1922 Manchester City Council election

1922 Manchester City Council election

1 November 1922 (1922-11-01)
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 23 seats, 48.8% 5 seats, 14.0% 5 seats, 25.9% Seats before 72 33 29 Seats won 15 8 10 Seats after 76 33 26 Seat change 4 3 Popular vote 48,158 9,780 44,198 Percentage 43.2% 8.8% 39.7% Swing 5.6% 5.2% 13.8%   Fourth party   Party Independent Last election 2 seats, 9.1% Seats before 5 Seats won 2 Seats after 5 Seat change Popular vote 6,657 Percentage 6.0% Swing 3.1%
Map of results of 1922 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election Conservative

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Wednesday, 1 November 1922. 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		48,158 (43.2%)		5.6	15 (42.9%)	15 / 35	4	76 (54.3%)	76 / 140
Liberal Party		9,780 (8.8%)		5.2	8 (22.9%)	8 / 35		33 (23.6%)	33 / 140
Labour Party		44,198 (39.7%)		13.8	10 (28.6%)	10 / 35	3	26 (18.6%)	26 / 140
Independent		6,657 (6.0%)		3.1	2 (5.7%)	2 / 35		5 (3.6%)	5 / 140
English League for the Taxation of Land Values		1,825 (1.6%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 140
Independent Labour		763 (0.7%)		0.2	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35	1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 140
National Unemployed Workers' Movement		80 (0.1%)		0.8	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35		0 (0.0%)	0 / 140

Full council

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Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. E. Hutchinson*	1,841	61.3	+12.6
	Independent	H. M. Ross Clyne	1,164	38.7	N/A
Majority			677	22.6
Turnout			3,005	37.0	−3.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Weate*	3,421	56.3	−8.1
	Conservative	J. L. Barrett	2,650	43.7	−8.1
Majority			771	12.6
Turnout			6,071	58.9	+10.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Beswick

Beswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. E. Smith*	3,636	50.2	−7.9
	Conservative	J. H. Meachin	3,604	49.8	+7.9
Majority			32	0.4	−13.8
Turnout			7,240	62.0	+8.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Bentley*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. W. Sutton*	3,336	56.9	−1.1
	Conservative	G. W. Leggott	2,523	43.1	+1.1
Majority			813	13.8	−2.2
Turnout			5,859	59.3	+7.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. A. Wood*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. E. Davies*	3,500	53.1	+9.4
	Conservative	A. E. Bowen	3,086	46.9	−9.4
Majority			414	6.2
Turnout			6,586	48.4	−0.3
	Liberal hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Elliott*	1,074	46.9	+10.4
	Liberal	P. I. Wigoder	840	36.6	N/A
	Labour	F. Gregson	378	16.5	N/A
Majority			234	10.2
Turnout			2,292	66.5	−5.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Brine	2,482	50.3	−8.4
	Labour	M. Jagger*	2,449	49.7	N/A
Majority			33	0.6	−16.8
Turnout			4,931	54.0	−5.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Todd*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. D. Simon*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. L. Hardcastle*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Compton*	3,479	63.8	+34.7
	Conservative	R. S. Ireland	1,970	36.2	−0.7
Majority			1,509	27.6
Turnout			5,449	54.4	−6.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Lee*	3,185	54.9	−3.1
	Conservative	J. E. Leicester	2,617	45.1	+9.7
Majority			568	9.8	−12.8
Turnout			5,802	59.0	−3.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Lundy*	2,287	49.2	+4.3
	Conservative	E. E. Walsh	2,284	49.1	−5.1
	National Unemployed Workers' Movement	P. Murphy	80	1.7	N/A
Majority			3	0.1
Turnout			4,651	48.1	−1.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. E. Mitchell*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

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

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. H. S. Redmond*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Travis	3,041	46.9	−8.8
	Labour	C. E. Wood*	2,719	42.0	−2.3
	Liberal	H. Pinnington	718	11.1	N/A
Majority			322	4.9	−6.5
Turnout			6,478	67.2	+5.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Hales*	2,437	58.8	N/A
	Conservative	R. S. Banks	1,711	41.2	−9.8
Majority			728	17.6
Turnout			4,148	53.3	+1.8
	Independent hold		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. H. Birley*	2,334	56.1	+5.3
	English League for the Taxation of Land Values	A. H. Weller	1,825	43.9	N/A
Majority			509	12.2	+10.6
Turnout			4,159	48.5	−9.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. R. Mellor*	2,868	62.1	+17.1
	Liberal	W. Webster	1,754	37.9	N/A
Majority			1,114	24.2
Turnout			4,622	53.2	−3.2
	Labour hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Taylor*	3,457	62.3	+14.4
	Labour	E. J. Hookway	2,090	37.7	N/A
Majority			1,367	24.6
Turnout			5,547	58.5	+16.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. F. Robinson	2,083	43.5	N/A
	Labour	H. Thorneycroft	1,938	40.5	−0.3
	Independent Labour	P. L. Martin*	763	15.9	N/A
Majority			145	3.0
Turnout			4,784	59.6	+1.6
	Conservative gain from Independent Labour		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Toole*	2,860	57.4	+20.4
	Conservative	D. C. Goodman	2,126	42.6	−8.8
Majority			734	14.8
Turnout			4,986	53.1	−9.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Noton Barclay*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. F. M. Sutton*	2,121	91.4	+35.0
	Independent	A. R. Edwards	208	8.9	N/A
Majority			1,913	82.2	+69.4
Turnout			2,329	28.7	−15.5
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

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

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

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

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	G. Oddy*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. R. Hewlett	867	50.6	0
	Liberal	R. E. T. Allan	847	49.4	0
Majority			20	1.2	0
Turnout			1,714	65.8	+12.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Johnson*	3,275	57.1	−2.8
	Labour	E. Whiteley	1,620	26.8	−16.1
	Independent	G. H. Greenhough	1,140	18.9	N/A
Majority			1,655	27.4	+13.2
Turnout			6,035	60.8	+17.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Hall*	3,436	52.3	+5.4
	Conservative	W. P. Jackson	3,134	47.7	+11.8
Majority			302	4.6	−6.4
Turnout			6,597	65.2	+8.3
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. H. Dale	2,515	51.0	+1.4
	Labour	J. Fogarty	2,300	46.6	−3.8
	Independent	A. Walsh	116	2.4	N/A
Majority			215	4.4
Turnout			4,931	79.0	+4.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	L. F. Massey*	1,592	48.7	+5.1
	Conservative	F. Stapleton	1,325	40.5	−15.9
	Labour	M. Dean	355	10.8	N/A
Majority			267	8.2
Turnout			3,272	48.3	+1.7
	Independent hold		Swing