1934 Manchester City Council election

1934 Manchester City Council election
36 of 144 seats on Manchester City Council; 73 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1934 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 Thursday, 1 November 1934. 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	49,919 (38.7%)	3.4	14 (38.9%)	14 / 36	8	63 (43.8%)	63 / 144
Labour Party	60,329 (46.8%)	2.9	15 (41.7%)	15 / 36	9	47 (32.6%)	47 / 144
Liberal Party	12,038 (9.3%)	2.6	6 (16.7%)	6 / 36	1	30 (20.8%)	30 / 144
Independent	2,881 (2.2%)	0.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		2 (1.4%)	2 / 144
Independent Labour	3,079 (2.4%)	N/A	1 (2.8%)	1 / 36		1 (0.7%)	1 / 144
Independent Labour Party	0 (0.0%)		0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		1 (0.7%)	1 / 144
Residents	300 (0.2%)	0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		0 (0.0%)	0 / 144
Communist	289 (0.2%)	0.2	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		0 (0.0%)	0 / 144

Full council

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1	1	47	30	2	63

Aldermen

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4	11	1	20

Councillors

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1	1	43	19	1	43

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Fryers	1,300	50.4	+0.8
	Conservative	H. Shaw*	1,280	49.6	−0.8
Majority			20	0.8
Turnout			2,580
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. T. Wolfenden	2,452	54.7	+5.2
	Conservative	G. Grocock*	2,028	45.3	−5.2
Majority			424	9.4
Turnout			4,480
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Beswick

Beswick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Thorneycroft*	4,033	67.3	N/A
	Conservative	K. A. Quas-Cohen	1,963	32.7	N/A
Majority			2,070	34.6	N/A
Turnout			5,996
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Lee*	2,517	63.8	N/A
	Labour	T. Sheard	1,431	36.2	−6.6
Majority			1,086	27.6
Turnout			3,948
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Frankland	3,422	64.5	+3.9
	Conservative	F. J. Riley*	1,884	35.5	−3.9
Majority			1,538	29.0	−7.8
Turnout			5,306
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. Kidd*	1,349	71.2	N/A
	Independent	S. Hall	545	28.8	N/A
Majority			804	42.4
Turnout			1,894
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Somerville*	4,580	73.4	+18.4
	Labour	C. Bamber	1,664	26.6	+15.0
Majority			2,916	46.8	+25.2
Turnout			6,244
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Holmes	1,011	47.9	N/A
	Liberal	P. Smith	917	43.5	N/A
	Communist	M. Jenkins	181	8.6	+4.1
Majority			94	4.4
Turnout			2,109
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Collingson	3,059	66.2	+3.8
	Conservative	L. E. Wilson*	1,560	33.8	−1.0
Majority			1,499	32.4	+4.8
Turnout			4,619
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Weaver*	1,789	69.7	+23.6
	Labour	C. W. Jones	776	30.3	+11.8
Majority			1,013	39.4	+28.3
Turnout			2,565
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. P. Dawson*	3,027	69.1	N/A
	Labour	W. Ingham	1,355	30.9	N/A
Majority			1,672	38.2	N/A
Turnout			4,382
	Conservative hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. A. Higson*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. F. Regan*	3,559	73.2	N/A
	Conservative	S. Bloor	1,305	26.8	N/A
Majority			2,254	46.4	N/A
Turnout			4,864
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Lee*	4,149	69.0	−8.6
	Conservative	E. Shaw	1,862	31.0	N/A
Majority			2,287	38.0	−17.2
Turnout			6,011
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Barnacott	2,691	50.6	+0.8
	Conservative	A. Heald	2,623	49.4	−0.8
Majority			68	1.2
Turnout			5,314
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. R. de la Wyche*	1,979	62.0	N/A
	Labour	G. Darling	1,213	38.0	N/A
Majority			766	24.0	N/A
Turnout			3,192
	Liberal hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. N. Griffin*	2,350	62.2	N/A
	Labour	I. E. Thorley	1,429	37.8	N/A
Majority			921	24.4	N/A
Turnout			3,770
	Conservative hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. T. Barnes*	1,623	50.9	+12.8
	Labour	R. McKeon	1,565	49.1	−12.8
Majority			58	1.8
Turnout			3,188
	Conservative hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. C. Chadwick	3,720	66.8	−0.2
	Conservative	J. Vickers*	1,846	33.2	+0.2
Majority			1,874	33.6	−0.4
Turnout			5,566
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Strange*	1,227	45.6	−4.8
	Labour	A. O'Donnell	1,161	43.2	−2.8
	Residents	A. R. Edwards	300	11.2	+7.6
Majority			66	2.4	−2.0
Turnout			2,688
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. C. Brewster	1,977	65.0	−0.9
	Labour	T. Knowles	1,066	35.0	+1.7
Majority			911	30.0	−2.6
Turnout			3,043
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moston

Moston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Onions*	2,879	54.1	+6.8
	Conservative	A. C. Cox	2,439	45.9	−6.8
Majority			440	8.2
Turnout			5,318
	Labour hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Griffiths	3,457	64.1	−8.9
	Conservative	S. Fitton*	1,936	35.9	+8.9
Majority			1,521	28.2	−17.8
Turnout			5,393
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. E. P. Stott	2,632	51.9	−5.3
	Conservative	H. F. Robinson*	2,437	48.1	+5.3
Majority			195	3.8	−10.6
Turnout			5,069
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Toole*	3,428	75.4	−16.0
	Conservative	E. M. Buckley	999	22.0	N/A
	Communist	G. Brown	108	2.4	−6.2
	Independent	T. Kilgariff	12	0.2	N/A
Majority			2,429	64.4	−18.4
Turnout			4,547
	Labour hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. T. Griffiths	394	55.3	N/A
	Independent	A. Ellison	319	44.7	N/A
Majority			75	10.6	N/A
Turnout			713
	Liberal hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. A. Jackson*	2,419	66.6	N/A
	Labour	W. J. Sharkey	1,214	33.4	+4.2
Majority			1,205	33.2
Turnout			3,633
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Green*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. C. Parker*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Horan	1,845	59.8	+2.3
	Liberal	A. Todd*	1,239	40.2	N/A
Majority			606	19.6	+2.2
Turnout			3,084
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	F. E. Tylecote*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. R. Ackroyd*	1,873	58.3	N/A
	Labour	W. Taylor	1,341	41.7	−5.1
Majority			532	16.6
Turnout			3,214
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labour	G. Hall*	3,079	69.3	N/A
	Conservative	G. Moores	1,361	30.7	+1.2
Majority			1,718	38.6
Turnout			4,440
	Independent Labour hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Cathcart*	1,880	68.6	+3.5
	Conservative	G. C. Clayton	859	31.4	−3.5
Majority			1,021	37.2	+7.0
Turnout			2,739
	Labour hold		Swing

Withington

Withington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. H. Davies*	3,119	54.7	−4.4
	Labour	F. Edwards	2,584	45.3	+4.4
Majority			535	9.4	−8.8
Turnout			5,703
	Liberal hold		Swing

Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. R. W. Menzies*	2,185	36.1	N/A
	Independent	S. D. Simon	2,005	33.1	N/A
	Labour	F. Helme	1,868	30.8	N/A
Majority			180	3.0	N/A
Turnout			6,058
	Conservative hold		Swing

Aldermanic election

Aldermanic election, 6 March 1935

Caused by the death on 20 February 1935 of Alderman Sir William Cundiff (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1932).^[3]^[4]

In his place, Councillor Joseph Toole (Labour, Openshaw, elected 21 January 1919)^[5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 6 March 1935.^[6]

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Labour	Joseph Toole	St. Michael's	1940

Aldermanic election, 5 June 1935

Caused by the death on 29 April 1935 of Alderman T. R. Hewlett (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 6 May 1931).^[7]^[8]

In his place, Councillor Alfred James (Labour, Miles Platting, elected 6 May 1919)^[9] was elected as an alderman by the council on 5 June 1935.^[10]

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Labour	Alfred James	Wythenshawe	1940

Aldermanic election, 30 October 1935

Caused by the death on 22 October 1935 of Alderman John Harrison (Independent, elected as an alderman by the council on 2 May 1928).^[11]^[12]

In his place, Councillor Elijah John Hart (Labour, Bradford, elected 28 May 1919, previously 1902-08)^[13] was elected as an alderman by the council on 30 October 1935.^[14]

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Labour	Elijah John Hart	Crumpsall	1937

By-elections between 1934 and 1935

Openshaw, 26 March 1935

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Joseph Toole (Labour, Openshaw, elected 21 January 1919)^[15] on 6 March 1935,^[16] following the death on 20 February 1935 of Alderman Sir William Cundiff (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1932).^[17]^[18]

Openshaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Casson	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

^[19]

Miles Platting, 19 September 1935

Caused by the death of Councillor Charles Edward Wood (Labour, Moston, elected 1 November 1927)^[20] on 15 August 1935.^[21]

Miles Platting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. C. Mason	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

^[22]

References

^ LABOUR'S DAY IN MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1934, p.12
^ Why Labour Succeeded in Snatching Nine Seats in Manchester, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1934, p.7
^ SIR WM. CUNDIFF, Manchester Guardian, February 21, 1935, p.11
^ MANCHESTER'S NEW LORD MAYOR, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1932, p.11
^ MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, January 22, 1919, p.7
^ The Aldermanic Rota, Manchester Guardian, March 6, 1935, p.11
^ MR. T. R. HEWLETT DEAD, Manchester Guardian, April 30, 1935, p.13
^ NEW ALDERMAN FOR WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Evening News, May 6, 1931, p.7
^ MILES PLATTING BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, May 7, 1919, p.6
^ FIVE YEAR ROAD PROGRAMME ENDORSED, Manchester Guardian, June 6, 1935, p.11
^ ALDERMAN JOHN HARRISON, Manchester Guardian, October 23, 1935, p.13
^ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, May 3, 1928, p.13
^ CITY BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, May 29, 1919, p.4
^ FIVE YEAR ROAD PROGRAMME ENDORSED, Manchester Guardian, June 6, 1935, p.11
^ MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, January 22, 1919, p.7
^ The Aldermanic Rota, Manchester Guardian, March 6, 1935, p.11
^ SIR WM. CUNDIFF, Manchester Guardian, February 21, 1935, p.11
^ MANCHESTER'S NEW LORD MAYOR, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1932, p.11
^ NEW CITY COUNCILLOR, Manchester Guardian, March 27, 1935, p.14
^ MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1927, p.11
^ DEATH OF COUNCILLOR C. E. WOOD, Manchester Guardian, August 16, 1935, p.11
^ ANNOUNCEMENTS, Manchester Evening News, September 11, 1935, p.6

[1] LABOUR'S DAY IN MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1934, p.12

[2] Why Labour Succeeded in Snatching Nine Seats in Manchester, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1934, p.7

[3] SIR WM. CUNDIFF, Manchester Guardian, February 21, 1935, p.11

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

[5] MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, January 22, 1919, p.7

[6] The Aldermanic Rota, Manchester Guardian, March 6, 1935, p.11

[7] MR. T. R. HEWLETT DEAD, Manchester Guardian, April 30, 1935, p.13

[8] NEW ALDERMAN FOR WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Evening News, May 6, 1931, p.7

[9] MILES PLATTING BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, May 7, 1919, p.6

[10] FIVE YEAR ROAD PROGRAMME ENDORSED, Manchester Guardian, June 6, 1935, p.11

[11] ALDERMAN JOHN HARRISON, Manchester Guardian, October 23, 1935, p.13

[12] MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, May 3, 1928, p.13

[13] CITY BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, May 29, 1919, p.4

[14] FIVE YEAR ROAD PROGRAMME ENDORSED, Manchester Guardian, June 6, 1935, p.11

[15] MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, January 22, 1919, p.7

[16] The Aldermanic Rota, Manchester Guardian, March 6, 1935, p.11

[17] SIR WM. CUNDIFF, Manchester Guardian, February 21, 1935, p.11

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

[19] NEW CITY COUNCILLOR, Manchester Guardian, March 27, 1935, p.14

[20] MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1927, p.11

[21] DEATH OF COUNCILLOR C. E. WOOD, Manchester Guardian, August 16, 1935, p.11

[22] ANNOUNCEMENTS, Manchester Evening News, September 11, 1935, p.6

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