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.[1][2]

1965 Manchester City Council election

← 1964 13 May 1965 (1965-05-13) 1966 →

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 Decrease5 Increase9 Decrease4
Popular vote 50,090 70,013 18,317
Percentage 34.2% 47.9% 12.5%
Swing Decrease12.8% Increase11.5% Decrease3.0%

Map of results of 1965 election

Leader of the Council before election


Labour

Leader of the Council after election


Labour

Election result

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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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90 4 58

Ward results

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Alexandra Park

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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'

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Aldermanic election

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By-elections between 1965 and 1966

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References

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  1. ^ Big triumph for Tories in 2 cities, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1965, p.17
  2. ^ Tories win nine Manchester seats, The Guardian, May 14, 1965, p.4