Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Wednesday, 1 November 1933. 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]
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Map of results of 1933 election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
editParty | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 39,256 (35.3%) | 0.6 | 18 (50.0%) | 18 / 36
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2 | 74 (51.4%) | 74 / 144
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Labour Party | 55,170 (49.7%) | 1.3 | 13 (36.1%) | 13 / 36
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4 | 39 (27.1%) | 39 / 144
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Liberal Party | 13,199 (11.9%) | 0.7 | 4 (11.1%) | 4 / 36
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1 | 27 (18.8%) | 27 / 144
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Independent | 2,797 (2.5%) | 2.5 | 1 (2.8%) | 1 / 36
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2 (1.4%) | 2 / 144
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Independent Labour Party | 0 (0.0%) | 2.3 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 36
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1 | 2 (1.4%) | 2 / 144
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Communist | 490 (0.4%) | 0.3 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 36
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 144
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Residents | 164 (0.1%) | 0.3 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 36
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 144
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Full council
edit2 | 39 | 27 | 2 | 74 |
Aldermen
edit5 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
Councillors
edit2 | 34 | 19 | 1 | 52 |
Ward results
editAll Saints'
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. Davies* | 1,419 | 50.4 | −3.2 | |
Labour | A. Lees | 1,395 | 49.6 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 24 | 0.8 | −6.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,814 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ardwick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. L. K. Jones* | 2,553 | 50.5 | +6.3 | |
Labour | J. T. Wolfenden | 2,506 | 49.5 | −6.3 | |
Majority | 47 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 5,059 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Beswick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | L. B. Cox* | uncontested | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Blackley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. Makinson* | 2,202 | 57.2 | N/A | |
Labour | W. Collingson | 1,650 | 42.8 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 552 | 14.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,852 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bradford
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Malcolm | 3,460 | 60.6 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | S. Bloor* | 2,251 | 39.4 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 1,209 | 21.2 | −2.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,711 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Cheetham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | S. Laski* | 2,203 | 82.7 | N/A | |
Labour | H. Goldstone | 460 | 17.3 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 1,743 | 65.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,663 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Watts | 5,400 | 55.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | S. D. Simon* | 3,273 | 33.4 | −47.4 | |
Labour | G. Reid | 1,141 | 11.6 | −7.6 | |
Majority | 2,127 | 21.6 | |||
Turnout | 9,814 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Collegiate Church
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | D. Gouldman* | 1,604 | 84.0 | N/A | |
Labour | H. Cohen | 182 | 9.5 | −6.7 | |
Communist | M. Jenkins | 86 | 4.5 | −0.9 | |
Independent | T. A. Bardsley | 38 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,422 | 74.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,910 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Collyhurst
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | I. Floyd* | 3,409 | 62.4 | −3.2 | |
Conservative | A. Heald | 1,901 | 34.8 | +1.5 | |
Communist | G. Brown | 146 | 2.7 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 1,508 | 27.6 | −4.5 | ||
Turnout | 5,456 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Crumpsall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | G. S. Grindley* | 1,693 | 46.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | Lord Stanley of Alderley | 1,286 | 35.0 | N/A | |
Labour | A. Sutcliffe | 680 | 18.5 | N/A | |
Residents | D. Wighton | 16 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 407 | 11.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,675 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Didsbury
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | N. Westcott* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Exchange
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. F. Terry* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Gorton North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T. Walker* | uncontested | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Gorton South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. R. Leslie | 3,769 | 77.6 | +8.8 | |
Independent | E. Appleton | 1,090 | 22.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,679 | 55.2 | +17.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,859 | ||||
Labour gain from Ind. Labour Party | Swing |
Harpurhey
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. F. Howarth* | 2,483 | 50.2 | +0.4 | |
Labour | E. Barnacott | 2,461 | 49.8 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 22 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,944 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Levenshulme
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S. R. Fairfoull* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Longsight
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. H. Meachin* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Medlock Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | E. L. Jones* | 2,749 | 61.9 | +12.2 | |
Conservative | C. A. Cave | 1,690 | 38.1 | −7.1 | |
Majority | 1,059 | 23.8 | +19.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,439 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Miles Platting
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | C. E. Wood* | 3,639 | 67.0 | −0.4 | |
Conservative | R. Jackson | 1,790 | 33.0 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 1,849 | 34.0 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,429 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Moss Side East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | H. A. E. Ramsden* | 1,300 | 50.4 | −4.4 | |
Labour | A. O'Donnell | 1,186 | 46.0 | +4.7 | |
Residents | A. R. Edwards | 93 | 3.6 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 114 | 4.4 | −9.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,579 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Moss Side West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. Gosling* | 1,881 | 65.9 | N/A | |
Labour | R. McKeon | 951 | 33.3 | N/A | |
Residents | G. O. Edwards | 23 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 930 | 32.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,855 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Moston
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | F. Farrington* | 3,001 | 52.7 | +6.8 | |
Labour | W. Onions | 2,694 | 47.3 | −6.8 | |
Majority | 307 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 5,695 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
New Cross
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | L. M. Lever* | 4,033 | 73.0 | +9.7 | |
Conservative | A. Crossley | 1,494 | 27.0 | −9.7 | |
Majority | 2,539 | 46.0 | +19.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,527 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Newton Heath
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Young | 2,940 | 57.2 | −3.7 | |
Conservative | L. Turner* | 2,202 | 42.8 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 738 | 14.4 | −6.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,142 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Openshaw
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Moss* | 2,726 | 91.4 | +18.0 | |
Communist | D. Ainley | 258 | 8.6 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 2,468 | 82.8 | +32.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,984 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Oxford
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. R. Sutton | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Rusholme
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | R. G. Edwards* | 2,165 | 70.8 | +1.2 | |
Labour | W. J. Sharkey | 895 | 29.2 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 1,270 | 41.6 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,060 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St. Ann's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. Challoner* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Clement's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | B. McManus* | 1,105 | 55.6 | +2.8 | |
Labour | A. E. Jones* | 881 | 44.4 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 224 | 11.2 | +5.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,986 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St. George's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | C. Beamand | 2,400 | 57.5 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | A. E. Courtman | 1,675 | 40.1 | −3.4 | |
Independent | P. J. Brett | 65 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Residents | A. M. Edwards | 32 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 725 | 17.4 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,172 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. John's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. E. Burgess* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Luke's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | T. Harrison* | 1,967 | 53.2 | N/A | |
Labour | W. Taylor | 1,727 | 46.8 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 240 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,694 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Mark's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T. M. Larrad* | 2,975 | 70.5 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | A. E. Tillsley | 1,242 | 29.5 | −3.1 | |
Majority | 1,733 | 41.0 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,217 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Michael's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T. Cassidy* | 2,071 | 65.1 | −3.8 | |
Conservative | G. C. Clayton | 1,112 | 34.9 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 959 | 30.2 | −7.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,183 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Withington
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | A. P. Simon* | 3,167 | 59.1 | N/A | |
Labour | F. Edwards | 2,190 | 40.9 | +11.9 | |
Majority | 977 | 18.2 | |||
Turnout | 5,357 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Wythenshawe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Lowe* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Aldermanic election
editAldermanic election, 3 January 1934
editCaused by the resignation on 3 January 1934 of Alderman F. J. West (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1920).[3][4]
In his place, Councillor Sir John Mathewson Watson (Liberal, Moss Side West, elected 1 November 1913)[5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 3 January 1934.[6]
Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires | |
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Liberal | John Mathewson Watson | Newton Heath | 1934 |
Aldermanic election, 4 April 1934
editCaused by the death on 9 March 1934 of Alderman Isaac Hinchliffe (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 6 March 1929).[7][8]
In his place, Councillor Thomas Stone Williams (Liberal, Blackley, elected 1 November 1920, previously 1914-19)[9] was elected as an alderman by the council on 4 April 1934.[10]
Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires | |
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Liberal | Thomas Stone Williams | Didsbury | 1934 |
Aldermanic election, 4 July 1934
editCaused by the resignation on 17 May 1934 of Alderman G. K. Ashton (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 14 June 1911).[11][12]
In his place, Councillor Robert William Shepherd (Conservative, Oxford, elected 1 November 1920, previously 1916-19)[13] was elected as an alderman by the council on 4 July 1934.[14]
Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires | |
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Conservative | Robert William Shepherd | Ardwick | 1934 |
Aldermanic elections, 5 September 1934
editCaused by the resignation on 17 July 1934 of Alderman Ashton Whitworth (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 7 August 1929).[15][16]
In his place, Councillor R. Noton Barclay (Liberal, Oxford, elected 18 April 1933, previously 1917-33)[17] was elected as an alderman by the council on 5 September 1934.[18]
Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires | |
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Liberal | R. Noton Barclay | Withington | 1934 |
Caused by the death on 10 August 1934 of Alderman Tom Fox (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 16 April 1919).[19][20]
In his place, Councillor John Elliott (Conservative, Collegiate Church, elected 6 March 1918)[21] was elected as an alderman by the council on 5 September 1934.[22]
Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires | |
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Conservative | John Elliott | Bradford | 1937 |
By-elections between 1933 and 1934
editMoss Side West, 16 January 1934
editCaused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Sir John Mathewson Watson (Liberal, Moss Side West, elected 1 November 1913)[23] on 3 January 1934,[24] following the resignation on 3 January 1934 of Alderman F. J. West (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1920).[25][26]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | H. Quinney | 1,084 | 70.3 | N/A | |
Labour | R. McKeon | 443 | 28.7 | −4.6 | |
Residents | A. R. Edwards | 14 | 1.0 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 641 | 41.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,541 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
All Saints', 18 January 1934
editCaused by the death of Councillor William Davies (Conservative, All Saints', elected 15 February 1927)[28] on 22 December 1933.[29]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. Lees | 1,312 | 53.0 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | C. A. Cave | 1,162 | 47.0 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 150 | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,474 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Moston, 20 March 1934
editCaused by the death of Councillor William Richard Mellor (Labour, Moston, elected 7 June 1916)[31] on 2 March 1934.[32]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W. Onions | 2,431 | 54.2 | +6.9 | |
Conservative | W. P. Parker | 2,053 | 45.8 | −6.9 | |
Majority | 378 | 8.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,484 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Blackley, 19 April 1934
editCaused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Thomas Stone Williams (Liberal, Blackley, elected 1 November 1920, previously 1914-19)[34] on 4 April 1934,[35] following the death on 9 March 1934 of Alderman Isaac Hinchliffe (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 6 March 1929).[36][37]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | H. W. Irwin | 1,736 | 56.3 | N/A | |
Labour | W. Collingson | 1,346 | 43.7 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 390 | 12,6 | |||
Turnout | 3,082 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Moss Side East, 15 May 1934
editCaused by the resignation of Councillor Godfrey Craven (Conservative, Moss Side East, elected 1 November 1932)[39] on 2 May 1934.[40]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. E. Pheasey | 882 | 53.2 | +2.8 | |
Labour | A. O'Donnell | 723 | 43.6 | −2.4 | |
Residents | A. R. Edwards | 53 | 3.2 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 159 | 9.6 | +5.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,658 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Oxford, 19 July 1934
editCaused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Robert William Shepherd (Conservative, Oxford, elected 1 November 1920, previously 1916-19)[42] on 4 July 1934,[43] following the resignation on 17 May 1934 of Alderman G. K. Ashton (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 14 June 1911).[44][45]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. B. Walker | 289 | 57.5 | N/A | |
Independent | A. Ellison | 214 | 42.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 75 | 15.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 503 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1933, p.12
- ^ LABOUR'S BIG GAIN, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1933, p.9
- ^ , Manchester Guardian, January 4, 1934, p.8
- ^ THE NEW LORD MAYOR, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1920, p.4
- ^ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1913, p.8
- ^ , Manchester Guardian, January 4, 1934, p.8
- ^ OBITUARY, Manchester Guardian, March 10, 1934, p.14
- ^ MANCHESTER COUNCIL "SCENE", Manchester Guardian, March 7, 1929, p.12
- ^ CONSERVATIVES GAIN FOUR SEATS AND LOSE TWO, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1920, p.7
- ^ AIR SQUADRONS AT BARTON, Manchester Guardian, April 5, 1934, p.11
- ^ ALDERMAN LEAVES THE COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, May 17, 1934, p.5
- ^ CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, June 15, 1911, p.7
- ^ CONSERVATIVES GAIN FOUR SEATS AND LOSE TWO, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1920, p.7
- ^ MANCHESTER CIVIC CENTRE, Manchester Guardian, July 5, 1934, p.11
- ^ ALDERMAN A. WHITWORTH, Manchester Guardian, July 17, 1934, p.15
- ^ NEW MANCHESTER ALDERMAN, Manchester Evening News, August 7, 1929, p.10
- ^ MR. R. NOTON BARCLAY AND OXFORD WARD, Manchester Guardian, April 6, 1933, p.12
- ^ SLUM CLEARANCE COMPENSATION, Manchester Guardian, September 6, 1934, p.11
- ^ DEATH OF MR. TOM FOX, Manchester Guardian, August 11, 1934, p.14
- ^ A FRIEND OF THE POOR, Manchester Evening News, April 15, 1919, p.2
- ^ RATES AND TRADING PROFITS, Manchester Guardian, March 7, 1918, p.6
- ^ SLUM CLEARANCE COMPENSATION, Manchester Guardian, September 6, 1934, p.11
- ^ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1913, p.8
- ^ , Manchester Guardian, January 4, 1934, p.8
- ^ , Manchester Guardian, January 4, 1934, p.8
- ^ THE NEW LORD MAYOR, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1920, p.4
- ^ LIBERAL SUCCESS IN WARD BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, January 17, 1934, p.4
- ^ MANCHESTER BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, February 15, 1927, p.13
- ^ COUN. WILLIAM DAVIES, Manchester Guardian, December 23, 1933, p.11
- ^ MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, January 19, 1934, p.10
- ^ MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, June 8, 1916, p.7
- ^ COUN. W. R. MELLOR DEAD, Manchester Evening News, March 2, 1934, p.7
- ^ LABOUR RETAIN MOSTON WARD, Manchester Guardian, March 21, 1934, p.20
- ^ CONSERVATIVES GAIN FOUR SEATS AND LOSE TWO, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1920, p.7
- ^ AIR SQUADRONS AT BARTON, Manchester Guardian, April 5, 1934, p.11
- ^ OBITUARY, Manchester Guardian, March 10, 1934, p.14
- ^ MANCHESTER COUNCIL "SCENE", Manchester Guardian, March 7, 1929, p.12
- ^ BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, April 20, 1934, p.6
- ^ THE MUNICIPAL RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1932, p.14
- ^ BY-ELECTION IN MOSS SIDE, Manchester Guardian, May 5, 1934, p.15
- ^ MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 16, 1934, p.13
- ^ CONSERVATIVES GAIN FOUR SEATS AND LOSE TWO, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1920, p.7
- ^ MANCHESTER CIVIC CENTRE, Manchester Guardian, July 5, 1934, p.11
- ^ ALDERMAN LEAVES THE COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, May 17, 1934, p.5
- ^ CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, June 15, 1911, p.7
- ^ MANCHESTER COUNCIL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, July 20, 1934, p.15