1921 Manchester City Council election

1921 Manchester City Council election

←  1920 1 November 1921 (1921-11-01) 1922  →
35 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council 71 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Labour Last election 16 seats, 36.6% 9 seats, 18.7% 7 seats, 31.1% Seats before 63 38 33 Seats won 23 5 5 Seats after 72 33 30 Seat change 9 5 3 Popular vote 69,290 19,814 36,813 Percentage 48.8% 14.0% 25.9% Swing 12.2% 4.7% 5.2%   Fourth party   Party Independent Last election 2 seats, 7.6% Seats before 4 Seats won 2 Seats after 5 Seat change 1 Popular vote 12,922 Percentage 9.1% Swing 1.5%
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]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		69,290 (48.8%)		12.2	23 (65.7%)	23 / 35	9	72 (51.4%)	72 / 140
Liberal Party		19,814 (14.0%)		4.7	5 (14.3%)	5 / 35	5	33 (23.6%)	33 / 140
Labour Party		36,813 (25.9%)		5.2	5 (14.3%)	5 / 35	3	30 (21.4%)	30 / 140
Independent		12,922 (9.1%)		1.5	2 (5.7%)	2 / 35		5 (3.6%)	5 / 140
National Unemployed Workers' Movement		1,224 (0.9%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 140
Independent Labour		1,210 (0.9%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35	1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 140
Communist		666 (0.5%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 140

Full council

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Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Pierce*	1,616	51.3	+5.0
	Labour	G. Benson	1,537	48.7	+25.6
Majority			79	2.6
Turnout			3,153	40.3	+0.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. L. K. Jones	2,536	51.8	−18.4
	Labour	R. C. Wallhead*	2,363	48.2	+18.4
Majority			173	3.4	−37.0
Turnout			4,899	48.0	+12.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Beswick

Beswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. B. Cox	3,490	58.1	+1.0
	Conservative	J. Fiddiham	2,618	42.9	−1.0
Majority			872	14.2	+2.0
Turnout			6,108	53.8	10.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. E. Littler	2,651	66.5	N/A
	Labour	A. Robinson	1,333	33.5	N/A
Majority			1,318	33.0
Turnout			3,984	51.1	+14.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Binns*	2,875	58.0	N/A
	Conservative	A. Ward	2,084	42.0	N/A
Majority			791	16.0	N/A
Turnout			4,959	52.3	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Whitworth*	2,694	61.7	N/A
	Labour	C. Kean	1,671	38.3	+3.2
Majority			1,023	23.4
Turnout			4,365	53.9	+0.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lees-Jones	3,526	56.3	N/A
	Liberal	J. Redford*	2,742	43.7	N/A
Majority			784	12.6	N/A
Turnout			6,268	48.7	N/A
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Gouldman	1,544	63.5	+26.8
	Conservative	T. R. Hewlett*	887	36.5	0.2
Majority			657	27.0
Turnout			2,431	72.1	+9.9
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. R. Midgley	3,081	58.7	N/A
	Liberal	H. Lee*	2,168	41.3	N/A
Majority			913	17.4
Turnout			5,249	59.0	+38.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. J. Robertshaw*	1,594	56.7	+15.8
	Liberal	H. Wagon	1,215	43.3	+7.1
Majority			379	13.4	+8.7
Turnout			2,809	58.2	−5.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Swarbrick*	1,620	51.2	N/A
	Conservative	F. Stapleton	1,546	48.8	−31.9
Majority			74	2.4
Turnout			3,166	59.0	+4.7
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Westcott*	690	66.8	N/A
	Liberal	J. Lyons	343	33.2	N/A
Majority			347	33.6
Turnout			1,033	58.1	+21.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Docker	2,216	36.9	N/A
	Labour	A. Mason	1,748	29.1	N/A
	Independent Labour	J. P. Greenall*	1,210	20.1	N/A
	National Unemployed Workers' Movement	J. Shaw	839	14.0	N/A
Majority			468	7.8	N/A
Turnout			6,013	60.7	N/A
	Conservative gain from Independent Labour		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Hague*	3,372	58.0	+6.2
	Conservative	W. S. Wilson	2,060	35.4	−12.8
	National Unemployed Workers' Movement	P. H. Kealy	385	6.6	N/A
Majority			1,312	22.6	+19.1
Turnout			5,817	62.5	+17.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Gilgryst*	2,575	54.2	+12.9
	Labour	A. E. Wolstenholme	2,135	44.9	+17.4
	Independent	G. A. Jones	44	0.9	N/A
Majority			440	9.3	−4.5
Turnout			4,754	49.2	−7.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. S. Harper*	3,728	84.6	+21.4
	Labour	W. H. Depledge	678	15.4	−21.4
Majority			3,050	69.2	+42.9
Turnout			4,406	48.8	−5.4
	Independent hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Jennison*	2,661	61.3	−0.2
	Liberal	A. L. Taylor	1,678	38.7	N/A
Majority			983	22.6	−0.4
Turnout			4,339	50.1	−7.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Woollam*	4,090	68.8	−3.7
	Liberal	F. H. Earley	1,654	27.8	N/A
	Independent	M. Healey	205	3.4	N/A
Majority			2,436	41.0	−4.0
Turnout			5,949	51.1	+6.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Bloor	3,281	55.7	+15.0
	Labour	J. Fogarty*	2,607	44.3	−15.0
Majority			674	11.4
Turnout			5,888	61.6	+9.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Millward	2,008	51.0	+6.7
	Independent	D. S. Bloomfield	1,813	46.0	N/A
	Independent	A. R. Edwards	120	3.0	N/A
Majority			195	5.0	+1.4
Turnout			3,941	51.5	+18.9
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Dunham	2,600	50.8	+21.1
	Independent	J. S. Whitehead	2,523	49.2	N/A
Majority			77	1.6
Turnout			5,123	59.5	+18.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Frankland	2,676	55.0	+2.4
	Labour	F. Gregson*	2,188	45.0	N/A
Majority			488	10.0	+4.8
Turnout			5,864	56.4	+16.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

New Cross

New Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Milner*	2,054	52.1	N/A
	Conservative	O. R. Whittaker	1,886	47.9	−12.7
Majority			168	4.2
Turnout			3,940	42.2	−11.0
	Liberal hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. W. Godbert*	2,743	59.2	N/A
	Labour	H. Thorneycroft	1,890	40.8	+3.9
Majority			853	18.4
Turnout			5,067	58.1	−6.2
	Liberal hold		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. D. Judson*	2,967	51.4	+2.9
	Labour	J. Brown	2,135	37.0	−14.5
	Communist	J. Dickson	666	11.5	N/A
Majority			832	14.4
Turnout			5,498	62.5	+26.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	O. P. Lancashire*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Flinn	2,007	56.4	+9.5
	Conservative	J. Parkinson*	1,550	43.6	+14.6
Majority			457	12.8	−5.1
Turnout			3,557	44.2	+4.6
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. B. Beesley	649	54.5	N/A
	Independent	R. B. Batty	542	45.5	N/A
Majority			107	9.0	N/A
Turnout			1,191	49.3	N/A
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Melland*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. H. Swales*	3,613	74.3	+30.0
	Independent	S. Finnigan	1,250	25.7	N/A
Majority			2,363	48.6	+35.1
Turnout			4,982	44.6	+7.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Bayliss*	709	50.6	N/A
	Liberal	H. S. Ashburner	692	49.4	N/A
Majority			17	1.2	N/A
Turnout			1,401	53.3	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. H. Hinchcliffe*	2,432	57.1	N/A
	Labour Co-op	J. H. Alsop	1,828	42.9	+7.3
Majority			604	14.2
Turnout			4,260	43.0	+8.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Brassington	2,652	46.9	+13.9
	Conservative	W. P. Jackson	2,030	35.9	N.A
	Liberal	G. Jennison*	972	17.2	N/A
Majority			622	11.0
Turnout			5,642	56.9	−6.2
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Cassidy*	2,311	50.4	−9.6
	Conservative	G. H. Dale	2,274	49.6	+9.6
Majority			37	0.8	−19.2
Turnout			4,585	74.4	+8.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Mellor	1,490	56.4	N/A
	Independent	E. Brown	1,153	43.6	N/A
Majority			337	12.8
Turnout			2,643	46.6	+1.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

References

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