1925 Manchester City Council election

1925 Manchester City Council election

←  1924 2 November 1925 (1925-11-02) 1926  →
35 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council 71 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Last election 16 seats, 43.5% 9 seats, 34.6% 8 seats, 19.6% Seats before 72 32 31 Seats won 16 12 6 Seats after 74 34 28 Seat change 2 2 3 Popular vote 57,896 49,046 23,473 Percentage 42.0% 35.6% 17.0% Swing 1.5% 1.0% 2.6%   Fourth party   Party Independent Last election 2 seats, 2.0% Seats before 5 Seats won 1 Seats after 4 Seat change 1 Popular vote 5,011 Percentage 3.6% Swing 1.6%
Map of results of 1925 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election Conservative

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Monday, 2 November 1925. 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]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		57,896 (42.0%)		1.5	16 (45.7%)	16 / 35	2	74 (52.9%)	74 / 140
Labour Party		49,046 (35.6%)		1.0	12 (34.3%)	12 / 35	2	34 (24.3%)	34 / 140
Liberal Party		23,473 (17.0%)		2.6	6 (17.1%)	6 / 35	3	28 (20.0%)	28 / 140
Independent		5,011 (3.6%)		1.6	1 (2.9%)	1 / 35	1	4 (2.3%)	4 / 140
English League for the Taxation of Land Values		1,973 (1.4%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 140
Residents		328 (0.2%)		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	%	±%
	Labour	J. E. Hutchinson*	1,837	50.2	+10.7
	Liberal	W. G. Coltart	1,824	49.8	N/A
Majority			13	0.4
Turnout			3,661	43.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Weate*	3,401	53.8	+9.0
	Conservative	J. Whittle	2,925	46.2	−9.0
Majority			476	7.6
Turnout			6,326	60.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Beswick

Beswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Thorneycroft*	4,754	63.0	N/A
	Conservative	J. W. Brownhill	2,792	37.0	N/A
Majority			1,962	26.0	N/A
Turnout			7,546	61.6	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Bentley*	3,038	65.9	N/A
	Labour	F. Gregson	1,570	34.1	+2.3
Majority			1,468	31.8
Turnout			4,608	51.1
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. W. Sutton*	3,700	59.9	N/A
	Conservative	J. G. Kilbourne	2,482	40.1	N/A
Majority			1,218	19.8	N/A
Turnout			6,182	58.2	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. Kidd*	3,006	64.3	N/A
	Labour	J. T. Abbott	1,672	35.7	N/A
Majority			1,334	28.6	N/A
Turnout			4,678	55.0	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. T. Burrows	4,888	51.9	+4.9
	Liberal	W. E. Davies*	4,308	45.7	−7.3
	Residents	N. E. Walker	224	2.4	N/A
Majority			580	6.2
Turnout			9,420	58.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Elliott*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Brine*	3,035	50.2	−1.2
	Labour	P. L. Martin	3,013	49.8	+1.2
Majority			22	0.4	−2.4
Turnout			6,048	64.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Dennison*	2,278	71.1	N/A
	Labour	F. C. Mason	925	28.9	N/A
Majority			1,353	42.2	N/A
Turnout			3,203	57.4	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Levinstein	2,360	59.5	+22.4
	Liberal	J. W. Hampson	1,605	40.5	−22.4
Majority			755	19.0
Turnout			3,965	63.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. L. Hardcastle*	570	63.5	N/A
	Liberal	E. Barker	327	36.5	N/A
Majority			243	27.0	N/A
Turnout			897	53.6	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. F. Regan	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Lee*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Lundy*	3,040	50.4	+5.2
	Conservative	E. E. Walsh	2,992	49.6	−5.2
Majority			48	0.8
Turnout			6,032	61.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. E. Mitchell*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Cundiff*	3,783	67.6	+22.0
	Co-operative Party	T. Anderson	1,536	27.4	N/A
	Independent	M. E. Greenwood	280	5.0	−15.1
Majority			2,247	40.2	+14.7
Turnout			5,599	54.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. H. S. Redmond*	3,181	58.0	−11.5
	Labour	E. Chorlton	2,306	42.0	+11.8
Majority			875	16.0	−23.3
Turnout			5,487	44.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Taylor	3,939	53.4	+3.5
	Conservative	J. Travis*	3,436	46.6	−3.5
Majority			503	6.8
Turnout			7,375	72.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Hales*	2,032	49.0	N/A
	Conservative	R. McDowell	2,009	48.5	+1.9
	Residents	A. R. Edwards	87	2.1	−0.6
	Residents	A. M. Edwards	17	0.4	−2.3
Majority			23	0.5
Turnout			4,145	50.9
	Independent hold		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. H. Birley*	2,511	56.0	+3.7
	English League for the Taxation of Land Values	A. H. Weller	1,973	44.0	N/A
Majority			538	12.0	+7.4
Turnout			4,484	49.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. R. Mellor*	3,028	58.6	+11.7
	Liberal	A. Forsyth	2,140	41.4	+22.6
Majority			888	17.2	+4.6
Turnout			5,168	58.4
	Labour hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. M. Larrad	3,223	52.0	−0.4
	Conservative	J. Milner*	2,975	48.0	N/A
Majority			248	4.0	−0.8
Turnout			6,198	62.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. F. Robinson*	2,905	50.3	N/A
	Labour	H. Frankland	2,866	49.7	+11.3
Majority			39	0.6
Turnout			5,771	62.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Toole*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Noton Barclay*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. F. M. Sutton*	3,187	81.2	N/A
	Labour	W. Davis	740	18.8	N/A
Majority			2,447	62.4	N/A
Turnout			3,927	44.7	N/A
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Green*	736	63.2	N/A
	Liberal	J. G. Haworth	428	36.8	N/A
Majority			308	26.4	N/A
Turnout			1,164	47.6	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. D. Judson	1,000	50.6	N/A
	Liberal	W. H. Wood	975	49.4	N/A
Majority			25	1.2	N/A
Turnout			1,975	64.3	N/A
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	G. Oddy*	2,530	50.8	+30.0
	Labour	J. G. Clapham	2,449	49.2	+9.7
Majority			81	1.6
Turnout			4,979	42.2
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. R. Hewlett*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. R. Ackroyd*	3,111	55.2	+17.4
	Conservative	T. Harrison	2,522	44.8	−17.4
Majority			589	10.4
Turnout			5,633	53.6
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Hall*	4,056	67.8	+5.3
	Conservative	E. Filmer	1,925	32.2	+1.4
Majority			2,131	35.6	+3.9
Turnout			5,981	58.3
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. H. Dale*	1,772	39.5	−2.6
	Labour	E. Downey	1,747	39.0	−18.9
	Independent	J. Hoy	965	21.5	N/A
Majority			25	0.5
Turnout			4,484	68.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Challoner	1,813	41.9	−8.0
	Independent	L. F. Massey*	1,734	40.1	N/A
	Labour	W. Johnston	780	18.0	N/A
Majority			79	1.8
Turnout			4,327	63.2
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

References

1. MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1925, p.6
2. MUNICIPAL ELECTION NOMINATIONS, Manchester Guardian, October 26, 1925, p.5