1927 Manchester City Council election

1927 Manchester City Council election
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35 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council
71 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Last election 12 seats,
40.1% 		17 seats,
42.2% 		5 seats,
16.9%
Seats before 70 41 27
Seats won 14 13 6
Seats after 67 45 25
Seat change Decrease3 Increase4 Decrease2
Popular vote 43,950 36,903 27,719
Percentage 38.6% 32.4% 24.3%
Swing Decrease1.5% Decrease9.8% Increase7.4%
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election 1 seats,
0.0%
Seats before 2
Seats won 1
Seats after 2
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 2,675
Percentage 2.3%
Swing Increase2.3%
Map of results of 1927 election
Leader of the Council before election


No overall control

Leader of the Council after election


No overall control

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Tuesday, 1 November 1927. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control.[1][2]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 43,950 (38.6%)
Decrease 1.5 14 (40.0%)
14 / 35
 Decrease 6 67 (47.9%)
67 / 140
Labour Party 36,903 (32.4%)
Decrease 9.8 13 (37.1%)
13 / 35
 Increase 4 45 (32.1%)
45 / 140
Liberal Party 27,719 (24.3%)
Increase 7.4 6 (17.1%)
6 / 35
 Decrease 2 25 (17.9%)
25 / 140
Independent 2,675 (2.3%)
Increase 2.3 1 (2.9%)
1 / 35
 Steady 2 (1.4%)
2 / 140
English League for the Taxation of Land Values 2,015 (1.8%)
N/A 1 (2.9%)
1 / 35
 Increase 1 1 (0.7%)
1 / 140
Prohibitionist 293 (0.3%)
Increase 0.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 140
Communist 216 (0.2%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 140
Residents 173 (0.2%)
Increase 0.1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 140

Full council

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45 25 1 2 67

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Davies* 1,725 47.2 +4.0
Labour J. H. Green 1,047 28.6 −28.2
Liberal B. McManus 845 23.1 N/A
Residents A. R. Edwards 40 1.1 N/A
Majority 678 18.6
Turnout 3,657 43.5 +9.5
Conservative hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. L. K. Jones* 3,209 55.2 +7.8
Labour W. McMullan 2,600 44.8 −7.8
Majority 609 10.4
Turnout 5,576 56.0 +2.4
Conservative hold Swing

Beswick

Beswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. B. Cox* 4,549 63.6 N/A
Conservative P. Sims 2,609 36.4 N/A
Majority 1,940 27.2 N/A
Turnout 7,158 59.0 N/A
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

Blackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. E. Littler* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Binns* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Whitworth* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal S. D. Simon* 5,978 61.3 +10.3
Conservative C. A. Toyn 3,649 37.4 −11.6
Independent H. Green 130 1.3 N/A
Majority 2,329 23.9 +21.9
Turnout 9,757 53.2 +10.6
Liberal hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent D. Gouldman* 1,659 88.5 N/A
Communist G. W. Chandler 216 11.5 N/A
Majority 1,443 77.0
Turnout 1,875 50.2 +4.7
Independent hold Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Floyd* 2,990 56.8 +1.2
Conservative C. F. Haworth 2,274 43.2 −1.2
Majority 716 13.6 +2.4
Turnout 5,264 56.0 −4.1
Labour hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Sever* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. E. Heald* 1,877 51.1 −2.2
Liberal H. Entwistle 1,793 48.9 +2.2
Majority 84 2.2 −4.4
Turnout 3,670 54.4 −2.7
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Westcott* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Walker* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Brown* 3,365 66.5 +5.5
Liberal J. H. Stopford 1,694 33.5 N/A
Majority 1,671 33.0 +11.0
Turnout 5,059 46.4 −10.4
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Onions 2,670 51.3 +0.1
Conservative W. Gilgryst* 2,532 48.7 −0.1
Majority 138 2.6 +0.2
Turnout 5,202 52.5 −2.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. S. Harper* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. H. Meachin* 2,713 63.9 +5.3
Liberal G. Jennison 1,533 36.1 N/A
Majority 1,180 27.8 +10.6
Turnout 4,246 40.9 −15.9
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. L. Jones 3,209 63.3 +8.8
Conservative S. Holden Wood* 1,809 35.7 +1.2
Independent P. J. Brett 48 1.0 N/A
Majority 1,400 27.6 +7.6
Turnout 5,066 42.7 −0.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. E. Wood 3,667 55.6 −5.4
Conservative S. Bloor* 2,933 44.4 +5.4
Majority 734 11.2 −10.8
Turnout 6,600 64.4 −1.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. B. Zimmern* 2,203 59.3 +13.5
Conservative H. Coe 1,402 37.7 −9.0
Residents A. R. Edwards 113 3.0 +0.4
Majority 801 21.5
Turnout 3,718 46.4 +5.6
Liberal hold Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
English League for the Taxation of Land Values A. H. Weller 2,015 53.2 N/A
Conservative T. Dunham* 1,770 46.8 N/A
Majority 245 6.4
Turnout 3,785 43.1 −5.0
English League for the Taxation of Land Values gain from Conservative Swing

Moston

Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Farrington 2,057 35.7 −12.6
Labour F. Gregson 2,023 35.1 −16.6
Liberal G. G. Wellings* 1,684 29.2 N/A
Majority 34 0.6
Turnout 5,764 62.8 +1.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

New Cross

New Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Matthews* 3,365 56.5 +4.5
Conservative F. Earley 2,594 43.5 −3.8
Majority 771 13.0 +8.3
Turnout 5,959 58.8 −8.1
Labour hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal C. W. Godbert* 3,179 61.1 N/A
Labour W. N. Bayes 2,028 39.9 −18.1
Majority 1,151 22.2
Turnout 5,207 54.9 −5.5
Liberal hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. W. Aveson* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Oxford

Oxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative O. P. Lancashire* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal R. G. Edwards* 2,403 52.0 N/A
Conservative F. A. Jackson 2,222 48.0 N/A
Majority 181 4.0 N/A
Turnout 4,625 51.1 N/A
Liberal hold Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. F. Brierley* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. Melland* 1,012 49.4 +25.7
Conservative W. Somerville 649 31.7 −8.0
Labour G. Harrison 379 18.5 −18.0
Prohibitionist J. Rochford 8 0.4 N/A
Majority 363 17.7
Turnout 2,048 65.4 −1.0
Liberal hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. C. Mason 2,645 49.1 −8.9
Conservative R. Taylor* 1,600 29.7 −12.3
Liberal A. Todd 854 15.7 N/A
Prohibitionist J. Rochford 285 5.3 N/A
Majority 1,045 19.4 +3.4
Turnout 5,384 46.6 +0.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. C. Gardner 744 51.9 −23.5
Liberal W. Barton* 689 48.1 N/A
Majority 55 3.8 −47.0
Turnout 1,433 55.2 −3.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Harrison* 2,129 50.9 −3.5
Liberal W. T. O'Gorman 1,198 28.6 −17.0
Independent L. C. Walker 838 20.0 N/A
Residents A. R. Edwards 20 0.5 N/A
Majority 931 22.3 +13.5
Turnout 4,185 40.4 +5.3
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour I. Brassington* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Cassidy* 2,366 62.9 +8.6
Conservative J. Phillips 1,393 37.1 +6.8
Majority 973 25.8 +1.8
Turnout 3,759 43.6 −23.8
Labour hold Swing

Withington

Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal A. P. Simon* 2,654 56.3 +16.3
Conservative W. Hedley 2,060 43.7 −2.1
Majority 594 12.6
Turnout 4,714 50.0 −12.2
Liberal hold Swing

Aldermanic election

Aldermanic election, 9 November 1927

Caused by the death on 22 October 1927 of Alderman Samuel Dixon (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 26 January 1909).[3][4]

In his place, Councillor George Oddy (Liberal, St. George's, elected 1 November 1909)[5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1927.[6]

Party Alderman Ward Term expires
Liberal George Oddy Moston 1928

Aldermanic election, 2 May 1928

Caused by the death on 11 April 1928 of Alderman Sir Edward Holt (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 5 July 1905).[7][8]

In his place, Councillor John Harrison (Independent, Levenshulme, elected 1 November 1909)[9] was elected as an alderman by the council on 2 May 1928.[10]

Party Alderman Ward Term expires
Independent John Harrison Crumpsall 1931

Aldermanic elections, 6 June 1928

Caused by the death on 27 April 1928 of Alderman James Johnston (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 7 June 1916).[11][12]

In his place, Councillor Richard Stephenson Harper (Conservative, Levenshulme, elected 24 November 1909)[13] was elected as an alderman by the council on 6 June 1928.[14]

Party Alderman Ward Term expires
Conservative Richard Stephenson Harper St. John's 1928

Caused by the death on 27 April 1928 of Alderman Henry Richard Box (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1904).[15][16]

In his place, Councillor J. Harold Birley (Conservative, Moss Side West, elected 12 October 1914, previously 1910-13)[17] was elected as an alderman by the council on 6 June 1928.[18]

Party Alderman Ward Term expires
Conservative J. Harold Birley Moss Side East 1931

Aldermanic election, 4 July 1928

Caused by the death on 18 June 1928 of Alderman Joseph Swarbrick (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 May 1927).[19][20]

In his place, Councillor George Frank Titt (Labour, Openshaw, elected 1 November 1910)[21] was elected as an alderman by the council on 4 July 1928.[22]

Party Alderman Ward Term expires
Labour George Frank Titt Collegiate Church 1928

By-elections between 1927 and 1928

St. George's, 22 November 1927

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor George Oddy (Liberal, St. George's, elected 1 November 1909)[23] on 9 November 1909,[24] following the death on 22 October 1927 of Alderman Samuel Dixon (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 26 January 1909).[25][26]

St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Hope 2,579 54.7 +5.6
Conservative S. Bloor 1,524 32.3 +2.6
Liberal S. Needoff 579 12.3 −3.4
Residents A. R. Edwards 29 0.6 N/A
Majority 1,055 22.4 +3.0
Turnout 4,711 40.7 −6.9
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

[27]

Moss Side East, 29 November 1927

Caused by the death of Councillor S. B. Watts (Conservative, Moss Side East, elected 1 November 1926)[28] on 12 November 1927.[29]

Moss Side East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. Barton 1,486 37.9 −21.4
Conservative A. E. B. Alexander 1,273 32.5 −5.2
Labour Co-op T. Anderson 1,132 28.9 N/A
Residents A. R. Edwards 31 0.8 −2.2
Majority 213 5.4 −16.1
Turnout 3,922 49.0 +2.6
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

[30]

Levenshulme, 15 May 1928

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor John Harrison (Independent, Levenshulme, elected 1 November 1909)[31] on 2 May 1927,[32] following the death on 11 April 1928 of Alderman Sir Edward Holt (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 5 July 1905).[33][34]

Levenshulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. M. Emery 2,530 51.6 N/A
Liberal A. Heywood 1,380 28.1 N/A
Labour W. H. Holding 984 20.1 N/A
Residents A. R. Edwards 12 0.2 N/A
Majority 1,150 23.5 N/A
Turnout 4,906
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

[35]

By-elections, 19 June 1928

Two by-elections were held on 19 June 1928 to fill vacancies that were created by the appointment of aldermen on 6 June 1928.[36]

Levenshulme

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Richard Stephenson Harper (Conservative, Levenshulme, elected 24 November 1909)[37] 6 June 1928,[38] following the death on 27 April 1928 of Alderman James Johnston (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 7 June 1916).[39][40]

Levenshulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. R. Fairfoull 1,919 44.1 −7.5
Liberal A. Heywood 1,685 38.7 +10.6
Labour W. H. Holding 745 17.1 −3.0
Majority 234 5.4 −18.1
Turnout 4,349
Conservative hold Swing

Moss Side West

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor J. Harold Birley (Conservative, Moss Side West, elected 12 October 1914, previously 1910-13)[41] on 6 June 1928,[42] following the death on 27 April 1928 of Alderman Henry Richard Box (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1904).[43][44]

Moss Side West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Pepperdine 1,632 58.2 +11.4
Liberal W. T. O'Gorman 693 24.7 N/A
Labour R. McKeon 461 16.4 N/A
Residents A. R. Edwards 20 0.7 N/A
Majority 939 33.5
Turnout 2,806 31.9 −11.2
Conservative hold Swing

Openshaw, 17 July 1928

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor George Frank Titt (Labour, Openshaw, elected 1 November 1910)[45] on 4 July 1928,[46] following the death on 18 June 1928 of Alderman Joseph Swarbrick (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 May 1927).[47][48]

Levenshulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. H. Oldfield 2,980 74.4 N/A
Conservative R. S. Ireland 1,024 25.6 N/A
Majority 1,956 48.8 N/A
Turnout 4,004
Labour hold Swing

[49]

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  2. ^ LABOUR'S FOUR, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1927, p.7
  3. ^ ALDERMAN DIXON, Manchester Evening News, October 22, 1927, p.4
  4. ^ MUNICIPAL CONTEST, Manchester Guardian, January 26, 1909, p.14
  5. ^ CIVIC ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1909, p.9
  6. ^ MANCHESTER'S LORD MAYOR'S IDEALS, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1927, p.13
  7. ^ SIR EDWARD HOLT, Manchester Guardian, April 12, 1928, p.11
  8. ^ THE CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, July 6, 1906, p.8
  9. ^ CIVIC ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1909, p.9
  10. ^ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, May 3, 1928, p.13
  11. ^ SHIP CANAL PIONEER, Manchester Guardian, April 28, 1928, p.15
  12. ^ MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, June 8, 1916, p.7
  13. ^ LEVENSHULME ELECTION, Manchester Courier, November 25, 1909, p.10
  14. ^ NEW ALDERMEN, Manchester Evening News, June 6, 1928, p.5
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