UK local government election
Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1960. 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]
Election result Results of the 1960 Manchester City Council election Party Votes Seats Full Council Labour Party 57,758 (39.1%) 17 (43.6%) 9 84 (55.3%) Conservative Party 64,790 (43.9%) 21 (53.8%) 8 65 (42.8%) Liberal Party 17,024 (11.5%) 1 (2.6%) 1 3 (2.0%) Ratepayers 7,243 (4.9%) 0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%) Communist Party 760 (0.5%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) Union Movement 89 (0.1%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Full council
Aldermen
Councillors
Ward results
Alexandra Park Alexandra Park Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative N. Thompson* 3,220 62.6 Liberal A. Alexander 1,419 27.6 Labour E. McKeon 504 9.8 Majority 1,801 35.0 Turnout 5,143 Conservative hold Swing
All Saints' All Saints' Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour F. Hatton* 1,418 68.6 Conservative R. W. Phillips 650 31.4 Majority 768 37.1 Turnout 2,068 Labour hold Swing
Ardwick Ardwick Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour F. Taylor* 1,525 63.2 Conservative G. Taylor 887 36.8 Majority 638 26.4 Turnout 2,412 Labour hold Swing
Baguley Baguley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative C. O. Sanders 3,042 51.3 Labour W. Frost 2,888 48.7 Majority 154 2.6 Turnout 5,930 Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Barlow Moor Barlow Moor Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative H. Harker* 1,533 55.2 Liberal A. Newton 697 25.1 Labour P. T. Taylor 545 19.6 Majority 836 30.1 Turnout 2,775 Conservative hold Swing
Benchill Benchill Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative A. Williamson 2,441 49.9 Labour R. L. Griffiths* 2,339 47.8 Communist M. Taylor 116 2.3 Majority 102 2.1 Turnout 4,896 Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Beswick Beswick (2 vacancies) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour T. W. Farrell* 1,779 64.3 Labour J. Dean 1,686 61.0 Conservative K. A. Edis 986 35.7 Majority 700 25.3 Turnout 2,765 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Blackley Blackley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative E. D. Kirkup 3,046 54.2 Labour A. J. Fahey* 1,774 31.6 Liberal W. Wren 799 14.2 Majority 1,272 22.6 Turnout 5,619 Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Bradford Bradford Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Taylor* 2,306 67.5 Conservative P. Whitby 1,109 32.5 Majority 1,197 35.0 Turnout 3,415 Labour hold Swing
Burnage Burnage Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative D. J. Edwards* 2,431 51.8 Labour W. S. Spink 1,314 28.0 Liberal H. Tobias 947 20.2 Majority 1,117 23.8 Turnout 4,692 Conservative hold Swing
Cheetham Cheetham Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal S. Needoff 2,105 59.1 Labour R. B. Prain* 1,458 40.9 Majority 647 18.2 Turnout 1,999 Liberal gain from Labour Swing
Chorlton-cum-Hardy Chorlton-cum-Hardy Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative S. Ralphs* 2,607 55.2 Ratepayers T. A. Harper 1,623 34.4 Labour P. Potts 490 10.4 Majority 984 20.8 Turnout 4,720 Conservative hold Swing
Collegiate Church Collegiate Church Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour R. Finkel* 975 68.9 Conservative W. J. Pepper 305 21.5 Communist A. Gadian 136 9.6 Majority 670 47.4 Turnout 1,416 Labour hold Swing
Crumpsall Crumpsall Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative E. Mawdsley* 3,307 51.8 Labour S. N. Moxley 1,843 28.9 Liberal H. Gilbert 1,231 19.3 Majority 1,464 22.9 Turnout 6,381 Conservative hold Swing
Didsbury Didsbury Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative W. White* 2,598 50.4 Liberal M. MacInerney 2,175 42.2 Labour H. Conway 378 7.4 Majority 423 8.2 Turnout 5,151 Conservative hold Swing
Gorton North Gorton North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour P. Roddy* 2,610 66.9 Conservative J. Whitwell 1,292 33.1 Majority 1,318 33.8 Turnout 3,902 Labour hold Swing
Gorton South Gorton South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour E. Kirkman* 1,774 55.3 Conservative C. M. Clarke 1,436 44.7 Majority 338 10.6 Turnout 3,210 Labour hold Swing
Harpurhey Harpurhey Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. O'Toole* 1,686 53.7 Conservative A. Jones 1,456 46.3 Majority 230 7.4 Turnout 3,142 Labour gain from Swing
Hugh Oldham Hugh Oldham Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour S. Humphries* 1,665 69.8 Conservative I. Mallinson 558 23.4 Communist E. Cohen 161 6.8 Majority 1,107 46.4 Turnout 2,384 Labour hold Swing
Levenshulme Levenshulme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative O. Lodge* 1,980 40.3 Ratepayers J. A. Gannan 1,633 33.2 Labour A. E. Bowden 656 13.3 Liberal J. Berisford 646 13.1 Majority 347 7.1 Turnout 4,915 Conservative hold Swing
Lightbowne Lightbowne Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative A. Tetlow 2,766 47.0 Labour G. Halstead* 2,122 36.0 Liberal E. Platt 1,001 17.0 Majority 644 11.0 Turnout 5,889 Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Longsight Longsight Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative F. J. Dunn* 1,681 40.2 Ratepayers A. H. Burtin 1,459 34.9 Labour R. E. Talbot 1,043 24.9 Majority 222 5.3 Turnout 4,183 Conservative hold Swing
Miles Platting Miles Platting Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour E. V. Hughes 1,288 57.3 Conservative J. D. Cheetham 960 42.7 Majority 328 14.6 Turnout 2,248 Labour hold Swing
Moss Side East Moss Side East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative J. Lang 1,343 39.2 Labour E. Dell* 1,290 37.7 Ratepayers J. E. Pheasey 724 21.1 Communist T. J. Wright 66 1.9 Majority 53 1.5 Turnout 3,423 Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Moss Side West Moss Side West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative W. H. Cox 1,974 55.3 Labour W. Gallacher 936 26.2 Ratepayers L. J. Howard 568 15.9 Union Movement G. A. Webb 89 2.5 Majority 1,038 29.1 Turnout 3,567 Conservative hold Swing
Moston Moston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative B. H. Farron 2,993 45.7 Labour R. Latham* 2,765 42.2 Liberal P. L. Marron 796 12.1 Majority 228 3.5 Turnout 6,554 Conservative hold Swing
New Cross New Cross Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour E. Crank* 886 70.7 Conservative F. Hargreaves 368 29.3 Majority 518 41.4 Turnout 1,254 Labour hold Swing
Newton Heath Newton Heath Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour W. Binns* 1,829 53.7 Conservative R. Thorpe 1,580 46.3 Majority 249 7.4 Turnout 3,409 Labour hold Swing
Northenden Northenden Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative H. Tucker 3,241 43.4 Labour R. E. Sheldon 2,743 36.7 Liberal R. H. Hargreaves 1,489 19.9 Majority 498 6.7 Turnout 7,473 Conservative hold Swing
Old Moat Old Moat Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative H. Boff 1,652 52.0 Liberal T. Kay 994 31.3 Labour F. Vince 533 16.8 Majority 658 20.7 Turnout 3,179 Conservative hold Swing
Openshaw Openshaw Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour S. Jolly* 2,428 63.8 Conservative B. Moore 1,264 33.2 Communist N. Gilroy 112 3.0 Majority 1,164 30.6 Turnout 3,804 Labour hold Swing
Rusholme Rusholme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative A. T. Barratt* 2,284 51.1 Labour J. S. Goldstone 953 21.3 Ratepayers J. B. Mathers 818 18.3 Liberal F. N. Wedlock 412 9.2 Majority 1,331 29.8 Turnout 4,467 Conservative hold Swing
St. George's St. George's Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour K. Collis* 1,572 68.0 Conservative S. Alexander 741 32.0 Majority 831 36.0 Turnout 2,313 Labour hold Swing
St. Luke's St. Luke's Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative W. Crabtree 1,313 43.9 Labour D. A. Warby 1,258 42.1 Ratepayers N. Robinson 418 14.0 Majority 55 1.8 Turnout 2,989 Conservative gain from Labour Swing
St. Mark's St. Mark's Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour B. Conlan* 1,809 64.8 Conservative W. H. Fleetwood 983 35.2 Majority 826 29.6 Turnout 2,792 Labour hold Swing
St. Peter's St. Peter's Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative N. Beer* 1,267 70.7 Labour P. Kelly 525 29.3 Majority 742 41.4 Turnout 1,792 Conservative hold Swing
Withington Withington Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative F. R. Coker 2,504 55.4 Liberal A. Share 1,631 36.1 Labour J. Platt 386 8.5 Majority 873 19.3 Turnout 4,521 Conservative hold Swing
Woodhouse Park Woodhouse Park Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour C. H. Hall 2,324 55.8 Conservative A. Thurston 992 23.8 Liberal T. A. Maher 682 16.4 Communist E. Holt 169 4.1 Majority 1,332 32.0 Turnout 4,167 Labour hold Swing
References ^ Rate-battle poll loosens Labour's grip , Manchester Evening News, May 13, 1960, p.29 ^ LIBERAL GAINS SEAT AT 17th ATTEMPT , The Guardian, May 13, 1960, p.12