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1947 UK local government election From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elections to Manchester Borough Council were held in 1947. 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
Below is a list of the 36 individual wards with the candidates standing in those wards and the number of votes the candidates acquired.
Electorate 18,814 Turnout 55.74% Voters 10,486
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Clapham | 5,805 | 55.36 | ||
Labour | C Lynch | 2,794 | 26.65 | ||
Liberal | R F Read | 1,566 | 14.93 | ||
Communist | S Waring | 321 | 3.06 | ||
Majority | 997 | 12.26 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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