1935 Manchester City Council election

1935 Manchester City Council election

1 November 1935 (1935-11-01)
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 14 seats, 38.7% 15 seats, 46.8% 6 seats, 9.3% Seats before 60 51 29 Seats won 13 16 7 Seats after 62 62 27 Seat change 2 1 2 Popular vote 49,919 60,329 12,038 Percentage 38.7% 46.8% 9.3% Swing 3.4% 2.9% 2.6%   Fourth party   Party Independent Last election 0 seats, 2.2% Seats before 2 Seats won 0 Seats after 2 Seat change Popular vote 2,881 Percentage 2.2% Swing 0.3%
Map of results of 1935 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 Friday, 1 November 1935. 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		49,919 (38.7%)		3.4	13 (36.1%)	13 / 36	2	62 (43.1%)	62 / 144
Labour Party		60,329 (46.8%)		2.9	16 (44.4%)	16 / 36	1	52 (36.1%)	52 / 144
Liberal Party		12,038 (9.3%)		2.6	7 (19.4%)	7 / 36	2	27 (18.8%)	27 / 144
Independent		2,881 (2.2%)		0.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		2 (1.4%)	2 / 144
Independent Labour		3,079 (2.4%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		1 (0.7%)	1 / 144
Residents		300 (0.2%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		0 (0.0%)	0 / 144

Full council

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1

47

27

2

62

Aldermen

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7

10

1

18

Councillors

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1

45

17

1

44

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. S. Harper*	1,819	55.7	+6.1
	Labour	A. Titt	1,448	44.3	−6.1
Majority			371	11.4
Turnout			3,267
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. M. Wharton*	2,285	56.2	+1.5
	Conservative	G. Moores	1,782	43.8	−1.5
Majority			503	12.4	+3.0
Turnout			4,067
	Labour hold		Swing

Beswick

Beswick

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

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Fitton	2,564	50.4	N/A
	Labour	H. Footitt	1,611	31.7	−4.5
	Liberal	W. S. Booth	908	17.9	−45.9
Majority			953	18.7
Turnout			5,083
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. J. Hart*	3,371	62.7	−1.8
	Conservative	S. Bloor	2,006	37.3	+1.8
Majority			1,365	25.4	−3.6
Turnout			5,377
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Lomax*	1,463	52.3	−18.9
	Liberal	G. A. Barrow	1,333	47.7	N/A
Majority			130	4.6	−37.8
Turnout			2,796
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Beith	4,533	49.2	−24.2
	Liberal	J. W. Maitland*	3,003	32.6	N/A
	Labour	J. Cooper	1,686	18.2	−8.4
Majority			1,530	16.6	−30.2
Turnout			9,222
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. S. Moss*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst

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

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. Meadowcroft*	2,250	49.0	N/A
	Conservative	H. C. Turner	1,542	33.5	−36.2
	Labour	J. Pevie	805	17.5	−12.8
Majority			708	15.5
Turnout			4,597
	Liberal hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. H. White*	4,072	72.0	+2.9
	Labour	W. Ingham	1,585	28.0	−2.9
Majority			2,487	44.0	+4.8
Turnout			5,657
	Conservative hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

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

Gorton North

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. H. Hitchburn*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South

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

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Barnacott	2,691	50.6	+0.8
	Conservative	A. Heald	2,623	49.4	−0.8
Majority			68	1.2
Turnout			5,314
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. M. Emery*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. N. Griffin*	2,350	62.2	N/A
	Labour	J. E. Thorley	1,429	37.8	N/A
Majority			921	24.4	N/A
Turnout			3,770
	Conservative hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. T. Barnes*	1,623	50.9	+12.8
	Labour	R. McKeon	1,565	49.1	−12.8
Majority			58	1.8
Turnout			3,188
	Conservative hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. C. Chadwick	3,720	66.8	−0.2
	Conservative	J. Vickers*	1,846	33.2	+0.2
Majority			1,874	33.6	−0.4
Turnout			5,566
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Strange*	1,227	45.6	−4.8
	Labour	A. O'Donnell	1,161	43.2	−2.8
	Residents	A. R. Edwards	300	11.2	+7.6
Majority			66	2.4	−2.0
Turnout			2,688
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. C. Brewster	1,977	65.0	−0.9
	Labour	T. Knowles	1,066	35.0	+1.7
Majority			911	30.0	−2.6
Turnout			3,043
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Onions*	2,879	54.1	+6.8
	Conservative	A. C. Cox	2,439	45.9	−6.8
Majority			440	8.2
Turnout			5,318
	Labour hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross

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

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. E. P. Stott	2,632	51.9	−5.3
	Conservative	H. F. Robinson*	2,437	48.1	+5.3
Majority			195	3.8	−10.6
Turnout			5,069
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. H. Oldfield*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. T. Griffiths	394	55.3	N/A
	Independent	A. Ellison	319	44.7	N/A
Majority			75	10.6	N/A
Turnout			713
	Liberal hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. A. Jackson*	2,419	66.6	N/A
	Labour	W. J. Sharkey	1,214	33.4	+4.2
Majority			1,205	33.2
Turnout			3,633
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. A. Larmuth*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. E. Fitzsimons*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Horan	1,845	59.8	+2.3
	Liberal	A. Todd*	1,239	40.2	N/A
Majority			606	19.6	+2.2
Turnout			3,084
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. A. Gibbons*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. R. Ackroyd*	1,873	58.3	N/A
	Labour	W. Taylor	1,341	41.7	−5.1
Majority			532	16.6
Turnout			3,214
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Wood*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Rafferty*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. H. Davies*	3,119	54.7	−4.4
	Labour	F. Edwards	2,584	45.3	+4.4
Majority			535	9.4	−8.8
Turnout			5,703
	Liberal hold		Swing

Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. R. W. Menzies*	2,185	36.1	N/A
	Independent	S. D. Simon	2,005	33.1	N/A
	Labour	F. Helme	1,868	30.8	N/A
Majority			180	3.0	N/A
Turnout			6,058
	Conservative hold		Swing