Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1929. 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.[1][2]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 40,819 (38.1%)
Decrease 2.8 8 (22.9%)
8 / 35
 Decrease 5 54 (38.6%)
54 / 140
Labour Party 42,265 (39.5%)
Decrease 1.1 20 (57.1%)
20 / 35
 Increase 3 51 (36.4%)
51 / 140
Liberal Party 22,086 (20.6%)
Increase 5.1 7 (20.0%)
7 / 35
 Increase 2 30 (21.4%)
30 / 140
Independent 160 (0.1%)
Decrease 1.1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 Steady 4 (2.9%)
4 / 140
English League for the Taxation of Land Values 0 (0.0%)
Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 Steady 1 (0.7%)
1 / 140
Residents 1,084 (1.0%)
Increase 0.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 140
Independent Conservative 569 (0.5%)
Decrease 0.1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 140
Communist 87 (0.1%)
Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 140

Full council

↓
51 30 1 4 54

Aldermen

↓
4 10 1 20

Councillors

↓
47 20 1 3 34

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Williams* 1,257 44.9 −6.8
Conservative J. McMahon 955 34.1 −13.1
Ind. Conservative J. Griffin 569 20.3 N/A
Residents A. R. Edwards 18 0.6 −0.4
Majority 302 10.8 +6.3
Turnout 2,799 31.3 −14.2
Labour hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. M. Wharton* 2,404 60.7 +17.1
Conservative G. Grocock 1,556 39.3 −16.8
Majority 848 21.4
Turnout 3,960 36.5 −24.0
Labour hold Swing

Beswick

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

Blackley

Blackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal T. S. Williams* 2,255 67.3 +6.0
Labour J. Gandy-Bewick 1,094 32.7 −2.0
Majority 1,161 34.6 +8.0
Turnout 3,349 32.4 −13.5
Liberal hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. J. Hart* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. C. Grime* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. W. Maitland* 3,711 52.8 +14.2
Conservative J. Lees-Jones 3,321 47.2 +0.5
Majority 390 5.6
Turnout 7,032 34.4 −19.6
Liberal hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal A. S. Moss 770 43.7 N/A
Conservative J. Hill* 682 38.7 −27.0
Labour A. Eyres 312 17.6 −16.7
Majority 88 5.0
Turnout 1,764 40.2 −3.1
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Johnston* 2,776 68.4 +17.1
Conservative T. C. Owtram 1,280 31.6 −15.7
Majority 1,496 36.8 +32.8
Turnout 4,056 39.7 −24.4
Labour hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal S. Meadowcroft 1,449 41.5 −18.2
Conservative G. S. Grindley* 1,234 35.3 −5.0
Labour C. E. P. Stott 660 18.9 N/A
Independent W. Dennison 149 4.3 N/A
Majority 215 6.2 −13.2
Turnout 3,492 50.1 −7.3
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. H. White* 2,071 50.6 −0.4
Liberal D. Porter 2,019 49.4 +0.4
Majority 52 1.2 −0.8
Turnout 4,090 50.8 −6.0
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. S. Harper* 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* 3,237 69.1 +3.1
Conservative C. Taylor 1,445 30.9 −2.2
Majority 1,792 38.2 +5.3
Turnout 6,000 37.8 −15.9
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Howard* 2,318 53.5 0
Conservative F. Sutton 2,014 46.5 +1.5
Majority 304 7.0 −1.5
Turnout 4,332 41.3 −19.8
Labour hold Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. M. Emery* 2,510 66.2 N/A
Labour W. N. Bayes 1,281 33.8 +5.9
Majority 1,229 32.4
Turnout 3,791 36.5 −10.9
Conservative hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. P. Jackson* 2,718 64.8 +2.5
Labour J. Garside 1,474 35.2 −2.0
Majority 1,244 29.6 +4.5
Turnout 4,192 38.6 −15.2
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Chorlton* 2,274 55.3 +4.8
Conservative A. W. L. Smith 1,796 43.7 −3.1
Residents A. R. Edwards 39 1.0 −1.8
Majority 478 11.6 +7.7
Turnout 4,109 32.1 −13.3
Labour hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. James* 3,621 64.7 +9.4
Conservative S. Bloor 1,954 34.9 −9.3
Residents A. R. Edwards 18 0.4 −0.1
Majority 1,667 29.8 +18.7
Turnout 5,593 50.2 −15.9
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. N. Wallace 955 36.0 +21.0
Conservative A. H. Townend 950 35.8 −0.4
Liberal R. Caradoc Roberts 731 27.6 N/A
Residents A. R. Edwards 17 0.6 −0.3
Majority 5 0.2
Turnout 2,653 31.3 −17.3
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Mathewson Watson* 2,349 74.8 N/A
Labour R. McKeon 793 25.2 −5.0
Majority 1,556 49.6
Turnout 3,142 33.7 −7.9
Liberal hold Swing

Moston

Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Gregson 2,369 48.5 −7.7
Conservative M. McRay 1,563 32.0 −11.3
Liberal B. Adler 955 19.5 N/A
Majority 806 16.5 +3.6
Turnout 4,887 43.8 −14.6
Labour hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Hallows* 3,157 57.3 +21.0
Conservative S. Holmes 2,353 42.7 −21.0
Majority 804 15.0
Turnout 5,510 50.4 −14.6
Labour hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. M. Mitchell* 2,349 52.5 +3.8
Conservative L. Turner 2,128 47.5 −3.2
Majority 221 5.0
Turnout 4,477 44.2 −15.6
Labour hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. H. Oldfield* 2,559 96.7 +24.1
Communist F. J. Bright 87 3.3 +1.0
Majority 2,472 93.4 +45.5
Turnout 2,646 25.8 −32.6
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* 2,083 58.4 +0.2
Conservative A. Ellison 1,417 39.8 N/A
Residents A. M. Edwards 64 1.8 +1.5
Majority 666 18.6 −16.8
Turnout 3,564 36.2 −10.8
Liberal hold Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. A. Larmuth* 694 69.7 N/A
Liberal A. Payne 301 30.3 N/A
Majority 393 39.4 N/A
Turnout 995 44.2 N/A
Conservative hold Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. E. Jones 772 38.8 +8.4
Conservative J. Goodwin* 662 33.3 −3.9
Liberal C. H. Travis 543 27.3 −5.1
Independent W. H. Booth 11 0.6 N/A
Majority 110 5.5
Turnout 1,988 58.0 −10.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. G. Clapham* 2,000 49.3 −9.0
Conservative F. James 1,178 29.0 −11.4
Residents A. R. Edwards 882 21.7 +20.4
Majority 822 20.3 +2.4
Turnout 4,060 32.5 −6.8
Labour hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal M. A. Gibbons 900 54.9 N/A
Conservative J. E. Burgess 740 45.1 −48.1
Majority 160 9.8
Turnout 1,640 61.6 +22.5
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Mostyn 1,481 37.3 +26.7
Conservative E. Davies 1,363 34.3 +2.8
Liberal A. Coogan 807 20.3 −24.8
Residents A. R. Edwards 46 1.1 −1.4
Majority 118 3.0
Turnout 3,967 36.7 −9.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Wood* 3,122 76.2 +8.4
Conservative E. Filmer 973 23.8 −7.3
Majority 2,149 52.4 +15.7
Turnout 4,095 37.2 −30.9
Labour hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Reilly* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Withington

Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. S. Hill* 3,262 50.4 +2.5
Liberal F. E. Tylecote 3,213 49.6 −1.2
Majority 49 0.8
Turnout 6,475 34.8 −12.5
Conservative hold Swing

Aldermanic elections

Aldermanic election, 3 September 1930

Caused by the death on 30 July 1930 of Alderman William Thomas Dagnall (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 15 October 1919).[3][4]

In his place, Councillor James Reilly (Labour, St. Michael's, elected 1 Nov 1913)[5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 3 September 1930.[6]

Party Alderman Ward Term expires
Labour James Reilly St. Michael's 1934

By-elections between 1929 and 1930

St. John's, 30 May 1930

Caused by the death of Councillor Alfred Charles Gardner (Conservative, St. John's, elected 1 November 1927)[7] on 13 May 1930.[8]

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. E. Burgess 768 45.7 +0.6
Liberal F. E. Tylecote 718 42.7 −12.2
Labour L. M. Lever 194 11.6 N/A
Majority 50 3.0
Turnout 1,680 63.1 +1.5
Conservative hold Swing

[9]

St. Michael's, 8 September 1930

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor James Reilly (Labour, St. Michael's, elected 1 Nov 1913)[10] on 3 September 1930,[11] following the death on 30 July 1930 of Alderman William Thomas Dagnall (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 15 October 1919).[12][13]

St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Rafferty uncontested
Labour hold Swing

[14]

References

  1. ^ MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1929, p.18
  2. ^ LABOUR'S BIG GAIN IN CITY POLLS, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1929, p.5
  3. ^ OBITURARY, Manchester Guardian, July 31, 1930, p.16
  4. ^ NEW CITY ALDERMAN, Manchester Evening News, October 15, 1919, p.3
  5. ^ MUNICIPAL POLLS, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1913, p.8
  6. ^ HOUSING FINANCE IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, September 4, 1930, p.11
  7. ^ MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1927, p.11
  8. ^ DEATH OF A CITY COUNCILLOR, Manchester Guardian, May 14, 1930, p.13
  9. ^ CONSERVATIVES WIN IN ST. JOHN'S WARD, Manchester Guardian, May 31, 1930, p.21
  10. ^ MUNICIPAL POLLS, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1913, p.8
  11. ^ HOUSING FINANCE IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, September 4, 1930, p.11
  12. ^ OBITURARY, Manchester Guardian, July 31, 1930, p.16
  13. ^ NEW CITY ALDERMAN, Manchester Evening News, October 15, 1919, p.3
  14. ^ Walk-Over in St. Michael's, Manchester Guardian, September 9, 1930, p.13
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