1922 Manchester City Council election

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1922 Manchester City Council election
Arms of the City of Manchester.svg
  1921 1 November 1922 (1922-11-01) 1923  

35 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council
71 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Labour
Last election23 seats,
48.8%
5 seats,
14.0%
5 seats,
25.9%
Seats before723329
Seats won15810
Seats after763326
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg3
Popular vote48,1589,78044,198
Percentage43.2%8.8%39.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg5.6%Decrease2.svg5.2%Increase2.svg13.8%

 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election2 seats,
9.1%
Seats before5
Seats won2
Seats after5
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote6,657
Percentage6.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg3.1%

Manchester 1922.png
Map of results of 1922 election

Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Wednesday, 1 November 1922. 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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Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 48,158 (43.2%)
Decrease2.svg 5.615 (42.9%)
15 / 35
Increase2.svg 476 (54.3%)
76 / 140
Liberal Party 9,780 (8.8%)
Decrease2.svg 5.28 (22.9%)
8 / 35
Steady2.svg33 (23.6%)
33 / 140
Labour Party 44,198 (39.7%)
Increase2.svg 13.810 (28.6%)
10 / 35
Decrease2.svg 326 (18.6%)
26 / 140
Independent 6,657 (6.0%)
Decrease2.svg 3.12 (5.7%)
2 / 35
Steady2.svg5 (3.6%)
5 / 140
English League for the Taxation of Land Values 1,825 (1.6%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 140
Independent Labour 763 (0.7%)
Decrease2.svg 0.20 (0.0%)
0 / 35
Decrease2.svg 10 (0.0%)
0 / 140
National Unemployed Workers' Movement 80 (0.1%)
Decrease2.svg 0.80 (0.0%)
0 / 35
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 140

Full council

2633576

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. E. Hutchinson*1,84161.3+12.6
Independent H. M. Ross Clyne1,16438.7N/A
Majority67722.6
Turnout 3,00537.0−3.3
Labour hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Weate*3,42156.3−8.1
Conservative J. L. Barrett2,65043.7−8.1
Majority77112.6
Turnout 6,07158.9+10.9
Labour hold Swing

Beswick

Beswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. E. Smith*3,63650.2−7.9
Conservative J. H. Meachin3,60449.8+7.9
Majority320.4−13.8
Turnout 7,24062.0+8.2
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

Blackley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. Bentley*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. W. Sutton*3,33656.9−1.1
Conservative G. W. Leggott2,52343.1+1.1
Majority81313.8−2.2
Turnout 5,85959.3+7.0
Labour hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. A. Wood*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. E. Davies* 3,50053.1+9.4
Conservative A. E. Bowen3,08646.9−9.4
Majority4146.2
Turnout 6,58648.4−0.3
Liberal hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Elliott*1,07446.9+10.4
Liberal P. I. Wigoder84036.6N/A
Labour F. Gregson37816.5N/A
Majority23410.2
Turnout 2,29266.5−5.6
Conservative hold Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. Brine2,48250.3−8.4
Labour M. Jagger*2,44949.7N/A
Majority330.6−16.8
Turnout 4,93154.0−5.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. Todd*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal E. D. Simon* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Exchange

Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. L. Hardcastle*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Compton* 3,47963.8+34.7
Conservative R. S. Ireland1,97036.2−0.7
Majority1,50927.6
Turnout 5,44954.4−6.3
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Lee*3,18554.9−3.1
Conservative J. E. Leicester2,61745.1+9.7
Majority5689.8−12.8
Turnout 5,80259.0−3.5
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Lundy*2,28749.2+4.3
Conservative E. E. Walsh2,28449.1−5.1
National Unemployed Workers' Movement P. Murphy801.7N/A
Majority30.1
Turnout 4,65148.1−1.1
Labour hold Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal M. E. Mitchell*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Cundiff*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. H. S. Redmond*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Travis3,04146.9−8.8
Labour C. E. Wood*2,71942.0−2.3
Liberal H. Pinnington71811.1N/A
Majority3224.9−6.5
Turnout 6,47867.2+5.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent E. Hales*2,43758.8N/A
Conservative R. S. Banks1,71141.2−9.8
Majority72817.6
Turnout 4,14853.3+1.8
Independent hold Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. H. Birley*2,33456.1+5.3
English League for the Taxation of Land Values A. H. Weller1,82543.9N/A
Majority50912.2+10.6
Turnout 4,15948.5−9.0
Conservative hold Swing

Moston

Moston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. R. Mellor*2,86862.1+17.1
Liberal W. Webster1,75437.9N/A
Majority1,11424.2
Turnout 4,62253.2−3.2
Labour hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Taylor*3,45762.3+14.4
Labour E. J. Hookway2,09037.7N/A
Majority1,36724.6
Turnout 5,54758.5+16.3
Conservative hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. F. Robinson2,08343.5N/A
Labour H. Thorneycroft 1,93840.5−0.3
Independent Labour P. L. Martin*76315.9N/A
Majority1453.0
Turnout 4,78459.6+1.6
Conservative gain from Independent Labour Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Toole* 2,86057.4+20.4
Conservative D. C. Goodman2,12642.6−8.8
Majority73414.8
Turnout 4,98653.1−9.4
Labour hold Swing

Oxford

Oxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal R. Noton Barclay* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal E. F. M. Sutton*2,12191.4+35.0
Independent A. R. Edwards2088.9N/A
Majority1,91382.2+69.4
Turnout 2,32928.7−15.5
Liberal hold Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. G. Litton*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. H. Helm*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal G. Oddy*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. R. Hewlett86750.60
Liberal R. E. T. Allan84749.40
Majority201.20
Turnout 1,71465.8+12.5
Conservative hold Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Johnson*3,27557.1−2.8
Labour E. Whiteley1,62026.8−16.1
Independent G. H. Greenhough1,14018.9N/A
Majority1,65527.4+13.2
Turnout 6,03560.8+17.8
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Hall*3,43652.3+5.4
Conservative W. P. Jackson3,13447.7+11.8
Majority3024.6−6.4
Turnout 6,59765.2+8.3
Labour hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. H. Dale2,51551.0+1.4
Labour J. Fogarty2,30046.6−3.8
Independent A. Walsh1162.4N/A
Majority2154.4
Turnout 4,93179.0+4.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Withington

Withington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent L. F. Massey*1,59248.7+5.1
Conservative F. Stapleton1,32540.5−15.9
Labour M. Dean35510.8N/A
Majority2678.2
Turnout 3,27248.3+1.7
Independent hold Swing

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  1. FOUR LOSSES, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1922, p.4
  2. LABOUR LOSSES IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1922, p.4