1922 Manchester City Council election

1922 Manchester City Council election

1 November 1922 (1922-11-01)
35 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council 70 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Labour Last election 16 seats, 34.1% 8 seats, 20.0% 7 seats, 30.6% Seats before 71 27 29 Seats won 15 8 10 Seats after 75 27 25 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 69,290 19,814 36,813 Percentage 48.8% 14.0% 25.9% Swing 14.7 6.0% 4.7%   Fourth party   Party Independent Last election 3 seats, 9.4% Seats before 13 Seats won 2 Seats after 13 Seat change Popular vote 12,922 Percentage 9.1% Swing 0.3%
Map of results of 1922 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election Conservative

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.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		69,290 (48.8%)		14.7	15 (42.9%)	15 / 35	4	75 (53.6%)	75 / 140
Liberal Party		19,814 (14.0%)		6.0	8 (22.9%)	8 / 35		27 (19.3%)	27 / 140
Labour Party		36,813 (25.9%)		4.7	10 (28.6%)	10 / 35	4	25 (17.9%)	25 / 140
Independent		12,922 (9.1%)		0.3	2 (5.7%)	2 / 35		13 (9.3%)	13 / 140
English League for the Taxation of Land Values		1,224 (0.9%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 140
Independent Labour		1,210 (0.9%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 140
National Unemployed Workers' Movement		1,224 (0.9%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 140

Full council

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Ward results

All Saints

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. E. Hutchinson*	1,841	61.3	+12.6
	Independent	H. M. Ross Clyne	1,164	38.7	N/A
Majority			677	22.6
Turnout			3,005	37.0	−3.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. L. K. Jones	2,536	51.8	−18.4
	Labour	R. C. Wallhead*	2,363	48.2	+18.4
Majority			173	3.4	−37.0
Turnout			4,899	48.0	+12.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Beswick

Beswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Cox	3,490	58.1	+1.0
	Conservative	J. Fiddiham	2,618	42.9	−1.0
Majority			872	14.2	+2.0
Turnout			6,108	53.8	10.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Bentley*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Binns*	2,875	58.0	N/A
	Conservative	A. Ward	2,084	42.0	N/A
Majority			791	16.0	N/A
Turnout			4,959	52.3	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. A. Wood*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lees-Jones	3,526	56.3	N/A
	Liberal	J. Redford*	2,742	43.7	N/A
Majority			784	12.6	N/A
Turnout			2,809	48.7	N/A
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Elliott*	1,074	46.9	+10.4
	Liberal	P. I. Wigoder	840	36.6	N/A
	Labour	F. Gregson	378	16.5	N/A
Majority			234	10.2
Turnout			2,292	66.5	−5.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. R. Midgley	3,081	58.7	N/A
	Liberal	H. Lee*	2,168	41.3	N/A
Majority			913	17.4
Turnout			5,249	59.0	+38.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Todd*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. D. Simon*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. L. Hardcastle*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Crompton*	3,479	63.8	+34.7
	Conservative	R. S. Ireland	1,970	36.2	−0.7
Majority			1,509	27.6
Turnout			5,449	54.4	−6.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Lee*	3,185	54.9	−3.1
	Conservative	J. E. Leicester	2,617	45.1	+9.7
Majority			568	9.8	−12.8
Turnout			5,802	59.0	−3.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Lundy*	2,287	49.2	+4.3
	Conservative	E. E. Walsh	2,284	49.1	−5.1
	National Unemployed Workers' Movement	P. Murphy	80	1.7	N/A
Majority			3	0.1
Turnout			4,651	48.1	−1.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. E. Mitchell*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Cundiff*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. H. S. Redmond*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Bloor	3,281	55.7	+15.0
	Labour	J. Fogarty*	2,607	44.3	−15.0
Majority			674	11.4
Turnout			5,888	61.6	+9.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Millward	2,008	51.0
	Independent	D. S. Bloomfield	1,813	46.0	N/A
	Independent	A. R. Edwards	120	3.0	N/A
Majority			195	5.0
Turnout			3,941	51.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Dunham	2,600	50.8	+21.1
	Independent	J. S. Whitehead	2,523	49.2	N/A
Majority			77	1.6
Turnout			5,123	59.5	+18.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Frankland	2,676	55.0	+2.4
	Labour	F. Gregson*	2,188	45.0	N/A
Majority			488	10.0	+4.8
Turnout			3,874	56.4	+16.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

New Cross

New Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Milner*	2,054	52.1	N/A
	Conservative	O. R. Whittaker	1,886	47.9	−12.7
Majority			168	4.2
Turnout			3,940	42.2	−11.0
	Liberal hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. W. Godbert*	2,743	59.2	N/A
	Labour	H. Thorneycroft	1,890	40.8	+3.9
Majority			853	18.4
Turnout			5,067	58.1	−6.2
	Liberal hold		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. D. Judson*	2,967	51.4	+2.9
	Labour	J. Brown	2,135	37.0	−14.5
	Communist	J. Dickson	666	11.5	N/A
Majority			832	14.4
Turnout			5,498	62.5	+26.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Noton Barclay*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. F. M. Sutton*	2,121	91.4	+35.0
	Independent	A. R. Edwards	208	8.9	N/A
Majority			1,913	82.2	+69.4
Turnout			2,329	28.7	−15.5
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. G. Litton*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. H. Helm*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	G. Oddy*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. R. Hewlett	867	50.6	0
	Liberal	R. E. T. Allan	847	49.4	0
Majority			20	1.2	0
Turnout			1,714	65.8	+12.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. H. Hinchcliffe*	2,432	57.1	N/A
	Labour Co-op	J. H. Alsop	1,828	42.9	+7.3
Majority			604	14.2
Turnout			4,260	43.0	+8.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Brassington	2,652	46.9	+13.9
	Conservative	W. P. Jackson	2,030	35.9	N.A
	Liberal	G. Jennison*	972	17.2	N/A
Majority			622	11.0
Turnout			5,642	56.9	−6.2
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Cassidy*	2,311	50.4	−9.6
	Conservative	G. H. Dale	2,274	49.6	+9.6
Majority			37	0.8	−19.2
Turnout			4,585	74.4	+8.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	L. F. Massey*	1,592	48.7	+5.1
	Conservative	F. Stapleton	1,325	40.5	−15.9
	Labour	M. Dean	355	10.8	N/A
Majority			267	8.2
Turnout			3,272	48.3	+1.7
	Independent hold		Swing