1969 Manchester City Council election

1969 Manchester City Council election
← 1968 8 May 1969 1970 →
39 of 152 seats ; to Manchester City Council; 77 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1969 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Conservative

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1969. 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 retained overall control of the council.^[1]^[2]

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	73,446 (57.8%)	4.6	24 (61.5%)	24 / 39	6	99 (65.1%)	99 / 152
Labour Party	45,073 (35.5%)	6.2	15 (38.5%)	15 / 39	6	53 (34.9%)	53 / 152
Liberal Party	7,400 (5.8%)	1.4	0 (0.0%)	0 / 39		0 (0.0%)	0 / 152
Communist	892 (0.7%)	0.2	0 (0.0%)	0 / 39		0 (0.0%)	0 / 152
Union Movement	230 (0.2%)	0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 39		0 (0.0%)	0 / 152
Residents	56 (0.0%)		0 (0.0%)	0 / 39		0 (0.0%)	0 / 152

Full council

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53	99

Aldermen

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19	19

Councillors

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34	74

Ward results

Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Thompson*	3,405	69.3	−1.5
	Liberal	E. O. Tomlinson	1,125	22.9	−0.5
	Labour	K. McKeon	489	9.7	+1.8
Majority			2,280	45.4	0
Turnout			5,019
	Conservative hold		Swing

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Hatton*	448	60.8	+8.5
	Conservative	F. Hewerdine	289	39.2	−8.5
Majority			159	21.6	+17.0
Turnout			737
	Labour hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Barrett*	686	51.9	+9.8
	Conservative	A. E. Welsby	636	48.1	−9.8
Majority			50	3.8
Turnout			1,322
	Labour hold		Swing

Baguley

Baguley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. I. Woolard	3,013	55.5	−3.0
	Labour	R. A. Reddington*	2,413	44.5	+9.5
Majority			600	11.0	−12.5
Turnout			5,426
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Tucker*	2,049	59.6	+1.7
	Liberal	A. J. Markin	789	22.9	−4.9
	Labour	W. A. Moody	600	17.5	+3.2
Majority			1,260	36.7	+6.6
Turnout			3,438
	Conservative hold		Swing

Benchill

Benchill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Pritchard*	2,921	59.6	−1.8
	Labour	R. L. Griffiths	1,860	38.0	+2.2
	Communist	M. Taylor	120	2.4	−0.4
Majority			1,061	21.6	−4.0
Turnout			4,901
	Conservative hold		Swing

Beswick

Beswick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Eastham*	994	67.5	+5.3
	Conservative	E. M. Bevan	478	32.5	−5.3
Majority			516	35.0	+10.6
Turnout			1,472
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. D. Kirkup*	2,503	62.4	−9.6
	Labour	A. E. Bowden	752	18.7	+2.7
	Liberal	J. M. Ashley	701	17.5	+5.6
	Communist	I. W. Luft	57	1.4	N/A
Majority			1,751	43.6	−12.4
Turnout			4,013
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Taylor*	2,404	59.7	+15.3
	Conservative	A. W. Ash	1,623	40.3	−12.7
Majority			781	19.4
Turnout			4,027
	Labour hold		Swing

Burnage

Burnage
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. L. Lund*	2,788	61.2	−7.3
	Labour	S. H. Higgins	1,082	23.7	+4.4
	Liberal	P. J. Brindle	689	15.1	+2.9
Majority			1,706	37.5	−11.7
Turnout			4,559
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Fildes	1,118	51.7	−6.9
	Labour	B. Lawson*	932	43.1	+8.0
	Communist	H. Ogden	113	5.2	−1.1
Majority			186	8.6	−14.9
Turnout			2,163
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. A. Vince*	3,395	83.0	−3.3
	Labour	S. C. Silverman	696	17.0	+3.3
Majority			2,699	66.0	−6.6
Turnout			4,091
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. A. Ogden*	522	66.9	+12.7
	Conservative	R. J. R. Lomas	212	27.2	−13.6
	Communist	E. A. Whinney	46	5.9	+0.9
Majority			310	39.7	+26.3
Turnout			780
	Labour hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. H. Taylor*	3,409	67.6	+7.6
	Labour	W. Egerton	1,632	32.4	−7.6
Majority			1,777	35.2	+15.2
Turnout			5,041
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Duke	3,604	71.5	−6.7
	Liberal	S. B. Downs	846	16.8	+6.8
	Labour	H. Brown	589	11.7	−0.1
Majority			2,758	54.7	−11.7
Turnout			5,039
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Roddy*	2,692	56.8	+13.6
	Conservative	B. Connell	2,051	43.2	−9.3
Majority			641	13.6
Turnout			4,743
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. R. Cattan	1,757	50.8	−6.0
	Labour	D. Barker*	1,700	49.2	+6.0
Majority			57	1.6	−12.0
Turnout			3,457
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. M. Taylor	1,209	58.5	−0.5
	Labour	A. O'Toole*	858	41.5	+0.5
Majority			351	17.0	−1.0
Turnout			2,067
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Hugh Oldham

Hugh Oldham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. V. Shaw*	767	55.5	−2.6
	Conservative	R. E. Lilley	317	22.9	−13.0
	Liberal	L. J. Howard	299	21.6	+15.6
Majority			450	32.6	+10.4
Turnout			1,383
	Labour hold		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. R. Robb*	2,755	76.5	+2.3
	Labour	A. E. Jones	844	23.5	+6.4
Majority			1,911	53.0	−4.1
Turnout			3,599
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lightbowne

Lightbowne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Taylor	2,318	46.1	−15.8
	Labour	L. Kelly*	1,535	30.5	−5.2
	Liberal	H. Roche	1,097	21.8	N/A
	Communist	R. Cole	83	1.6	−0.8
Majority			783	15.6	−10.6
Turnout			5,033
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. J. Dunn*	1,650	77.5	−0.6
	Labour	J. Broderick	291	13.7	+0.2
	Union Movement	G. S. Gee	98	4.6	+1.1
	Communist	H. Johnson	91	4.3	−0.6
Majority			1,359	63.8	−0.8
Turnout			2,130
	Conservative hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. S. Goldstone*	1,484	63.3	+15.8
	Conservative	E. Smith	860	36.7	−15.8
Majority			624	26.6	+21.6
Turnout			2,344
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. M. Nixon	1,457	59.7	+3.9
	Labour	A. J. Bateman*	985	40.3	+2.4
Majority			472	19.4	+1.5
Turnout			2,442
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. H. Burlin*	1,773	75.4	−0.9
	Labour	S. N. M. Moxley	464	19.7	+4.2
	Communist	W. Woolery	113	4.8	N/A
Majority			1,309	55.7	−5.1
Turnout			2,350
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moston

Moston (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. T. Crawford	3,006	65.6	−2.8
	Conservative	A. Wray*	2,894	63.2	−5.2
	Labour	K. Franklin	1,736	37.9	+6.3
	Labour	J. E. Jackson	1,527	33.3	+1.7
Majority			1,158	25.3	−11.5
Turnout			4,582
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Crank*	997	66.2	+8.1
	Conservative	R. R. E. Sproston	508	33.8	−8.1
Majority			489	32.4	+16.2
Turnout			1,505
	Labour hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Tomlinson	1,900	53.1	+8.2
	Conservative	J. Coleclough	1,584	44.3	−2.4
	Communist	R. Jackson	94	2.6	N/A
Majority			316	8.8
Turnout			3,578
	Labour hold		Swing

Northenden

Northenden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. H. Box	3,746	67.6	+5.4
	Labour	D. Healey	1,793	32.4	+6.7
Majority			1,953	35.3	−1.2
Turnout			5,539
	Conservative hold		Swing

Old Moat

Old Moat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. G. Massey*	2,370	74.4	+5.8
	Labour	A. Holland	815	25.6	+3.1
Majority			1,555	48.8	+2.7
Turnout			3,185
	Conservative hold		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. O. Hamnett*	1,795	54.4	+6.3
	Conservative	E. Eccles	1,502	45.6	−0.1
Majority			293	8.8	+6.4
Turnout			3,297
	Labour hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. R. Phillips	2,227	68.3	−9.2
	Liberal	S. Lowe	642	19.7	+10.5
	Labour	S. A. Heylin	393	12.0	−1.3
Majority			1,585	48.6	−6.6
Turnout			3,262
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Collis*	556	58.7	+0.1
	Conservative	T. J. Casby	391	41.3	−0.1
Majority			165	17.4	+0.2
Turnout			947
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Massey	796	53.7	+5.1
	Conservative	A. P. Osborn	686	46.3	−5.1
Majority			110	7.4
Turnout			1,482
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. T. Morgan*	1,343	47.5	−1.6
	Conservative	C. R. Savage	1,295	45.8	+1.9
	Union Movement	D. S. Lawson	132	4.7	+0.4
	Residents	A. W. King	56	2.0	−0.6
Majority			48	1.7	−3.5
Turnout			2,826
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Peter's

St. Peter's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Carson*	718	78.0	+8.3
	Labour	B. S. Jeuda	202	22.0	−0.7
Majority			516	56.0	+10.5
Turnout			920
	Conservative hold		Swing

Withington

Withington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. R. Coker*	2,522	59.4	+2.1
	Liberal	G. Fawdrey	1,212	28.6	−0.3
	Labour	J. L. Shelmerdine	510	12.0	−1.8
Majority			1,310	30.9	+2.5
Turnout			4,244
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Roberts	2,991	53.7	+9.3
	Conservative	H. Horton	2,407	43.2	−3.2
	Communist	E. Holt	175	3.1	+0.9
Majority			584	10.5
Turnout			5,573
	Labour hold		Swing

Aldermanic election

Aldermanic election, 1 April 1970

Caused by the disqualification on 26 March 1970 of Alderman Ottiwell Lodge (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 August 1965).^[3]^[4]

In his place, Councillor F. J. Dunn (Conservative, Longsight, elected 13 May 1954)^[5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 1 April 1970.^[6]

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Conservative	F. J. Dunn	Burnage	1970

By-elections between 1969 and 1970

By-elections, 18 September 1969

Two by-elections were held on 18 September 1969 to fill vacancies which had arisen in the city council.^[7]

Newton Heath

Caused by the death of Councillor John Foran (Conservative, Newton Heath, elected 9 May 1968)^[8] on 18 June 1969.^[9]

Newton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. W. Bliss	1,730	57.9	+4.8
	Conservative	W. Ash	1,193	39.9	−4.4
	Communist	P. Cole	64	2.2	−0.4
Majority			537	18.0	+9.2
Turnout			2,987
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Mark's

Caused by the death of Councillor James Morgan (Labour, St. Mark's, elected 12 May 1966)^[10] on 27 June 1969.^[11]

St. Mark's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. A. Downward	1,700	56.3	+8.8
	Conservative	C. R. Savage	1,318	43.7	−2.1
Majority			382	12.6	+10.9
Turnout			3,018
	Labour hold		Swing

References

↑ Six Gains - Tories grab record Manchester lead, Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1969, p.18
↑ Manchester Tories gain six seats, The Guardian, May 9, 1969, p.6
↑ New law forces city alderman to resign, Manchester Evening News, March 26, 1970, p.4
↑ Attempt to defer arts centre move fails, Manchester Guardian, August 5, 1965, p.4
↑ LABOUR TALKES FIVE TORY SEATS: WINS SIX NEW ONES, Manchester Guardian, May 14, 1954, p.4
↑ Short-cut that is a "murder mile", Manchester Evening News, April 1, 1970, p.9
↑ Victory by Labour, The Guardian, September 19, 1969, p.9
↑ Tory majority in Manchester increase to 30, The Guardian, May 10, 1968, p.4
↑ Councillor dies at 50, Manchester Evening News, June 18, 1969, p.9
↑ Manchester losses no worse than Labour expected, The Guardian, May 13, 1966, p.6
↑ , Manchester Evening News, June 28, 1969, p.15

[1] Six Gains - Tories grab record Manchester lead, Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1969, p.18

[2] Manchester Tories gain six seats, The Guardian, May 9, 1969, p.6

[3] New law forces city alderman to resign, Manchester Evening News, March 26, 1970, p.4

[4] Attempt to defer arts centre move fails, Manchester Guardian, August 5, 1965, p.4

[5] LABOUR TALKES FIVE TORY SEATS: WINS SIX NEW ONES, Manchester Guardian, May 14, 1954, p.4

[6] Short-cut that is a "murder mile", Manchester Evening News, April 1, 1970, p.9

[7] Victory by Labour, The Guardian, September 19, 1969, p.9

[8] Tory majority in Manchester increase to 30, The Guardian, May 10, 1968, p.4

[9] Councillor dies at 50, Manchester Evening News, June 18, 1969, p.9

[10] Manchester losses no worse than Labour expected, The Guardian, May 13, 1966, p.6

[11] , Manchester Evening News, June 28, 1969, p.15

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