1926 Manchester City Council election

1926 Manchester City Council election
35 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council; 71 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1926 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; ; No overall control

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Monday, 1 November 1926. 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 lost overall control of the council.^[1]^[2]

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	49,370 (40.1%)	1.9	12 (34.3%)	12 / 35	6	68 (48.5%)	68 / 140
Labour Party	51,942 (42.2%)	6.6	17 (48.6%)	17 / 35	7	41 (29.3%)	41 / 140
Liberal Party	20,764 (16.9%)	0.1	5 (14.3%)	5 / 35	1	27 (19.3%)	28 / 140
Independent	0 (0.0%)	3.6	1 (2.9%)	1 / 35		4 (2.3%)	4 / 140
Independent Labour	698 (0.6%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 140
Prohibitionist	160 (0.1%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 140
Residents	157 (0.1%)	0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35		0 (0.0%)	0 / 140

Full council

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41	27	4	68

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Williams	1,701	56.8	+6.6
	Conservative	J. O'Loughlin*	1,293	43.2	N/A
Majority			408	13.6	+13.2
Turnout			2,994	34.0	−9.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. M. Wharton	2,935	52.6	−1.2
	Conservative	A. E. B. Alexander*	2,641	47.4	+1.2
Majority			294	5.2	−2.4
Turnout			5,576	53.6	−7.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Beswick

Beswick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Robinson*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. S. Williams*	2,940	67.9	+2.0
	Labour	W. Slack	1,389	32.1	−2.0
Majority			1,551	35.8	+4.0
Turnout			4,329	46.9	−4.2
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. J. Hart*	3,277	64.2	+4.3
	Conservative	J. G. Kilbourne	1,829	35.8	−4.3
Majority			1,448	28.4	+8.6
Turnout			5,106	47.4	−10.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. J. Kendall*	2,324	62.5	N/A
	Labour	L. B. Harrison	1,394	37.5	+1.8
Majority			930	25.0	N/A
Turnout			3,718	39.0	−16.0
	Liberal hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. W. Maitland	3,783	51.0	+4.3
	Conservative	W. Somerville	3,640	49.0	−2.9
Majority			143	2.0
Turnout			7,423	42.6	−15.7
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hill*	901	54.4	N/A
	Labour	J. C. Leigh	755	45.6	N/A
Majority			146	8.8	N/A
Turnout			1,656	45.5	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Johnston	3,139	55.6	+5.8
	Conservative	E. Shields*	2,504	44.4	−5.8
Majority			635	11.2
Turnout			5,643	60.1	−4.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Crumpsall

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

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. H. White*	1,968	53.3	−6.2
	Liberal	A. F. Mason	1,727	46.7	+6.2
Majority			241	6.6	−12.4
Turnout			3,695	57.1	−6.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. S. Harper*	uncontested
	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	T. H. Adams	3,752	61.0	N/A
	Conservative	F. Earley	2,398	39.0	N/A
Majority			1,354	22.0	N/A
Turnout			6,150	56.8	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Howard	2,811	51.2	+0.8
	Conservative	E. Eady	2,675	48.8	−0.8
Majority			136	2.4	+1.6
Turnout			5,486	55.2	−5.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Harrison*	uncontested
	Independent hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. P. Jackson*	3,475	58.6	−9.0
	Labour	T. F. Banville	2,451	41.4	N/A
Majority			1,024	17.2	+23.0
Turnout			5,926	56.8	+2.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Chorlton	2,833	54.5	+12.5
	Conservative	W. J. Pine*	1,792	34.5	−23.5
	Liberal	J. A. Wood	550	10.6	N/A
	Residents	J. Gillan	20	0.4	N/A
Majority			1,041	20.0
Turnout			5,195	43.1	−1.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. James*	4,148	61.0	+7.6
	Conservative	A. Shepherd	2,653	39.0	−7.6
Majority			1,495	22.0	+15.2
Turnout			6,801	65.6	−6.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. B. Watts	1,551	46.7	−1.8
	Liberal	H. Entwistle	1,521	45.8	N/A
	Prohibitionist	J. Rochford	160	4.8	N/A
	Residents	A. R. Edwards	86	2.6	+0.5
Majority			30	0.9
Turnout			3,318	40.8	−10.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Mathewson Watson*	3,372	79.4	N/A
	Labour	W. J. Munro	876	20.6	N/A
Majority			2,496	58.8
Turnout			4,248	48.1	−1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing

Moston

Moston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Welch*	2,795	51.7	−6.9
	Conservative	F. Farrington	2,609	48.3	N/A
Majority			186	3.4	−13.8
Turnout			5,404	61.0	+2.6
	Labour hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Hallows	3,500	52.0	0
	Conservative	J. C. Grime*	3,182	47.3	−0.7
	Residents	J. A. P. Holmes	51	0.8	N/A
Majority			318	4.7	+0.7
Turnout			6,733	66.9	+4.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. M. Mitchell*	3,061	57.0	+7.3
	Conservative	J. Fildes	2,309	43.0	−7.3
Majority			752	14.0
Turnout			5,370	60.4	−2.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. F. Titt*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. W. Shepherd*	636	61.9	N/A
	Liberal	A. Todd	391	38.1	N/A
Majority			245	23.8	N/A
Turnout			1,027	37.4	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. H. Barlow*	uncontested
	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*	819	39.7	−10.9
	Labour	J. Cassey	753	36.5	N/A
	Liberal	C. N. Glidewell	489	23.7	−25.7
Majority			66	3.2	+2.0
Turnout			2,061	66.4	+2.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. G. Clapham	3,137	58.0	+8.8
	Conservative	C. A. Toyn*	2,276	42.0	N/A
Majority			861	16.0
Turnout			5,413	45.7	+3.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Hinchliffe*	1,136	75.4	N/A
	Labour	F. Edwards	371	24.6	N/A
Majority			765	50.8	N/A
Turnout			1,507	58.4	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. W. Higginbottom*	1,989	54.4	+9.6
	Liberal	W. T. O'Gorman	1,670	45.6	−9.6
Majority			319	8.8
Turnout			3,659	35.1	−18.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Wood*	3,700	72.0	+4.2
	Conservative	J. F. Bennison	1,441	28.0	−4.2
Majority			2,259	44.0	+8.4
Turnout			5,141	50.0	−8.3
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Reilly*	2,456	54.3	+15.3
	Conservative	W. A. Parker	1,371	30.3	−9.2
	Independent Labour	J. Shaw	698	15.4	N/A
Majority			1,085	24.0
Turnout			4,525	67.4	−0.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Withington

Withington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. S. Hill	2,282	45.8	−3.9
	Liberal	W. A. Lewins*	1,997	40.0	N/A
	Labour	P. J. Wall	708	14.2	−3.8
Majority			235	4.8	+3.0
Turnout			4,327	62.2	−1.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Aldermanic election

Aldermanic election, 2 February 1927

Caused by the death on 26 January 1927 of Alderman T. C. Abbott (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 20 May 1914).^[3]^[4]

In his place, Councillor Edwin Pierce (Conservative, All Saints', elected 1 November 1908)^[5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 2 February 1927.^[6]

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Conservative	Edwin Pierce	St. Ann's	1928

Aldermanic election, 4 May 1927

Caused by the death on 20 April 1927 of Alderman J. R. Smith (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 2 April 1913).^[7]^[8]

In his place, Councillor Joseph Swarbrick (Liberal, Didsbury, elected 1 November 1908)^[9] was elected as an alderman by the council on 4 May 1927.^[10]

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Liberal	Joseph Swarbrick	Collegiate Church	1928

Aldermanic elections, 24 June 1927

Caused by the death on 30 May 1927 of Alderman John Turner (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 February 1920).^[11]^[12]

In his place, Councillor John James Kendall (Liberal, Cheetham, elected 27 November 1908)^[13] was elected as an alderman by the council on 24 June 1927.^[14]

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Liberal	John James Kendall	Chorlton-cum-Hardy	1931

Caused by the death on 10 June 1927 of Alderman Edwin Pierce (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 2 February 1927).^[15]^[16]

In his place, Councillor Miles Mitchell (Liberal, Levenshulme, elected 1 November 1909)^[17] was elected as an alderman by the council on 24 June 1927.^[18]

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Liberal	Miles Mitchell	St. Ann's	1928

By-elections between 1926 and 1927

All Saints', 15 February 1927

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Edwin Pierce (Conservative, All Saints', elected 1 November 1908)^[19] on 2 February 1927,^[20] following the death on 26 January 1927 of Alderman T. C. Abbott (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 20 May 1914).^[21]^[22]

All Saints'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Davies	1,238	37.3	−5.9
	Labour	F. E. Walker	1,067	32.1	−24.7
	Liberal	B. McManus	995	30.0	N/A
	Residents	A. R. Edwards	20	0.6	N/A
Majority			171	5.2
Turnout			3,320	37.7	+3.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

^[23]

Didsbury, 17 May 1927

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Joseph Swarbrick (Liberal, Didsbury, elected 1 November 1908)^[24] on 4 May 1927,^[25] following the death on 20 April 1927 of Alderman J. R. Smith (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 2 April 1913).^[26]^[27]

Didsbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. E. Heald	1,755	55.0	+1.7
	Liberal	T. Molloy	1,079	33.8	−12.9
	Labour	A. McIlwrick	355	11.1	N/A
Majority			676	21.2	+14.6
Turnout			3,189	48.6	−8.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

By-elections, 7 July 1927

Two by-elections were held on 7 July 1927 to fill vacancies that were created by the appointment of aldermen on 24 June 1927.^[28]

Cheetham

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor John James Kendall (Liberal, Cheetham, elected 27 November 1908)^[29] on 24 June 1927,^[30] following the death on 30 May 1927 of Alderman John Turner (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 February 1920).^[31]^[32]

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. Grime	2,268	47.7	N/A
	Liberal	H. A. Nathan	1,480	31.1	−31.4
	Labour	L. B. Harrison	1,006	21.2	−16.3
Majority			788	16.6
Turnout			4,754	55.8	+16.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Levenshulme

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Miles Mitchell (Liberal, Levenshulme, elected 1 November 1909)^[33] on 24 June 1927,^[34] following the death on 10 June 1927 of Alderman Edwin Pierce (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 2 February 1927).^[35]

Levenshulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. R. de la Wyche	2,597	81.6	N/A
	Labour	A. Woolley	585	18.4	N/A
Majority			2,012	63.2	N/A
Turnout			3,182
	Liberal hold		Swing

References

^ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1926, p.12
^ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1926, p.9
^ THE LATE MR. T. C. ABBOTT, Manchester Guardian, January 27, 1927, p.11
^ CITY COUNCIL TOPICS, Manchester Evening News, May 20, 1914, p.3
^ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1908, p.10
^ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, February 3, 1927, p.3
^ ALDERMAN J. R. Smith, Manchester Guardian, April 21, 1927, p.11
^ CITY COUNCIL AND CIVIC DEPUTATIONS, Manchester Courier, April 3, 1913, p.9
^ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1908, p.10
^ LABOUR BID FOR ALDERMAN, Manchester Evening News, May 4, 1927, p.6
^ ALDERMAN JOHN TURNER, Manchester Guardian, May 31, 1927, p.13
^ NEW ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, February 4, 1920, p.4
^ CITY COUNCIL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Evening News, November 28, 1908, p.3
^ NEW CITY ALDERMEN, Manchester Guardian, June 25, 1927, p.15
^ DEATH OF ALDERMAN EDWIN PIERCE, Manchester Guardian, June 11, 1927, p.9
^ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, February 3, 1927, p.3
^ CIVIC ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1909, p.9
^ NEW CITY ALDERMEN, Manchester Guardian, June 25, 1927, p.15
^ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1908, p.10
^ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, February 3, 1927, p.3
^ THE LATE MR. T. C. ABBOTT, Manchester Guardian, January 27, 1927, p.11
^ CITY COUNCIL TOPICS, Manchester Evening News, May 20, 1914, p.3
^ MANCHESTER BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, February 15, 1927, p.13
^ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1908, p.10
^ LABOUR BID FOR ALDERMAN, Manchester Evening News, May 4, 1927, p.6
^ ALDERMAN J. R. Smith, Manchester Guardian, April 21, 1927, p.11
^ CITY COUNCIL AND CIVIC DEPUTATIONS, Manchester Courier, April 3, 1913, p.9
^ MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, July 8, 1927, p.13
^ CITY COUNCIL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Evening News, November 28, 1908, p.3
^ NEW CITY ALDERMEN, Manchester Guardian, June 25, 1927, p.15
^ ALDERMAN JOHN TURNER, Manchester Guardian, May 31, 1927, p.13
^ NEW ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, February 4, 1920, p.4
^ CIVIC ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1909, p.9
^ NEW CITY ALDERMEN, Manchester Guardian, June 25, 1927, p.15
^ DEATH OF ALDERMAN EDWIN PIERCE, Manchester Guardian, June 11, 1927, p.9

[1] THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1926, p.12

[2] MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1926, p.9

[3] THE LATE MR. T. C. ABBOTT, Manchester Guardian, January 27, 1927, p.11

[4] CITY COUNCIL TOPICS, Manchester Evening News, May 20, 1914, p.3

[5] MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1908, p.10

[6] MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, February 3, 1927, p.3

[7] ALDERMAN J. R. Smith, Manchester Guardian, April 21, 1927, p.11

[8] CITY COUNCIL AND CIVIC DEPUTATIONS, Manchester Courier, April 3, 1913, p.9

[9] MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1908, p.10

[10] LABOUR BID FOR ALDERMAN, Manchester Evening News, May 4, 1927, p.6

[11] ALDERMAN JOHN TURNER, Manchester Guardian, May 31, 1927, p.13

[12] NEW ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, February 4, 1920, p.4

[13] CITY COUNCIL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Evening News, November 28, 1908, p.3

[14] NEW CITY ALDERMEN, Manchester Guardian, June 25, 1927, p.15

[15] DEATH OF ALDERMAN EDWIN PIERCE, Manchester Guardian, June 11, 1927, p.9

[16] MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, February 3, 1927, p.3

[17] CIVIC ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1909, p.9

[18] NEW CITY ALDERMEN, Manchester Guardian, June 25, 1927, p.15

[19] MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1908, p.10

[20] MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, February 3, 1927, p.3

[21] THE LATE MR. T. C. ABBOTT, Manchester Guardian, January 27, 1927, p.11

[22] CITY COUNCIL TOPICS, Manchester Evening News, May 20, 1914, p.3

[23] MANCHESTER BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, February 15, 1927, p.13

[24] MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1908, p.10

[25] LABOUR BID FOR ALDERMAN, Manchester Evening News, May 4, 1927, p.6

[26] ALDERMAN J. R. Smith, Manchester Guardian, April 21, 1927, p.11

[27] CITY COUNCIL AND CIVIC DEPUTATIONS, Manchester Courier, April 3, 1913, p.9

[28] MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, July 8, 1927, p.13

[29] CITY COUNCIL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Evening News, November 28, 1908, p.3

[30] NEW CITY ALDERMEN, Manchester Guardian, June 25, 1927, p.15

[31] ALDERMAN JOHN TURNER, Manchester Guardian, May 31, 1927, p.13

[32] NEW ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, February 4, 1920, p.4

[33] CIVIC ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1909, p.9

[34] NEW CITY ALDERMEN, Manchester Guardian, June 25, 1927, p.15

[35] DEATH OF ALDERMAN EDWIN PIERCE, Manchester Guardian, June 11, 1927, p.9

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