1930 Manchester City Council election

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1930 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 election8 seats,
38.1%		20 seats,
39.5%		7 seats,
20.6%
Seats before545329
Seats won18115
Seats after595127
Seat changeIncrease2.svg5Decrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote55,17845,14925,696
Percentage42.1%34.4%19.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg4.0%Decrease2.svg5.1%Decrease2.svg1.0%
 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election0 seats,
0.1%
Seats before3
Seats won1
Seats after3
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote160
Percentage2.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg2.2%
Manchester 1930.png
Map of results of 1930 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 Saturday, 1 November 1930. 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 55,178 (42.1%)
Increase2.svg 4.018 (51.4%)
18 / 35
Increase2.svg 559 (42.1%)
59 / 140
Labour Party 45,149 (34.4%)
Decrease2.svg 5.111 (31.4%)
11 / 35
Decrease2.svg 251 (36.4%)
51 / 140
Liberal Party 25,696 (19.6%)
Decrease2.svg 1.05 (14.3%)
5 / 35
Decrease2.svg 227 (19.3%)
27 / 140
Independent 3,037 (2.3%)
Increase2.svg 2.21 (2.9%)
1 / 35
Steady2.svg3 (2.1%)
3 / 140
English League for the Taxation of Land Values 1,272 (1.0%)
Increase2.svg 1.00 (0.0%)
0 / 35
Decrease2.svg 10 (0.0%)
0 / 140
Independent Conservative 559 (0.4%)
Decrease2.svg 0.10 (0.0%)
0 / 35
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 140
Residents 175 (0.1%)
Decrease2.svg 0.90 (0.0%)
0 / 35
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 140
Communist 98 (0.1%)
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 140

Full council

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5127359

Aldermen

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59120

Councillors

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4618239

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Davies*1,80856.3+22.2
Labour L. Corcoran84426.3−18.6
Ind. Conservative J. Griffin55917.4−2.9
Majority96430.0
Turnout 3,211
Conservative hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. L. K. Jones* 3,35562.6+23.3
Labour T. M. Larrad2,00337.4−23.3
Majority1,35225.2
Turnout 5,358
Conservative hold Swing

Beswick

Beswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. B. Cox*uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

Blackley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. E. Littler*2,67467.7N/A
Labour W. Collingson1,27832.3−0.4
Majority1,39635.4
Turnout 3,952
Conservative hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Binns*2,70752.6N/A
Conservative S. Bloor2,43647.4N/A
Majority2715.2N/A
Turnout 5,143
Labour hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal S. Laski*3,24082.3N/A
Labour C. E. P. Stott69617.7N/A
Majority2,54464.6N/A
Turnout 3,936
Liberal hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal S. D. Simon* 6,28687.5+34.7
Labour E. Topham84011.7N/A
Residents A. M. Edwards610.8N/A
Majority5,44675.8+70.2
Turnout 7,187
Liberal hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent D. Gouldman*1,32355.2N/A
Liberal J. E. Fitzsimmons65727.4−16.3
Labour E. J. Mendel41517.4−0.2
Majority66627.8
Turnout 2,395
Independent hold Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Floyd*2,65450.3−18.1
Conservative T. C. Owtram2,62449.7+18.1
Majority300.6−36.2
Turnout 5,278
Labour hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. S. Grindley1,91351.2+15.9
Liberal F. L. Chaplin1,67444.9+3.4
Independent W. Dennison1453.9−0.4
Majority2396.3
Turnout 3,732
Conservative hold Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N. Westcott2,79354.8+4.2
Liberal D. Porter2,30645.2−4.2
Majority4859.6+8.4
Turnout 5,099
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Westcott*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Walker*2,79370.2N/A
Liberal T. Dunbevand1,18429.8N/A
Majority1,60940.4N/A
Turnout 3,977
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. H. Cox2,66253.2−15.9
Conservative C. Taylor2,33946.8+15.9
Majority3236.4−31.8
Turnout 5,001
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. F. Howarth2,76654.9+8.4
Labour W. Onions*2,27345.1−8.4
Majority4939.8
Turnout 5,039
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. R. Fairfoull*2,81971.7+5.5
Labour W. N. Bayes1,11028.3−5.5
Majority1,70943.4+11.0
Turnout 3,929
Conservative hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. H. Meachin*3,40272.7+7.9
Labour J. Garside1,27827.3−7.9
Majority2,12445.4+15.8
Turnout 4,680
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. L. Jones*2,15255.4+0.1
Conservative A. Ireland1,73244.6+0.9
Majority42010.8−0.8
Turnout 3,884
Labour hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. E. Wood*2,77854.0−10.7
Conservative A. Hodgson2,37146.0+11.1
Majority4078.0−21.8
Turnout 5,149
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. A. E. Ramsden1,82552.3+16.5
Liberal C. Gandy1,06830.6+3.0
Labour T. J. Feigherey58416.7−19.3
Residents A. M. Edwards140.4−0.2
Majority75721.7
Turnout 3,491
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. S. Vivante1,79546.8N/A
English League for the Taxation of Land Values A. H. Weller*1,27233.1N/A
Labour R. McKeon61416.0−9.2
Independent T. M. Draper1423.7N/A
Residents A. R. Edwards160.4N/A
Majority52313.7
Turnout 3,839
Conservative gain from English League for the Taxation of Land Values Swing

Moston

Moston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. Farrington*3,07254.6+22.6
Labour G. S. Dixon1,88133.4−15.1
Liberal B. Adler67111.9−7.6
Majority1,19121.2
Turnout 5,624
Conservative hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Matthews*3,04755.6−1.6
Conservative B. Walker2,43644.4+1.7
Majority61111.2−3.8
Turnout 5,483
Labour hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative L. Turner2,59955.8+8.3
Labour B. Clare2,06244.2−8.3
Majority53711.6
Turnout 4,661
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Moss3,03766.6−30.1
Independent C. G. Clancy1,42731.3N/A
Communist S. Nuttall982.1−1.2
Majority1,61035.3−58.1
Turnout 4,562
Labour hold Swing

Oxford

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

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal R. G. Edwards*2,29553.6−4.8
Conservative J. Vickers1,90644.5+4.7
Residents A. R. Edwards841.9+0.1
Majority3899.1−9.5
Turnout 4,285
Liberal hold Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Challoner56672.5+2.8
Liberal A. Payne21527.5−2.8
Majority35145.0+5.6
Turnout 781
Conservative hold Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal B. McManus*86243.2+15.9
Conservative J. W. Brownhill62131.1−2.2
Labour J. Cossey51225.7−13.1
Majority24112.1
Turnout 1,995
Liberal hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. W. L. Smith2,11459.4+30.4
Labour A. Titt1,44740.6−8.7
Majority66718.8
Turnout 3,561
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. E. Burgess*1,13185.6+40.5
Labour W. R. Watson19014.4N/A
Majority94171.2
Turnout 1,321
Conservative hold Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Harrison*2,50463.7+19.4
Labour E. Davies1,42736.3−1.0
Majority1,07727.4
Turnout 3,931
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour I. Brassington* 2,15457.7−18.5
Conservative F. P. Ogden1,57742.3+18.5
Majority57715.4−37.0
Turnout 3,731
Labour hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Cassidy*uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Withington

Withington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal A. P. Simon*5,23875.4+25.8
Labour A. McIlwrick1,71124.6N/A
Majority3,52750.8
Turnout 6,949
Liberal hold Swing

Aldermanic elections

Aldermanic election, 7 January 1931

Caused by the resignation on 3 December 1930 of Alderman Frederick John Robertshaw (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 6 February 1925). [3] [4]

In his place, Councillor Joseph Binns (Labour, Bradford, elected 4 August 1915) [5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 7 January 1931. [6]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Labour Joseph BinnsExchange1934

Aldermanic election, 6 May 1931

Caused by the creation of Wythenshawe ward on 25 March 1931, requiring the election of an alderman by the council. [7]

Councillor T. R. Hewlett (Conservative, St. John's, elected 1 November 1922, previously 1913-21) [8] was elected as an alderman by the council on 6 May 1931. [9]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Conservative T. R. HewlettWythenshawe1934

Aldermanic elections, 29 October 1931

Caused by the death on 8 October 1931 of Alderman James Johnson (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 1 August 1923). [10] [11]

In his place, Councillor H. D. Judson (Conservative, St. Clements's, elected 2 November 1925, previously 1911-24) [12] was elected as an alderman by the council on 29 October 1931. [13]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Conservative H. D. JudsonOxford1934

Caused by the death on 16 October 1931 of Alderman John James Kendall (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 24 June 1927). [14] [15]

In his place, Councillor Colonel George Westcott (Conservative, Exchange, elected 1 November 1911) [16] was elected as an alderman by the council on 29 October 1931. [17]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Conservative George WestcottChorlton-cum-Hardy1931

By-elections between 1930 and 1931

Bradford, 20 January 1931

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Joseph Binns (Labour, Bradford, elected 4 August 1915) [18] on 7 January 1931, [19] following the resignation on 3 December 1930 of Alderman Frederick John Robertshaw (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 6 February 1925). [20] [21]

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Bloor2,70154.5+7.1
Labour B. Clare2,25145.5−7.1
Majority4509.0
Turnout 4,952
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

[22]

Wythenshawe, 25 March 1931

Caused by the creation of Wythenshawe ward on 25 March 1931, requiring the election of all three councillors. The first-placed candidate was set to serve a three-year term, expiring in 1934, the second-placed candidate was set to serve a two-year term, expiring in 1933, and the third-placed candidate was set to serve a one-year term, expiring in 1932. [23]

Wythenshawe (3 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. R. W. Menzies1,19336.5
Independent W. Wolstenholme1,08033.1
Conservative H. Ireland99830.6
Conservative S. Lowe99530.5
Liberal W. Kennedy76623.5
Labour E. Whiteley2266.9
Labour G. Dixon1374.2
Majority30.1
Turnout 3,265
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

[24]

St. John's, 19 May 1931

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor T. R. Hewlett (Conservative, St. John's, elected 1 November 1922, previously 1913-21) [25] on 6 May 1931, [26] following the creation of Wythenshawe ward on 25 March 1931, requiring the election of an alderman by the council. [27]

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal F. E. Tylecote 88557.6N/A
Conservative G. Egerton Pollitt64441.9−43.7
Residents A. R. Edwards110.7N/A
Majority24115.7
Turnout 1,537
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

[28]

Wythenshawe, 4 August 1931

Caused by the resignation of Councillor William Wolstenholme (Independent, Wythenshawe, elected 25 March 1931) [29] on 1 July 1931. [30]

Wythenshawe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Loweuncontested
Conservative hold Swing

[31]

References

  1. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1930, p.12
  2. ↑ LABOUR SETBACK, Manchester Evening News, November 3, 1930, p.7
  3. ↑ PLATT HALL, Manchester Evening News, February 8, 1925, p.11
  4. ↑ NEW CITY ALDERMAN, Manchester Evening News, October 15, 1919, p.3
  5. ↑ MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, August 5, 1915, p.3
  6. ↑ A LABOUR ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, January 8, 1931, p.11
  7. ↑ COUNCILLORS FOR WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Guardian, February 18, 1931, p.11
  8. ↑ LABOUR LOSSES IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1922, p.4
  9. ↑ NEW ALDERMAN FOR WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Evening News, May 6, 1931, p.7
  10. ↑ OBITUARY, Manchester Guardian, October 9, 1931, p.5
  11. ↑ FREE TRADE IN MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS, Manchester Guardian, August 2, 1923, p.9
  12. ↑ MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1925, p.6
  13. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 30, 1931, p.3
  14. ↑ NEW ALDERMEN WANTED, Manchester Evening News, October 17, 1931, p.5
  15. ↑ NEW CITY ALDERMEN, Manchester Guardian, June 25, 1927, p.15
  16. ↑ MANCHESTER ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1911, p.10
  17. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 30, 1931, p.3
  18. ↑ MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, August 5, 1915, p.3
  19. ↑ A LABOUR ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, January 8, 1931, p.11
  20. ↑ PLATT HALL, Manchester Evening News, February 8, 1925, p.11
  21. ↑ NEW CITY ALDERMAN, Manchester Evening News, October 15, 1919, p.3
  22. ↑ CONSERVATIVE WINS LABOUR SEAT, Manchester Guardian, January 8, 1931, p.11
  23. ↑ COUNCILLORS FOR WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Guardian, February 18, 1931, p.11
  24. ↑ WYTHENSHAWE WARD ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, March 26, 1931, p.12
  25. ↑ LABOUR LOSSES IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1922, p.4
  26. ↑ NEW ALDERMAN FOR WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Evening News, May 6, 1931, p.7
  27. ↑ COUNCILLORS FOR WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Guardian, February 18, 1931, p.11
  28. ↑ LIBERAL WIN IN CIVIL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, May 20, 1931, p.13
  29. ↑ WYTHENSHAWE WARD ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, March 26, 1931, p.12
  30. ↑ TO LEAVE COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, July 1, 1931, p.14
  31. ↑ COUNCIL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Evening News, August 4, 1931, p.5
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