1965 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 13 May 1965. 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.

1965 Manchester City Council election

13 May 1965 (1965-05-13)
40 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 27 seats, 47.0% 14 seats, 36.4% 1 seats, 15.5% Seats before 95 49 8 Seats won 20 20 0 Seats after 90 58 4 Seat change 5 9 4 Popular vote 50,090 70,013 18,317 Percentage 34.2% 47.9% 12.5% Swing 12.8% 11.5% 3.0%
Map of results of 1965 election
Leader of the Council before election Labour Leader of the Council after election Labour

Election result

Party		Votes	Seats			Full Council
Labour Party		56,090 (34.2%)		12.8	20 (50.0%)	20 / 40	5	90 (59.2%)	90 / 152
Conservative Party		70,013 (47.9%)		11.5	20 (50.0%)	20 / 40	9	58 (38.2%)	58 / 152
Liberal Party		18,317 (12.5%)		3.0	0 (0.0%)	0 / 40	4	4 (2.5%)	4 / 152
Communist		1,663 (1.1%)		0.2	0 (0.0%)	0 / 40		0 (0.0%)	0 / 152
Independent Labour Party		90 (0.1%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 40		0 (0.0%)	0 / 152
Union Movement		83 (0.1%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 40		0 (0.0%)	0 / 152

Full council

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Ward results

Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. C. Slater	3,242	58.3	+7.1
	Liberal	S. Rose	1,520	27.3	−2.0
	Labour	A. Flanaghan	797	14.4	−3.4
Majority			1,722	31.0	+9.1
Turnout			5,559
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Conway	665	56.1	−17.4
	Conservative	P. Clemerson	521	43.9	+17.4
Majority			144	12.2	−34.8
Turnout			1,186
	Labour hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. J. Hill*	963	56.1	−10.9
	Conservative	J. A. Staton	671	39.1	+6.1
	Union Movement	G. S. Gee	83	4.8	N/A
Majority			292	17.0	−17.0
Turnout			1,717
	Labour hold		Swing

Baguley

Baguley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. K. Paley	2,858	46.2	+9.9
	Labour	F. H. Price*	2,655	43.0	−7.0
	Liberal	E. Page	667	10.8	−2.9
Majority			203	3.2
Turnout			6,180
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Moore	1,584	43.0	+6.9
	Liberal	P. W. Goldstone*	1,468	39.8	−1.9
	Labour	K. Roberts	635	17.2	−5.0
Majority			116	3.2
Turnout			3,687
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Benchill

Benchill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. B. Williams	2,828	49.3	+8.5
	Labour	A. A. Smith*	2,399	41.9	−4.8
	Liberal	H. Horton	382	6.7	−3.9
	Communist	M. Taylor	122	2.1	+0.2
Majority			429	7.4
Turnout			5,731
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Beswick

Beswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. G. Birtles*	1,626	74.3	−11.0
	Conservative	N. A. Green	562	25.7	+11.0
Majority			1,064	48.6	−22.0
Turnout			2,188
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. A. Lynch*	2,938	52.1	+9.9
	Labour	S. Rowe	1,722	30.6	−7.1
	Liberal	M. F. Giblin	879	15.6	−3.2
	Communist	I. W. Luft	97	1.7	+0.4
Majority			1,216	21.5	+17.0
Turnout			5,636
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. E. Jackson*	1,808	60.2	−11.8
	Conservative	R. J. Chronnell	1,068	35.3	+11.9
	Communist	S. Cole	137	4.6	0
Majority			748	24.9	−23.7
Turnout			3,005
	Labour hold		Swing

Burnage

Burnage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Platt*	2,988	55.1	+8.0
	Labour	C. Stewart	1,568	28.9	−2.1
	Liberal	W. M Drape	871	16.0	−5.9
Majority			1,420	26.2	+10.1
Turnout			5,427
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Broderick*	1,150	41.5	−5.9
	Liberal	S. Needoff	927	33.5	−5.7
	Conservative	F. E. Meaden	692	25.0	+11.6
Majority			223	8.0	−0.2
Turnout			2,769
	Labour hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. W. G. Fitzsimons*	3,526	60.6	+9.5
	Liberal	J. Hartley	1,148	19.8	−6.1
	Labour	R. F. Delahunty	1,141	19.6	−3.4
Majority			2,378	40.9	+15.7
Turnout			5,815
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Seigelman*	1,139	77.1	−0.6
	Conservative	J. T. Rollins	266	18.0	+3.8
	Communist	K. Bloch	72	4.9	−3.2
Majority			873	59.1	−4.4
Turnout			1,477
	Labour hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. R. Butler*	3,269	49.0	+13.7
	Labour	N. Scholes	2,312	34.7	−12.8
	Liberal	A. F. Sullivan	1,086	16.3	−0.9
Majority			957	14.3
Turnout			6,667
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Lee*	3,986	74.6	+16.1
	Liberal	S. W. Chinn	696	13.0	−14.1
	Labour	H. Smith	661	12.4	−2.0
Majority			3,290	61.6	+30.2
Turnout			5,343
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Higgins*	2,055	62.9	−10.6
	Conservative	B. Connell	1,085	33.2	+12.6
	Communist	J. Skelton	126	3.9	−2.0
Majority			970	29.7	−23.2
Turnout			3,266
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Conquest*	1,445	58.5	−11.8
	Conservative	H. Holland	1,026	41.5	+11.1
Majority			419	17.0	−7.9
Turnout			2,471
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Grant*	1,537	51.3	−11.5
	Conservative	J. Egan	1,458	48.7	+11.5
Majority			79	2.6	−23.0
Turnout			2,995
	Labour hold		Swing

Hugh Oldham

Hugh Oldham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. B. Ogden*	649	67.1	−14.3
	Conservative	K. Allday	272	28.1	+9.5
	Communist	E. Cohen	46	4.8	N/A
Majority			377	39.0	−23.8
Turnout			967
	Labour hold		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. A. Fieldhouse*	2,917	60.5	+15.5
	Labour	H. N. Ebrey	1,319	27.3	−9.7
	Liberal	R. P. Shippen	587	12.2	−5.8
Majority			1,598	33.1	+25.1
Turnout			4,823
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lightbowne

Lightbowne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Pigott*	2,654	45.7	+10.2
	Labour	P. T. Taylor	1,819	31.3	−14.8
	Liberal	H. Roche	1,220	21.0	+2.6
	Communist	L. Cole	118	2.0	N/A
Majority			835	14.4
Turnout			5,811
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Sharp*	2,060	66.5	+12.6
	Labour	A. Davidson	930	30.0	+1.3
	Communist	H. Johnson	110	3.5	−4.0
Majority			1,130	36.5	+11.3
Turnout			3,100
	Conservative hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. S. Goldstone*	920	52.2	−12.0
	Conservative	G. Fildes	793	45.0	+8.5
	Communist	B. Panter	51	2.8	N/A
Majority			127	7.2	−19.2
Turnout			1,764
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. A. Downward*	1,458	47.5	−5.6
	Conservative	S. Mottram	1,419	46.2	+6.7
	Liberal	M. A. G. Hatton	194	6.3	−1.1
Majority			39	1.3	−11.8
Turnout			3,071
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Alexander*	1,848	57.9	+10.1
	Labour	R. E. Talbot	1,082	33.9	−8.2
	Liberal	E. Gray	164	5.1	−2.7
	Communist	E. Foster	95	3.1	+0.8
Majority			766	24.0	+18.3
Turnout			3,189
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. H. Hine	3,030	51.5	+14.6
	Labour	R. Latham*	2,850	48.5	+4.3
Majority			180	3.0
Turnout			5,880
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

New Cross

New Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Donoghue*	845	72.2	−6.1
	Conservative	T. E. Murphy	326	27.8	+4.8
Majority			519	44.4	−8.3
Turnout			1,171
	Labour hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Tomlinson	1,429	52.9	−12.0
	Conservative	K. E. Goulding	1,137	42.1	+23.8
	Communist	J. B. Cross	133	5.0	+1.5
Majority			292	10.8	−35.8
Turnout			2,699
	Labour hold		Swing

Northenden

Northenden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Mountford	3,177	46.2	+5.2
	Labour	R. L. Griffiths*	2,476	35.0	−3.8
	Liberal	J. E. Hargreaves	1,226	17.8	−2.4
Majority			701	10.2	+8.0
Turnout			6,879
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Old Moat

Old Moat (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Robinson	2,417	49.4	+12.7
	Conservative	D. G. Massey	2,307	47.2	+10.5
	Liberal	T. Kay*	1,362	27.9	−0.5
	Labour	E. Wood	1,317	26.9	−8.0
	Labour	D. Healey	1,307	26.7	−8.2
	Liberal	T. A. Maher	1,069	21.9	−6.5
Majority			945	19.3	+17.5
Turnout			4,890
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Gilmore	2,175	61.9	−7.1
	Labour	T. O. Hamnett*	1,930	54.9	−14.1
	Conservative	E. Eccles	1,366	38.9	+11.7
	Conservative	J. L. Traynor	1,206	34.3	+7.1
	Communist	K. McDonald	176	5.0	+1.2
	Communist	H. Holland	172	4.9	+1.1
Majority			564	16.1	−25.7
Turnout			3,513
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Ollerenshaw*	2,302	62.1	+12.9
	Labour	A. E. Jones	812	21.9	−7.5
	Liberal	M. D. Howard	594	16.0	−5.4
Majority			1,490	40.2	+20.4
Turnout			3,708
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Mann*	646	63.2	−17.2
	Conservative	A. V. Cookson	376	36.8	+17.2
Majority			270	26.4	−34.4
Turnout			1,022
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Massey*	1,164	64.4	−4.2
	Conservative	M. A. Vince	520	28.8	−2.6
	Communist	W. Cross	124	6.8	N/A
Majority			644	35.6	−1.6
Turnout			1,808
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Morris*	1,535	64.1	−12.8
	Conservative	I. Goslin	858	35.9	+12.8
Majority			677	28.2	−25.6
Turnout			2,393
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Peter's

St. Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Carson*	857	82.1	+1.6
	Labour	T. Richardson	187	17.9	−3.3
Majority			670	64.2	+8.5
Turnout			1,044
	Conservative hold		Swing

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. W. Young	2,403	48.6	+2.9
	Liberal	J. S. Alldridge*	1,975	39.9	−2.5
	Labour	H. Barrett	567	11.5	−0.4
Majority			428	8.7	+5.3
Turnout			4,945
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. J. Taylor	2,395	59.1	−2.6
	Conservative	H. A. McIlroy	1,200	29.6	+13.2
	Liberal	J. W. Davenport	282	7.0	−10.2
	Ind. Labour Party	B. S. Dean	90	2.2	−0.2
	Communist	E. Holt	84	2.1	−0.1
Majority			1,195	29.5	−15.0
Turnout			4,051
	Labour hold		Swing