1937 Manchester City Council election

1937 Manchester City Council election

1 November 1937 (1937-11-01)
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, 47.9% 14 seats, 42.8% 3 seats, 6.9% Seats before 63 52 24 Seats won 16 14 4 Seats after 64 52 22 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 50,413 51,886 12,818 Percentage 42.7% 43.9% 10.8% Swing 5.2% 1.1% 3.9%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent Independent Labour Last election 1 seats, 1.3% 0 seats, 0.0% Seats before 2 2 Seats won 1 0 Seats after 3 2 Seat change 1 Popular vote 1,812 0 Percentage 1.5% 0.0% Swing 0.2%
Map of results of 1937 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, 1 November 1937. 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		50,413 (42.7%)		5.2	16 (44.4%)	16 / 36	1	64 (44.4%)	64 / 144
Labour Party		51,886 (43.9%)		1.1	14 (38.9%)	14 / 36		52 (36.1%)	52 / 144
Liberal Party		12,818 (10.8%)		3.9	4 (11.1%)	4 / 36	2	22 (15.3%)	22 / 144
Independent		1,812 (1.5%)		0.2	1 (2.8%)	1 / 36	1	3 (2.1%)	3 / 144
Independent Labour		0 (0.0%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		2 (1.4%)	2 / 144
Residents		1,248 (1.1%)		0.1	1 (2.8%)	1 / 36	1	1 (0.7%)	1 / 144

Full council

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2

52

22

1

3

64

Aldermen

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1

9

9

17

Councillors

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1

43

13

1

3

47

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. W. Biggs*	1,818	61.0	+5.0
	Labour	E. A. Gower	1,164	39.0	−5.0
Majority			654	22.0	+1.0
Turnout			2,982
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Beer	2,471	53.0	−9.6
	Labour	J. T. Wolfenden*	2,191	47.0	+9.6
Majority			280	6.0	−19.2
Turnout			4,662
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Beswick

Beswick

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

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Lee*	2,930	62.8	N/A
	Labour	W. Footit	1,739	37.2	−8.6
Majority			1,191	25.6
Turnout			4,669
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Frankland*	2,766	64.1	−3.2
	Conservative	C. E. Holdnall	1,546	35.9	+3.2
Majority			1,220	28.2	−6.4
Turnout			4,312
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. Kidd*	1,859	45.0	N/A
	Liberal	S. Needoff	1,277	31.0	−41.7
	Labour	R. P. Fisher	990	24.0	−3.3
Majority			582	14.0
Turnout			4,126
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Somerville*	5,776	73.8	−5.5
	Labour	F. Beverley	2,052	26.2	+5.5
Majority			3,724	47.6	−11.0
Turnout			7,828
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Holmes*	842	63.0	N/A
	Labour	E. A. Whitehead	495	37.0	+12.4
Majority			347	26.0
Turnout			1,337
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Collingson*	1,624	65.3	+2.6
	Conservative	M. Williams	864	34.7	−2.6
Majority			760	30.6	+5.2
Turnout			2,488
	Labour hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Weaver*	2,200	63.3	+0.3
	Labour	R. B. Prain	1,148	33.0	+1.1
	Independent	W. Dennison	130	3.7	−1.4
Majority			1,052	30.3	−0.8
Turnout			3,478
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. P. Dawson*	3,319	73.2	+5.6
	Labour	P. H. Keeley	1,214	26.8	−5.6
Majority			2,105	46.4	+11.2
Turnout			4,533
	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. F. Regan*	3,561	63.7	N/A
	Conservative	G. M. Brewster	2,032	36.3	N/A
Majority			1,529	27.4	N/A
Turnout			5,593
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Sutton*	3,400	72.7	+10.3
	Independent	E. Appleton	1,277	27.3	N/A
Majority			2,123	45.4	+20.6
Turnout			4,677
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Barnacott*	2,305	50.4	+7.0
	Conservative	E. Shaw	2,267	49.6	−7.0
Majority			38	0.8
Turnout			4,572
	Labour hold		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. R. de la Wyche*	2,584	62.8	N/A
	Labour	M. Knight	1,528	37.2	+3.2
Majority			1,056	25.6
Turnout			4,112
	Liberal hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. N. Griffin*	2,442	57.0	−11.5
	Labour	F. Walker	1,843	43.0	+11.5
Majority			599	14.0	−23.0
Turnout			4,285
	Conservative hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Owen	1,712	54.3	−12.0
	Conservative	P. T. Barnes*	1,442	45.7	+12.0
Majority			270	8.6	−24.0
Turnout			3,154
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

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

Moss Side East

Moss Side East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	A. R. Edwards	1,248	36.0	+7.2
	Conservative	H. Strange*	1,165	33.6	−6.4
	Labour	W. Griffiths	1,057	30.4	−0.8
Majority			83	2.4
Turnout			3,470
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. C. Brewster*	1,928	62.9	+0.2
	Labour	T. Knowles	1,136	37.1	+7.1
Majority			792	25.8	−6.9
Turnout			3,064
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moston

Moston

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

New Cross

New Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. J. Delargy	2,634	67.5	−2.7
	Conservative	M. Sekian	1,271	32.5	+2.7
Majority			1,363	35.0	−5.4
Turnout			3,905
	Labour hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. E. P. Stott*	2,495	56.3	N/A
	Conservative	H. Poulter	1,936	43.7	N/A
Majority			559	12.6	N/A
Turnout			4,431
	Labour hold		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Nally	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Ellison	405	53.6	N/A
	Liberal	J. T. Griffiths*	351	46.4	N/A
Majority			54	7.2	N/A
Turnout			756
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. C. Rodgers*	2,452	67.9	N/A
	Labour	W. E. Harrison	1,158	32.1	+6.6
Majority			1,294	47.0
Turnout			3,610
	Conservative 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	%	±%
	Conservative	R. B. Breeze	1,834	51.0	+3.9
	Labour	A. B. Horan*	1,763	49.0	−3.9
Majority			71	2.0
Turnout			3,597
	Conservative hold		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	%	±%
	Liberal	T. R. Ackroyd*	2,028	60.5	N/A
	Labour	W. Gallacher	1,325	39.5	−6.8
Majority			703	21.0
Turnout			3,353
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. W. Ellershaw*	2,474	58.2	−5.1
	Conservative	G. Boden	1,780	41.8	+5.1
Majority			694	16.4	−10.2
Turnout			4,254
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Cathcart*	1,920	62.0	N/A
	Conservative	E. Elliott	1,176	38.0	N/A
Majority			744	24.0	N/A
Turnout			3,096
	Labour hold		Swing

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. H. Scholfield	4,083	39.0	−1.6
	Liberal	A. P. Simon	3,648	34.9	+3.4
	Labour	D. Hunter	2,732	26.1	−1.8
Majority			435	4.1	−5.0
Turnout			10,463
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. A. Cave	3,910	53.1	+8.1
	Labour	E. A. Yarwood	3,460	46.9	−8.1
Majority			450	6.2
Turnout			7,370
	Conservative hold		Swing