1929 Manchester City Council election

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1929 Manchester City Council election
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35 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council
71 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Last election13 seats,
40.9%		14 seats,
40.6%		7 seats,
15.5%
Seats before594828
Seats won8207
Seats after545130
Seat changeDecrease2.svg5Increase2.svg3Increase2.svg2
Popular vote40,81942,26522,086
Percentage38.1%39.5%20.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg2.8Decrease2.svg1.1%Increase2.svg5.1%
 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election1 seats,
1.2%
Seats before4
Seats won0
Seats after4
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote160
Percentage0.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg1.1%
Manchester 1929.png
Map of results of 1929 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 Friday, 1 November 1929. 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]

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Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 40,819 (38.1%)
Decrease2.svg 2.88 (22.9%)
8 / 35
Decrease2.svg 554 (38.6%)
54 / 140
Labour Party 42,265 (39.5%)
Decrease2.svg 1.120 (57.1%)
20 / 35
Increase2.svg 351 (36.4%)
51 / 140
Liberal Party 22,086 (20.6%)
Increase2.svg 5.17 (20.0%)
7 / 35
Increase2.svg 230 (21.4%)
30 / 140
Independent 160 (0.1%)
Decrease2.svg 1.10 (0.0%)
0 / 35
Steady2.svg4 (2.9%)
4 / 140
English League for the Taxation of Land Values 0 (0.0%)
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
Steady2.svg1 (0.7%)
1 / 140
Residents 1,084 (1.0%)
Increase2.svg 0.20 (0.0%)
0 / 35
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 140
Independent Conservative 569 (0.5%)
Decrease2.svg 0.10 (0.0%)
0 / 35
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 140
Communist 87 (0.1%)
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 140

Full council

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51301454

Aldermen

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410120

Councillors

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47201334

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Williams* 1,25744.9−6.8
Conservative J. McMahon95534.1−13.1
Ind. Conservative J. Griffin56920.3N/A
Residents A. R. Edwards180.6−0.4
Majority30210.8+6.3
Turnout 2,79931.3−14.2
Labour hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. M. Wharton*2,40460.7+17.1
Conservative G. Grocock1,55639.3−16.8
Majority84821.4
Turnout 3,96036.5−24.0
Labour hold Swing

Beswick

Beswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Robinson* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

Blackley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal T. S. Williams*2,25567.3+6.0
Labour J. Gandy-Bewick1,09432.7−2.0
Majority1,16134.6+8.0
Turnout 3,34932.4−13.5
Liberal hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. J. Hart*uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. C. Grime*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. W. Maitland*3,71152.8+14.2
Conservative J. Lees-Jones 3,32147.2+0.5
Majority3905.6
Turnout 7,03234.4−19.6
Liberal hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal A. S. Moss 77043.7N/A
Conservative J. Hill*68238.7−27.0
Labour A. Eyres31217.6−16.7
Majority885.0
Turnout 1,76440.2−3.1
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Johnston*2,77668.4+17.1
Conservative T. C. Owtram1,28031.6−15.7
Majority1,49636.8+32.8
Turnout 4,05639.7−24.4
Labour hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal S. Meadowcroft1,44941.5−18.2
Conservative G. S. Grindley*1,23435.3−5.0
Labour C. E. P. Stott66018.9N/A
Independent W. Dennison1494.3N/A
Majority2156.2−13.2
Turnout 3,49250.1−7.3
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. H. White*2,07150.6−0.4
Liberal D. Porter2,01949.4+0.4
Majority521.2−0.8
Turnout 4,09050.8−6.0
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. S. Harper*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. H. Hitchburn*uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. H. Adams*3,23769.1+3.1
Conservative C. Taylor1,44530.9−2.2
Majority1,79238.2+5.3
Turnout 6,00037.8−15.9
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Howard*2,31853.50
Conservative F. Sutton2,01446.5+1.5
Majority3047.0−1.5
Turnout 4,33241.3−19.8
Labour hold Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. M. Emery*2,51066.2N/A
Labour W. N. Bayes1,28133.8+5.9
Majority1,22932.4
Turnout 3,79136.5−10.9
Conservative hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. P. Jackson*2,71864.8+2.5
Labour J. Garside1,47435.2−2.0
Majority1,24429.6+4.5
Turnout 4,19238.6−15.2
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Chorlton*2,27455.3+4.8
Conservative A. W. L. Smith1,79643.7−3.1
Residents A. R. Edwards391.0−1.8
Majority47811.6+7.7
Turnout 4,10932.1−13.3
Labour hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. James*3,62164.7+9.4
Conservative S. Bloor1,95434.9−9.3
Residents A. R. Edwards180.4−0.1
Majority1,66729.8+18.7
Turnout 5,59350.2−15.9
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. N. Wallace95536.0+21.0
Conservative A. H. Townend95035.8−0.4
Liberal R. Caradoc Roberts73127.6N/A
Residents A. R. Edwards170.6−0.3
Majority50.2
Turnout 2,65331.3−17.3
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Mathewson Watson*2,34974.8N/A
Labour R. McKeon79325.2−5.0
Majority1,55649.6
Turnout 3,14233.7−7.9
Liberal hold Swing

Moston

Moston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Gregson2,36948.5−7.7
Conservative M. McRay1,56332.0−11.3
Liberal B. Adler95519.5N/A
Majority80616.5+3.6
Turnout 4,88743.8−14.6
Labour hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Hallows*3,15757.3+21.0
Conservative S. Holmes2,35342.7−21.0
Majority80415.0
Turnout 5,51050.4−14.6
Labour hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. M. Mitchell*2,34952.5+3.8
Conservative L. Turner2,12847.5−3.2
Majority2215.0
Turnout 4,47744.2−15.6
Labour hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. H. Oldfield* 2,55996.7+24.1
Communist F. J. Bright873.3+1.0
Majority2,47293.4+45.5
Turnout 2,64625.8−32.6
Labour hold Swing

Oxford

Oxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. W. Shepherd*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal C. H. Barlow*2,08358.4+0.2
Conservative A. Ellison1,41739.8N/A
Residents A. M. Edwards641.8+1.5
Majority66618.6−16.8
Turnout 3,56436.2−10.8
Liberal hold Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. A. Larmuth*69469.7N/A
Liberal A. Payne30130.3N/A
Majority39339.4N/A
Turnout 99544.2N/A
Conservative hold Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. E. Jones77238.8+8.4
Conservative J. Goodwin*66233.3−3.9
Liberal C. H. Travis54327.3−5.1
Independent W. H. Booth110.6N/A
Majority1105.5
Turnout 1,98858.0−10.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. George's

St. George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. G. Clapham*2,00049.3−9.0
Conservative F. James1,17829.0−11.4
Residents A. R. Edwards88221.7+20.4
Majority82220.3+2.4
Turnout 4,06032.5−6.8
Labour hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal M. A. Gibbons90054.9N/A
Conservative J. E. Burgess74045.1−48.1
Majority1609.8
Turnout 1,64061.6+22.5
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Mostyn1,48137.3+26.7
Conservative E. Davies1,36334.3+2.8
Liberal A. Coogan80720.3−24.8
Residents A. R. Edwards461.1−1.4
Majority1183.0
Turnout 3,96736.7−9.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Wood*3,12276.2+8.4
Conservative E. Filmer97323.8−7.3
Majority2,14952.4+15.7
Turnout 4,09537.2−30.9
Labour hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Reilly*uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Withington

Withington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. S. Hill*3,26250.4+2.5
Liberal F. E. Tylecote 3,21349.6−1.2
Majority490.8
Turnout 6,47534.8−12.5
Conservative hold Swing

Aldermanic election

Aldermanic election, 3 September 1930

Caused by the death on 30 July 1930 of Alderman William Thomas Dagnall (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 15 October 1919). [3] [4]

In his place, Councillor James Reilly (Labour, St. Michael's, elected 1 Nov 1913) [5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 3 September 1930. [6]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Labour James ReillySt. Michael's1934

By-elections between 1929 and 1930

St. John's, 30 May 1930

Caused by the death of Councillor Alfred Charles Gardner (Conservative, St. John's, elected 1 November 1927) [7] on 13 May 1930. [8]

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. E. Burgess76845.7+0.6
Liberal F. E. Tylecote 71842.7−12.2
Labour L. M. Lever 19411.6N/A
Majority503.0
Turnout 1,68063.1+1.5
Conservative hold Swing

[9]

St. Michael's, 8 September 1930

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor James Reilly (Labour, St. Michael's, elected 1 Nov 1913) [10] on 3 September 1930, [11] following the death on 30 July 1930 of Alderman William Thomas Dagnall (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 15 October 1919). [12] [13]

St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Raffertyuncontested
Labour hold Swing

[14]

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References

  1. ↑ MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1929, p.18
  2. ↑ LABOUR'S BIG GAIN IN CITY POLLS, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1929, p.5
  3. ↑ OBITURARY, Manchester Guardian, July 31, 1930, p.16
  4. ↑ NEW CITY ALDERMAN, Manchester Evening News, October 15, 1919, p.3
  5. ↑ MUNICIPAL POLLS, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1913, p.8
  6. ↑ HOUSING FINANCE IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, September 4, 1930, p.11
  7. ↑ MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1927, p.11
  8. ↑ DEATH OF A CITY COUNCILLOR, Manchester Guardian, May 14, 1930, p.13
  9. ↑ CONSERVATIVES WIN IN ST. JOHN'S WARD, Manchester Guardian, May 31, 1930, p.21
  10. ↑ MUNICIPAL POLLS, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1913, p.8
  11. ↑ HOUSING FINANCE IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, September 4, 1930, p.11
  12. ↑ OBITURARY, Manchester Guardian, July 31, 1930, p.16
  13. ↑ NEW CITY ALDERMAN, Manchester Evening News, October 15, 1919, p.3
  14. ↑ Walk-Over in St. Michael's, Manchester Guardian, September 9, 1930, p.13
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