1921 Manchester City Council election

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1921 Manchester City Council election
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  1920 1 November 1921 (1921-11-01) 1922  

35 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council
71 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Labour
Last election16 seats,
34.3%
8 seats,
20.6%
7 seats,
30.6%
Seats before633833
Seats won2355
Seats after723330
Seat changeIncrease2.svg9Decrease2.svg5Decrease2.svg3
Popular vote69,29019,81436,813
Percentage48.8%14.0%25.9%
SwingIncrease2.svg14.5%Decrease2.svg6.6%Decrease2.svg4.7%

 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election2 seats,
8.6%
Seats before4
Seats won2
Seats after5
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote12,922
Percentage9.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.5%

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Map of results of 1921 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 1921. 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]

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Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 69,290 (48.8%)
Increase2.svg 14.523 (65.7%)
23 / 35
Increase2.svg 972 (51.4%)
72 / 140
Liberal Party 19,814 (14.0%)
Decrease2.svg 6.65 (14.3%)
5 / 35
Decrease2.svg 533 (23.6%)
33 / 140
Labour Party 36,813 (25.9%)
Decrease2.svg 4.75 (14.3%)
5 / 35
Decrease2.svg 330 (21.4%)
30 / 140
Independent 12,922 (9.1%)
Increase2.svg 0.52 (5.7%)
2 / 35
Steady2.svg5 (3.6%)
5 / 140
National Unemployed Workers' Movement 1,224 (0.9%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 140
Independent Labour 1,210 (0.9%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
Decrease2.svg 10 (0.0%)
0 / 140
Communist 666 (0.5%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 140

Full council

3033572

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Pierce*1,61651.3+5.0
Labour G. Benson1,53748.7+25.6
Majority792.6
Turnout 3,15340.3+0.7
Conservative hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. L. K. Jones 2,53651.8−18.4
Labour R. C. Wallhead* 2,36348.2+18.4
Majority1733.4−37.0
Turnout 4,89948.0+12.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Beswick

Beswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. B. Cox3,49058.1+1.0
Conservative J. Fiddiham2,61842.9−1.0
Majority87214.2+2.0
Turnout 6,10853.810.1
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

Blackley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. E. Littler2,65166.5N/A
Labour A. Robinson1,33333.5N/A
Majority1,31833.0
Turnout 3,98451.1+14.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Bradford

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Binns*2,87558.0N/A
Conservative A. Ward2,08442.0N/A
Majority79116.0N/A
Turnout 4,95952.3N/A
Labour hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Whitworth*2,69461.7N/A
Labour C. Kean1,67138.3+3.2
Majority1,02323.4
Turnout 4,36553.9+0.4
Conservative hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Lees-Jones 3,52656.3N/A
Liberal J. Redford*2,74243.7N/A
Majority78412.6N/A
Turnout 6,26848.7N/A
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent D. Gouldman1,54463.5+26.8
Conservative T. R. Hewlett*88736.50.2
Majority65727.0
Turnout 2,43172.1+9.9
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. R. Midgley3,08158.7N/A
Liberal H. Lee*2,16841.3N/A
Majority91317.4
Turnout 5,24959.0+38.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. J. Robertshaw*1,59456.7+15.8
Liberal H. Wagon1,21543.3+7.1
Majority37913.4+8.7
Turnout 2,80958.2−5.6
Conservative hold Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Swarbrick*1,62051.2N/A
Conservative F. Stapleton1,54648.8−31.9
Majority742.4
Turnout 3,16659.0+4.7
Liberal hold Swing

Exchange

Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Westcott*69066.8N/A
Liberal J. Lyons34333.2N/A
Majority34733.6
Turnout 1,03358.1+21.7
Conservative hold Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Docker2,21636.9N/A
Labour A. Mason1,74829.1N/A
Independent Labour J. P. Greenall*1,21020.1N/A
National Unemployed Workers' Movement J. Shaw83914.0N/A
Majority4687.8N/A
Turnout 6,01360.7N/A
Conservative gain from Independent Labour Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Hague*3,37258.0+6.2
Conservative W. S. Wilson2,06035.4−12.8
National Unemployed Workers' Movement P. H. Kealy3856.6N/A
Majority1,31222.6+19.1
Turnout 5,81762.5+17.2
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Gilgryst*2,57554.2+12.9
Labour A. E. Wolstenholme2,13544.9+17.4
Independent G. A. Jones440.9N/A
Majority4409.3−4.5
Turnout 4,75449.2−7.5
Conservative hold Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent R. S. Harper*3,72884.6+21.4
Labour W. H. Depledge67815.4−21.4
Majority3,05069.2+42.9
Turnout 4,40648.8−5.4
Independent hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Jennison*2,66161.3
Liberal A. L. Taylor1,67838.7N/A
Majority98322.6
Turnout 4,33950.1
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Woollam*4,09068.8
Liberal F. H. Earley1,65427.8N/A
Independent M. Healey2053.4N/A
Majority2,43641.0
Turnout 5,94951.1
Conservative hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Bloor3,28155.7+15.0
Labour J. Fogarty*2,60744.3−15.0
Majority67411.4
Turnout 5,88861.6+9.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Millward2,00851.0
Independent D. S. Bloomfield1,81346.0N/A
Independent A. R. Edwards1203.0N/A
Majority1955.0
Turnout 3,94151.5
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Dunham2,60050.8+21.1
Independent J. S. Whitehead2,52349.2N/A
Majority771.6
Turnout 5,12359.5+18.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Moston

Moston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. Frankland2,67655.0+2.4
Labour F. Gregson*2,18845.0N/A
Majority48810.0+4.8
Turnout 5,86456.4+16.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

New Cross

New Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Milner*2,05452.1N/A
Conservative O. R. Whittaker1,88647.9−12.7
Majority1684.2
Turnout 3,94042.2−11.0
Liberal hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal C. W. Godbert*2,74359.2N/A
Labour H. Thorneycroft 1,89040.8+3.9
Majority85318.4
Turnout 5,06758.1−6.2
Liberal hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. D. Judson*2,96751.4+2.9
Labour J. Brown2,13537.0−14.5
Communist J. Dickson66611.5N/A
Majority83214.4
Turnout 5,49862.5+26.1
Conservative hold Swing

Oxford

Oxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative O. P. Lancashire*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. Flinn2,00756.4+9.5
Conservative J. Parkinson*1,55043.6+14.6
Majority45712.8−5.1
Turnout 3,55744.2+4.6
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. B. Beesley64954.5N/A
Independent R. B. Batty54245.5N/A
Majority1079.0N/A
Turnout 1,19149.3N/A
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. Melland*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. H. Swales*3,61374.3+30.0
Independent S. Finnigan1,25025.7N/A
Majority2,36348.6+35.1
Turnout 4,98244.6+7.8
Conservative hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Bayliss*70950.6N/A
Liberal H. S. Ashburner69249.4N/A
Majority171.2N/A
Turnout 1,40153.3N/A
Conservative hold Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. H. Hinchcliffe*2,43257.1N/A
Labour Co-op J. H. Alsop1,82842.9+7.3
Majority60414.2
Turnout 4,26043.0+8.1
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour I. Brassington 2,65246.9+13.9
Conservative W. P. Jackson2,03035.9N.A
Liberal G. Jennison*97217.2N/A
Majority62211.0
Turnout 5,64256.9−6.2
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Cassidy*2,31150.4−9.6
Conservative G. H. Dale2,27449.6+9.6
Majority370.8−19.2
Turnout 4,58574.4+8.1
Labour hold Swing

Withington

Withington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Mellor1,49056.4N/A
Independent E. Brown1,15343.6N/A
Majority33712.8
Turnout 2,64346.6+1.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Aldermanic election

By-elections between 1921 and 1922

References

  1. EFFECT OF THE ELECTIONS, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1921, p.4
  2. MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1921, p.7