1922 Manchester City Council election

Local election in Manchester 1922 Manchester City Council election England Arms of the City of Manchester.svg parliamentary no 1921 Manchester City Council election 1921 1922 11 01 y 1923 Manchester City Council election 1923 35 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council 71 Manchester 1922.png Map of results of 1922 election Leader of the Council Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 23 seats,48.8% 72 15 76 4 48,158 43.2% 5.6% Liberal Party (UK) 5 seats,14.0% 33 8 33 9,780 8.8% 5.2% Labour Party (UK) 5 seats,25.9% 29 10 26 3 44,198 39.7% 13.8% Independent (politician) 2 seats,9.1% 5 2 5 6,657 6.0% 3.1% Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Wednesday, 1 November 1922. 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.FOUR LOSSES, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1922, p.4LABOUR LOSSES IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1922, p.4 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party48,158 (43.2%)43.2 Conservative Party (UK) 5.615 (42.9%)15 35 Conservative Party (UK) 476 (54.3%)76 140 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party9,780 (8.8%)8.8 Liberal Party (UK) 5.2 8 (22.9%)8 35 Liberal Party (UK) 33 (23.6%)33 140 Liberal Party (UK)Labour Party44,198 (39.7%)39.7 Labour Party (UK) 13.810 (28.6%)10 35 Labour Party (UK) 3 26 (18.6%)26 140 Labour Party (UK)Independent6,657 (6.0%)6.0 Independent (politician) 3.1 2 (5.7%)2 35 Independent (politician) 5 (3.6%)5 140 Independent (politician)English League for the Taxation of Land Values1,825 (1.6%)1.6 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 ValuesIndependent Labour763 (0.7%)0.7 Independent Labour 0.20 (0.0%)0 35 Independent Labour 10 (0.0%)0 140 Independent LabourNational Unemployed Workers' Movement80 (0.1%)0.1 National Unemployed Workers' Movement 0.8 0 (0.0%)0 35 National Unemployed Workers' Movement 0 (0.0%)0 140 National Unemployed Workers' Movement Full council + ↓ 26 33 5 76 Ward results All Saints' All Saints' Labour Party (UK) J. E. Hutchinson* 1,841 61.3 +12.6 Independent (politician) H. M. Ross Clyne 1,164 38.7 N/A 677 22.6 3,005 37.0 -3.3 Labour Party (UK) Ardwick Ardwick Labour Party (UK) H. Weate* 3,421 56.3 -8.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. L. Barrett 2,650 43.7 -8.1 771 12.6 6,071 58.9 +10.9 Labour Party (UK) Beswick Beswick Labour Party (UK) M. E. Smith* 3,636 50.2 -7.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Meachin 3,604 49.8 +7.9 32 0.4 -13.8 7,240 62.0 +8.2 Labour Party (UK) Blackley Blackley Liberal Party (UK) W. Bentley* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) Bradford Bradford Labour Party (UK) J. W. Sutton* 3,336 56.9 -1.1 Conservative Party (UK) G. W. Leggott 2,523 43.1 +1.1 813 13.8 -2.2 5,859 59.3 +7.0 Labour Party (UK) Cheetham Cheetham Conservative Party (UK) C. A. Wood* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Chorlton-cum-Hardy Chorlton-cum-Hardy Liberal Party (UK) W. E. Davies* 3,500 53.1 +9.4 Conservative Party (UK) A. E. Bowen 3,086 46.9 -9.4 414 6.2 6,586 48.4 -0.3 Liberal Party (UK) Collegiate Church Collegiate Church Conservative Party (UK) J. Elliott* 1,074 46.9 +10.4 Liberal Party (UK) P. I. Wigoder 840 36.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) F. Gregson 378 16.5 N/A 234 10.2 2,292 66.5 -5.6 Conservative Party (UK) Collyhurst Collyhurst Conservative Party (UK) F. Brine 2,482 50.3 -8.4 Labour Party (UK) M. Jagger* 2,449 49.7 N/A 33 0.6 -16.8 4,931 54.0 -5.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Crumpsall Crumpsall Conservative Party (UK) F. Todd* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Didsbury Didsbury Liberal Party (UK) E. D. Simon* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) Exchange Exchange Conservative Party (UK) G. L. Hardcastle* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Gorton North Gorton North Labour Party (UK) J. Compton* 3,479 63.8 +34.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. S. Ireland 1,970 36.2 -0.7 1,509 27.6 5,449 54.4 -6.3 Labour Party (UK) Gorton South Gorton South Labour Party (UK) A. Lee* 3,185 54.9 -3.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. E. Leicester 2,617 45.1 +9.7 568 9.8 -12.8 5,802 59.0 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) Harpurhey Harpurhey Labour Party (UK) R. Lundy* 2,287 49.2 +4.3 Conservative Party (UK) E. E. Walsh 2,284 49.1 -5.1 National Unemployed Workers' Movement P. Murphy 80 1.7 N/A 3 0.1 4,651 48.1 -1.1 Labour Party (UK) Levenshulme Levenshulme Liberal Party (UK) M. E. Mitchell* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) Longsight Longsight Conservative Party (UK) W. Cundiff* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Medlock Street Medlock Street Conservative Party (UK) C. H. S. Redmond* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Miles Platting Miles Platting Conservative Party (UK) J. Travis 3,041 46.9 -8.8 Labour Party (UK) C. E. Wood* 2,719 42.0 -2.3 Liberal Party (UK) H. Pinnington 718 11.1 N/A 322 4.9 -6.5 6,478 67.2 +5.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Moss Side East Moss Side East Independent (politician) E. Hales* 2,437 58.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R. S. Banks 1,711 41.2 -9.8 728 17.6 4,148 53.3 +1.8 Independent (politician) Moss Side West Moss Side West Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Birley* 2,334 56.1 +5.3 English League for the Taxation of Land Values A. H. Weller 1,825 43.9 N/A 509 12.2 +10.6 4,159 48.5 -9.0 Conservative Party (UK) Moston Moston Labour Party (UK) W. R. Mellor* 2,868 62.1 +17.1 Liberal Party (UK) W. Webster 1,754 37.9 N/A 1,114 24.2 4,622 53.2 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) New Cross New Cross Conservative Party (UK) A. Taylor* 3,457 62.3 +14.4 Labour Party (UK) E. J. Hookway 2,090 37.7 N/A 1,367 24.6 5,547 58.5 +16.3 Conservative Party (UK) Newton Heath Newton Heath Conservative Party (UK) H. F. Robinson 2,083 43.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) H. Thorneycroft 1,938 40.5 -0.3 Independent Labour P. L. Martin* 763 15.9 N/A 145 3.0 4,784 59.6 +1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Independent Labour Openshaw Openshaw Labour Party (UK) J. Toole* 2,860 57.4 +20.4 Conservative Party (UK) D. C. Goodman 2,126 42.6 -8.8 734 14.8 4,986 53.1 -9.4 Labour Party (UK) Oxford Oxford Liberal Party (UK) R. Noton Barclay* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) Rusholme Rusholme Liberal Party (UK) E. F. M. Sutton* 2,121 91.4 +35.0 Independent (politician) A. R. Edwards 208 8.9 N/A 1,913 82.2 +69.4 2,329 28.7 -15.5 Liberal Party (UK) St. Ann's St. Ann's Conservative Party (UK) J. G. Litton* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) St. Clement's St. Clement's Liberal Party (UK) J. H. Helm* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) St. George's St. George's Liberal Party (UK) G. Oddy* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) St. John's St. John's Conservative Party (UK) T. R. Hewlett 867 50.6 0 Liberal Party (UK) R. E. T. Allan 847 49.4 0 20 1.2 0 1,714 65.8 +12.5 Conservative Party (UK) St. Luke's St. Luke's Conservative Party (UK) J. Johnson* 3,275 57.1 -2.8 Labour Party (UK) E. Whiteley 1,620 26.8 -16.1 Independent (politician) G. H. Greenhough 1,140 18.9 N/A 1,655 27.4 +13.2 6,035 60.8 +17.8 Conservative Party (UK) St. Mark's St. Mark's Labour Party (UK) G. Hall* 3,436 52.3 +5.4 Conservative Party (UK) W. P. Jackson 3,134 47.7 +11.8 302 4.6 -6.4 6,597 65.2 +8.3 Labour Party (UK) St. Michael's St. Michael's Conservative Party (UK) G. H. Dale 2,515 51.0 +1.4 Labour Party (UK) J. Fogarty 2,300 46.6 -3.8 Independent (politician) A. Walsh 116 2.4 N/A 215 4.4 4,931 79.0 +4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Withington Withington Independent (politician) L. F. Massey* 1,592 48.7 +5.1 Conservative Party (UK) F. Stapleton 1,325 40.5 -15.9 Labour Party (UK) M. Dean 355 10.8 N/A 267 8.2 3,272 48.3 +1.7 Independent (politician) Aldermanic elections Aldermanic elections, 9 November 1922 At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1922, the terms of office of eighteen aldermen expired.LORD MAYOR'S DAY IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1922, p.17 The following eighteen were elected as aldermen by the council on 9 November 1922 for a term of six years. PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Liberal T. C. Abbott* St. Ann's 1928 Conservative G. K. Ashton* Ardwick 1928 Liberal Charles Behrens* Oxford 1928 Conservative R. A. D. Carter* Levenshulme 1928 Conservative A. W. Chapman* Medlock Street 1928 Conservative William Thomas Dagnall* St. Michael's 1928 Conservative Harry Derwent-Simpson* Beswick 1928 Conservative Samuel Dixon* Moston 1928 Liberal John Frowde* Moss Side West 1928 Labour James Johnston* St. John's 1928 Conservative John Jones* Longsight 1928 Conservative Sir Thomas Thornhill Shann* 1928 Conservative Thomas Smethurst* Cheetham 1928 Conservative John R. Smith* Collegiate Church 1928 Conservative Thomas Turnbull* Withington 1928 Conservative Robert Turner* St. Mark's 1928 Liberal William Walker* Gorton South 1928 Conservative Thomas Watmough* Exchange 1928 Caused by the resignation on 3 November 1922 of Alderman William Birkbeck (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 5 December 1900).THE NEW LORD MAYOR, Manchester Guardian, November 4, 1922, p.15COUNCIL MEETINGS, Manchester Courier, December 6, 1900, p.9 In his place, Councillor Frederick Todd (Conservative, Crumpsall, elected 21 July 1905)CRUMPSALL WARD BYE-ELECTION, Manchester Courier, July 22, 1905, p.18 was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1922.LORD MAYOR'S DAY IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1922, p.17 PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative Frederick Todd New Cross 1925 Aldermanic election, 6 December 1922 Caused by the resignation on 29 November 1922 of Alderman Sir Thomas Smethurst (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 5 January 1910).THE MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 30, 1922, p.11MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, January 6, 1910, p.4 In his place, Councillor C. A. Wood (Conservative, Cheetham, elected 1 November 1906)MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1906, p.7 was elected as an alderman by the council on 6 December 1922.THE CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, December 7, 1922, p.11 PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative C. A. Wood Cheetham 1928 Aldermanic election, 7 February 1923 Caused by the death on 27 January 1923 of Alderman John Frowde (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1904).CITY ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, January 27, 1923, p.4MAYOR'S DAY, Manchester Courier, November 10, 1904, p.8 In his place, Councillor James Henry Swales (Conservative, St. George's, elected 1 November 1906)MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1906, p.7 was elected as an alderman by the council on 7 February 1923.LORD MAYOR'S DAY IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Evening News, February 7, 1923, p.6 PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative James Henry Swales Moss Side West 1925 Aldermanic election, 1 August 1923 Caused by the death on 15 July 1923 of Alderman Sir Thomas Thornhill Shann (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1911).SIR THOMAS THORNHILL SHANN, Manchester Guardian, July 16, 1923, p.12 , Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1911, p.3 In his place, Councillor James Johnson (Conservative, St. Luke's, elected 1 November 1906)MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1906, p.7 was elected as an alderman by the council on 1 August 1923.FREE TRADE IN MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS, Manchester Guardian, August 2, 1923, p.9 PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative James Johnson Oxford 1928 By-elections between 1922 and 1923 Crumpsall, 2 December 1922 Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Frederick Todd (Conservative, Crumpsall, elected 21 July 1905)CRUMPSALL WARD BYE-ELECTION, Manchester Courier, July 22, 1905, p.18 on 9 November 1922LORD MAYOR'S DAY IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1922, p.17 following the resignation on 3 November 1922 of Alderman William Birkbeck (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 5 December 1900).THE NEW LORD MAYOR, Manchester Guardian, November 4, 1922, p.15COUNCIL MEETINGS, Manchester Courier, December 6, 1900, p.9 Crumpsall Conservative Party (UK) W. Dennison 1,224 43.1 N/A Liberal Party (UK) E. H. Wagon 1,043 36.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) C. Stott 572 20.2 N/A 181 6.4 N/A 2,839 Conservative Party (UK) A NEW CITY COUNCILLOR, Manchester Guardian, December 4, 1922, p.8 Cheetham, 19 December 1922 Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor C. A. Wood (Conservative, Cheetham, elected 1 November 1906)MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1906, p.7 on 6 December 1922THE CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, December 7, 1922, p.11 following the resignation on 29 November 1922 of Alderman Sir Thomas Smethurst (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 5 January 1910).THE MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 30, 1922, p.11MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, January 6, 1910, p.4 Cheetham Conservative Party (UK) J. C. Kidd 1,707 59.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) E. J. Hookway 1,173 40.7 N/A 5344 18.6 N/A 2,880 Conservative Party (UK) CHEETHAM BY-ELECTION RESULT, Manchester Guardian, December 20, 1922, p.8 St. George's, 12 February 1923 Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor James Henry Swales (Conservative, St. George's, elected 19 September 1910; previously 1906-09)MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, September 20, 1910, p.9 on 7 February 1923LORD MAYOR'S DAY IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Evening News, February 7, 1923, p.6 following the death on 27 January 1923 of Alderman John Frowde (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1904).CITY ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, January 27, 1923, p.4MAYOR'S DAY, Manchester Courier, November 10, 1904, p.8 St. George's Conservative Party (UK) C. Maxwell uncontested Conservative Party (UK) A NEW CITY COUNCILLOR, Manchester Guardian, February 12, 1923, p.9 St. Luke's, 15 August 1923 Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor James Johnson (Conservative, St. Luke's, elected 1 November 1906)MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1906, p.7 on 1 August 1923FREE TRADE IN MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS, Manchester Guardian, August 2, 1923, p.9 following the death on 15 July 1923 of Alderman Sir Thomas Thornhill Shann (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1911).SIR THOMAS THORNHILL SHANN, Manchester Guardian, July 16, 1923, p.12 , Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1911, p.3 St. Luke's Liberal Party (UK) T. R. Ackroyd 2,232 55.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. W. Higginbottom 1,138 28.2 -28.9 Co-operative Party E. Whiteley 660 16.4 N/A 1,094 27.2 4,030 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) COUNCILLOR T. R. ACKROYD, Manchester Evening News, August 16, 1923, p.7 Withington, 24 August 1923 Caused by the death of Councillor J. C. Jones (Liberal, Withington, elected 1 November 1913)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1913, p.12 on 7 August 1923.MR J. C. Jones, Manchester Evening News, August 8, 1923, p.9 Withington Liberal Party (UK) W. A. Lewins 1,165 51.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) K. W. Chambers 1,091 48.4 +7.9 74 3.2 2,256 Liberal Party (UK) WITHINGTON'S NEW COUNCILLOR, Manchester Evening News, August 25, 1923, p.5 References Manchester Category:Manchester City Council elections