1921 Manchester City Council election

Local election in Manchester 1921 Manchester City Council election England Arms of the City of Manchester.svg parliamentary no 1920 Manchester City Council election 1920 1921 11 01 y 1922 Manchester City Council election 1922 35 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council 71 Manchester 1921.png Map of results of 1921 election Leader of the Council No overall control Leader of the Council after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 16 seats,36.6% 63 23 72 9 69,290 48.8% 12.2% Liberal Party (UK) 9 seats,18.7% 38 5 33 5 19,814 14.0% 4.7% Labour Party (UK) 7 seats,31.1% 33 5 30 3 36,813 25.9% 5.2% Independent (politician) 2 seats,7.6% 4 2 5 1 12,922 9.1% 1.5% Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Tuesday, 1 November 1921. 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 gained overall control of the council from no overall control.EFFECT OF THE ELECTIONS, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1921, p.4MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1921, p.7 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party69,290 (48.8%)48.8 Conservative Party (UK) 12.223 (65.7%)23 35 Conservative Party (UK) 972 (51.4%)72 140 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party19,814 (14.0%)14.0 Liberal Party (UK) 4.7 5 (14.3%)5 35 Liberal Party (UK) 5 33 (23.6%)33 140 Liberal Party (UK)Labour Party36,813 (25.9%)25.9 Labour Party (UK) 5.25 (14.3%)5 35 Labour Party (UK) 3 30 (21.4%)30 140 Labour Party (UK)Independent12,922 (9.1%)9.1 Independent (politician) 1.5 2 (5.7%)2 35 Independent (politician) 5 (3.6%)5 140 Independent (politician)National Unemployed Workers' Movement1,224 (0.9%)0.9 National Unemployed Workers' Movement N/A 0 (0.0%)0 35 National Unemployed Workers' Movement N/A 0 (0.0%)0 140 National Unemployed Workers' MovementIndependent Labour1,210 (0.9%)0.9 Independent Labour N/A0 (0.0%)0 35 Independent Labour 10 (0.0%)0 140 Independent LabourCommunist666 (0.5%)0.5 Communist Party of Great Britain N/A0 (0.0%)0 35 Communist Party of Great Britain N/A0 (0.0%)0 140 Communist Party of Great Britain Full council + ↓ 30 33 5 72 Ward results All Saints' All Saints' Conservative Party (UK) E. Pierce* 1,616 51.3 +5.0 Labour Party (UK) G. Benson 1,537 48.7 +25.6 79 2.6 3,153 40.3 +0.7 Conservative Party (UK) Ardwick Ardwick Conservative Party (UK) M. L. K. Jones 2,536 51.8 -18.4 Labour Party (UK) R. C. Wallhead* 2,363 48.2 +18.4 173 3.4 -37.0 4,899 48.0 +12.4 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Beswick Beswick Labour Party (UK) L. B. Cox 3,490 58.1 +1.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Fiddiham 2,618 42.9 -1.0 872 14.2 +2.0 6,108 53.8 10.1 Labour Party (UK) Blackley Blackley Conservative Party (UK) J. E. Littler 2,651 66.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Robinson 1,333 33.5 N/A 1,318 33.0 3,984 51.1 +14.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bradford Bradford Labour Party (UK) J. Binns* 2,875 58.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) A. Ward 2,084 42.0 N/A 791 16.0 N/A 4,959 52.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) Cheetham Cheetham Conservative Party (UK) A. Whitworth* 2,694 61.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) C. Kean 1,671 38.3 +3.2 1,023 23.4 4,365 53.9 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Chorlton-cum-Hardy Chorlton-cum-Hardy Conservative Party (UK) J. Lees-Jones 3,526 56.3 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J. Redford* 2,742 43.7 N/A 784 12.6 N/A 6,268 48.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Collegiate Church Collegiate Church Independent (politician) D. Gouldman 1,544 63.5 +26.8 Conservative Party (UK) T. R. Hewlett* 887 36.5 0.2 657 27.0 2,431 72.1 +9.9 Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) Collyhurst Collyhurst Conservative Party (UK) J. R. Midgley 3,081 58.7 N/A Liberal Party (UK) H. Lee* 2,168 41.3 N/A 913 17.4 5,249 59.0 +38.9 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Crumpsall Crumpsall Conservative Party (UK) F. J. Robertshaw* 1,594 56.7 +15.8 Liberal Party (UK) H. Wagon 1,215 43.3 +7.1 379 13.4 +8.7 2,809 58.2 -5.6 Conservative Party (UK) Didsbury Didsbury Liberal Party (UK) J. Swarbrick* 1,620 51.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) F. Stapleton 1,546 48.8 -31.9 74 2.4 3,166 59.0 +4.7 Liberal Party (UK) Exchange Exchange Conservative Party (UK) G. Westcott* 690 66.8 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J. Lyons 343 33.2 N/A 347 33.6 1,033 58.1 +21.7 Conservative Party (UK) Gorton North Gorton North Conservative Party (UK) W. Docker 2,216 36.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Mason 1,748 29.1 N/A Independent Labour J. P. Greenall* 1,210 20.1 N/A National Unemployed Workers' Movement J. Shaw 839 14.0 N/A 468 7.8 N/A 6,013 60.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Independent Labour Gorton South Gorton South Labour Party (UK) S. Hague* 3,372 58.0 +6.2 Conservative Party (UK) W. S. Wilson 2,060 35.4 -12.8 National Unemployed Workers' Movement P. H. Kealy 385 6.6 N/A 1,312 22.6 +19.1 5,817 62.5 +17.2 Labour Party (UK) Harpurhey Harpurhey Conservative Party (UK) W. Gilgryst* 2,575 54.2 +12.9 Labour Party (UK) A. E. Wolstenholme 2,135 44.9 +17.4 Independent (politician) G. A. Jones 44 0.9 N/A 440 9.3 -4.5 4,754 49.2 -7.5 Conservative Party (UK) Levenshulme Levenshulme Independent (politician) R. S. Harper* 3,728 84.6 +21.4 Labour Party (UK) W. H. Depledge 678 15.4 -21.4 3,050 69.2 +42.9 4,406 48.8 -5.4 Independent (politician) Longsight Longsight Conservative Party (UK) A. Jennison* 2,661 61.3 -0.2 Liberal Party (UK) A. L. Taylor 1,678 38.7 N/A 983 22.6 -0.4 4,339 50.1 -7.8 Conservative Party (UK) Medlock Street Medlock Street Conservative Party (UK) S. Woollam* 4,090 68.8 -3.7 Liberal Party (UK) F. H. Earley 1,654 27.8 N/A Independent (politician) M. Healey 205 3.4 N/A 2,436 41.0 -4.0 5,949 51.1 +6.1 Conservative Party (UK) Miles Platting Miles Platting Conservative Party (UK) S. Bloor 3,281 55.7 +15.0 Labour Party (UK) J. Fogarty* 2,607 44.3 -15.0 674 11.4 5,888 61.6 +9.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Moss Side East Moss Side East Conservative Party (UK) W. Millward 2,008 51.0 +6.7 Independent (politician) D. S. Bloomfield 1,813 46.0 N/A Independent (politician) A. R. Edwards 120 3.0 N/A 195 5.0 +1.4 3,941 51.5 +18.9 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Moss Side West Moss Side West Conservative Party (UK) T. Dunham 2,600 50.8 +21.1 Independent (politician) J. S. Whitehead 2,523 49.2 N/A 77 1.6 5,123 59.5 +18.2 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Moston Moston Conservative Party (UK) B. Frankland 2,676 55.0 +2.4 Labour Party (UK) F. Gregson* 2,188 45.0 N/A 488 10.0 +4.8 5,864 56.4 +16.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) New Cross New Cross Liberal Party (UK) J. Milner* 2,054 52.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) O. R. Whittaker 1,886 47.9 -12.7 168 4.2 3,940 42.2 -11.0 Liberal Party (UK) Newton Heath Newton Heath Liberal Party (UK) C. W. Godbert* 2,743 59.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) H. Thorneycroft 1,890 40.8 +3.9 853 18.4 5,067 58.1 -6.2 Liberal Party (UK) Openshaw Openshaw Conservative Party (UK) H. D. Judson* 2,967 51.4 +2.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Brown 2,135 37.0 -14.5 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Dickson 666 11.5 N/A 832 14.4 5,498 62.5 +26.1 Conservative Party (UK) Oxford Oxford Conservative Party (UK) O. P. Lancashire* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Rusholme Rusholme Liberal Party (UK) W. Flinn 2,007 56.4 +9.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Parkinson* 1,550 43.6 +14.6 457 12.8 -5.1 3,557 44.2 +4.6 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Ann's St. Ann's Conservative Party (UK) E. B. Beesley 649 54.5 N/A Independent (politician) R. B. Batty 542 45.5 N/A 107 9.0 N/A 1,191 49.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) St. Clement's St. Clement's Liberal Party (UK) W. Melland* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) St. George's St. George's Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Swales* 3,613 74.3 +30.0 Independent (politician) S. Finnigan 1,250 25.7 N/A 2,363 48.6 +35.1 4,982 44.6 +7.8 Conservative Party (UK) St. John's St. John's Conservative Party (UK) J. Bayliss* 709 50.6 N/A Liberal Party (UK) H. S. Ashburner 692 49.4 N/A 17 1.2 N/A 1,401 53.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) St. Luke's St. Luke's Conservative Party (UK) T. H. Hinchcliffe* 2,432 57.1 N/A Labour and Co-operative J. H. Alsop 1,828 42.9 +7.3 604 14.2 4,260 43.0 +8.1 Conservative Party (UK) St. Mark's St. Mark's Labour Party (UK) I. Brassington 2,652 46.9 +13.9 Conservative Party (UK) W. P. Jackson 2,030 35.9 N.A Liberal Party (UK) G. Jennison* 972 17.2 N/A 622 11.0 5,642 56.9 -6.2 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) St. Michael's St. Michael's Labour Party (UK) T. Cassidy* 2,311 50.4 -9.6 Conservative Party (UK) G. H. Dale 2,274 49.6 +9.6 37 0.8 -19.2 4,585 74.4 +8.1 Labour Party (UK) Withington Withington Conservative Party (UK) J. Mellor 1,490 56.4 N/A Independent (politician) E. Brown 1,153 43.6 N/A 337 12.8 2,643 46.6 +1.7 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) By-elections between 1921 and 1922 Blackley, 8 November 1921 Caused by the resignation of Councillor J. D. Canavan (Labour, Blackley, elected 1 November 1919)Municipal Elections: Labour's Sweeping Victories https://www.newspapers.com/image/258429264/ 9 February 2024 Manchester Guardian 3 November 1919 on 26 October 1921.THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE RATES, Manchester Guardian, October 27, 1921, p.4 Blackley Liberal Party (UK) W. Bentley 2,302 68.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) E. Whiteley 1,054 31.4 -2.1 1,248 37.2 3,356 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) LABOUR LOSES A SEAT IN BLACKLEY, Manchester Guardian, November 9, 1921, p.6 St. Ann's, 16 May 1922 Caused by the resignation of Councillor F. M. S. Grant (Conservative, St. Ann's, elected 1 November 1913)MUNICIPAL POLLS, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1913, p.7 on 3 May 1922.ST. ANN'S WARD, Manchester Guardian, May 4, 1922, p.8 St. Ann's Conservative Party (UK) R. A. Larmuth uncontested Conservative Party (UK) , Manchester Guardian, May 17, 1922, p.9 References Manchester Category:Manchester City Council elections