1932 Manchester City Council election

1932 Manchester City Council election
36 of 144 seats on Manchester City Council; 73 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1932 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; No overall control	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Conservative

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Tuesday, 1 November 1932. 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 gained overall control of the council from, no overall control.^[1]^[2]

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	44,645 (34.7%)	15.3	11 (30.6%)	11 / 36	2	74 (51.4%)	74 / 144
Labour Party	62,271 (48.4%)	10.0	15 (41.7%)	15 / 36	3	36 (25.0%)	36 / 144
Liberal Party	16,257 (12.6%)	2.8	9 (25.0%)	9 / 36	2	28 (19.4%)	28 / 144
Independent Labour Party	2,983 (2.3%)	N/A	1 (2.8%)	1 / 36	1	3 (2.1%)	3 / 144
Independent	0 (0.0%)		0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		3 (2.1%)	3 / 144
Independent Labour	1,093 (0.8%)	0.5	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		0 (0.0%)	0 / 144
Communist	854 (0.7%)	0.5	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		0 (0.0%)	0 / 144
Residents	527 (0.4%)	0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		0 (0.0%)	0 / 144

Full council

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3	36	28	3	74

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. S. Harper	1,598	53.6	+14.7
	Labour	J. Williams*	1,383	46.4	+14.7
Majority			215	7.2	−29.4
Turnout			2,981
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. M. Wharton*	2,466	55.8	+17.8
	Conservative	C. A. Baylem	1,955	44.2	−17.8
Majority			511	11.6
Turnout			4,421
	Labour hold		Swing

Beswick

Beswick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Robinson*	4,258	68.0	+15.7
	Conservative	R. C. Roberts	2,002	32.0	−15.7
Majority			2,256	36.0	+31.4
Turnout			6,260
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. S. Williams*	2,163	62.7	−11.7
	Labour	W. Collingson	1,287	37.3	+11.7
Majority			876	25.4	−23.4
Turnout			3,450
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. J. Hart*	3,231	60.3	+19.3
	Conservative	H. Poulter	1,987	37.1	−21.9
	Communist	W. Dutson	137	2.6	N/A
Majority			1,244	23.2
Turnout			5,355
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Lomax*	1,928	48.4	N/A
	Liberal	P. Smith	1,638	41.1	N/A
	Labour	H. Goldstone	416	10.5	N/A
Majority			290	7.3	N/A
Turnout			3,982
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. W. Maitland*	4,544	80.8	N/A
	Labour	W. Taylor	1,080	19.2	N/A
Majority			3,464	61.6	N/A
Turnout			5,624
	Liberal hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. S. Moss*	1,286	78.4	+28.6
	Labour	H. Cohen	266	16.2	N/A
	Communist	M. Jenkins	89	5.4	N/A
Majority			1,020	62.2
Turnout			1,641
	Liberal hold		Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Johnston*	3,729	65.6	+18.6
	Conservative	A. Heald	1,904	33.5	−17.7
	Communist	J. Dunn	52	0.9	−0.9
Majority			1,825	32.1
Turnout			5,685
	Labour hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. Meadowcroft*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. H. White*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. S. Harper*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. H. Hitchburn*	4,017	72.1	+15.7
	Liberal	H. Quinney	1,553	27.9	N/A
Majority			2,464	44.2	−31.4
Turnout			5,570
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. H. Adams*	4,446	68.9	+17.0
	Conservative	E. Appleton	2,005	31.1	−17.0
Majority			2,441	37.8	+34.0
Turnout			6,451
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Howard*	2,584	50.2	+14.6
	Conservative	J. Chatterton	2,568	49.8	−14.6
Majority			16	0.4
Turnout			5,152
	Labour hold		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. M. Emery*	2,881	69.2	N/A
	Labour	J. Moohan	1,280	30.8	N/A
Majority			1,601	38.4	N/A
Turnout			4,161
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. P. Jackson*	2,498	69.6	N/A
	Independent Labour	W. L. Wilson	1,093	30.4	N/A
Majority			1,405	39.2	N/A
Turnout			3,591
	Conservative hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Gorman	2,132	49.7	+13.2
	Conservative	C. A. Cave	1,941	45.2	−18.3
	Communist	E. Billington	221	5.1	N/A
Majority			191	4.5
Turnout			4,294
	Labour hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. James*	4,287	67.4	+20.5
	Conservative	C. B. Walker	2,074	32.6	−20.5
Majority			2,213	34.8
Turnout			6,361
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Craven	1,500	54.8	−37.8
	Labour	A. O'Donnell	1,130	41.3	N/A
	Residents	A. R. Edwards	109	4.0	−3.4
Majority			370	13.5	−71.7
Turnout			2,739
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Moss Side West

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

Moston

Moston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Gregson*	2,981	54.1	+2.5
	Conservative	W. P. Parker	2,532	45.9	−2.5
Majority			449	8.2	+5.0
Turnout			5,513
	Labour hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Hallows*	3,986	63.3	+14.8
	Conservative	H. Sumner	2,309	36.7	−14.8
Majority			1,677	26.6
Turnout			6,295
	Labour hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Labour Party	H. M. Mitchell*	2,983	60.3	N/A
	Conservative	J. Fildes	1,960	39.7	−21.9
Majority			1,023	20.6
Turnout			4,943
	Ind. Labour Party hold		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. H. Oldfield*	3,759	73.4	+19.2
	Conservative	J. Campbell	1,186	23.2	−19.9
	Communist	J. Parry	174	3.4	+0.7
Majority			2,573	50.2	+39.1
Turnout			5,119
	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*	2,235	69.6	N/A
	Labour	J. L. Stocks	933	29.1	N/A
	Residents	A. M. Edwards	43	1.3	+3.3
Majority			1,302	40.5
Turnout			3,211
	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	%	±%
	Liberal	J. E. Fitzsimons	1,049	52.8	N/A
	Labour	A. E. Jones*	939	47.2	+5.2
Majority			110	5.6
Turnout			1,988
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. G. Clapham*	2,144	54.4	+29.8
	Conservative	A. E. Courtman	1,715	43.5	N/A
	Communist	L. Evans	81	2.1	N/A
Majority			429	10.9
Turnout			3,940
	Labour hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. A. Gibbons*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	F. Tebb	1,789	53.2	−25.2
	Labour	J. T. Wolfenden	1,472	43.8	+22.2
	Communist	J. Ball	100	3.0	N/A
Majority			317	9.4
Turnout			3,361
	Liberal gain from Ind. Labour Party		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Wood*	3,329	67.4	+16.8
	Conservative	G. Moores	1,611	32.6	−16.8
Majority			1,718	34.8	+33.6
Turnout			4,940
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Rafferty*	2,366	68.9	+13.3
	Conservative	T. Smith	1,067	31.1	−13.3
Majority			1,299	37.8	+26.6
Turnout			3,433
	Labour hold		Swing

Withington

Withington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. S. Hill*	5,424	66.4	N/A
	Labour	F. Edwards	2,370	29.0	N/A
	Residents	G. O. Edwards	375	4.6	N/A
Majority			3,054	37.4	N/A
Turnout			8,169
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Bentley*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Aldermanic election

Aldermanic election, 9 November 1932

Caused by the death on 3 November 1932 of Alderman James Reilly (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 3 September 1930).^[3]^[4]

In his place, Councillor Sir William Cundiff (Conservative, Exchange, elected 14 May 1912)^[5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1932.^[6]

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Conservative	William Cundiff	St. Michael's	1934

By-elections between 1932 and 1933

New Cross, 8 November 1932

Caused by the death of Councillor Robert Matthews (Labour, New Cross, elected 1 November 1924)^[7] on 8 October 1932.^[8]

New Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. M. Lever	4,206	65.3	2.0
	Conservative	H. Sumner	2,235	34.7	−2.0
Majority			1,971	30.6	+4.0
Turnout			6,441
	Labour hold		Swing

^[9]

Longsight, 20 December 1932

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Sir William Cundiff (Conservative, Exchange, elected 14 May 1912)^[10] on 9 November 1932,^[11] following the death on 3 November 1932 of Alderman James Reilly (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 3 September 1930).^[12]^[13]

Longsight
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. N. Griffin	1,782	67.1	−2.5
	Labour	A. Lees	804	30.3	N/A
	Residents	A. R. Edwards	68	2.6	N/A
Majority			978	36.8	−2.4
Turnout			2,654
	Conservative hold		Swing

^[14]

St. Mark's, 17 January 1933

Caused by the death of Councillor Isaac Brassington (Labour, St. Mark's, elected 1 November 1921)^[15] on 13 December 1932.^[16]

St. Mark's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. M. Larrad	1,627	86.0	+18.6
	Communist	A. Jackson	161	8.5	N/A
	Residents	A. R. Edwards	104	5.5	N/A
Majority			1,466	77.5	+42.7
Turnout			1,892
	Labour hold		Swing

^[17]

Exchange, 28 February 1933

Caused by the death of Councillor Gilbert Lees Hardcastle (Conservative, Exchange, elected 1 August 1917)^[18] on 10 February 1933.^[19]

Exchange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. A. Higson	414	76.2	N/A
	Independent	A. R. F. Onions	129	23.8	N/A
Majority			285	52.4	N/A
Turnout			543
	Conservative hold		Swing

^[20]

Oxford, 18 April 1933

Caused by the disqualification of Councillor R. Noton Barclay (Liberal, Oxford, elected 31 October 1917)^[21] on 5 April 1933.^[22]

Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Noton Barclay*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

^[23]

Crumpsall, 19 September 1933

Caused by the death of Councillor William Reid (Conservative, Crumpsall, elected 2 November 1931)^[24] on 14 August 1933.^[25]

Crumpsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Weaver	1,438	70.5	N/A
	Labour	A. Sutcliffe	601	29.5	N/A
Majority			837	41.0	N/A
Turnout			2,039
	Conservative hold		Swing

^[26]

All Saints', 3 October 1933

Caused by the death of Councillor Johnny McMahon (Conservative, All Saints', elected 2 November 1931)^[27] on 11 September 1933.^[28]

All Saints'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Shaw	1,041	51.4	−2.2
	Labour	A. Lees	984	48.6	+2.2
Majority			57	2.8	−4.4
Turnout			2,025
	Conservative hold		Swing

^[29]

References

^ THE MUNICIPAL RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1932, p.14
^ Labour Gains 15 Seats in Councils, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1932, p.9
^ ALD. JAMES REILLY, Manchester Guardian, November 4, 1932, p.6
^ HOUSING FINANCE IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, September 4, 1930, p.11
^ MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 15, 1912, p.6
^ MANCHESTER'S NEW LORD MAYOR, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1932, p.11
^ MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1924, p.10
^ COUNCILLOR ROBERT MATTHEWS, Manchester Guardian, October 11, 1932, p.3
^ BIG POLL IN NEW CROSS BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, November 9, 1932, p.4
^ MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 15, 1912, p.6
^ MANCHESTER'S NEW LORD MAYOR, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1932, p.11
^ ALD. JAMES REILLY, Manchester Guardian, November 4, 1932, p.6
^ HOUSING FINANCE IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, September 4, 1930, p.11
^ LONGSIGHT WARD HELD BY CONSERVATIVES, Manchester Guardian, December 21, 1932, p.11
^ MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1921, p.7
^ COUNCILLOR ISAAC BRASSINGTON, Manchester Guardian, December 14, 1932, p.4
^ LABOUR WIN IN MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, January 18, 1933, p.11
^ MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, August 2, 1917, p.3
^ MR. G. L. HARDCASTLE, Manchester Guardian, February 11, 1933, p.15
^ EXCHANGE WARD BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, March 1, 1933, p.11
^ MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 1, 1917, p.8
^ MR. R. NOTON BARCLAY AND OXFORD WARD, Manchester Guardian, April 6, 1933, p.12
^ MR. NOTON BARCLAY AGAIN A COUNCILLOR, Manchester Guardian, April 12, 1933, p.13
^ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1931, p.12
^ COUN. W. REID DEAD, Manchester Evening News, August 14, 1933, p.1
^ CRUMPSALL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, September 20, 1933, p.11
^ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1931, p.12
^ "JOHNNY" MCMAHON, Manchester Evening News, September 11, 1933, p.12
^ CONSERVATIVE WIN IN WARD BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, October 4, 1933, p.13

[1] THE MUNICIPAL RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1932, p.14

[2] Labour Gains 15 Seats in Councils, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1932, p.9

[3] ALD. JAMES REILLY, Manchester Guardian, November 4, 1932, p.6

[4] HOUSING FINANCE IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, September 4, 1930, p.11

[5] MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 15, 1912, p.6

[6] MANCHESTER'S NEW LORD MAYOR, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1932, p.11

[7] MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1924, p.10

[8] COUNCILLOR ROBERT MATTHEWS, Manchester Guardian, October 11, 1932, p.3

[9] BIG POLL IN NEW CROSS BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, November 9, 1932, p.4

[10] MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 15, 1912, p.6

[11] MANCHESTER'S NEW LORD MAYOR, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1932, p.11

[12] ALD. JAMES REILLY, Manchester Guardian, November 4, 1932, p.6

[13] HOUSING FINANCE IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, September 4, 1930, p.11

[14] LONGSIGHT WARD HELD BY CONSERVATIVES, Manchester Guardian, December 21, 1932, p.11

[15] MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1921, p.7

[16] COUNCILLOR ISAAC BRASSINGTON, Manchester Guardian, December 14, 1932, p.4

[17] LABOUR WIN IN MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, January 18, 1933, p.11

[18] MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, August 2, 1917, p.3

[19] MR. G. L. HARDCASTLE, Manchester Guardian, February 11, 1933, p.15

[20] EXCHANGE WARD BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, March 1, 1933, p.11

[21] MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 1, 1917, p.8

[22] MR. R. NOTON BARCLAY AND OXFORD WARD, Manchester Guardian, April 6, 1933, p.12

[23] MR. NOTON BARCLAY AGAIN A COUNCILLOR, Manchester Guardian, April 12, 1933, p.13

[24] THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1931, p.12

[25] COUN. W. REID DEAD, Manchester Evening News, August 14, 1933, p.1

[26] CRUMPSALL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, September 20, 1933, p.11

[27] THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1931, p.12

[28] "JOHNNY" MCMAHON, Manchester Evening News, September 11, 1933, p.12

[29] CONSERVATIVE WIN IN WARD BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, October 4, 1933, p.13

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