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1927 Manchester City Council election

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 remained under no overall control.[1][2]

1927 Manchester City Council election
← 1926 1 November 1927 (1927-11-01) 1928 →
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 49,370 51,942 20,764
Percentage 40.1% 42.2% 16.9%
Swing Decrease1.9 Increase6.6% Decrease0.1%
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election 1 seats,
0.0%
Seats before 2
Seats won 1
Seats after 2
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 0
Percentage 0.0%
Swing Decrease3.6%
Map of results of 1927 election
Leader of the Council before election


No overall control

Leader of the Council after election


No overall control

Election result

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Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 49,370 (40.1%)
  1.9 14 (40.0%)
14 / 35
   6 67 (47.9%)
67 / 140
Labour Party 51,942 (42.2%)
  6.6 13 (37.1%)
13 / 35
   4 45 (32.1%)
45 / 140
Liberal Party 20,764 (16.9%)
  0.1 6 (17.1%)
6 / 35
   2 25 (17.9%)
25 / 140
Independent 0 (0.0%)
  3.6 1 (2.9%)
1 / 35
   2 (1.4%)
2 / 140
English League for the Taxation of Land Values 1,973 (1.4%)
N/A 1 (2.9%)
1 / 35
   1 1 (0.7%)
1 / 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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45 25 1 2 67

Ward results

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All Saints

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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 3,994 34.0 −9.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Ardwick

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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

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

Blackley

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

Bradford

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

Cheetham

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

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

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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

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

Collyhurst

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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

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

Didsbury

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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

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

Gorton North

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

Gorton South

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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

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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

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

Longsight

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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

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Medlock Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Jones 3,209 63.3 +8.8
Conservative S. H. Wood* 1,809 35.7 +1.2
Independent P. 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Oxford

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

Rusholme

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Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal C. H. Barlow* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. Ann's

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

St. Clement's

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

St. Michael's

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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

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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

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By-elections between 1927 and 1928

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References

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  1. ^ MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1927, p.11
  2. ^ LABOUR'S FOUR, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1927, p.7
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