1949 Manchester Borough Council election
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2021) |
Elections to council was up for election, the council stayed under Labour Party control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour Party (Labour)
- Liberal Party (Liberal)
- Independent Candidates (Ind, Ind1, Ind2...)
- Conservative Party (Cons)
Candidates and Ward Results
Below is a list of the 36 individual
wards
with the candidates standing in those wards and the number of votes the candidates acquired.
Ward results
Crumpsall
Electorate 19,663 Turnout 51.2% Voters 10,092
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | N McDowell | 4,682 | 46.39 | gain | |
| Labour | J Jennings | 3,801 | 37.66 | loss | |
| Liberal | Francis Merryweather | 1,609 | 15.94 | ||
| Majority | 881 | 8.73 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Davyhulme West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Moloney | ||||
| Liberal | Lillian May Tomlinson[1] | ||||
| Labour | W. Morrissey | ||||
| Majority | 51 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ Who's who of 475 Liberal Candidates Fighting the 1950 General Election by Liberal Party (Great Britain)