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1924 Manchester City Council election
← 1923 1 November 1924 (1924-11-01) 1925 →
35 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council
70 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Last election 18 seats,
48.1% 		10 seats,
34.4% 		7 seats,
15.6%
Seats before 72 27 28
Seats won 16 9 8
Seats after 65 31 31
Seat change Decrease7 Increase4 Increase3
Popular vote 58,108 41,625 18,842
Percentage 48.1% 34.4% 15.6%
Swing Increase4.9 Decrease5.3% Increase6.8%
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election 0 seats,
0.4%
Seats before 13
Seats won 2
Seats after 13
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 4,220
Percentage 3.8%
Swing Decrease5.3%
Map of results of 1924 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


No overall control

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Saturday, 1 November 1924. 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 lost overall control of the council.[1][2]

Election result

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Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 58,108 (48.1%)
Increase 4.9 16 (45.7%)
16 / 35
 Decrease 7 65 (46.4%)
65 / 140
Labour Party 41,625 (34.4%)
Decrease 5.3 9 (25.7%)
9 / 35
 Increase 4 31 (22.1%)
31 / 140
Liberal Party 18,842 (15.6%)
Increase 6.8 8 (22.9%)
8 / 35
 Increase 3 31 (22.1%)
31 / 140
Independent 475 (0.4%)
Decrease 3.4 0 (5.7%)
2 / 35
 Steady 13 (9.2%)
13 / 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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31 31 13 65

Ward results

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All Saints

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All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal M. J. O'Loughlin* 1,206 36.6 N/A
Conservative E. Lewis 1,203 36.5 N/A
Labour A. M. Thompson 823 25.0 −36.3
Independent A. W. McKelvin 60 1.8 −36.9
Majority 3 0.1
Turnout 3,292
Labour hold Swing

Ardwick

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Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. E. B. Alexander* 2,739 51.1 +7.4
Labour J. M. Wharton 2,619 48.9 −7.4
Majority 120 2.2
Turnout 5,358
Conservative hold Swing

Beswick

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Beswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. B. Cox* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

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Blackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal T. S. Williams* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Bradford

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Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Binns* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Cheetham

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Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Whitworth* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

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Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. T. Rowe* 4,537 51.2 +4.3
Liberal S. D. Simon 4,321 48.8 −4.3
Majority 216 2.4
Turnout 8,858
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

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Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Hill* 976 52.7 +5.8
Liberal P. I. Wigoder 876 47.3 +10.7
Majority 100 5.4 −4.8
Turnout 1,852
Conservative hold Swing

Collyhurst

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Collyhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Shields 2,764 54.7 +4.4
Labour A. Park* 2,286 45.3 −4.4
Majority 478 9.4 +8.8
Turnout 5,050
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Crumpsall

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Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. J. Robertshaw* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Didsbury

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Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. H. White* 2,104 59.8 N/A
Liberal J. W. Hampson 1,416 40.2 N/A
Majority 688 19.6 N/A
Turnout 3,520
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

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Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Westcott* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Gorton North

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Gorton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Davy* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

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Gorton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. C. Wilkinson 3,341 57.2 +2.3
Conservative J. E. Leicester 2,501 42.8 −2.3
Majority 841 14.4 +4.6
Turnout 5,842
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

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Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Hoyle* 3,088 56.6 +7.5
Labour A. E. Wolstenholme 2,369 43.4 −5.8
Majority 719 13.2
Turnout 5,457
Conservative hold Swing

Levenshulme

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Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. S. Harper* uncontested
Independent hold Swing

Longsight

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Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. P. Jackson 2,737 60.7 N/A
Co-operative Party E. Beavan 1,772 39.3 N/A
Majority 965 21.4 N/A
Turnout 4,509
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

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Medlock Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. J. Pine* 2,459 85.6 N/A
Independent A. R. Edwards 415 14.4 N/A
Majority 2,044 71.2 N/A
Turnout 2,874
Conservative hold Swing

Miles Platting

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Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. James* 3,383 57.1 +15.1
Conservative T. McRoy 2,538 42.9 −4.0
Majority 845 14.2
Turnout 5,921
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side East

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Moss Side East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal R. E. T. Allen 1,821 46.5 N/A
Conservative H. Dale 1,219 31.1 −10.1
Labour G. H. Harris 877 22.4 N/A
Majority 602 15.4
Turnout 3,917
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Moss Side West

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Moss Side West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Mathewson Watson* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Moston

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Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Welsh 2,292 44.6 −17.5
Conservative J. Bostock* 1,980 38.5 N/A
Liberal W. Turner 867 16.9 −21.0
Majority 312 6.1 −18.1
Turnout 5,139
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

New Cross

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New Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. C. Grime* 3,372 58.3 −4.0
Labour R. Matthews 2,407 41.7 +4.0
Majority 965 16.6 −8.0
Turnout 5,779
Conservative hold Swing

Newton Heath

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Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Melland 2,555 56.9 +16.4
Conservative W. Stephenson 1,932 43.1 −0.4
Majority 623 13.8
Turnout 4,487
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Openshaw

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Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. F. Titt* 2,894 57.8 +0.4
Conservative A. H. Turner 2,111 42.2 −0.4
Majority 783 15.6 +0.8
Turnout 5,005
Labour hold Swing

Oxford

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Oxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative O. P. Lancashire* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Rusholme

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Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal R. G. Edwards uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. Ann's

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St. Ann's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. F. Brierley* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Clement's

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St. Clement's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. Melland* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. George's

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St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. A. Toyn* 2,524 44.5 N/A
Labour J. W. O'Neill 1,856 32.7 N/A
Liberal A. Todd 1,289 22.8 N/A
Majority 668 11.8 N/A
Turnout 5,669
Conservative hold Swing

St. John's

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St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Hinchliffe* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Luke's

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St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. W. Higginbottom 2,260 52.4 −4.7
Liberal C. Herford* 2,053 47.6 N/A
Majority 207 4.8 −22.6
Turnout 4,313
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Mark's

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St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Wood 3,309 58.0 +5.7
Conservative W. Chapman* 2,399 42.0 −5.7
Majority 910 16.0 +11.4
Turnout 5,708
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. Michael's

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St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Reilly* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Withington

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Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. A. Lewins* 1,904 55.3 N/A
Conservative K. W. Chambers 1,540 44.7 +4.2
Majority 364 10.6
Turnout 3,444
Liberal hold Swing

Aldermanic election

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By-elections between 1924 and 1925

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References

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  1. ^ MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1924, p.10
  2. ^ MUNICIPAL CONTESTS, Manchester Guardian, October 25, 1924, p.6
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