1921 Manchester City Council election

1921 Manchester City Council election
35 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council; 70 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1921 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; No overall control	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Conservative

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Tuesday, 1 November 1921. 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 gained overall control of the council from, no overall control.^[1]^[2]

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	69,290 (48.8%)	14.7	23 (65.7%)	23 / 35	9	71 (50.7%)	71 / 140
Labour Party	36,813 (25.9%)	4.7	5 (14.3%)	5 / 35	4	29 (20.7%)	29 / 140
Liberal Party	19,814 (14.0%)	6.0	5 (14.3%)	5 / 35	6	27 (19.3%)	27 / 140
Independent	12,922 (9.1%)	0.3	2 (5.7%)	2 / 35	1	13 (9.3%)	13 / 140
National Unemployed Workers' Movement	1,224 (0.9%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 140
Independent Labour	1,210 (0.9%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 140
Communist Party	666 (0.5%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 140

Full council

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29	27	13	71

Ward results

All Saints

All Saints'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Pierce*	1,616	51.3	+5.0
	Labour	G. Benson	1,537	48.7	+25.6
Majority			79	2.6
Turnout			3,153	40.3	+0.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. L. K. Jones	2,536	51.8	−18.4
	Labour	R. C. Wallhead*	2,363	48.2	+18.4
Majority			173	3.4	−37.0
Turnout			4,899	48.0	+12.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Beswick

Beswick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Cox	3,490	58.1	+1.0
	Conservative	J. Fiddiham	2,618	42.9	−1.0
Majority			872	14.2	+2.0
Turnout			6,108	53.8	10.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. E. Littler	2,651	66.5	N/A
	Labour	A. Robinson	1,333	33.5	N/A
Majority			1,318	33.0
Turnout			3,984	51.1	+14.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Binns*	2,875	58.0	N/A
	Conservative	A. Ward	2,084	42.0	N/A
Majority			791	16.0	N/A
Turnout			4,959	52.3	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Whitworth*	2,694	61.7	N/A
	Labour	C. Kean	1,671	38.3	+3.2
Majority			1,023	23.4
Turnout			4,365	53.9	+0.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lees-Jones	3,526	56.3	N/A
	Liberal	J. Redford*	2,742	43.7	N/A
Majority			784	12.6	N/A
Turnout			2,809	48.7	N/A
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Gouldman	1,544	63.5	+26.8
	Conservative	T. R. Hewlett*	887	36.5	=0.2
Majority			657	27.0
Turnout			2,431	72.1	+9.9
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. R. Midgley	3,081	58.7	N/A
	Liberal	H. Lee*	2,168	41.3	N/A
Majority			913	17.4
Turnout			5,249	59.0	+38.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. J. Robertshaw*	1,594	56.7	+15.8
	Liberal	H. Wagon	1,215	43.3	+7.1
Majority			379	13.4	+8.7
Turnout			2,809	58.2	−5.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Swarbrick*	1,620	51.2	N/A
	Conservative	F. Stapleton	1,546	48.8	−31.9
Majority			74	2.4
Turnout			3,166	59.0	+4.7
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Westcott*	690	66.8	N/A
	Liberal	J. Lyons	343	33.2	N/A
Majority			347	33.6
Turnout			1,033	58.1	+21.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Docker	2,216	36.9	N/A
	Labour	A. Mason	1,748	29.1	N/A
	Independent Labour	J. P. Greenall*	1,210	20.1	N/A
	National Unemployed Workers' Movement	J. Shaw	839	14.0	N/A
Majority			468	7.8	N/A
Turnout			6,013	60.7	N/A
	Conservative gain from Independent Labour		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Hague*	3,372	58.0	+6.2
	Conservative	W. S. Wilson	2,060	35.4	−12.8
	National Unemployed Workers' Movement	P. H. Kealy	385	6.6	N/A
Majority			1,312	22.6	+19.1
Turnout			5,817	62.5	+17.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Gilgryst*	2,575	54.2	+12.9
	Labour	A. E. Wolstenholme	2,135	44.9	+17.4
	Independent	G. A. Jones	44	0.9	N/A
Majority			440	9.3	−4.5
Turnout			4,754	49.2	−7.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. S. Harper*	3,728	84.6	+21.4
	Labour	W. H. Depledge	678	15.4	−21.4
Majority			3,050	69.2	+42.9
Turnout			4,406	48.8	−5.4
	Independent hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Jennison*	2,661	61.3
	Liberal	A. L. Taylor	1,678	38.7	N/A
Majority			983	22.6
Turnout			4,339	50.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Woollam*	4,090	68.8
	Liberal	F. H. Earley	1,654	27.8	N/A
	Independent	M. Healey	205	3.4	N/A
Majority			2,436	41.0
Turnout			5,949	51.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Bloor	3,281	55.7	+15.0
	Labour	J. Fogarty*	2,607	44.3	−15.0
Majority			674	11.4
Turnout			5,888	61.6	+9.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Millward	2,008	51.0
	Independent	D. S. Bloomfield	1,813	46.0	N/A
	Independent	A. R. Edwards	120	3.0	N/A
Majority			195	5.0
Turnout			3,941	51.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Dunham	2,600	50.8	+21.1
	Independent	J. S. Whitehead	2,523	49.2	N/A
Majority			77	1.6
Turnout			5,123	59.5	+18.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Moston

Moston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Frankland	2,676	55.0	+2.4
	Labour	F. Gregson*	2,188	45.0	N/A
Majority			488	10.0	+4.8
Turnout			3,874	56.4	+16.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

New Cross

New Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Milner*	2,054	52.1	N/A
	Conservative	O. R. Whittaker	1,886	47.9	−12.7
Majority			168	4.2
Turnout			3,940	42.2	−11.0
	Liberal hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. W. Godbert*	2,743	59.2	N/A
	Labour	H. Thorneycroft	1,890	40.8	+3.9
Majority			853	18.4
Turnout			5,067	58.1	−6.2
	Liberal hold		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. D. Judson*	2,967	51.4	+2.9
	Labour	J. Brown	2,135	37.0	−14.5
	Communist	J. Dickson	666	11.5	N/A
Majority			832	14.4
Turnout			5,498	62.5	+26.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	O. R. Lancashire*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Flinn	2,007	56.4	+9.5
	Conservative	J. Parkinson*	1,550	43.6	+14.6
Majority			457	12.8	−5.1
Turnout			3,557	44.2	+4.6
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. B. Beesley	649	54.5	N/A
	Independent	R. B. Batty	542	45.5	N/A
Majority			107	9.0	N/A
Turnout			1,191	49.3	N/A
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Melland*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. H. Swales*	3,613	74.3	+30.0
	Independent	S. Finnigan	1,250	25.7	N/A
Majority			2,363	48.6	+35.1
Turnout			4,982	44.6	+7.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Bayliss*	709	50.6	N/A
	Liberal	H. S. Ashburner	692	49.4	N/A
Majority			17	1.2	N/A
Turnout			1,401	53.3	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. H. Hinchcliffe*	2,432	57.1	N/A
	Labour Co-op	J. H. Alsop	1,828	42.9	+7.3
Majority			604	14.2
Turnout			4,260	43.0	+8.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Brassington	2,652	46.9	+13.9
	Conservative	W. P. Jackson	2,030	35.9	N.A
	Liberal	G. Jennison*	972	17.2	N/A
Majority			622	11.0
Turnout			5,642	56.9	−6.2
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Cassidy*	2,311	50.4	−9.6
	Conservative	G. H. Dale	2,274	49.6	+9.6
Majority			37	0.8	−19.2
Turnout			4,585	74.4	+8.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Withington

Withington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Mellor	1,490	56.4	N/A
	Independent	E. Brown	1,153	43.6	N/A
Majority			337	12.8
Turnout			2,643	46.6	+1.7
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Aldermanic election

By-elections between 1921 and 1922

References

^ EFFECT OF THE ELECTIONS, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1921, p.4
^ MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1921, p.7

[1] EFFECT OF THE ELECTIONS, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1921, p.4

[2] MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1921, p.7

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