1947 Manchester Borough Council election

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

• Labour Party (Labour)
• Liberal Party (Liberal)
• Green Party (Green)
• Independent Candidates (Ind, Ind1, Ind2...)
• Conservative Party (Cons)
• Respect - The Unity Coalition (Respect)
• United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
• British National Party (BNP)

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 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