Manchester Council election, 1949

Manchester Council election, 1949

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

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.

Crumpsall Ward

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 P Merryweather 1,609 15.94%
Majority 881 8.73
Conservative hold Swing
Preceded by
Manchester Council election, 1947
Manchester local elections Succeeded by
Manchester Council election, 1950

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