1923 Manchester City Council election

1923 Manchester City Council election
← 1922 1 November 1923 (1923-11-01) 1924 →
35 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council
71 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Labour
Last election 15 seats,
43.2% 		8 seats,
8.8% 		10 seats,
39.7%
Seats before 80 32 26
Seats won 18 7 10
Seats after 78 32 28
Seat change Decrease2 Steady Increase2
Popular vote 58,108 18,842 41,625
Percentage 48.1% 15.6% 34.4%
Swing Increase4.9 Increase6.8% Decrease5.3%
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election 2 seats,
6.0%
Seats before 2
Seats won 1
Seats after 2
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 475
Percentage 0.4%
Swing Decrease5.6%
Map of results of 1923 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1923. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[1][2]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 58,108 (48.1%)
Increase 4.9 18 (51.4%)
18 / 35
 Decrease 2 78 (55.7%)
78 / 140
Liberal Party 18,842 (15.6%)
Increase 6.8 7 (20.0%)
7 / 35
 Steady 32 (22.9%)
32 / 140
Labour Party 41,625 (34.4%)
Decrease 5.3 10 (28.6%)
10 / 35
 Increase 2 28 (20.0%)
28 / 140
Independent 475 (0.4%)
Decrease 5.6 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 Steady 2 (1.4%)
2 / 140
Co-operative Party 1,772 (1.5%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 140
NFDDSS 57 (0.0%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 140

Full council

↓
28 32 2 78

Ward results

All Saints

All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. O'Loughlin 1,206 36.6 N/A
Conservative E. Lewis 1,203 36.5 N/A
Labour A. M. Thompson 823 25.0 −36.3
Independent A. W. McKelvin 60 1.8 −36.9
Majority 3 0.1
Turnout 3,292
Liberal hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. E. B. Alexander* 2,739 51.1 +7.4
Labour J. M. Wharton 2,619 48.9 −7.4
Majority 120 2.2
Turnout 5,358
Conservative hold Swing

Beswick

Beswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Robinson* 4,334 52.4 +2.2
Conservative J. H. Meachin 3,879 46.9 −2.9
NFDDSS C. Reilly 57 0.7 N/A
Majority 455 5.5 +5.1
Turnout 8,270
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

Blackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal T. S. Williams* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. J. Hart* 3,302 51.4 −5.5
Conservative G. W. Leggott 3,125 48.6 +5.5
Majority 179 2.8 −11.0
Turnout 6,427
Labour hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. J. Kendall* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. T. Rowe* 4,537 51.2 +4.3
Liberal S. D. Simon 4,321 48.8 −4.3
Majority 216 2.4
Turnout 8,858
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Hill* 976 52.7 +5.8
Liberal P. I. Wigoder 876 47.3 +10.7
Majority 100 5.4 −4.8
Turnout 1,852
Conservative hold Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Shields 2,764 54.7 +4.4
Labour A. Park* 2,286 45.3 −4.4
Majority 478 9.4 +8.8
Turnout 5,050
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. S. Grindley* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. H. White* 2,104 59.8 N/A
Liberal J. W. Hampson 1,416 40.2 N/A
Majority 688 19.6 N/A
Turnout 3,520
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. S. Harper* 560 58.6 N/A
Liberal A. Nixon 395 41.4 N/A
Majority 165 17.2 N/A
Turnout 8,858
Conservative hold Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Davy* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. C. Wilkinson 3,341 57.2 +2.3
Conservative J. E. Leicester 2,501 42.8 −2.3
Majority 841 14.4 +4.6
Turnout 5,842
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Hoyle* 3,088 56.6 +7.5
Labour A. E. Wolstenholme 2,369 43.4 −5.8
Majority 719 13.2
Turnout 5,457
Conservative hold Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Harrison* 3,384 64.1 N/A
Labour W. Davis 1,899 35.9 N/A
Majority 1,485 28.2 N/A
Turnout 5,457
Conservative hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. P. Jackson 2,737 60.7 N/A
Co-operative Party E. Beavan 1,772 39.3 N/A
Majority 965 21.4 N/A
Turnout 4,509
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. J. Pine* 2,459 85.6 N/A
Independent A. R. Edwards 415 14.4 N/A
Majority 2,044 71.2 N/A
Turnout 2,874
Conservative hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. James* 3,383 57.1 +15.1
Conservative T. McRoy 2,538 42.9 −4.0
Majority 845 14.2
Turnout 5,921
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal R. E. T. Allen 1,821 46.5 N/A
Conservative H. Dale 1,219 31.1 −10.1
Labour G. H. Harris 877 22.4 N/A
Majority 602 15.4
Turnout 3,917
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Mathewson Watson* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Moston

Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Welsh 2,292 44.6 −17.5
Conservative J. Bostock* 1,980 38.5 N/A
Liberal W. Turner 867 16.9 −21.0
Majority 312 6.1 −18.1
Turnout 5,139
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

New Cross

New Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. C. Grime* 3,372 58.3 −4.0
Labour R. Matthews 2,407 41.7 +4.0
Majority 965 16.6 −8.0
Turnout 5,779
Conservative hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Jagger 2,555 56.9 +16.4
Conservative W. Stephenson 1,932 43.1 −0.4
Majority 623 13.8
Turnout 4,487
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. F. Titt* 2,894 57.8 +0.4
Conservative A. H. Turner 2,111 42.2 −0.4
Majority 783 15.6 +0.8
Turnout 5,005
Labour hold Swing

Oxford

Oxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. W. Shepherd* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal C. H. Barlow* 1,852 42.0 −49.4
Conservative S. J. Roberts 1,477 33.5 N/A
Labour F. G. Lloyd 1,079 24.5 N/A
Majority 375 8.5 −73.7
Turnout 4,408
Liberal hold Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. A. Larmuth* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Goodwin 960 53.3 N/A
Liberal W. H. Wood 842 46.7 N/A
Majority 118 6.6 N/A
Turnout 1,802
Conservative hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. A. Toyn* 2,524 44.5 N/A
Labour J. W. O'Neill 1,856 32.7 N/A
Liberal A. Todd 1,289 22.8 N/A
Majority 668 11.8 N/A
Turnout 5,669
Conservative hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Hinchliffe* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. W. Higginbottom 2,260 52.4 −4.7
Liberal C. Herford* 2,053 47.6 N/A
Majority 207 4.8 −22.6
Turnout 4,313
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Wood 3,309 58.0 +5.7
Conservative W. Chapman* 2,399 42.0 −5.7
Majority 910 16.0 +11.4
Turnout 5,708
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Reilly* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Withington

Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. A. Lewins* 1,904 55.3 N/A
Conservative K. W. Chambers 1,540 44.7 +4.2
Majority 364 10.6
Turnout 3,444
Liberal hold Swing

Aldermanic election

By-elections between 1923 and 1924

References

  1. ^ MANCHESTER POSITION, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1923, p.6
  2. ^ NET GAIN TO LABOUR IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1923, p.14