1937 Manchester City Council election

1937 Manchester City Council election
36 of 144 seats on Manchester City Council; 73 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1937 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 Monday, 1 November 1937. 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	50,413 (42.7%)	5.2	16 (44.4%)	16 / 36	1	64 (44.4%)	64 / 144
Labour Party	51,886 (43.9%)	1.1	14 (38.9%)	14 / 36		52 (36.1%)	52 / 144
Liberal Party	12,818 (10.8%)	3.9	4 (11.1%)	4 / 36	2	22 (15.3%)	22 / 144
Independent	1,812 (1.5%)	0.2	1 (2.8%)	1 / 36	1	3 (2.1%)	3 / 144
Independent Labour	0 (0.0%)		0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		2 (1.4%)	2 / 144
Residents	1,248 (1.1%)	0.1	1 (2.8%)	1 / 36	1	1 (0.7%)	1 / 144

Full council

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2	52	22	1	3	64

Aldermen

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1	9	9	17

Councillors

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1	43	13	1	3	47

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. W. Biggs*	1,818	61.0	+5.0
	Labour	E. A. Gower	1,164	39.0	−5.0
Majority			654	22.0	+1.0
Turnout			2,982
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Beer	2,471	53.0	−9.6
	Labour	J. T. Wolfenden*	2,191	47.0	+9.6
Majority			280	6.0	−19.2
Turnout			4,662
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Beswick

Beswick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Thorneycroft*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Lee*	2,930	62.8	N/A
	Labour	W. Footit	1,739	37.2	−8.6
Majority			1,191	25.6
Turnout			4,669
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Frankland*	2,766	64.1	−3.2
	Conservative	C. E. Holdnall	1,546	35.9	+3.2
Majority			1,220	28.2	−6.4
Turnout			4,312
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. Kidd*	1,859	45.0	N/A
	Liberal	S. Needoff	1,277	31.0	−41.7
	Labour	R. P. Fisher	990	24.0	−3.3
Majority			582	14.0
Turnout			4,126
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Somerville*	5,776	73.8	−5.5
	Labour	F. Beverley	2,052	26.2	+5.5
Majority			3,724	47.6	−11.0
Turnout			7,828
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Holmes*	842	63.0	N/A
	Labour	E. A. Whitehead	495	37.0	+12.4
Majority			347	26.0
Turnout			1,337
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Collingson*	1,624	65.3	+2.6
	Conservative	M. Williams	864	34.7	−2.6
Majority			760	30.6	+5.2
Turnout			2,488
	Labour hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Weaver*	2,200	63.3	+0.3
	Labour	R. B. Prain	1,148	33.0	+1.1
	Independent	W. Dennison	130	3.7	−1.4
Majority			1,052	30.3	−0.8
Turnout			3,478
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. P. Dawson*	3,319	73.2	+5.6
	Labour	P. H. Keeley	1,214	26.8	−5.6
Majority			2,105	46.4	+11.2
Turnout			4,533
	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*	3,561	63.7	N/A
	Conservative	G. M. Brewster	2,032	36.3	N/A
Majority			1,529	27.4	N/A
Turnout			5,593
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Sutton*	3,400	72.7	+10.3
	Independent	E. Appleton	1,277	27.3	N/A
Majority			2,123	45.4	+20.6
Turnout			4,677
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Barnacott*	2,305	50.4	+7.0
	Conservative	E. Shaw	2,267	49.6	−7.0
Majority			38	0.8
Turnout			4,572
	Labour hold		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. R. de la Wyche*	2,584	62.8	N/A
	Labour	M. Knight	1,528	37.2	+3.2
Majority			1,056	25.6
Turnout			4,112
	Liberal hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. N. Griffin*	2,442	57.0	−11.5
	Labour	F. Walker	1,843	43.0	+11.5
Majority			599	14.0	−23.0
Turnout			4,285
	Conservative hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Owen	1,712	54.3	−12.0
	Conservative	P. T. Barnes*	1,442	45.7	+12.0
Majority			270	8.6	−24.0
Turnout			3,154
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. C. Chadwick*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	A. R. Edwards	1,248	36.0	+7.2
	Conservative	H. Strange*	1,165	33.6	−6.4
	Labour	W. Griffiths	1,057	30.4	−0.8
Majority			83	2.4
Turnout			3,470
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. C. Brewster*	1,928	62.9	+0.2
	Labour	T. Knowles	1,136	37.1	+7.1
Majority			792	25.8	−6.9
Turnout			3,064
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moston

Moston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Onions*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. J. Delargy	2,634	67.5	−2.7
	Conservative	M. Sekian	1,271	32.5	+2.7
Majority			1,363	35.0	−5.4
Turnout			3,905
	Labour hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. E. P. Stott*	2,495	56.3	N/A
	Conservative	H. Poulter	1,936	43.7	N/A
Majority			559	12.6	N/A
Turnout			4,431
	Labour hold		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Nally	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Ellison	405	53.6	N/A
	Liberal	J. T. Griffiths*	351	46.4	N/A
Majority			54	7.2	N/A
Turnout			756
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. C. Rodgers*	2,452	67.9	N/A
	Labour	W. E. Harrison	1,158	32.1	+6.6
Majority			1,294	47.0
Turnout			3,610
	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	%	±%
	Conservative	R. B. Breeze	1,834	51.0	+3.9
	Labour	A. B. Horan*	1,763	49.0	−3.9
Majority			71	2.0
Turnout			3,597
	Conservative gain from Labour		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*	2,028	60.5	N/A
	Labour	W. Gallacher	1,325	39.5	−6.8
Majority			703	21.0
Turnout			3,353
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. W. Ellershaw*	2,474	58.2	−5.1
	Conservative	G. Boden	1,780	41.8	+5.1
Majority			694	16.4	−10.2
Turnout			4,254
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Cathcart*	1,920	62.0	N/A
	Conservative	E. Elliott	1,176	38.0	N/A
Majority			744	24.0	N/A
Turnout			3,096
	Labour hold		Swing

Withington

Withington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. H. Scholfield	4,083	39.0	−1.6
	Liberal	A. P. Simon	3,648	34.9	+3.4
	Labour	D. Hunter	2,732	26.1	−1.8
Majority			435	4.1	−5.0
Turnout			10,463
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. A. Cave	3,910	53.1	+8.1
	Labour	E. A. Yarwood	3,460	46.9	−8.1
Majority			450	6.2
Turnout			7,370
	Conservative hold		Swing

Aldermanic election

Aldermanic election, 16 February 1938

Caused by the death on 4 February 1938 of Alderman R. A. D. Carter (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1909).^[3]^[4]

In his place, Councillor Thomas Cassidy (Labour, St. Michael's, elected 14 December 1920)^[5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 16 February 1938.^[6]

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Labour	Thomas Cassidy	Levenshulme	1940

Aldermanic election, 27 July 1938

Caused by the death on 29 June 1938 of Alderman Joseph Crookes Grime (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 2 March 1932).^[7]^[8]

In his place, Councillor Mary Latchford Kingsmill Jones (Conservative, Ardwick, elected 1 November 1921)^[9] was elected as an alderman by the council on 27 July 1938.^[10]

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Conservative	Mary Latchford Kingsmill Jones	Wythenshawe	1943

By-elections between 1937 and 1938

St. Michael's, 3 March 1938

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Thomas Cassidy (Labour, St. Michael's, elected 14 December 1920)^[11] on 16 February 1938,^[12] following the death on 4 February 1938 of Alderman R. A. D. Carter (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1909).^[13]^[14]

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. J. Flynn	1,385	56.5	N/A
	Conservative	E. Elliott	925	37.7	N/A
	Residents	A. M. Edwards	142	5.8	N/A
Majority			460	18.8	−5.2
Turnout			2,452
	Labour hold		Swing

^[15]

Collegiate Church, 10 March 1938

Caused by the death of Councillor David Gouldman (Independent, Collegiate Church, elected 1 November 1921)^[16] on 11 February 1938.^[17]

Collegiate Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Gouldman	792	38.6	N/A
	Labour	E. A. Whitehead	498	24.3	−12.7
	Liberal	P. I. Wigoder	414	20.2	N/A
	Conservative	A. Levy	336	63.0	−46.6
	Independent	T. A. Bardsley	10	0.5	N/A
Majority			294	14.3
Turnout			2,050
	Independent hold		Swing

^[18]

St. Luke's, 30 June 1938

Caused by the death of Councillor Thomas Harrison (Conservative, St. Luke's, elected 24 November 1925)^[19] on 23 May 1938.^[20]

St. Luke's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. V. Jarvis	1,399	55.0	N/A
	Labour	W. Gallacher	1,065	41.8	+2.3
	Residents	A. M. Edwards	81	3.2	N/A
Majority			334	13.2
Turnout			2,545
	Conservative hold		Swing

^[21]

Ardwick, 1 September 1938

Caused by the election as an alderman Councillor Mary Latchford Kingsmill Jones (Conservative, Ardwick, elected 1 November 1921)^[22] on 27 July 1938,^[23] following the death on 29 June 1938 of Alderman Joseph Crookes Grime (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 2 March 1932).^[24]^[25]

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. McGrath	1,737	51.7	−1.3
	Labour	F. Helme	1,270	37.8	+9.2
	Independent Labour	J. T. Wolfenden	352	10.5	N/A
Majority			467	13.9	+7.9
Turnout			3,359
	Conservative hold		Swing

^[26]

References

^ INDEPENDENTS GAIN MOST IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1937, p.13
^ THE "AS YOU WERE" ELECTION, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1937, p.5
^ BECAME AN ALDERMAN IN 8 DAYS, Manchester Evening News, February 4, 1938, p.7
^ MAYORAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1909, p.9
^ , Manchester Evening News, December 15, 1920, p.1
^ THE SIXTEEN-SHILLING RATE ACCEPTED, Manchester Guardian, February 17, 1938, p.12
^ LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, June 30, 1938, p.9
^ 10s HOUSES AT WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Guardian, March 3, 1932, p.11
^ MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1921, p.7
^ DEFENCE AGAINST BOMBS, Manchester Guardian, July 28, 1938, p.11
^ , Manchester Evening News, December 15, 1920, p.1
^ THE SIXTEEN-SHILLING RATE ACCEPTED, Manchester Guardian, February 17, 1938, p.12
^ BECAME AN ALDERMAN IN 8 DAYS, Manchester Evening News, February 4, 1938, p.7
^ MAYORAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1909, p.9
^ MANCHESTER BY-ELECTION RESULT, Manchester Guardian, March 4, 1938, p.13
^ MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1921, p.7
^ MR. DAVID GOULDMAN, Manchester Guardian, February 12, 1938, p.16
^ CITY COUNCIL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, March 11, 1938, p.16
^ MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 25, 1925, p.11
^ COUNCILLOR THOMAS HARRISON, Manchester Guardian, May 24, 1938, p.15
^ Conservtives Win City Council By-Election, Manchester Guardian, July 1, 1938, p.13
^ MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1921, p.7
^ DEFENCE AGAINST BOMBS, Manchester Guardian, July 28, 1938, p.11
^ LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, June 30, 1938, p.9
^ 10s HOUSES AT WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Guardian, March 3, 1932, p.11
^ BY-ELECTION IN ARDWICK, Manchester Guardian, September 2, 1938, p.11

[1] INDEPENDENTS GAIN MOST IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1937, p.13

[2] THE "AS YOU WERE" ELECTION, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1937, p.5

[3] BECAME AN ALDERMAN IN 8 DAYS, Manchester Evening News, February 4, 1938, p.7

[4] MAYORAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1909, p.9

[5] , Manchester Evening News, December 15, 1920, p.1

[6] THE SIXTEEN-SHILLING RATE ACCEPTED, Manchester Guardian, February 17, 1938, p.12

[7] LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, June 30, 1938, p.9

[8] 10s HOUSES AT WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Guardian, March 3, 1932, p.11

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

[10] DEFENCE AGAINST BOMBS, Manchester Guardian, July 28, 1938, p.11

[11] , Manchester Evening News, December 15, 1920, p.1

[12] THE SIXTEEN-SHILLING RATE ACCEPTED, Manchester Guardian, February 17, 1938, p.12

[13] BECAME AN ALDERMAN IN 8 DAYS, Manchester Evening News, February 4, 1938, p.7

[14] MAYORAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1909, p.9

[15] MANCHESTER BY-ELECTION RESULT, Manchester Guardian, March 4, 1938, p.13

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

[17] MR. DAVID GOULDMAN, Manchester Guardian, February 12, 1938, p.16

[18] CITY COUNCIL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, March 11, 1938, p.16

[19] MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 25, 1925, p.11

[20] COUNCILLOR THOMAS HARRISON, Manchester Guardian, May 24, 1938, p.15

[21] Conservtives Win City Council By-Election, Manchester Guardian, July 1, 1938, p.13

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

[23] DEFENCE AGAINST BOMBS, Manchester Guardian, July 28, 1938, p.11

[24] LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, June 30, 1938, p.9

[25] 10s HOUSES AT WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Guardian, March 3, 1932, p.11

[26] BY-ELECTION IN ARDWICK, Manchester Guardian, September 2, 1938, p.11

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