1930 Manchester City Council election

Local election in Manchester

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1 November 1930 (1930-11-01)

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35 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council
71 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Conservative	Labour	Liberal
Last election	8 seats, 38.1%	20 seats, 39.5%	7 seats, 20.6%
Seats before	54	53	29
Seats won	18	11	5
Seats after	59	51	27
Seat change	5	2	2
Popular vote	55,178	45,149	25,696
Percentage	42.1%	34.4%	19.6%
Swing	4.0%	5.1%	1.0%

	Fourth party

Party	Independent
Last election	0 seats, 0.1%
Seats before	3
Seats won	1
Seats after	3
Seat change
Popular vote	160
Percentage	2.3%
Swing	2.2%

Map of results of 1930 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 Saturday, 1 November 1930. 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	55,178 (42.1%)	4.0	18 (51.4%)	18 / 35	5	59 (42.1%)	59 / 140
Labour Party	45,149 (34.4%)	5.1	11 (31.4%)	11 / 35	2	51 (36.4%)	51 / 140
Liberal Party	25,696 (19.6%)	1.0	5 (14.3%)	5 / 35	2	27 (19.3%)	27 / 140
Independent	3,037 (2.3%)	2.2	1 (2.9%)	1 / 35		3 (2.1%)	3 / 140
English League for the Taxation of Land Values	1,272 (1.0%)	1.0	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35	1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 140
Independent Conservative	559 (0.4%)	0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35		0 (0.0%)	0 / 140
Residents	175 (0.1%)	0.9	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35		0 (0.0%)	0 / 140
Communist	98 (0.1%)		0 (0.0%)	0 / 35		0 (0.0%)	0 / 140

Full council

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51	27	3	59

Aldermen

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5	9	1	20

Councillors

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46	18	2	39

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Davies*	1,808	56.3	+22.2
	Labour	L. Corcoran	844	26.3	−18.6
	Ind. Conservative	J. Griffin	559	17.4	−2.9
Majority			964	30.0
Turnout			3,211
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. L. K. Jones*	3,355	62.6	+23.3
	Labour	T. M. Larrad	2,003	37.4	−23.3
Majority			1,352	25.2
Turnout			5,358
	Conservative hold		Swing

Beswick

Beswick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. B. Cox*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. E. Littler*	2,674	67.7	N/A
	Labour	W. Collingson	1,278	32.3	−0.4
Majority			1,396	35.4
Turnout			3,952
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Binns*	2,707	52.6	N/A
	Conservative	S. Bloor	2,436	47.4	N/A
Majority			271	5.2	N/A
Turnout			5,143
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. Laski*	3,240	82.3	N/A
	Labour	C. E. P. Stott	696	17.7	N/A
Majority			2,544	64.6	N/A
Turnout			3,936
	Liberal hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. D. Simon*	6,286	87.5	+34.7
	Labour	E. Topham	840	11.7	N/A
	Residents	A. M. Edwards	61	0.8	N/A
Majority			5,446	75.8	+70.2
Turnout			7,187
	Liberal hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Gouldman*	1,323	55.2	N/A
	Liberal	J. E. Fitzsimmons	657	27.4	−16.3
	Labour	E. J. Mendel	415	17.4	−0.2
Majority			666	27.8
Turnout			2,395
	Independent hold		Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Floyd*	2,654	50.3	−18.1
	Conservative	T. C. Owtram	2,624	49.7	+18.1
Majority			30	0.6	−36.2
Turnout			5,278
	Labour hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. S. Grindley	1,913	51.2	+15.9
	Liberal	F. L. Chaplin	1,674	44.9	+3.4
	Independent	W. Dennison	145	3.9	−0.4
Majority			239	6.3
Turnout			3,732
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Westcott	2,793	54.8	+4.2
	Liberal	D. Porter	2,306	45.2	−4.2
Majority			485	9.6	+8.4
Turnout			5,099
	Conservative hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Westcott*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Walker*	2,793	70.2	N/A
	Liberal	T. Dunbevand	1,184	29.8	N/A
Majority			1,609	40.4	N/A
Turnout			3,977
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. H. Cox	2,662	53.2	−15.9
	Conservative	C. Taylor	2,339	46.8	+15.9
Majority			323	6.4	−31.8
Turnout			5,001
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. F. Howarth	2,766	54.9	+8.4
	Labour	W. Onions*	2,273	45.1	−8.4
Majority			493	9.8
Turnout			5,039
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. R. Fairfoull*	2,819	71.7	+5.5
	Labour	W. N. Bayes	1,110	28.3	−5.5
Majority			1,709	43.4	+11.0
Turnout			3,929
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. H. Meachin*	3,402	72.7	+7.9
	Labour	J. Garside	1,278	27.3	−7.9
Majority			2,124	45.4	+15.8
Turnout			4,680
	Conservative hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. L. Jones*	2,152	55.4	+0.1
	Conservative	A. Ireland	1,732	44.6	+0.9
Majority			420	10.8	−0.8
Turnout			3,884
	Labour hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. E. Wood*	2,778	54.0	−10.7
	Conservative	A. Hodgson	2,371	46.0	+11.1
Majority			407	8.0	−21.8
Turnout			5,149
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. A. E. Ramsden	1,825	52.3	+16.5
	Liberal	C. Gandy	1,068	30.6	+3.0
	Labour	T. J. Feigherey	584	16.7	−19.3
	Residents	A. M. Edwards	14	0.4	−0.2
Majority			757	21.7
Turnout			3,491
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. S. Vivante	1,795	46.8	N/A
	English League for the Taxation of Land Values	A. H. Weller*	1,272	33.1	N/A
	Labour	R. McKeon	614	16.0	−9.2
	Independent	T. M. Draper	142	3.7	N/A
	Residents	A. R. Edwards	16	0.4	N/A
Majority			523	13.7
Turnout			3,839
	Conservative gain from English League for the Taxation of Land Values		Swing

Moston

Moston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Farrington*	3,072	54.6	+22.6
	Labour	G. S. Dixon	1,881	33.4	−15.1
	Liberal	B. Adler	671	11.9	−7.6
Majority			1,191	21.2
Turnout			5,624
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Matthews*	3,047	55.6	−1.6
	Conservative	B. Walker	2,436	44.4	+1.7
Majority			611	11.2	−3.8
Turnout			5,483
	Labour hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Turner	2,599	55.8	+8.3
	Labour	B. Clare	2,062	44.2	−8.3
Majority			537	11.6
Turnout			4,661
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Moss	3,037	66.6	−30.1
	Independent	C. G. Clancy	1,427	31.3	N/A
	Communist	S. Nuttall	98	2.1	−1.2
Majority			1,610	35.3	−58.1
Turnout			4,562
	Labour hold		Swing

Oxford

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

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. G. Edwards*	2,295	53.6	−4.8
	Conservative	J. Vickers	1,906	44.5	+4.7
	Residents	A. R. Edwards	84	1.9	+0.1
Majority			389	9.1	−9.5
Turnout			4,285
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Challoner	566	72.5	+2.8
	Liberal	A. Payne	215	27.5	−2.8
Majority			351	45.0	+5.6
Turnout			781
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	B. McManus*	862	43.2	+15.9
	Conservative	J. W. Brownhill	621	31.1	−2.2
	Labour	J. Cossey	512	25.7	−13.1
Majority			241	12.1
Turnout			1,995
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. W. L. Smith	2,114	59.4	+30.4
	Labour	A. Titt	1,447	40.6	−8.7
Majority			667	18.8
Turnout			3,561
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. E. Burgess*	1,131	85.6	+40.5
	Labour	W. R. Watson	190	14.4	N/A
Majority			941	71.2
Turnout			1,321
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Harrison*	2,504	63.7	+19.4
	Labour	E. Davies	1,427	36.3	−1.0
Majority			1,077	27.4
Turnout			3,931
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Brassington*	2,154	57.7	−18.5
	Conservative	F. P. Ogden	1,577	42.3	+18.5
Majority			577	15.4	−37.0
Turnout			3,731
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Cassidy*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Withington

Withington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. P. Simon*	5,238	75.4	+25.8
	Labour	A. McIlwrick	1,711	24.6	N/A
Majority			3,527	50.8
Turnout			6,949
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aldermanic election

Aldermanic election, 7 January 1931

Caused by the resignation on 3 December 1930 of Alderman Frederick John Robertshaw (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 6 February 1925).

In his place, Councillor Joseph Binns (Labour, Bradford, elected 4 August 1915) was elected as an alderman by the council on 7 January 1931.

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Labour	Joseph Binns	Exchange	1934

Aldermanic election, 6 May 1931

Caused by the creation of Wythenshawe ward on 25 March 1931, requiring the election of an alderman by the council.

Councillor T. R. Hewlett (Conservative, St. John's, elected 1 November 1922, previously 1913-21) was elected as an alderman by the council on 6 May 1931.

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Conservative	T. R. Hewlett	Wythenshawe	1934

Aldermanic elections, 29 October 1931

Caused by the death on 8 October 1931 of Alderman James Johnson (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 1 August 1923).

In his place, Councillor H. D. Judson (Conservative, St. Clements's, elected 2 November 1925, previously 1911-24) was elected as an alderman by the council on 29 October 1931.

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Conservative	H. D. Judson	Oxford	1934

Caused by the death on 16 October 1931 of Alderman John James Kendall (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 24 June 1927).

In his place, Councillor Colonel George Westcott (Conservative, Exchange, elected 1 November 1911) was elected as an alderman by the council on 29 October 1931.

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Conservative	George Westcott	Chorlton-cum-Hardy	1931

By-elections between 1930 and 1931

Bradford, 20 January 1931

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Joseph Binns (Labour, Bradford, elected 4 August 1915) on 7 January 1931, following the resignation on 3 December 1930 of Alderman Frederick John Robertshaw (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 6 February 1925).

Bradford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Bloor	2,701	54.5	+7.1
	Labour	B. Clare	2,251	45.5	−7.1
Majority			450	9.0
Turnout			4,952
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Wythenshawe, 25 March 1931

Caused by the creation of Wythenshawe ward on 25 March 1931, requiring the election of all three councillors. The first-placed candidate was set to serve a three-year term, expiring in 1934, the second-placed candidate was set to serve a two-year term, expiring in 1933, and the third-placed candidate was set to serve a one-year term, expiring in 1932.

Wythenshawe (3 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. R. W. Menzies	1,193	36.5
	Independent	W. Wolstenholme	1,080	33.1
	Conservative	H. Ireland	998	30.6
	Conservative	S. Lowe	995	30.5
	Liberal	W. Kennedy	766	23.5
	Labour	E. Whiteley	226	6.9
	Labour	G. Dixon	137	4.2
Majority			3	0.1
Turnout			3,265
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

St. John's, 19 May 1931

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor T. R. Hewlett (Conservative, St. John's, elected 1 November 1922, previously 1913-21) on 6 May 1931, following the creation of Wythenshawe ward on 25 March 1931, requiring the election of an alderman by the council.

St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	F. E. Tylecote	885	57.6	N/A
	Conservative	G. Egerton Pollitt	644	41.9	−43.7
	Residents	A. R. Edwards	11	0.7	N/A
Majority			241	15.7
Turnout			1,537
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Wythenshawe, 4 August 1931

Caused by the resignation of Councillor William Wolstenholme (Independent, Wythenshawe, elected 25 March 1931) on 1 July 1931.

Wythenshawe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Lowe	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1930, p.12
LABOUR SETBACK, Manchester Evening News, November 3, 1930, p.7
PLATT HALL, Manchester Evening News, February 8, 1925, p.11
NEW CITY ALDERMAN, Manchester Evening News, October 15, 1919, p.3
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, August 5, 1915, p.3
A LABOUR ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, January 8, 1931, p.11
COUNCILLORS FOR WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Guardian, February 18, 1931, p.11
LABOUR LOSSES IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1922, p.4
NEW ALDERMAN FOR WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Evening News, May 6, 1931, p.7
OBITUARY, Manchester Guardian, October 9, 1931, p.5
FREE TRADE IN MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS, Manchester Guardian, August 2, 1923, p.9
MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1925, p.6
MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 30, 1931, p.3
NEW ALDERMEN WANTED, Manchester Evening News, October 17, 1931, p.5
NEW CITY ALDERMEN, Manchester Guardian, June 25, 1927, p.15
MANCHESTER ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1911, p.10
MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 30, 1931, p.3
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, August 5, 1915, p.3
A LABOUR ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, January 8, 1931, p.11
PLATT HALL, Manchester Evening News, February 8, 1925, p.11
NEW CITY ALDERMAN, Manchester Evening News, October 15, 1919, p.3
CONSERVATIVE WINS LABOUR SEAT, Manchester Guardian, January 8, 1931, p.11
COUNCILLORS FOR WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Guardian, February 18, 1931, p.11
WYTHENSHAWE WARD ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, March 26, 1931, p.12
LABOUR LOSSES IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1922, p.4
NEW ALDERMAN FOR WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Evening News, May 6, 1931, p.7
COUNCILLORS FOR WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Guardian, February 18, 1931, p.11
LIBERAL WIN IN CIVIL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, May 20, 1931, p.13
WYTHENSHAWE WARD ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, March 26, 1931, p.12
TO LEAVE COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, July 1, 1931, p.14
COUNCIL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Evening News, August 4, 1931, p.5

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