1925 Manchester City Council election

Local election in Manchester 1925 Manchester City Council election England Arms of the City of Manchester.svg parliamentary no 1924 Manchester City Council election 1924 1925 11 02 y 1926 Manchester City Council election 1926 35 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council 71 Manchester 1925.png Map of results of 1925 election Leader of the Council Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 16 seats,43.5% 72 16 74 2 57,896 42.0% 1.5% Labour Party (UK) 9 seats,34.6% 32 12 34 2 49,046 35.6% 1.0% Liberal Party (UK) 8 seats,19.6% 31 6 28 3 23,473 17.0% 2.6% Independent (politician) 2 seats,2.0% 5 1 4 1 5,011 3.6% 1.6% 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.MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1925, p.6MUNICIPAL ELECTION NOMINATIONS, Manchester Guardian, October 26, 1925, p.5 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party57,896 (42.0%)42.0 Conservative Party (UK) 1.516 (45.7%)16 35 Conservative Party (UK) 274 (52.9%)74 140 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party49,046 (35.6%)35.6 Labour Party (UK) 1.012 (34.3%)12 35 Labour Party (UK) 2 34 (24.3%)34 140 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Party23,473 (17.0%)17.0 Liberal Party (UK) 2.6 6 (17.1%)6 35 Liberal Party (UK) 3 28 (20.0%)28 140 Liberal Party (UK)Independent5,011 (3.6%)3.6 Independent (politician) 1.6 1 (2.9%)1 35 Independent (politician) 1 4 (2.3%)4 140 Independent (politician)English League for the Taxation of Land Values1,973 (1.4%)1.4 English League for the Taxation of Land Values N/A 0 (0.0%)0 35 English League for the Taxation of Land Values N/A 0 (0.0%)0 140 English League for the Taxation of Land ValuesResidents328 (0.2%)0.2 Residents Association N/A0 (0.0%)0 35 Residents Association N/A0 (0.0%)0 140 Residents Association Full council + ↓ 34 28 4 74 Ward results All Saints' All Saints' Labour Party (UK) J. E. Hutchinson* 1,837 50.2 +10.7 Liberal Party (UK) W. G. Coltart 1,824 49.8 N/A 13 0.4 3,661 43.9 Labour Party (UK) Ardwick Ardwick Labour Party (UK) H. Weate* 3,401 53.8 +9.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Whittle 2,925 46.2 -9.0 476 7.6 6,326 60.8 Labour Party (UK) Beswick Beswick Labour Party (UK) H. Thorneycroft* 4,754 63.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. W. Brownhill 2,792 37.0 N/A 1,962 26.0 N/A 7,546 61.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) Blackley Blackley Liberal Party (UK) W. Bentley* 3,038 65.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) F. Gregson 1,570 34.1 +2.3 1,468 31.8 4,608 51.1 Liberal Party (UK) Bradford Bradford Labour Party (UK) J. W. Sutton* 3,700 59.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. G. Kilbourne 2,482 40.1 N/A 1,218 19.8 N/A 6,182 58.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) Cheetham Cheetham Conservative Party (UK) J. C. Kidd* 3,006 64.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. T. Abbott 1,672 35.7 N/A 1,334 28.6 N/A 4,678 55.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Chorlton-cum-Hardy Chorlton-cum-Hardy Conservative Party (UK) W. T. Burrows 4,888 51.9 +4.9 Liberal Party (UK) W. E. Davies* 4,308 45.7 -7.3 Residents Association N. E. Walker 224 2.4 N/A 580 6.2 9,420 58.3 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Collegiate Church Collegiate Church Conservative Party (UK) J. Elliott* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Collyhurst Collyhurst Conservative Party (UK) F. Brine* 3,035 50.2 -1.2 Labour Party (UK) P. L. Martin 3,013 49.8 +1.2 22 0.4 -2.4 6,048 64.1 Conservative Party (UK) Crumpsall Crumpsall Conservative Party (UK) W. Dennison* 2,278 71.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) F. C. Mason 925 28.9 N/A 1,353 42.2 N/A 3,203 57.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Didsbury Didsbury Conservative Party (UK) H. Levinstein 2,360 59.5 +22.4 Liberal Party (UK) J. W. Hampson 1,605 40.5 -22.4 755 19.0 3,965 63.6 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Exchange Exchange Conservative Party (UK) G. L. Hardcastle* 570 63.5 N/A Liberal Party (UK) E. Barker 327 36.5 N/A 243 27.0 N/A 897 53.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Gorton North Gorton North Labour Party (UK) T. F. Regan uncontested Labour Party (UK) Gorton South Gorton South Labour Party (UK) A. Lee* uncontested Labour Party (UK) Harpurhey Harpurhey Labour Party (UK) R. Lundy* 3,040 50.4 +5.2 Conservative Party (UK) E. E. Walsh 2,992 49.6 -5.2 48 0.8 6,032 61.0 Labour Party (UK) Levenshulme Levenshulme Liberal Party (UK) M. E. Mitchell* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) Longsight Longsight Conservative Party (UK) W. Cundiff* 3,783 67.6 +22.0 Co-operative Party T. Anderson 1,536 27.4 N/A Independent (politician) M. E. Greenwood 280 5.0 -15.1 2,247 40.2 +14.7 5,599 54.4 Conservative Party (UK) Medlock Street Medlock Street Conservative Party (UK) C. H. S. Redmond* 3,181 58.0 -11.5 Labour Party (UK) E. Chorlton 2,306 42.0 +11.8 875 16.0 -23.3 5,487 44.7 Conservative Party (UK) Miles Platting Miles Platting Labour Party (UK) D. Taylor 3,939 53.4 +3.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Travis* 3,436 46.6 -3.5 503 6.8 7,375 72.0 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Moss Side East Moss Side East Independent (politician) E. Hales* 2,032 49.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R. McDowell 2,009 48.5 +1.9 Residents Association A. R. Edwards 87 2.1 -0.6 Residents Association A. M. Edwards 17 0.4 -2.3 23 0.5 4,145 50.9 Independent (politician) Moss Side West Moss Side West Conservative Party (UK) 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 538 12.0 +7.4 4,484 49.9 Conservative Party (UK) Moston Moston Labour Party (UK) W. R. Mellor* 3,028 58.6 +11.7 Liberal Party (UK) A. Forsyth 2,140 41.4 +22.6 888 17.2 +4.6 5,168 58.4 Labour Party (UK) New Cross New Cross Labour Party (UK) T. M. Larrad 3,223 52.0 -0.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Milner* 2,975 48.0 N/A 248 4.0 -0.8 6,198 62.1 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Newton Heath Newton Heath Conservative Party (UK) H. F. Robinson* 2,905 50.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) H. Frankland 2,866 49.7 +11.3 39 0.6 5,771 62.7 Conservative Party (UK) Openshaw Openshaw Labour Party (UK) J. Toole* uncontested Labour Party (UK) Oxford Oxford Liberal Party (UK) R. Noton Barclay* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) Rusholme Rusholme Liberal Party (UK) E. F. M. Sutton* 3,187 81.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) W. Davis 740 18.8 N/A 2,447 62.4 N/A 3,927 44.7 N/A Liberal Party (UK) St. Ann's St. Ann's Conservative Party (UK) E. Green* 736 63.2 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J. G. Haworth 428 36.8 N/A 308 26.4 N/A 1,164 47.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) St. Clement's St. Clement's Conservative Party (UK) H. D. Judson 1,000 50.6 N/A Liberal Party (UK) W. H. Wood 975 49.4 N/A 25 1.2 N/A 1,975 64.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) St. George's St. George's Liberal Party (UK) G. Oddy* 2,530 50.8 +30.0 Labour Party (UK) J. G. Clapham 2,449 49.2 +9.7 81 1.6 4,979 42.2 Liberal Party (UK) St. John's St. John's Conservative Party (UK) T. R. Hewlett* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) St. Luke's St. Luke's Liberal Party (UK) T. R. Ackroyd* 3,111 55.2 +17.4 Conservative Party (UK) T. Harrison 2,522 44.8 -17.4 589 10.4 5,633 53.6 Liberal Party (UK) St. Mark's St. Mark's Labour Party (UK) G. Hall* 4,056 67.8 +5.3 Conservative Party (UK) E. Filmer 1,925 32.2 +1.4 2,131 35.6 +3.9 5,981 58.3 Labour Party (UK) St. Michael's St. Michael's Conservative Party (UK) G. H. Dale* 1,772 39.5 -2.6 Labour Party (UK) E. Downey 1,747 39.0 -18.9 Independent (politician) J. Hoy 965 21.5 N/A 25 0.5 4,484 68.3 Conservative Party (UK) Withington Withington Conservative Party (UK) W. Challoner 1,813 41.9 -8.0 Independent (politician) L. F. Massey* 1,734 40.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) W. Johnston 780 18.0 N/A 79 1.8 4,327 63.2 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Aldermanic election Aldermanic election, 9 November 1925 At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1925, the terms of office of seventeen aldermen expired.CIVIC WEEK DURING TEST VISIT, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1925, p.5 The following seventeen were elected as aldermen by the council on 9 November 1925 for a term of six years. PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Liberal James Bowes* Miles Platting 1931 Liberal James Bowie* St. Clement's 1931 Conservative Henry Richard Box* Moss Side East 1931 Conservative Tom Cook* Openshaw 1931 Labour Tom Fox* Bradford 1931 Liberal Hermann Goldschmidt* Collyhurst 1931 Conservative Walter Harwood* Didsbury 1931 Conservative T. H. Hinchcliffe St. Luke's 1931 Conservative Edward Holt* Crumpsall 1931 Conservative Christopher Hornby* All Saints' 1931 Labour William Jackson* Blackley 1931 Conservative William Kay* St. George's 1931 Liberal Henry Plummer* Rusholme 1931 Conservative Frederick Todd* New Cross 1931 Conservative John Turner* Chorlton-cum-Hardy 1931 Conservative F. J. West* Beswick 1931 Conservative Samuel Woollam Gorton North 1931 By-elections between 1925 and 1926 By-elections, 24 November 1925 Two by-elections were held on 24 November 1925 to fill vacancies that were created by the appointment of aldermen on 6 June 1928.MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 25, 1925, p.11 Medlock Street Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Samuel Woollam (Conservative, Medlock Street, elected 2 November 1908)CHECK TO SOCIALISM, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1908, p.10 on 9 November 1925,CIVIC WEEK DURING TEST VISIT, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1925, p.5 following the resignation on 9 November 1925 of Alderman Fred Pogson (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1909).CIVIC WEEK DURING TEST VISIT, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1925, p.5MAYORAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1909, p.9 Medlock Street Conservative Party (UK) S. H. Holden Wood 1,929 41.1 -16.9 Labour Party (UK) E. Chorlton 1,876 40.0 -2.0 Liberal Party (UK) W. E. Davies 851 18.1 N/A Independent (politician) N. E. Walker 37 0.8 N/A 53 1.1 -14.9 4,693 Conservative Party (UK) St. Luke's Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor T. H. Hinchcliffe (Conservative, St. Luke's, elected 2 November 1908)CHECK TO SOCIALISM, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1908, p.10 on 9 November 1925,CIVIC WEEK DURING TEST VISIT, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1925, p.5 following the death on 20 October 1925 of Alderman William Lane-Scott (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 20 June 1917).CHILDREN LOSE A FRIEND, Manchester Evening News, October 20, 1925, p.6CITY COUNCIL TOPICS, Manchester Evening News, June 20, 1917, p.2 St. Luke's Conservative Party (UK) T. Harrison 2,120 55.4 +10.6 Liberal Party (UK) F. Tebb 1,710 44.6 -10.6 410 10.8 3,830 Conservative Party (UK) References Manchester Category:Manchester City Council elections Category:November 1925 in the United Kingdom