1923 Manchester City Council election

1923 Manchester City Council election

1 November 1923 (1923-11-01)
35 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council 71 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Labour Last election 15 seats, 43.2% 8 seats, 8.8% 10 seats, 39.7% Seats before 80 32 26 Seats won 18 7 10 Seats after 78 32 28 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 58,108 18,842 41,625 Percentage 48.1% 15.6% 34.4% Swing 4.9 6.8% 5.3%   Fourth party   Party Independent Last election 2 seats, 6.0% Seats before 2 Seats won 1 Seats after 2 Seat change Popular vote 475 Percentage 0.4% Swing 5.6%
Map of results of 1923 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election Conservative

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1923. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		58,108 (48.1%)		4.9	18 (51.4%)	18 / 35	2	78 (55.7%)	78 / 140
Liberal Party		18,842 (15.6%)		6.8	7 (20.0%)	7 / 35		32 (22.9%)	32 / 140
Labour Party		41,625 (34.4%)		5.3	10 (28.6%)	10 / 35	2	28 (20.0%)	28 / 140
Independent		475 (0.4%)		5.6	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35		2 (1.4%)	2 / 140
Co-operative Party		1,772 (1.5%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 140
NFDDSS		57 (0.0%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 140

Full council

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Ward results

All Saints

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. O'Loughlin	1,206	36.6	N/A
	Conservative	E. Lewis	1,203	36.5	N/A
	Labour	A. M. Thompson	823	25.0	−36.3
	Independent	A. W. McKelvin	60	1.8	−36.9
Majority			3	0.1
Turnout			3,292
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. E. B. Alexander*	2,739	51.1	+7.4
	Labour	J. M. Wharton	2,619	48.9	−7.4
Majority			120	2.2
Turnout			5,358
	Conservative hold		Swing

Beswick

Beswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Robinson*	4,334	52.4	+2.2
	Conservative	J. H. Meachin	3,879	46.9	−2.9
	NFDDSS	C. Reilly	57	0.7	N/A
Majority			455	5.5	+5.1
Turnout			8,270
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. S. Williams*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. J. Hart*	3,302	51.4	−5.5
	Conservative	G. W. Leggott	3,125	48.6	+5.5
Majority			179	2.8	−11.0
Turnout			6,427
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

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

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. T. Rowe*	4,537	51.2	+4.3
	Liberal	S. D. Simon	4,321	48.8	−4.3
Majority			216	2.4
Turnout			8,858
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hill*	976	52.7	+5.8
	Liberal	P. I. Wigoder	876	47.3	+10.7
Majority			100	5.4	−4.8
Turnout			1,852
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Shields	2,764	54.7	+4.4
	Labour	A. Park*	2,286	45.3	−4.4
Majority			478	9.4	+8.8
Turnout			5,050
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

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

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. H. White*	2,104	59.8	N/A
	Liberal	J. W. Hampson	1,416	40.2	N/A
Majority			688	19.6	N/A
Turnout			3,520
	Conservative hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. S. Harper*	560	58.6	N/A
	Liberal	A. Nixon	395	41.4	N/A
Majority			165	17.2	N/A
Turnout			8,858
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North

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

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. C. Wilkinson	3,341	57.2	+2.3
	Conservative	J. E. Leicester	2,501	42.8	−2.3
Majority			841	14.4	+4.6
Turnout			5,842
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Hoyle*	3,088	56.6	+7.5
	Labour	A. E. Wolstenholme	2,369	43.4	−5.8
Majority			719	13.2
Turnout			5,457
	Conservative hold		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Harrison*	3,384	64.1	N/A
	Labour	W. Davis	1,899	35.9	N/A
Majority			1,485	28.2	N/A
Turnout			5,457
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. P. Jackson	2,737	60.7	N/A
	Co-operative Party	E. Beavan	1,772	39.3	N/A
Majority			965	21.4	N/A
Turnout			4,509
	Conservative hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. J. Pine*	2,459	85.6	N/A
	Independent	A. R. Edwards	415	14.4	N/A
Majority			2,044	71.2	N/A
Turnout			2,874
	Conservative hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. James*	3,383	57.1	+15.1
	Conservative	T. McRoy	2,538	42.9	−4.0
Majority			845	14.2
Turnout			5,921
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. E. T. Allen	1,821	46.5	N/A
	Conservative	H. Dale	1,219	31.1	−10.1
	Labour	G. H. Harris	877	22.4	N/A
Majority			602	15.4
Turnout			3,917
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Mathewson Watson*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Welsh	2,292	44.6	−17.5
	Conservative	J. Bostock*	1,980	38.5	N/A
	Liberal	W. Turner	867	16.9	−21.0
Majority			312	6.1	−18.1
Turnout			5,139
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

New Cross

New Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. Grime*	3,372	58.3	−4.0
	Labour	R. Matthews	2,407	41.7	+4.0
Majority			965	16.6	−8.0
Turnout			5,779
	Conservative hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Jagger	2,555	56.9	+16.4
	Conservative	W. Stephenson	1,932	43.1	−0.4
Majority			623	13.8
Turnout			4,487
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. F. Titt*	2,894	57.8	+0.4
	Conservative	A. H. Turner	2,111	42.2	−0.4
Majority			783	15.6	+0.8
Turnout			5,005
	Labour hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

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

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. H. Barlow*	1,852	42.0	−49.4
	Conservative	S. J. Roberts	1,477	33.5	N/A
	Labour	F. G. Lloyd	1,079	24.5	N/A
Majority			375	8.5	−73.7
Turnout			4,408
	Liberal 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	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Goodwin	960	53.3	N/A
	Liberal	W. H. Wood	842	46.7	N/A
Majority			118	6.6	N/A
Turnout			1,802
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. A. Toyn*	2,524	44.5	N/A
	Labour	J. W. O'Neill	1,856	32.7	N/A
	Liberal	A. Todd	1,289	22.8	N/A
Majority			668	11.8	N/A
Turnout			5,669
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

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

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. W. Higginbottom	2,260	52.4	−4.7
	Liberal	C. Herford*	2,053	47.6	N/A
Majority			207	4.8	−22.6
Turnout			4,313
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Wood	3,309	58.0	+5.7
	Conservative	W. Chapman*	2,399	42.0	−5.7
Majority			910	16.0	+11.4
Turnout			5,708
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

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

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. A. Lewins*	1,904	55.3	N/A
	Conservative	K. W. Chambers	1,540	44.7	+4.2
Majority			364	10.6
Turnout			3,444
	Liberal hold		Swing