1949 Manchester Borough Council election
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2021) |
Elections to Manchester Borough Council were held in 1949. One third of the 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
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 | ||||
| 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)