Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1945. One third of the council was up for election, although there were several additional vacancies. The council went into no overall control.

Election result

Ward results

All Saints

All Saints
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Evans 1,261 52.9
Conservative A. Holberry* 1,093 45.8
Independent F. R. Phillips 31 1.3
Majority 168 7.1
Turnout 2,385 24.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. McGrath* 2,537 51.8
Conservative T. Dobbins 2,362 48.2
Majority 175 3.6
Turnout 4,899 40.0
Labour hold Swing

Beswick

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W Winstanley 3,831 75.0%
Labour T Farrell 3,758 73.5%
Conservative J McGuiness 1,279 25.0%
Majority
Turnout 5,110 34.2%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E Cruse 3,898 43.8
Labour R Prain 3,821 43.0
Conservative P Chadwick 3,637 40.9
Conservative G Bryant 3,426 38.5
Liberal J H Culley 1,358 15.3
Liberal S Critchley 1,246 14.0
Majority
Turnout 8,893 44.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Malcolm* 4,163 74.9
Conservative E. Griffiths 1,395 25.1
Majority 2,768 49.8
Turnout 5,558 31.63
Labour hold Swing

Cheetham

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H Goldstone 3,752 53.8
Labour F Micklewright 3,578 51.3
Conservative H Lorimer 1,753 25.2
Conservative W Goodfellow 1,748 25.1
Liberal Sydney Needoff 1,465 21.0
Liberal Richard Phelan 784 11.3
Majority
Turnout 6,970 44.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M Whittaker 6,981 66.9%
Conservative R Turley 6,979 66.9%
Labour F Kelsall 3,453 33.1
Labour W Brightman 3,280 31.4%
Majority
Turnout 10,434 31.6%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B Langton 1,237 46.2
Labour R Finkel 1,174 43.9
Liberal Michael M Fidler 590 22.0
Conservative G Fitzsimmons 555 20.7
Conservative A Less 526 19.7
Independent J Gouldman 295 11.0
Majority
Turnout 2,677 43.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Collyhurst

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Malcolm 1,962 55.1%
Labour M Tylecote 1,925 54.0%
Conservative T Smith 804 22.6%
Conservative S Wild 796 22.4%
Majority
Turnout 3,562
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Crumpsall

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Jennings 3,091 38.9
Conservative G Roberts 3,032 38.2
Conservative R Renshaw 3,021 38.0
Labour H Broderick 2,986 37.6
Liberal Charles Hughes 1,824 22.9
Majority
Turnout 7,947 43.01
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Hill* 5,807 62.4
Labour F. Taylor 3,494 37.6
Majority 2,313 24.8
Turnout 9,301 40.1
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. E. Bird* 253 88.8
Labour M. C. Toner 32 11.2
Majority 221 77.6
Turnout 285 71.1
Conservative hold Swing

Gorton North

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F Lord 4,660 75.03%
Labour C Bentley 4,610 74.2%
Conservative C Parker 1,551 25.0%
Majority
Turnout 6,211 39.5%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G Leslie 4,417 73.3%
Labour E Kirkman 4,388 72.8%
Conservative R Fieldhouse 1,610 26.7%
Majority
Turnout 6,027 31.9%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. P. J. Hinderer 3,408 55.7
Conservative C. F. Howarth* 2,713 44.3
Majority 695 11.4
Turnout 6,121 46.5
Labour hold Swing

Levenshulme

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Bowes 3,821 35.2
Conservative O Lodge 3,786 34.9
Liberal C R de la Wyche, jnr. 3,721 34.3
Labour C Bamber 2,801 25.83
Labour M Geliher 2,754 25.4
Labour V Wilson 2,613 24.1
Ind. Labour Party F Hatton 499 4.6
Ind. Labour Party W Kelly 323 3.0
Majority
Turnout 10,842 72.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing

Longsight

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E Elliot 4,006 51.2%
Conservative H Sharp 3,892 49.7%
Labour D Rock 3,820 48.8%
Labour G Whalley 3,732 47.7%
Majority
Turnout 7,826 41.9%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Littlemore* 1,611 58.2
Conservative C Brewster 991 34.6
Independent R Frere 266 9.3
Majority 620 21.6
Turnout 2,868
Labour hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. F. Irvine* 2,627 64.3
Conservative A. H. Ball 1,461 35.7
Majority 1,166 28.5
Turnout 4,088 39.8
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Knowles 1,914 51.4
Conservative H. A. E. Ramsden* 1,389 37.3
Independent A. M Edwards 423 11.3
Majority 525 14.1
Turnout 3,726 31.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour N. G. Atkinson 2,235 45.6
Conservative D. Gosling 2,055 41.9
Independent G. J. Playford 397 8.1
Independent A. C. Halliday 213 4.4
Majority 180 3.7
Turnout 4,900 34.5%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Moston

Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. C. Lamb 5,225 58.5
Conservative H. F. Johnston* 2,417 27.1
Liberal H. Kevin Armitage 1,285 14.4
Majority 2,808 31.5
Turnout 8,927 42.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

New Cross

New Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. M. Lever* 3,011 88.5
Independent J. A. Gannon 393 11.5
Majority 2,618 76.9
Turnout 3,404 39.4
Labour hold Swing

Newton Heath

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Eyres 3,743 65.2%
Labour J Hellier 3,708 64.6%
Conservative W Priestnall 1,999 34.8%
Conservative A Turner 1,936 33.7%
Majority
Turnout 5,742 37.2%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Moss* 3,614 79.7
Conservative L. H. Nesbitt 917 20.2
Majority 2,697 59.5
Turnout 4,531 35.0
Labour hold Swing

Oxford

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G Cary 401 85.3%
Conservative S Cradwell 397 84.5%
Labour R Thomas 69 14.7%
Labour B Starkie 69 14.7%
Majority
Turnout 470
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Rusholme

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H Stockdale 3,402 54.8
Labour A Horan 2,479 40.0
Liberal Amy E Sherlock 322 5.2
Majority
Turnout 6,203 39.2
Conservative hold Swing

St. Ann's

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H Marshall 515 90.0%
Conservative W Pegge 515 90.0%
Labour S Beaven 57 10.0%
Labour N Randolph 57 10.0%
Majority
Turnout 572
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St. Clement's

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Cobon 338 44.1
Liberal A E Smith 291 38.0
Labour W Newton 137 17.9
Labour L Palethorpe 128 16.7
Majority
Turnout 766
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing

St. George's

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R Thomas 2,293 57.3%
Conservative J Sorenson 1,518 38.0%
Independent H Frere 174 4.4%
Independent L Weathers 14 0.4%
Majority
Turnout 3,999 35.4%
Labour hold Swing

St. John's

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Burgess 598 63.2
Conservative H Harker 515 54.4
Labour J Clarkson 208 22.0
Labour F Wain 189 20.0
Liberal George Davies 141 14.9
Liberal F E Doran 115 11.9
Majority
Turnout 947 55.4

St. Luke's

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T Ball 1,842 45.5
Labour J Alsop 1,832 45.2
Conservative C Jarvis 1,661 41.0
Conservative J Willis 1,624 40.1
Liberal Oliver Heggs 548 13.5
Liberal Jane E Moore 512 12.6
Independent E Hutchinson 73 1.8
Majority
Turnout 4,051 27.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St Mark's

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T Larrad 3,238 65.1%
Labour H Eastwood 3,067 61.6%
Conservative W Sharp 1,738 34.9%
Majority
Turnout 4,976 37.2%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St Michaels

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Donovan 1,964 78.6%
Conservative S Taylor 536 21.4%
Majority
Turnout 2,500
Labour hold Swing

Withington

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G Lord 6,555 44.2
Conservative H Bentley 6,297 42.5
Labour F Robinson 6,178 41.7
Labour E Gates 5,909 39.8
Liberal C A Curtis 2,101 14.2
Liberal F R Cann 1,918 12.9
Majority
Turnout 14,834 40.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Wythenshawe

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W Frost 7,303 62.9%
Conservative W Walton 4,300 37.1%
Majority
Turnout 11,603 41.2%
Labour hold Swing
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