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1926 Manchester City Council election
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35 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council
71 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Last election 16 seats,
42.0% 		12 seats,
35.6% 		6 seats,
17.0%
Seats before 74 34 28
Seats won 12 17 5
Seats after 68 41 27
Seat change Decrease6 Increase7 Decrease1
Popular vote 49,370 51,942 20,764
Percentage 40.1% 42.2% 16.9%
Swing Decrease1.9% Increase6.6% Decrease0.1%
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election 1 seats,
3.6%
Seats before 4
Seats won 1
Seats after 4
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 0
Percentage 0.0%
Swing Decrease3.6%
Map of results of 1926 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, 1 November 1926. 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 49,370 (40.1%)
Decrease 1.9 12 (34.3%)
12 / 35
 Decrease 6 68 (48.5%)
68 / 140
Labour Party 51,942 (42.2%)
Increase 6.6 17 (48.6%)
17 / 35
 Increase 7 41 (29.3%)
41 / 140
Liberal Party 20,764 (16.9%)
Decrease 0.1 5 (14.3%)
5 / 35
 Decrease 1 27 (19.3%)
28 / 140
Independent 0 (0.0%)
Decrease 3.6 1 (2.9%)
1 / 35
 Steady 4 (2.3%)
4 / 140
Independent Labour 698 (0.6%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 140
Prohibitionist 160 (0.1%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 140
Residents 157 (0.1%)
Decrease 0.1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 140

Full council

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41 27 4 68

Ward results

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All Saints'

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All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Williams 1,701 56.8 +6.6
Conservative J. O'Loughlin* 1,293 43.2 N/A
Majority 408 13.6 +13.2
Turnout 2,994 34.0 −9.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Ardwick

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Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. M. Wharton 2,935 52.6 −1.2
Conservative A. E. B. Alexander* 2,641 47.4 +1.2
Majority 294 5.2 −2.4
Turnout 5,576 53.6 −7.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Beswick

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Beswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Robinson* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

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Blackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal T. S. Williams* 2,940 67.9 +2.0
Labour W. Slack 1,389 32.1 −2.0
Majority 1,551 35.8 +4.0
Turnout 4,329 46.9 −4.2
Liberal hold Swing

Bradford

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Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. J. Hart* 3,277 64.2 +4.3
Conservative J. G. Kilbourne 1,829 35.8 −4.3
Majority 1,448 28.4 +8.6
Turnout 5,106 47.4 −10.8
Labour hold Swing

Cheetham

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Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. J. Kendall* 2,324 62.5 N/A
Labour L. B. Harrison 1,394 37.5 +1.8
Majority 930 25.0 N/A
Turnout 3,718 39.0 −16.0
Liberal hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

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Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. W. Maitland 3,783 51.0 +4.3
Conservative W. Somerville 3,640 49.0 −2.9
Majority 143 2.0
Turnout 7,423 42.6 −15.7
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Collegiate Church

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Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Hill* 901 54.4 N/A
Labour J. C. Leigh 755 45.6 N/A
Majority 146 8.8 N/A
Turnout 1,656 45.5 N/A
Conservative hold Swing

Collyhurst

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Collyhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Johnston 3,139 55.6 +5.8
Conservative E. Shields* 2,504 44.4 −5.8
Majority 635 11.2
Turnout 5,643 60.1 −4.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Crumpsall

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Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. S. Grindley* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Didsbury

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Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. H. White* 1,968 53.3 −6.2
Liberal A. F. Mason 1,727 46.7 +6.2
Majority 241 6.6 −12.4
Turnout 3,695 57.1 −6.5
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

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Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. S. Harper* 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 T. H. Adams 3,752 61.0 N/A
Conservative F. Earley 2,398 39.0 N/A
Majority 1,354 22.0 N/A
Turnout 6,150 56.8 N/A
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

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Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Howard 2,811 51.2 +0.8
Conservative E. Eady 2,675 48.8 −0.8
Majority 136 2.4 +1.6
Turnout 5,486 55.2 −5.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Levenshulme

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Levenshulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Harrison* uncontested
Independent hold Swing

Longsight

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Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. P. Jackson* 3,475 58.6 −9.0
Labour T. F. Banville 2,451 41.4 N/A
Majority 1,024 17.2 +23.0
Turnout 5,926 56.8 +2.4
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

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Medlock Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Chorlton 2,833 54.5 +12.5
Conservative W. J. Pine* 1,792 34.5 −23.5
Liberal J. A. Wood 550 10.6 N/A
Residents J. Gillan 20 0.4 N/A
Majority 1,041 20.0
Turnout 5,195 43.1 −1.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Miles Platting

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Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. James* 4,148 61.0 +7.6
Conservative A. Shepherd 2,653 39.0 −7.6
Majority 1,495 22.0 +15.2
Turnout 6,801 65.6 −6.4
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side East

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Moss Side East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. B. Watts 1,551 46.7 −1.8
Liberal H. Entwistle 1,521 45.8 N/A
Prohibitionist J. Rochford 160 4.8 N/A
Residents A. R. Edwards 86 2.6 +0.5
Majority 30 0.9
Turnout 3,318 40.8 −10.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Moss Side West

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Moss Side West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Mathewson Watson* 3,372 79.4 N/A
Labour W. J. Munro 876 20.6 N/A
Majority 2,496 58.8
Turnout 4,248 48.1 −1.8
Liberal hold Swing

Moston

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Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Welch* 2,795 51.7 −6.9
Conservative F. Farrington 2,609 48.3 N/A
Majority 186 3.4 −13.8
Turnout 5,404 61.0 +2.6
Labour hold Swing

New Cross

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New Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Hallows 3,500 52.0 0
Conservative J. C. Grime* 3,182 47.3 −0.7
Residents J. A. P. Holmes 51 0.8 N/A
Majority 318 4.7 +0.7
Turnout 6,733 66.9 +4.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Newton Heath

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Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. M. Mitchell* 3,061 57.0 +7.3
Conservative J. Fildes 2,309 43.0 −7.3
Majority 752 14.0
Turnout 5,370 60.4 −2.3
Labour hold Swing

Openshaw

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Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. F. Titt* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Oxford

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Oxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. W. Shepherd* 636 61.9 N/A
Liberal A. Todd 391 38.1 N/A
Majority 245 23.8 N/A
Turnout 1,027 37.4 N/A
Conservative hold Swing

Rusholme

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Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal C. H. Barlow* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. Ann's

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St. Ann's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. A. Larmuth* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Clement's

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St. Clement's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Goodwin* 819 39.7 −10.9
Labour J. Cassey 753 36.5 N/A
Liberal C. N. Glidewell 489 23.7 −25.7
Majority 66 3.2 +2.0
Turnout 2,061 66.4 +2.1
Conservative hold Swing

St. George's

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St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. G. Clapham 3,137 58.0 +8.8
Conservative C. A. Toyn* 2,276 42.0 N/A
Majority 861 16.0
Turnout 5,413 45.7 +3.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. John's

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St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative I. Hinchliffe* 1,136 75.4 N/A
Labour F. Edwards 371 24.6 N/A
Majority 765 50.8 N/A
Turnout 1,507 58.4 N/A
Conservative hold Swing

St. Luke's

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St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. W. Higginbottom* 1,989 54.4 +9.6
Liberal W. T. O'Gorman 1,670 45.6 −9.6
Majority 319 8.8
Turnout 3,659 35.1 −18.5
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mark's

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St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Wood* 3,700 72.0 +4.2
Conservative J. F. Bennison 1,441 28.0 −4.2
Majority 2,259 44.0 +8.4
Turnout 5,141 50.0 −8.3
Labour hold Swing

St. Michael's

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St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Reilly* 2,456 54.3 +15.3
Conservative W. A. Parker 1,371 30.3 −9.2
Independent Labour J. Shaw 698 15.4 N/A
Majority 1,085 24.0
Turnout 4,525 67.4 −0.9
Labour hold Swing

Withington

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Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. S. Hill 2,282 45.8 −3.9
Liberal W. A. Lewins* 1,997 40.0 N/A
Labour P. J. Wall 708 14.2 −3.8
Majority 235 4.8 +3.0
Turnout 4,327 62.2 −1.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Aldermanic election

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Aldermanic election, 2 February 1927

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Caused by the death on 26 January 1927 of Alderman T. C. Abbott (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 20 May 1914).[3][4]

In his place, Councillor Edwin Pierce (Conservative, All Saints', elected 1 November 1908)[5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 2 February 1927.[6]

Party Alderman Ward Term expires
Conservative Edwin Pierce St. Ann's 1928

Aldermanic election, 4 May 1927

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Caused by the death on 20 April 1927 of Alderman J. R. Smith (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 2 April 1913).[7][8]

In his place, Councillor Joseph Swarbrick (Liberal, Didsbury, elected 1 November 1908)[9] was elected as an alderman by the council on 4 May 1927.[10]

Party Alderman Ward Term expires
Liberal Joseph Swarbrick Collegiate Church 1928

Aldermanic elections, 24 June 1927

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Caused by the death on 30 May 1927 of Alderman John Turner (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 February 1920).[11][12]

In his place, Councillor John James Kendall (Liberal, Cheetham, elected 27 November 1908)[13] was elected as an alderman by the council on 24 June 1927.[14]

Party Alderman Ward Term expires
Liberal John James Kendall Chorlton-cum-Hardy 1931

Caused by the death on 10 June 1927 of Alderman Edwin Pierce (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 2 February 1927).[15][16]

In his place, Councillor Miles Mitchell (Liberal, Levenshulme, elected 1 November 1909)[17] was elected as an alderman by the council on 24 June 1927.[18]

Party Alderman Ward Term expires
Liberal Miles Mitchell St. Ann's 1928

By-elections between 1926 and 1927

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All Saints', 15 February 1927

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Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Edwin Pierce (Conservative, All Saints', elected 1 November 1908)[19] on 2 February 1927,[20] following the death on 26 January 1927 of Alderman T. C. Abbott (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 20 May 1914).[21][22]

All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Davies 1,238 37.3 −5.9
Labour F. E. Walker 1,067 32.1 −24.7
Liberal B. McManus 995 30.0 N/A
Residents A. R. Edwards 20 0.6 N/A
Majority 171 5.2
Turnout 3,320 37.7 +3.7
Conservative hold Swing

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Didsbury, 17 May 1927

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Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Joseph Swarbrick (Liberal, Didsbury, elected 1 November 1908)[24] on 4 May 1927,[25] following the death on 20 April 1927 of Alderman J. R. Smith (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 2 April 1913).[26][27]

Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. E. Heald 1,755 55.0 +1.7
Liberal T. Molloy 1,079 33.8 −12.9
Labour A. McIlwrick 355 11.1 N/A
Majority 676 21.2 +14.6
Turnout 3,189 48.6 −8.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

By-elections, 7 July 1927

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Two by-elections were held on 7 July 1927 to fill vacancies that were created by the appointment of aldermen on 24 June 1927.[28]

Cheetham

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Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor John James Kendall (Liberal, Cheetham, elected 27 November 1908)[29] on 24 June 1927,[30] following the death on 30 May 1927 of Alderman John Turner (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 February 1920).[31][32]

Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. C. Grime 2,268 47.7 N/A
Liberal H. A. Nathan 1,480 31.1 −31.4
Labour L. B. Harrison 1,006 21.2 −16.3
Majority 788 16.6
Turnout 4,754 55.8 +16.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Levenshulme

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Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Miles Mitchell (Liberal, Levenshulme, elected 1 November 1909)[33] on 24 June 1927,[34] following the death on 10 June 1927 of Alderman Edwin Pierce (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 2 February 1927).[35]

Levenshulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal C. R. de la Wyche 2,597 81.6 N/A
Labour A. Woolley 585 18.4 N/A
Majority 2,012 63.2 N/A
Turnout 3,182
Liberal hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1926, p.12
  2. ^ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1926, p.9
  3. ^ THE LATE MR. T. C. ABBOTT, Manchester Guardian, January 27, 1927, p.11
  4. ^ CITY COUNCIL TOPICS, Manchester Evening News, May 20, 1914, p.3
  5. ^ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1908, p.10
  6. ^ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, February 3, 1927, p.3
  7. ^ ALDERMAN J. R. Smith, Manchester Guardian, April 21, 1927, p.11
  8. ^ CITY COUNCIL AND CIVIC DEPUTATIONS, Manchester Courier, April 3, 1913, p.9
  9. ^ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1908, p.10
  10. ^ LABOUR BID FOR ALDERMAN, Manchester Evening News, May 4, 1927, p.6
  11. ^ ALDERMAN JOHN TURNER, Manchester Guardian, May 31, 1927, p.13
  12. ^ NEW ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, February 4, 1920, p.4
  13. ^ CITY COUNCIL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Evening News, November 28, 1908, p.3
  14. ^ NEW CITY ALDERMEN, Manchester Guardian, June 25, 1927, p.15
  15. ^ DEATH OF ALDERMAN EDWIN PIERCE, Manchester Guardian, June 11, 1927, p.9
  16. ^ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, February 3, 1927, p.3
  17. ^ CIVIC ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1909, p.9
  18. ^ NEW CITY ALDERMEN, Manchester Guardian, June 25, 1927, p.15
  19. ^ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1908, p.10
  20. ^ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, February 3, 1927, p.3
  21. ^ THE LATE MR. T. C. ABBOTT, Manchester Guardian, January 27, 1927, p.11
  22. ^ CITY COUNCIL TOPICS, Manchester Evening News, May 20, 1914, p.3
  23. ^ MANCHESTER BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, February 15, 1927, p.13
  24. ^ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1908, p.10
  25. ^ LABOUR BID FOR ALDERMAN, Manchester Evening News, May 4, 1927, p.6
  26. ^ ALDERMAN J. R. Smith, Manchester Guardian, April 21, 1927, p.11
  27. ^ CITY COUNCIL AND CIVIC DEPUTATIONS, Manchester Courier, April 3, 1913, p.9
  28. ^ MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, July 8, 1927, p.13
  29. ^ CITY COUNCIL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Evening News, November 28, 1908, p.3
  30. ^ NEW CITY ALDERMEN, Manchester Guardian, June 25, 1927, p.15
  31. ^ ALDERMAN JOHN TURNER, Manchester Guardian, May 31, 1927, p.13
  32. ^ NEW ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, February 4, 1920, p.4
  33. ^ CIVIC ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1909, p.9
  34. ^ NEW CITY ALDERMEN, Manchester Guardian, June 25, 1927, p.15
  35. ^ DEATH OF ALDERMAN EDWIN PIERCE, Manchester Guardian, June 11, 1927, p.9
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