1923 Manchester City Council election

Local election in Manchester 1923 Manchester City Council election England Arms of the City of Manchester.svg parliamentary no 1922 Manchester City Council election 1922 1923 11 01 y 1924 Manchester City Council election 1924 35 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council 71 Manchester 1923.png Map of results of 1923 election Leader of the Council Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 15 seats,43.2% 75 17 75 54,724 45.3% 2.1% Liberal Party (UK) 8 seats,8.8% 34 7 32 2 18,842 15.6% 6.8% Labour Party (UK) 10 seats,39.7% 26 10 28 2 41,625 34.4% 5.3% Independent (politician) 2 seats,6.0% 5 1 5 3,859 3.2% 2.8% Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1923. 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.MANCHESTER POSITION, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1923, p.6NET GAIN TO LABOUR IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1923, p.14 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party54,724 (45.3%)45.3 Conservative Party (UK) 2.117 (48.6%)17 35 Conservative Party (UK) 75 (53.6%)75 140 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party18,842 (15.6%)15.6 Liberal Party (UK) 6.8 7 (20.0%)7 35 Liberal Party (UK) 2 32 (22.9%)32 140 Liberal Party (UK)Labour Party41,625 (34.4%)34.4 Labour Party (UK) 5.310 (28.6%)10 35 Labour Party (UK) 2 28 (20.0%)28 140 Labour Party (UK)Independent3,859 (3.2%)3.2 Independent (politician) 2.8 1 (2.9%)1 35 Independent (politician) 5 (3.6%)5 140 Independent (politician)Co-operative Party1,772 (1.5%)1.5 Co-operative Party N/A 0 (0.0%)0 35 Co-operative Party N/A 0 (0.0%)0 140 Co-operative PartyNFDDSS57 (0.0%)0.0 National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers N/A 0 (0.0%)0 35 National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers N/A 0 (0.0%)0 140 National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers Full council + ↓ 28 32 5 75 Ward results All Saints' All Saints' Liberal Party (UK) J. O'Loughlin 1,206 36.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) E. Lewis 1,203 36.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. M. Thompson 823 25.0 -36.3 Independent (politician) A. W. McKelvin 60 1.8 -36.9 3 0.1 3,292 Liberal Party (UK) Ardwick Ardwick Conservative Party (UK) A. E. B. Alexander* 2,739 51.1 +7.4 Labour Party (UK) J. M. Wharton 2,619 48.9 -7.4 120 2.2 5,358 Conservative Party (UK) Beswick Beswick Labour Party (UK) W. Robinson* 4,334 52.4 +2.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Meachin 3,879 46.9 -2.9 National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers C. Reilly 57 0.7 N/A 455 5.5 +5.1 8,270 Labour Party (UK) Blackley Blackley Liberal Party (UK) T. S. Williams* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) Bradford Bradford Labour Party (UK) E. J. Hart* 3,302 51.4 -5.5 Conservative Party (UK) G. W. Leggott 3,125 48.6 +5.5 179 2.8 -11.0 6,427 Labour Party (UK) Cheetham Cheetham Liberal Party (UK) J. J. Kendall* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) Chorlton-cum-Hardy Chorlton-cum-Hardy Conservative Party (UK) S. T. Rowe* 4,537 51.2 +4.3 Liberal Party (UK) S. D. Simon 4,321 48.8 -4.3 216 2.4 8,858 Conservative Party (UK) Collegiate Church Collegiate Church Conservative Party (UK) J. Hill* 976 52.7 +5.8 Liberal Party (UK) P. I. Wigoder 876 47.3 +10.7 100 5.4 -4.8 1,852 Conservative Party (UK) Collyhurst Collyhurst Conservative Party (UK) E. Shields 2,764 54.7 +4.4 Labour Party (UK) A. Park* 2,286 45.3 -4.4 478 9.4 +8.8 5,050 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Crumpsall Crumpsall Conservative Party (UK) G. S. Grindley* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Didsbury Didsbury Conservative Party (UK) G. H. White* 2,104 59.8 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J. W. Hampson 1,416 40.2 N/A 688 19.6 N/A 3,520 Conservative Party (UK) Exchange Exchange Conservative Party (UK) A. S. Harper 560 58.6 N/A Liberal Party (UK) A. Nixon 395 41.4 N/A 165 17.2 N/A 8,858 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Gorton North Gorton North Labour Party (UK) W. Davy* uncontested Labour Party (UK) Gorton South Gorton South Labour Party (UK) E. C. Wilkinson 3,341 57.2 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. E. Leicester 2,501 42.8 -2.3 841 14.4 +4.6 5,842 Labour Party (UK) Harpurhey Harpurhey Conservative Party (UK) T. Hoyle* 3,088 56.6 +7.5 Labour Party (UK) A. E. Wolstenholme 2,369 43.4 -5.8 719 13.2 5,457 Conservative Party (UK) Levenshulme Levenshulme Independent (politician) J. Harrison* 3,384 64.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) W. Davis 1,899 35.9 N/A 1,485 28.2 N/A 5,457 Independent (politician) Longsight Longsight Conservative Party (UK) W. P. Jackson 2,737 60.7 N/A Co-operative Party E. E. Beavan 1,772 39.3 N/A 965 21.4 N/A 4,509 Conservative Party (UK) Medlock Street Medlock Street Conservative Party (UK) W. J. Pine* 2,459 85.6 N/A Independent (politician) A. R. Edwards 415 14.4 N/A 2,044 71.2 N/A 2,874 Conservative Party (UK) Miles Platting Miles Platting Labour Party (UK) A. James* 3,383 57.1 +15.1 Conservative Party (UK) T. McRoy 2,538 42.9 -4.0 845 14.2 5,921 Labour Party (UK) Moss Side East Moss Side East Liberal Party (UK) R. E. T. Allen 1,821 46.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) H. Dale 1,219 31.1 -10.1 Labour Party (UK) G. H. Harris 877 22.4 N/A 602 15.4 3,917 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Moss Side West Moss Side West Liberal Party (UK) J. Mathewson Watson* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) Moston Moston Labour Party (UK) M. Welsh 2,292 44.6 -17.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Bostock* 1,980 38.5 N/A Liberal Party (UK) W. Turner 867 16.9 -21.0 312 6.1 -18.1 5,139 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) New Cross New Cross Conservative Party (UK) J. C. Grime* 3,372 58.3 -4.0 Labour Party (UK) R. Matthews 2,407 41.7 +4.0 965 16.6 -8.0 5,779 Conservative Party (UK) Newton Heath Newton Heath Labour Party (UK) M. Jagger 2,555 56.9 +16.4 Conservative Party (UK) W. Stephenson 1,932 43.1 -0.4 623 13.8 4,487 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Openshaw Openshaw Labour Party (UK) G. F. Titt* 2,894 57.8 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) A. H. Turner 2,111 42.2 -0.4 783 15.6 +0.8 5,005 Labour Party (UK) Oxford Oxford Conservative Party (UK) R. W. Shepherd* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Rusholme Rusholme Liberal Party (UK) C. H. Barlow* 1,852 42.0 -49.4 Conservative Party (UK) S. J. Roberts 1,477 33.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) F. G. Lloyd 1,079 24.5 N/A 375 8.5 -73.7 4,408 Liberal Party (UK) St. Ann's St. Ann's Conservative Party (UK) R. A. Larmuth* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) St. Clement's St. Clement's Conservative Party (UK) J. Goodwin 960 53.3 N/A Liberal Party (UK) W. H. Wood 842 46.7 N/A 118 6.6 N/A 1,802 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) St. George's St. George's Conservative Party (UK) C. A. Toyn* 2,524 44.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. W. O'Neill 1,856 32.7 N/A Liberal Party (UK) A. Todd 1,289 22.8 N/A 668 11.8 N/A 5,669 Conservative Party (UK) St. John's St. John's Conservative Party (UK) I. Hinchliffe* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) St. Luke's St. Luke's Conservative Party (UK) J. W. Higginbottom 2,260 52.4 -4.7 Liberal Party (UK) C. Herford* 2,053 47.6 N/A 207 4.8 -22.6 4,313 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) St. Mark's St. Mark's Labour Party (UK) C. Wood 3,309 58.0 +5.7 Conservative Party (UK) W. Chapman* 2,399 42.0 -5.7 910 16.0 +11.4 5,708 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Michael's St. Michael's Labour Party (UK) J. Reilly* uncontested Labour Party (UK) Withington Withington Liberal Party (UK) W. A. Lewins* 1,904 55.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) K. W. Chambers 1,540 44.7 +4.2 364 10.6 3,444 Liberal Party (UK) By-elections between 1923 and 1924 St. Ann's, 19 February 1924 Caused by the death of Councillor John George Litton (Conservative, St. Ann's, elected 1 November 1909)CIVIC ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1909, p.9 on 29 January 1924.COUNCILLOR J. G. LITTON, Manchester Guardian, January 29, 1924, p.9 St. Ann's Conservative Party (UK) E. Green 581 54.3 N/A Independent (politician) J. E. Balmer 489 45.7 N/A 92 8.6 N/A 1,070 49.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) ST. ANN'S WARD ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, February 20, 1924, p.25 References Manchester Category:Manchester City Council elections