1938 Manchester City Council election

1938 Manchester City Council election

1 November 1938 (1938-11-01)
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 16 seats, 42.7% 14 seats, 43.9% 4 seats, 10.8% Seats before 62 52 22 Seats won 17 14 4 Seats after 66 51 20 Seat change 4 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   Party Independent Last election 1 seats, 1.5% Seats before 4 Seats won 1 Seats after 5 Seat change 1 Popular vote 1,812 Percentage 1.5% Swing 0.2%
Map of results of 1938 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 Tuesday, 1 November 1938. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office.

Annual local elections were suspended from 1939 to 1945. Under the Local Elections and Register of Electors (Temporary Provisions) Act 1939 the term of office of all members of the council was extended by one year and casual vacancies among members of the council were filled by the choice of the council rather than by election. Local Elections and Register of Electors Acts of 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, and 1944 each further extended the term of office of all members of the council by a year.

The council remained under no overall control.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		50,413 (42.7%)		5.2	17 (47.2%)	17 / 36	1	66 (45.8%)	66 / 144
Labour Party		51,886 (43.9%)		1.1	14 (38.9%)	14 / 36	1	51 (35.1%)	51 / 144
Liberal Party		12,818 (10.8%)		3.9	4 (11.1%)	4 / 36	2	20 (13.9%)	20 / 144
Independent		1,812 (1.5%)		0.2	1 (2.8%)	1 / 36	1	5 (3.5%)	5 / 144
Independent Labour		0 (0.0%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 36	2	1 (0.7%)	1 / 144
Residents		1,248 (1.1%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		1 (0.7%)	1 / 144
British Union of Fascists		1,248 (1.1%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 144

Full council

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Aldermen

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Councillors

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Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. S. Harper*	1,817	64.6	+3.6
	Labour	E. A. Gower	968	34.4	−4.6
	British Union of Fascists	M. E. Pye	23	0.9	N/A
	Residents	L. Whittington	3	0.1	N/A
Majority			849	30.2	+8.2
Turnout			2,811
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Dook	2,080	55.1	+2.1
	Labour	J. M. Wharton*	1,648	43.6	−3.4
	Independent	F. G. Hunt	48	1.3	N/A
Majority			432	11.5	+5.5
Turnout			3,776
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Beswick

Beswick

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

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Fitton*	2,628	57.8	N/A
	Labour	C. C. Lamb	1,919	42.2	+5.0
Majority			709	15.6
Turnout			4,547
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. E. Beavan*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Lomax*	2,085	47.2	+2.2
	Liberal	S. Needoff	1,333	30.2	−0.8
	Labour	B. J. Gershman	998	22.6	−1.4
Majority			752	17.0	+3.0
Turnout			4,416
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Strange	5,632	74.9	+1.1
	Labour	C. W. Jones	1,889	25.1	−1.1
Majority			3,743	49.8	+2.2
Turnout			7,521
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Levy	1,337	48.5	N/A
	Liberal	A. S. Moss*	1,091	39.6	N/A
	Labour	T. J. Hill	329	11.9	−35.1
Majority			246	8.9
Turnout			2,757
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Johnston*	1,709	87.6	+22+3
	British Union of Fascists	F. Fowden	242	12.4	N/A
Majority			1,467	75.2	+44.6
Turnout			1,951
	Labour hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. Meadowcroft*	2,969	69.0	N/A
	Labour	R. B. Prain	1,336	31.0	−2.0
Majority			1,633	38.0
Turnout			4,305
	Liberal hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. White*	3,529	68.3	−4.9
	Labour	T. Knowles	1,637	31.7	+4.9
Majority			1,892	36.6	−9.8
Turnout			5,166
	Conservative hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. W. Coe	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*	3,643	93.9	+21.2
	British Union of Fascists	J. Simmonds	236	6.1	N/A
Majority			3,407	87.8	+42.4
Turnout			3,879
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Shaw	2,155	50.4	+0.8
	Labour	J. Howard*	2,125	49.6	−0.8
Majority			30	0.8
Turnout			4,280
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. M. Emery*	2,640	62.2	N/A
	Labour	B. de Courcey Ireland	1,602	37.8	+0.6
Majority			1,038	24.4
Turnout			4,242
	Conservative 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	W. H. Oldfield	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. B. Walker*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		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	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	%	±%
	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	M. A. Gibbons*	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	C. Wood*	uncontested
	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

References

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