1928 Manchester City Council election
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Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1928. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The remained under no overall control.[1][2]
Election result
[edit]Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 63,622 (40.9%) | 2.3 | 13 (37.1%) | 13 / 35
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3 | 61 (43.6%) | 61 / 140
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Labour Party | 63,190 (40.6%) | 8.2 | 14 (40.0%) | 14 / 35
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1 | 47 (33.6%) | 47 / 140
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Liberal Party | 24,119 (15.5%) | 8.8 | 7 (20.0%) | 7 / 35
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2 | 28 (20.0%) | 28 / 140
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Independent | 1,815 (1.2%) | 1.1 | 1 (2.9%) | 1 / 35
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3 (2.1%) | 3 / 140
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English League for the Taxation of Land Values | 0 (0.0%) | 1.8 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 35
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1 (0.7%) | 1 / 140
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Residents | 1,298 (0.8%) | 0.6 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 35
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 140
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Independent Conservative | 977 (0.6%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 35
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N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 140
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Co-operative Party | 270 (0.2%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 35
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N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 140
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Communist | 193 (0.1%) | 0.1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 35
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 140
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Full council
[edit]47 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 61 |
Aldermen
[edit]3 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
Councillors
[edit]44 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 40 |
Ward results
[edit]All Saints
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. E. Hutchinson* | 1,959 | 51.7 | +23.1 | |
Conservative | F. Earley | 1,788 | 47.2 | 0 | |
Residents | A. R. Edwards | 39 | 1.0 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 171 | 4.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,786 | 45.5 | +2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ardwick
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Whittle | 3,495 | 56.1 | +0.9 | |
Labour | W. McMullan | 2,713 | 43.6 | −1.2 | |
Residents | A. R. Edwards | 17 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 782 | 12.5 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 6,225 | 60.5 | +4.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Beswick
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | H. Thorneycroft* | 4,946 | 62.7 | −0.9 | |
Conservative | G. Southward | 2,937 | 37.3 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 2,009 | 25.4 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,883 | 64.8 | +5.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Blackley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | W. Bentley* | 2,714 | 61.3 | N/A | |
Labour | W. Slack | 1,536 | 34.7 | N/A | |
Residents | J. A. P. Holmes | 175 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,178 | 26.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,425 | 45.9 | N/A | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Bradford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. W. Sutton* | 3,901 | 54.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | F. J. Riley | 3,181 | 44.8 | N/A | |
Residents | W. T. Kilgariff | 23 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 720 | 10.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,105 | 66.8 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cheetham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. C. Kidd* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. T. Burrows* | 4,788 | 46.7 | +9.3 | |
Liberal | S. F. Wicks | 3,955 | 38.6 | −22.7 | |
Labour | A. McIlwrick | 1,457 | 14.2 | N/A | |
Residents | N. E. Walker | 51 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 833 | 8.1 | |||
Turnout | 10,251 | 54.0 | +0.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Collegiate Church
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Elliott* | 1,067 | 65.7 | N/A | |
Labour | P. Goldstone | 558 | 34.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 509 | 31.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,625 | 43.3 | −6.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Collyhurst
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Malcolm | 3,078 | 51.3 | −5.5 | |
Conservative | F. Brine* | 2,839 | 47.3 | +4.1 | |
Communist | G. W. Chandler | 66 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Residents | J. F. Gavin | 16 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 239 | 4.0 | −9.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,999 | 64.1 | +8.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Crumpsall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | J. E. W. Booth | 2,207 | 59.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | W. Dennison* | 1,488 | 40.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 719 | 19.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,695 | 57.4 | N/A | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Didsbury
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S. P. Dawson | 2,060 | 51.0 | −0.1 | |
Liberal | D. Porter | 1,979 | 49.0 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 81 | 2.0 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,039 | 56.8 | +2.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Exchange
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | G. L. Hardcastle* | 534 | 53.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | W. A. Nixon | 474 | 47.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 60 | 6.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,008 | 61.4 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Gorton North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T. F. Regan* | uncontested | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Gorton South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. Lee* | 3,960 | 66.0 | −0.5 | |
Conservative | A. Ireland | 1,985 | 33.1 | N/A | |
Residents | A. Owen | 55 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,975 | 32.9 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 6,000 | 53.7 | +7.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Harpurhey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Lundy* | 3,230 | 53.5 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | C. F. Howarth | 2,719 | 45.0 | −3.7 | |
Residents | J. A. P. Holmes | 91 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 511 | 8.5 | +5.9 | ||
Turnout | 6,040 | 61.1 | +8.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Levenshulme
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | C. R. de la Wyche* | 2,987 | 65.5 | N/A | |
Labour | W. N. Bayes | 1,272 | 27.9 | N/A | |
Co-operative Party | E. C. Arundale | 270 | 5.9 | N/A | |
Residents | E. Walker | 32 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,715 | 37.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,288 | 47.4 | N/A | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Longsight
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. Cundiff* | 3,466 | 62.3 | −1.6 | |
Labour | F. Gregson | 2,069 | 37.2 | N/A | |
Residents | N. E. Walker | 24 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,397 | 25.1 | −2.7 | ||
Turnout | 5,559 | 53.8 | +12.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Medlock Street
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | F. K. Edwards | 2,677 | 50.5 | −12.8 | |
Conservative | C. H. S. Redmond* | 2,473 | 46.8 | +11.1 | |
Residents | A. R. Edwards | 148 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 204 | 3.9 | −23.7 | ||
Turnout | 5,298 | 45.4 | +2.7 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Miles Platting
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | D. Taylor* | 3,751 | 55.3 | −0.3 | |
Conservative | S. Bloor | 2,997 | 44.2 | −0.2 | |
Residents | A. R. Edwards | 34 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 754 | 11.1 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 5,772 | 66.1 | +1.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Moss Side East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | E. Hales* | 1,815 | 47.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | R. Ridyard | 1,373 | 36.2 | −1.5 | |
Labour | J. Owen | 571 | 15.0 | N/A | |
Residents | A. R. Edwards | 36 | 0.9 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 442 | 11.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,795 | 48.6 | +2.2 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Moss Side West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Pepperdine* | 2,502 | 68.6 | +21.8 | |
Labour | R. McKeon | 1,100 | 30.2 | N/A | |
Residents | A. R. Edwards | 45 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,402 | 38.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,647 | 41.6 | −1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Moston
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W. R. Mellor* | 3,325 | 56.2 | +21.1 | |
Conservative | C. Roberts | 2,561 | 43.3 | +7.6 | |
Residents | E. Walker | 34 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 764 | 12.9 | |||
Turnout | 5,920 | 58.4 | −4.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
New Cross
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S. Fitton | 3,504 | 63.7 | +20.2 | |
Labour | T. M. Larrad* | 3,025 | 36.3 | −20.2 | |
Majority | 479 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 6,529 | 65.0 | +6.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Newton Heath
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | H. F. Robinson* | 2,855 | 50.7 | N/A | |
Labour | A. N. Dooley | 2,746 | 48.7 | +8.8 | |
Residents | J. A. P. Holmes | 33 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 109 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 5,634 | 59.8 | +4.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Openshaw
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Toole* | 4,081 | 72.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | J. Culshaw | 1,389 | 24.7 | N/A | |
Communist | A. Jackson | 127 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Residents | J. F. Gavin | 25 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,692 | 47.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,622 | 58.4 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Oxford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | R. Noton Barclay* | 806 | 97.3 | N/A | |
Residents | A. R. Edwards | 22 | 2.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 784 | 94.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,625 | 828 | N/A | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Rusholme
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | E. F. M. Sutton* | 2,496 | 58.2 | +6.2 | |
Ind. Conservative | M. Hilditch | 977 | 22.8 | N/A | |
Labour | E. Beavan | 803 | 18.7 | N/A | |
Residents | N. E. Walker | 12 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,519 | 35.4 | +31.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,288 | 47.0 | −4.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St. Ann's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | E. Green* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Clement's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | H. D. Judson* | 794 | 37.2 | +5.5 | |
Liberal | B. McManus | 692 | 32.4 | −17.0 | |
Labour | A. E. Jones | 649 | 30.4 | +11.9 | |
Majority | 102 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,135 | 68.8 | +3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. George's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | E. Hope* | 2,616 | 58.3 | +9.2 | |
Conservative | C. E. Goolden | 1,813 | 40.4 | +10.7 | |
Residents | A. R. Edwards | 60 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 803 | 17.9 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,489 | 39.3 | −7.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. John's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | T. R. Hewlett* | 931 | 93.2 | +41.3 | |
Residents | A. R. Edwards | 68 | 6.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 863 | 86.4 | +82.6 | ||
Turnout | 999 | 39.1 | −16.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Luke's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | T. R. Ackroyd* | 2,583 | 55.1 | +26.5 | |
Conservative | R. Harrison | 1,478 | 31.5 | −19.4 | |
Labour | L. C. Walker | 499 | 10.6 | N/A | |
Residents | E. Walker | 117 | 2.5 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 1,105 | 23.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,632 | 46.1 | +5.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St. Mark's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Hall* | 4,002 | 67.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | E. Filmer | 1,834 | 31.1 | N/A | |
Residents | E. Walker | 64 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,168 | 36.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,901 | 68.1 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Michael's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. Cathcart | 2,666 | 60.7 | −2.2 | |
Conservative | G. H. Dale* | 1,729 | 39.3 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 937 | 21.4 | −4.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,395 | 65.4 | +21.8 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Withington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | T. Davis | 3,226 | 50.8 | −5.5 | |
Conservative | W. Challoner* | 3,042 | 47.9 | +4.2 | |
Residents | N. E. Walker | 77 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 184 | 2.9 | −9.7 | ||
Turnout | 6,345 | 47.3 | −2.7 | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Aldermanic election
[edit]Aldermanic election, 6 March 1929
[edit]Caused by the death on 2 February 1929 of Alderman Walter Harwood (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1904).[3][4]
In his place, Councillor Isaac Hinchliffe (Conservative, St. John's, elected 1 November 1910)[5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 6 March 1929.[6]
Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires | |
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Conservative | Isaac Hinchliffe | Didsbury | 1934 |
Aldermanic election, 1 May 1929
[edit]Caused by the death on 8 April 1929 of Alderman Dr. A. W. Chapman (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 August 1915).[7][8]
In his place, Councillor William Davy (Labour, Gorton North, elected 1 Nov 1910)[9] was elected as an alderman by the council on 1 May 1929.[10]
Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires | |
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Labour | William Davy | Medlock Street | 1934 |
Caused by the death on 16 April 1929 of Alderman Henry Plummer (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 December 1907).[11][12]
In his place, Councillor Ernest Frederick Martin Sutton (Liberal, Rusholme, elected 27 June 1911)[13] was elected as an alderman by the council on 1 May 1929.[14]
Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires | |
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Liberal | Ernest Frederick Martin Sutton | Rusholme | 1931 |
Aldermanic election, 7 August 1929
[edit]Caused by the death on 28 June 1929 of Alderman Thomas Turnbull (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1904).[15][16]
In his place, Councillor Ashton Whitworth (Conservative, Cheetham, elected 18 July 1911)[17] was elected as an alderman by the council on 7 August 1929.[18]
Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires | |
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Conservative | Ashton Whitworth | Withington | 1934 |
Aldermanic election, 2 October 1929
[edit]Caused by the death on 20 September 1929 of Alderman Harry Derwent Simpson (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 7 May 1919).[19][20]
In his place, Councillor Will Melland (Liberal, St. Clement's, elected 27 June 1911)[21] was elected as an alderman by the council on 2 October 1929.[22]
Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires | |
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Liberal | Will Melland | Beswick | 1934 |
By-elections between 1928 and 1929
[edit]Chorlton-cum-Hardy, 20 December 1928
[edit]Caused by the death of Councillor W. T. Burrows (Conservative, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, elected 2 November 1925)[23] on 5 December 1928.[24]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. Somerville | 2,840 | 51.5 | +4.8 | |
Liberal | S. Pilling | 1,985 | 36.0 | −2.6 | |
Labour | A. McIlwrick | 684 | 12.4 | −1.8 | |
Residents | A. R. Edwards | 10 | 0.1 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 855 | 15.5 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,519 | 29.1 | −24.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. John's, 19 March 1929
[edit]Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Isaac Hinchliffe (Conservative, St. John's, elected 1 November 1910)[26] on 6 March 1929,[27] following the death on 2 February 1929 of Alderman Walter Harwood (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1904).[28][29]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | H. Dunks | 704 | 48.2 | −45.0 | |
Independent | J. E. Burgess | 593 | 40.6 | N/A | |
Labour | A. Titt | 149 | 10.2 | N/A | |
Residents | A. R. Edwards | 15 | 1.0 | −5.8 | |
Majority | 111 | 7.6 | −78.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,461 | 57.2 | +18.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-elections, 14 May 1929
[edit]Two by-elections were held on 14 May 1929 to fill vacancies that were created by the appointment of aldermen on 6 June 1928.[31]
Gorton North
[edit]Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor William Davy (Labour, Gorton North, elected 1 Nov 1910)[32] on 1 May 1929,[33] following the death on 8 April 1929 of Alderman Dr. A. W. Chapman (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 August 1915).[34][35]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S. H. Hitchburn | 3,284 | 68.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | G. Taylor | 1,501 | 31.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,783 | 37.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,785 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Rusholme
[edit]Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Ernest Frederick Martin Sutton (Liberal, Rusholme, elected 27 June 1911)[36] on 1 May 1929,[37] following the death on 16 April 1929 of Alderman Henry Plummer (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 December 1907).[38][39]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | F. A. Jackson | 2,272 | 53.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | A. Heywood | 1,956 | 45.6 | −12.6 | |
Residents | A. R. Edwards | 61 | 1.4 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 316 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,289 | 47.0 | 0 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Cheetham, 20 August 1929
[edit]Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Ashton Whitworth (Conservative, Cheetham, elected 18 July 1911)[40] on 7 August 1929,[41] following the death on 28 June 1929 of Alderman Thomas Turnbull (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1904).[42][43]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | S. Laski | 1,937 | 46.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | G. Grimshaw | 1,512 | 36.3 | N/A | |
Labour | A. McIlwrick | 711 | 17.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 425 | 10.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,160 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. Clement's, 15 October 1929
[edit]Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Will Melland (Liberal, St. Clement's, elected 27 June 1911)[45] on 2 October 1929,[46] following the death on 20 September 1929 of Alderman Harry Derwent Simpson (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 7 May 1919).[47][48]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | B. McManus | 684 | 35.8 | +3.4 | |
Labour | A. E. Jones | 623 | 32.6 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | A. Ashton | 604 | 31.6 | −5.6 | |
Majority | 61 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,911 | 61.6 | −7.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1928, p.12
- ^ LIBERALS AND LABOUR DELIGHTED, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1928, p.8
- ^ ALDERMAN W. E. Harwood, Manchester Guardian, February 4, 1929, p.11
- ^ MAYOR'S DAY, Manchester Courier, November 10, 1904, p.8
- ^ MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1910, p.8
- ^ MANCHESTER COUNCIL "SCENE", Manchester Guardian, March 7, 1929, p.12
- ^ OBITURARY, Manchester Guardian, April 9, 1929, p.16
- ^ MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, August 5, 1915, p.3
- ^ MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1910, p.8
- ^ NEW ALDERMEN, Manchester Evening News, May 1, 1929, p.1
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