1936 Manchester City Council election

1936 Manchester City Council election

2 November 1936 (1936-11-02)
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 13 seats, 46.1% 16 seats, 39.5% 7 seats, 13.6% Seats before 62 53 26 Seats won 18 14 3 Seats after 63 53 25 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 46,673 40,054 13,769 Percentage 46.1% 39.5% 13.6% Swing 7.4% 7.3% 4.3%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent Labour Independent Last election 0 seats, 0.0% 0 seats, 0.4% Seats before 2 1 Seats won 0 1 Seats after 2 1 Seat change Popular vote 0 365 Percentage 0.0% 0.4% Swing 1.8%
Map of results of 1936 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 Monday, 2 November 1936. 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		46,673 (46.1%)		7.4	18 (50.0%)	18 / 36	1	63 (43.8%)	63 / 144
Labour Party		40,054 (39.5%)		7.3	14 (38.9%)	14 / 36		53 (36.8%)	53 / 144
Liberal Party		13,769 (13.6%)		4.3	3 (8.3%)	3 / 36	1	25 (17.4%)	25 / 144
Independent Labour		0 (0.0%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		2 (1.4%)	2 / 144
Independent		365 (0.4%)		1.8	1 (2.8%)	1 / 36		(0.7%)	1 / 144
Residents		472 (0.5%)		0.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		0 (0.0%)	0 / 144

Full council

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2

53

25

1

63

Aldermen

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9

9

18

Councillors

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2

44

16

1

45

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Procter-Pearson	1,608	56.0	+0.3
	Labour	D. Hunter	1,263	44.0	−0.3
Majority			345	12.0	+0.6
Turnout			2,871
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. L. K. Jones*	3,334	62.6	+18.8
	Labour	F. Helme	1,994	37.4	−18.8
Majority			1,340	25.2
Turnout			5,328
	Conservative hold		Swing

Beswick

Beswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. B. Cox*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. S. Vivante	2,340	54.2	+3.8
	Labour	W. Footit	1,977	45.8	+14.1
Majority			363	8.4	−10.3
Turnout			4,317
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Malcolm*	3,134	67.3	+4.6
	Conservative	C. E. Holdnall	1,522	32.7	−4.6
Majority			1,612	34.6	+9.2
Turnout			4,656
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. Laski*	2,328	72.7	+25.0
	Labour	F. Regan	873	27.3	N/A
Majority			1,455	45.4
Turnout			3,201
	Liberal hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Watts*	6,062	79.3	+30.1
	Labour	A. Plummer	1,580	20.7	+2.5
Majority			4,482	58.6	+42.0
Turnout			7,642
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Gouldman*	1,310	75.4	N/A
	Labour	H. Goldstone	427	24.6	N/A
Majority			883	50.8	N/A
Turnout			1,737
	Independent hold		Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Floyd*	2,033	62.7	N/A
	Conservative	J. R. Spence	1,208	37.3	N/A
Majority			825	25.4	N/A
Turnout			3,241
	Labour hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. S. Grindley*	2,398	63.0	+29.5
	Labour	C. W. Carpenter	1,216	31.9	+14.4
	Independent	W. Dennison	194	5.1	N/A
Majority			1,182	31.1
Turnout			3,808
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Hill	3,590	67.6	−4.4
	Labour	W. Ingham	1,722	32.4	+4.4
Majority			1,868	35.2	−8.8
Turnout			5,312
	Conservative hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. F. Terry*	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*	3,147	62.4	N/A
	Conservative	E. Shaw	1,895	37.6	N/A
Majority			1,252	24.8	N/A
Turnout			5,042
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. F. Howarth*	2,692	56.6	+8.8
	Labour	E. Barnacott	2,061	43.4	−8.8
Majority			631	13.2
Turnout			4,753
	Conservative hold		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. R. Fairfoull*	2,832	66.0	N/A
	Labour	M. Knight	1,456	34.0	N/A
Majority			1,376	32.0	N/A
Turnout			4,288
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. H. Meachin*	2,990	68.5	+2.4
	Labour	C. W. Jones	1,372	31.5	−2.4
Majority			1,618	37.0	+4.8
Turnout			4,362
	Conservative hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. L. Jones*	2,350	66.3	+16.1
	Conservative	C. E. Goolden	1,197	33.7	−16.1
Majority			1,153	32.6	+32.2
Turnout			3,547
	Labour hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

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

Moss Side East

Moss Side East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. A. E. Ramsden*	1,265	40.0	−9.9
	Labour	W. Griffiths	986	31.2	−2.7
	Residents	A. R. Edwards	914	28.8	+12.6
Majority			279	8.8	−7.2
Turnout			3,165
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Gosling*	1,991	62.7	N/A
	Labour	T. Knowles	954	30.0	−5.4
	Residents	A. M. Edwards	232	7.3	N/A
Majority			1,037	32.7
Turnout			3,177
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Farrington*	3,754	52.2	+5.0
	Labour	S. D. Simon	3,433	47.8	−5.0
Majority			321	4.4
Turnout			7,187
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. M. Lever*	3,286	70.2	N/A
	Conservative	F. Blumberg	1,392	29.8	N/A
Majority			1,894	40.4	N/A
Turnout			4,678
	Labour hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

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

Openshaw

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Moss*	uncontested
	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*	2,383	73.5	+3.0
	Labour	W. E. Harrison	859	26.5	−3.0
Majority			1,524	47.0	+6.0
Turnout			3,242
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Challoner*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	B. McManus*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Beamand*	2,031	52.9	+0.9
	Conservative	R. B. Breeze	1,808	47.1	−0.9
Majority			223	5.8	+1.8
Turnout			3,839
	Labour hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

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

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Harrison*	2,094	53.7	N/A
	Labour	W. Taylor	1,805	46.3	−1.5
Majority			289	7.4
Turnout			3,899
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. M. Larrad*	2,421	63.3	N/A
	Conservative	S. Bloor	1,403	36.7	N/A
Majority			1,018	26.6	N/A
Turnout			3,824
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

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

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. S. Hill*	5,405	63.0	N/A
	Labour	F. Edwards	3,175	37.0	−8.3
Majority			2,230	26.0
Turnout			8,580
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Bentley*	3,902	59.5	+23.4
	Labour	B. Starkie	2,652	40.5	+9.7
Majority			1,250	19.0	+16.0
Turnout			6,553
	Conservative hold		Swing