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The Municipal Association Group (known as MAG, and as the Hull Municipal Association) was a municipal political party in Kingston upon Hull, England, which existed from 1934 to 1963.

The Labour Party won control of Hull Corporation in 1934. [1] In the same year the Municipal Association was established 'to combat socialist domination', advertising against 'socialist (mis)rule'. [2] [3] The Association grew out of the former "Independent Group", [4] and included both Liberals and Conservatives. [5] In the early years there was a tendency to refer to the association as the "Hull Municipal Association (1934)". [6]

In 1938, together with Independents, the Municipal Association won control, retaining it until 1945. [7] Towards the end of its existence, the Municipal Association was largely Conservative-dominated and from 1960 Liberal candidates stood separately from the MAG. [8] [9] In 1963 the rupture between Liberals and Conservatives became permanent, and the Association merged into the Hull Conservative Federation. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Victoria County History: Modern Hull, 1969" . Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Victoria County History: Modern Hull, 1969" . Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. ↑ Daily Mail (Hull) , 30 October 1934, p 10.
  4. ↑ "New Group to Fight Hull Elections", Daily Mail (Hull), 2 October 1935, p 1.
  5. ↑ "End of M.A.G. Challenge at Hull", Daily Mail (Hull), 1 February 1963, p 7.
  6. ↑ "Car Parking in Central Hull", Daily Mail (Hull), 16 April 1936, p 1.
  7. ↑ "Victoria County History: Modern Hull, 1969" . Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "Victoria County History: Modern Hull, 1969" . Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "New Aldermen: Labour Challenged", Daily Mail (Hull), 11 October 1961, p 7.
  10. ↑ "End of M.A.G. Challenge at Hull", Daily Mail (Hull), 1 February 1963, p 7.
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