. F. Lavin	2,479	64.0	N/A
	Conservative	D. G. Massey	2,319
	Conservative	T. E. Murphy	2,262
	Labour	E. Richards	1,395	36.0	N/A
	Labour	A. J. Spencer	1,392
	Labour	A. E. Jones	1,368
Majority	867	28.0	N/A
Turnout	3,874		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Rusholme
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Pierce	2,221	59.8	N/A
	Conservative	K. Ollerenshaw	2,191
	Conservative	S. Tucker	2,173
	Labour	A. H. Fender	1,115	30.0	N/A
	Labour	M. A. Naqui	1,091
	Labour	H. Rowley	1,090
	Independent	F. A. Melling	379	10.2	N/A
Majority	1,058	29.8	N/A
Turnout	3,715		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Withington
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. R. Coker	1,864	48.1	N/A
	Conservative	G. W. Young	1,801
	Conservative	W. Crabtree	1,793
	Liberal	J. Edwards	1,151	29.7	N/A
	Liberal	R. A. Bell	1,107
	Liberal	W. J. Ellwood	1,102
	Labour	J. Wilner	858	22.1	N/A
	Labour	M. Moss	855
	Labour	R. Ames	797
Majority	642	18.4	N/A
Turnout	3,873		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Woodhouse Park
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Hall	1,721	61.8	N/A
	Labour	T. Farrell	1,678
	Labour	G. Berry	1,616
	Conservative	J. A. Graham	856	30.8	N/A
	Conservative	G. Parry	849
	Conservative	F. Kennan	802
	Communist	J. V. Hamer	205	7.4	N/A
Majority	760	31.1	N/A
Turnout	2,782		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

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