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1946 Manchester Borough Council election

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Elections to Manchester Borough Council were held in 1946. One third of the council was up for election, although there were many additional vacancies. The council stayed under Labour Party control.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Candidates and Ward Results

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Below is a list of the 36 individual wards with the candidates standing in those wards and the number of votes the candidates acquired. The winning candidate per ward is in bold.

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H Lomax 3,760 46.25
Labour H Broderick 2,763 33.99
Liberal R Read 1,293 15.91
Communist S Waring 313 3.85
Majority 997 12.26
Turnout 8,129
Conservative hold Swing