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1925 Manchester City Council election
← 1924 2 November 1925 (1925-11-02) 1926 →
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 16 seats,
43.5% 		9 seats,
34.6% 		8 seats,
19.6%
Seats before 65 33 31
Seats won 16 12 6
Seats after 67 33 28
Seat change Increase2 Increase2 Decrease3
Popular vote 54,936 43,693 24,785
Percentage 43.5% 34.6% 19.6%
Swing Decrease4.6 Increase0.2% Increase4.0%
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election 2 seats,
2.0%
Seats before 13
Seats won 1
Seats after 12
Seat change Decrease1
Popular vote 2,511
Percentage 2.0%
Swing Increase1.6%
Map of results of 1925 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 Monday, 2 November 1925. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control.[1][2]

Election result

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Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 54,936 (43.5%)
Decrease 4.6 16 (45.7%)
16 / 35
 Increase 2 67 (47.9%)
67 / 140
Labour Party 43,693 (34.6%)
Increase 0.2 12 (34.3%)
12 / 35
 Increase 2 33 (23.6%)
33 / 140
Liberal Party 24,785 (19.6%)
Increase 4.0 6 (17.1%)
6 / 35
 Decrease 3 28 (20.0%)
28 / 140
Independent 2,511 (2.0%)
Increase 1.6 1 (2.9%)
1 / 35
 Decrease 1 12 (8.6%)
12 / 140
Residents 1,949 (25.7%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 140
English League for the Taxation of Land Values 1,973 (1.6%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 140

Full council

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33 28 12 67

Ward results

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All Saints

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All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. E. Hutchinson* 1,837 50.2 +10.7
Liberal W. G. Coltart 1,824 49.8 N/A
Majority 13 0.4
Turnout 3,661 43.9
Labour hold Swing

Ardwick

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Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Weate* 3,401 53.8 +9.0
Conservative J. Whittle 2,925 46.2 −9.0
Majority 476 7.6
Turnout 6,326 60.8
Labour hold Swing

Beswick

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Beswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Thorneycroft* 4,754 63.0 N/A
Conservative J. W. Brownhill 2,792 37.0 N/A
Majority 1,962 26.0 N/A
Turnout 7,546 61.6 N/A
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

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Blackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. Bentley* 3,038 65.9 N/A
Labour F. Gregson 1,570 34.1 +2.3
Majority 1,468 31.8
Turnout 4,608 51.1
Liberal hold Swing

Bradford

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Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. W. Sutton* 3,700 59.9 N/A
Conservative J. G. Kilbourne 2,482 40.1 N/A
Majority 1,218 19.8 N/A
Turnout 6,182 58.2 N/A
Labour hold Swing

Cheetham

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Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. C. Kidd* 3,006 64.3 N/A
Labour J. T. Abbott 1,672 35.7 N/A
Majority 1,334 28.6 N/A
Turnout 4,678 55.0 N/A
Conservative hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

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Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal S. D. Simon 5,113 53.0 +4.2
Conservative J. Lees-Jones* 4,534 47.0 −4.2
Majority 579 6.0
Turnout 9,647
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Collegiate Church

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Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Elliott* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Collyhurst

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Collyhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Chapman 2,901 51.4 −3.3
Labour I. Floyd 2,746 48.6 +3.3
Majority 155 2.8 −6.6
Turnout 5,547
Conservative hold 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 % ±%
Liberal J. Swarbrick* 2,333 62.9 +22.7
Conservative F. Stapleton 1,375 37.1 −22.7
Majority 958 25.8
Turnout 3,708
Liberal 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 T. F. Regan uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

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Gorton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Lee* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

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Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Gilgryst* 3,189 54.8 −1.8
Labour A. E. Wolstenholme 2,628 45.2 +1.8
Majority 561 9.6 −3.6
Turnout 5,817
Conservative hold Swing

Levenshulme

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

Longsight

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Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. H. Meachin 2,469 45.6 −15.1
Independent M. E. Greenwood 1,089 20.1 N/A
Labour E. J. Hookway 1,089 20.1 N/A
Liberal J. Whittle 764 14.1 N/A
Majority 1,380 25.5 +4.1
Turnout 5,411
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

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Medlock Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Woollam* 4,247 69.5 −16.1
Labour T. F. Regan 1,844 30.2 N/A
National Unemployed Workers' Movement P. Keeley 24 0.4 N/A
Majority 2,403 39.3 −31.9
Turnout 6,115
Conservative hold Swing

Miles Platting

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Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Bloor* 3,463 50.1 +7.2
Labour D. Taylor 3,459 49.9 −7.2
Majority 4 0.2
Turnout 6,922
Conservative hold Swing

Moss Side East

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Moss Side East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. B. Zimmern 1,791 50.7 +4.2
Conservative J. C. Brister 1,647 46.6 +15.5
Independent A. R. Edwards 94 2.7 N/A
Majority 144 4.1 −11.3
Turnout 3,532
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Moss Side West

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Moss Side West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Dunham* 2,484 52.3 N/A
Liberal W. H. Wood 2,268 47.7 N/A
Majority 216 4.6 N/A
Turnout 4,752
Conservative hold Swing

Moston

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Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. G. Wellings 2,791 46.9 +2.3
Conservative P. Alberti 2,041 34.3 −4.2
Liberal G. Ward 1,122 18.8 +1.9
Majority 750 12.6 +6.5
Turnout 5,954
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

New Cross

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New Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Matthews 2,855 52.4 +10.7
Liberal J. Milner* 2,593 47.6 N/A
Majority 262 4.8
Turnout 5,448
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

Newton Heath

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Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal C. W. Godbert* 3,358 61.6 N/A
Labour H. Frankland 2,091 38.4 −18.5
Majority 1,267 23.2
Turnout 5,449
Liberal hold Swing

Openshaw

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Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Toole* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Oxford

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Oxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal R. Noton Barclay* uncontested
Liberal 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 R. Taylor 2,309 39.7 −4.8
Labour C. Beamand 2,294 39.5 +6.8
Liberal A. Todd 1,211 20.8 −2.0
Majority 15 0.2 −11.6
Turnout 5,814
Conservative hold Swing

St. John's

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St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. R. Hewlett* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Luke's

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St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. H. Hinchcliffe* 2,787 62.2 +9.8
Liberal F. Tebb 1,692 37.8 −9.8
Majority 1,095 24.4 +19.6
Turnout 4,479
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mark's

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St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour I. Brassington* 3,142 62.5 +4.5
Conservative J. T. Jones 1,549 30.8 −11.2
National Unemployed Workers' Movement E. Jones 335 6.7 N/A
Majority 1,593 31.7 +15.7
Turnout 5,026
Labour hold Swing

St. Michael's

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St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Cassidy* 2,549 57.9 +0.1
Conservative J. Holland 1,855 42.1 −0.1
Majority 694 15.8 +0.2
Turnout 4,404
Labour hold Swing

Withington

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Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal A. P. Simon 1,673 50.1 −5.2
Conservative J. Mellor* 1,670 49.9 +5.2
Majority 3 0.2
Turnout 3,343
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Aldermanic election

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By-elections between 1925 and 1926

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References

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  1. ^ MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1925, p.6
  2. ^ MUNICIPAL ELECTION NOMINATIONS, Manchester Guardian, October 26, 1925, p.5
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