1934 Manchester City Council election

1934 Manchester City Council election

1 November 1934 (1934-11-01)
36 of 144 seats on Manchester City Council 73 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Last election 18 seats, 35.3% 13 seats, 49.7% 4 seats, 11.9% Seats before 71 38 31 Seats won 14 15 6 Seats after 63 47 30 Seat change 8 9 1 Popular vote 39,256 55,170 13,199 Percentage 35.3% 49.7% 11.9% Swing 0.6% 1.3% 0.7%   Fourth party   Party Independent Last election 1 seats, 2.5% Seats before 2 Seats won 0 Seats after 2 Seat change Popular vote 2,797 Percentage 2.5% Swing 2.5%
Map of results of 1934 election
Leader of the Council before election No overall control Leader of the Council after election No overall control

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1934. 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.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		39,256 (35.3%)		0.6	14 (38.9%)	14 / 36	8	63 (43.8%)	63 / 144
Labour Party		55,170 (49.7%)		1.3	15 (41.7%)	15 / 36	9	47 (32.6%)	47 / 144
Liberal Party		13,199 (11.9%)		0.7	6 (16.7%)	6 / 36	1	30 (20.8%)	30 / 144
Independent		2,797 (2.5%)		2.5	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		2 (1.4%)	2 / 144
Independent Labour		1,093 (0.8%)		0.5	1 (2.8%)	1 / 36		1 (0.7%)	1 / 144
Independent Labour Party		0 (0.0%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		1 (0.7%)	1 / 144
Communist		490 (0.4%)		0.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		0 (0.0%)	0 / 144
Residents		164 (0.1%)		0.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		0 (0.0%)	0 / 144

Full council

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47

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63

Aldermen

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Councillors

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Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Fryers	1,300	50.4	+0.8
	Conservative	H. Shaw*	1,280	49.6	−0.8
Majority			20	0.8
Turnout			2,580
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. T. Wolfenden	2,452	54.7	+5.2
	Conservative	G. Grocock*	2,028	45.3	−5.2
Majority			424	9.4
Turnout			4,480
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Beswick

Beswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Thorneycroft*	4,033	67.3	N/A
	Conservative	K. A. Quas-Cohen	1,963	32.7	N/A
Majority			2,070	34.6	N/A
Turnout			5,996
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Lee*	2,517	63.8	N/A
	Labour	T. Sheard	1,431	36.2	−6.6
Majority			1,086	27.6
Turnout			3,948
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Frankland	3,422	64.5	+3.9
	Conservative	F. J. Riley*	1,884	35.5	−3.9
Majority			1,538	29.0	−7.8
Turnout			5,306
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. Kidd*	1,349	71.2	N/A
	Independent	H. Goldstone	545	28.8	N/A
Majority			804	42.4
Turnout			1,894
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Somerville*	4,580	73.4	+18.4
	Labour	C. Bamber	1,664	26.6	+15.0
Majority			2,916	46.8	+25.2
Turnout			6,244
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Holmes	1,011	47.9	N/A
	Liberal	P. Smith	917	43.5	N/A
	Communist	M. Jenkins	181	8.6	+4.1
Majority			94	4.4
Turnout			2,109
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Collingson	3,059	66.2	+3.8
	Conservative	L. E. Wilson*	1,560	33.8	−1.0
Majority			1,499	32.4	+4.8
Turnout			4,619
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Weaver*	1,789	69.7	+23.6
	Labour	C. W. Jones	776	30.3	+11.8
Majority			1,013	39.4	+28.3
Turnout			2,565
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. P. Dawson*	3,027	69.1	N/A
	Labour	W. Ingham	1,355	30.9	N/A
Majority			1,672	38.2	N/A
Turnout			4,382
	Conservative hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. A. Higson*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Walker*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. R. Leslie	3,769	77.6	+8.8
	Independent	E. Appleton	1,090	22.4	N/A
Majority			2,679	55.2	+17.4
Turnout			4,859
	Labour gain from Ind. Labour Party		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. F. Howarth*	2,483	50.2	+0.4
	Labour	E. Barnacott	2,461	49.8	−0.4
Majority			22	0.4
Turnout			4,944
	Conservative hold		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. R. Fairfoull*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. H. Meachin*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. L. Jones*	2,749	61.9	+12.2
	Conservative	C. A. Cave	1,690	38.1	−7.1
Majority			1,059	23.8	+19.3
Turnout			4,439
	Labour hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. E. Wood*	3,639	67.0	−0.4
	Conservative	R. Jackson	1,790	33.0	+0.4
Majority			1,849	34.0	−0.8
Turnout			5,429
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. A. E. Ramsden*	1,300	50.4	−4.4
	Labour	A. O'Donnell	1,186	46.0	+4.7
	Residents	A. R. Edwards	93	3.6	−0.4
Majority			114	4.4	−9.1
Turnout			2,579
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Gosling*	1,881	65.9	N/A
	Labour	R. McKeon	951	33.3	N/A
	Residents	G. O. Edwards	23	0.8	N/A
Majority			930	32.6	N/A
Turnout			2,855
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Farrington*	3,001	52.7	+6.8
	Labour	W. Onions	2,694	47.3	−6.8
Majority			307	5.4
Turnout			5,695
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. M. Lever*	4,033	73.0	+9.7
	Conservative	A. Crossley	1,494	27.0	−9.7
Majority			2,539	46.0	+19.4
Turnout			5,527
	Labour hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Young	2,940	57.2	−3.7
	Conservative	L. Turner*	2,202	42.8	+3.1
Majority			738	14.4	−6.2
Turnout			5,142
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Moss*	2,726	91.4	+18.0
	Communist	D. Ainley	258	8.6	+5.2
Majority			2,468	82.8	+32.6
Turnout			2,984
	Labour hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. R. Sutton	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. G. Edwards*	2,165	70.8	+1.2
	Labour	W. J. Sharkey	895	29.2	+0.1
Majority			1,270	41.6	+1.1
Turnout			3,060
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Green*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. C. Parker*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Beamand	2,400	57.5	+3.1
	Conservative	A. E. Courtman	1,675	40.1	−3.4
	Independent	P. J. Brett	65	1.6	N/A
	Residents	A. M. Edwards	32	0.8	N/A
Majority			725	17.4	+6.5
Turnout			4,172
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	F. E. Tylecote*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Harrison	1,967	53.2	N/A
	Labour	W. Taylor	1,727	46.8	+3.0
Majority			240	6.4
Turnout			3,694
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. M. Larrad*	2,975	70.5	+3.1
	Conservative	A. E. Tillsley	1,242	29.5	−3.1
Majority			1,733	41.0	+6.2
Turnout			4,217
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Cassidy*	2,071	65.1	−3.8
	Conservative	G. C. Clayton	1,112	34.9	+3.8
Majority			959	30.2	−7.6
Turnout			3,183
	Labour hold		Swing

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. P. Simon*	3,167	59.1	N/A
	Labour	F. Edwards	2,190	40.9	+11.9
Majority			977	18.2
Turnout			5,357
	Liberal hold		Swing

Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Lowe*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing