Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1945. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control. These were the first local elections held in Manchester since the outbreak of the Second World War.
Election result
PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party155,143 (54.0%) 11.635 (62.5%) 14 69 (47.9%)Conservative Party108,826 (37.9%) 8.819 (33.9%) 958 (40.3%)Liberal Party18,221 (6.3%) 0.4 2 (3.6%) 5 15 (10.4%)Residents936 (0.3%) 0.70 (0.0%) 1 (0.7%)Communist796 (0.3%) N/A0 (0.0%) 1 (0.7%)Independent2,622 (0.9%) 0.50 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Independent Labour Party822 (0.3%) N/A0 (0.0%) N/A0 (0.0%)
Full council
+ ↓ 1 69 15 1 58
Aldermen
+ ↓ 14 9 13
Councillors
+ ↓ 1 55 6 1 45
Ward results All Saints'
Ardwick
Beswick
Blackley
Bradford
Cheetham
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Collegiate Church
Collyhurst
Crumpsall
Didsbury
Exchange
Gorton North
Gorton South
Harpurhey
Levenshulme
Longsight
Medlock Street
Miles Platting
Moss Side East
Moss Side West
Moston
New Cross
Newton Heath
Openshaw
Oxford
Rusholme
St. Ann's
St. Clement's
St. George's
St. John's
St. Luke's
St. Mark's
St. Michael's
Withington
Wythenshawe
Aldermanic elections
Aldermanic election, 9 November 1945
Caused by the death on 25 October 1945 of Alderman Annie Lee (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 10 June 1936).OBITUARY, Manchester Guardian, 26 October 1945, p.8MANCHESTER'S FIRST WOMAN ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, 4 June 1936, p.11
In her place, Councillor William Oldfield M.P. (Labour, Openshaw, elected 17 July 1928)MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, 18 July 1928, p.19 was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1945.MAKING RECONSTRUCTION A REALITY, Manchester Guardian, 10 November 1945, p.3
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Labour William Oldfield M.P. All Saints' 1946
Aldermanic election, 5 June 1946
Caused by the death on 26 April 1946 of Alderman Thomas Ackroyd (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1939).OBITUARY, Manchester Guardian, 27 April 1946, p.3NEW LORD MAYOR, Manchester Evening News, 10 November 1939, p.8
In his place, Councillor Andrew Cathcart (Labour, St. Michael's, elected 1 November 1928)MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, 2 November 1928, p.12 was elected as an alderman by the council on 5 June 1946.£20,000 RESTORATION SCHEME FOR WYTHENSHAWE HALL APPROVED, Manchester Guardian, 6 June 1946, p.3
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Labour Andrew Cathcart Medlock Street 1946
By-elections between 1945 and 1946
Openshaw, 6 December 1945
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor William Oldfield (Labour, Openshaw, elected 17 July 1928)MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, 18 July 1928, p.19 on 9 November 1945MAKING RECONSTRUCTION A REALITY, Manchester Guardian, 10 November 1945, p.3 following the death on 25 October 1945 of Alderman Annie Lee (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 10 June 1936).OBITUARY, Manchester Guardian, 26 October 1945, p.8MANCHESTER'S FIRST WOMAN ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, 4 June 1936, p.11
MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, 7 December 1945, p.8
Longsight, 31 January 1946
Caused by the death of Councillor William Griffin (Conservative, Longsight, elected 20 December 1932)LONGSIGHT WARD HELD BY CONSERVATIVES, Manchester Guardian, 21 December 1932, p.11 on 22 December 1945.DEATHS, Manchester Evening News, 24 December 1945, p.7
LONGSIGHT BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, 1 February 1945, p.3
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