1934 Manchester City Council election

1934 Manchester City Council election

← 1933 1 November 1934 (1934-11-01) 1935 →
36 of 144 seats on Manchester City Council 73 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Last election 18 seats, 35.3% 13 seats, 49.7% 4 seats, 11.9% Seats before 71 38 31 Seats won 14 15 6 Seats after 63 47 30 Seat change 8 9 1 Popular vote 49,919 60,329 12,038 Percentage 38.7% 46.8% 9.3% Swing 3.4% 2.9% 2.6%   Fourth party   Party Independent Last election 1 seats, 2.5% Seats before 2 Seats won 0 Seats after 2 Seat change Popular vote 2,881 Percentage 2.2% Swing 0.3%
Map of results of 1934 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 Thursday, 1 November 1934. 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]

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		49,919 (38.7%)		3.4	14 (38.9%)	14 / 36	8	63 (43.8%)	63 / 144
Labour Party		60,329 (46.8%)		2.9	15 (41.7%)	15 / 36	9	47 (32.6%)	47 / 144
Liberal Party		12,038 (9.3%)		2.6	6 (16.7%)	6 / 36	1	30 (20.8%)	30 / 144
Independent		2,881 (2.2%)		0.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		2 (1.4%)	2 / 144
Independent Labour		3,079 (2.4%)		N/A	1 (2.8%)	1 / 36		1 (0.7%)	1 / 144
Independent Labour Party		0 (0.0%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		1 (0.7%)	1 / 144
Residents		300 (0.2%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		0 (0.0%)	0 / 144
Communist		289 (0.2%)		0.2	0 (0.0%)	0 / 36		0 (0.0%)	0 / 144

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All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Fryers	1,300	50.4	+0.8
	Conservative	H. Shaw*	1,280	49.6	−0.8
Majority			20	0.8
Turnout			2,580
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. T. Wolfenden	2,452	54.7	+5.2
	Conservative	G. Grocock*	2,028	45.3	−5.2
Majority			424	9.4
Turnout			4,480
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Beswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Thorneycroft*	4,033	67.3	N/A
	Conservative	K. A. Quas-Cohen	1,963	32.7	N/A
Majority			2,070	34.6	N/A
Turnout			5,996
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Lee*	2,517	63.8	N/A
	Labour	T. Sheard	1,431	36.2	−6.6
Majority			1,086	27.6
Turnout			3,948
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Frankland	3,422	64.5	+3.9
	Conservative	F. J. Riley*	1,884	35.5	−3.9
Majority			1,538	29.0	−7.8
Turnout			5,306
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. Kidd*	1,349	71.2	N/A
	Independent	S. Hall	545	28.8	N/A
Majority			804	42.4
Turnout			1,894
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Somerville*	4,580	73.4	+18.4
	Labour	C. Bamber	1,664	26.6	+15.0
Majority			2,916	46.8	+25.2
Turnout			6,244
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Holmes	1,011	47.9	N/A
	Liberal	P. Smith	917	43.5	N/A
	Communist	M. Jenkins	181	8.6	+4.1
Majority			94	4.4
Turnout			2,109
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collyhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Collingson	3,059	66.2	+3.8
	Conservative	L. E. Wilson*	1,560	33.8	−1.0
Majority			1,499	32.4	+4.8
Turnout			4,619
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Weaver*	1,789	69.7	+23.6
	Labour	C. W. Jones	776	30.3	+11.8
Majority			1,013	39.4	+28.3
Turnout			2,565
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. P. Dawson*	3,027	69.1	N/A
	Labour	W. Ingham	1,355	30.9	N/A
Majority			1,672	38.2	N/A
Turnout			4,382
	Conservative hold		Swing

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. A. Higson*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. F. Regan*	3,559	73.2	N/A
	Conservative	S. Bloor	1,305	26.8	N/A
Majority			2,254	46.4	N/A
Turnout			4,864
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Lee*	4,149	69.0	−8.6
	Conservative	E. Shaw	1,862	31.0	N/A
Majority			2,287	38.0	−17.2
Turnout			6,011
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Barnacott	2,691	50.6	+0.8
	Conservative	A. Heald	2,623	49.4	−0.8
Majority			68	1.2
Turnout			5,314
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. R. de la Wyche*	1,979	62.0	N/A
	Labour	G. Darling	1,213	38.0	N/A
Majority			766	24.0	N/A
Turnout			3,192
	Liberal hold		Swing

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. N. Griffin*	2,350	62.2	N/A
	Labour	I. E. Thorley	1,429	37.8	N/A
Majority			921	24.4	N/A
Turnout			3,770
	Conservative hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. T. Barnes*	1,623	50.9	+12.8
	Labour	R. McKeon	1,565	49.1	−12.8
Majority			58	1.8
Turnout			3,188
	Conservative hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. C. Chadwick	3,720	66.8	−0.2
	Conservative	J. Vickers*	1,846	33.2	+0.2
Majority			1,874	33.6	−0.4
Turnout			5,566
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Moss Side East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Strange*	1,227	45.6	−4.8
	Labour	A. O'Donnell	1,161	43.2	−2.8
	Residents	A. R. Edwards	300	11.2	+7.6
Majority			66	2.4	−2.0
Turnout			2,688
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moss Side West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. C. Brewster	1,977	65.0	−0.9
	Labour	T. Knowles	1,066	35.0	+1.7
Majority			911	30.0	−2.6
Turnout			3,043
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Onions*	2,879	54.1	+6.8
	Conservative	A. C. Cox	2,439	45.9	−6.8
Majority			440	8.2
Turnout			5,318
	Labour hold		Swing

New Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Griffiths	3,457	64.1	−8.9
	Conservative	S. Fitton*	1,936	35.9	+8.9
Majority			1,521	28.2	−17.8
Turnout			5,393
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. E. P. Stott	2,632	51.9	−5.3
	Conservative	H. F. Robinson*	2,437	48.1	+5.3
Majority			195	3.8	−10.6
Turnout			5,069
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Toole*	3,428	75.4	−16.0
	Conservative	E. M. Buckley	999	22.0	N/A
	Communist	G. Brown	108	2.4	−6.2
	Independent	T. Kilgariff	12	0.2	N/A
Majority			2,429	64.4	−18.4
Turnout			4,547
	Labour hold		Swing

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. T. Griffiths	394	55.3	N/A
	Independent	A. Ellison	319	44.7	N/A
Majority			75	10.6	N/A
Turnout			713
	Liberal hold		Swing

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. A. Jackson*	2,419	66.6	N/A
	Labour	W. J. Sharkey	1,214	33.4	+4.2
Majority			1,205	33.2
Turnout			3,633
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Green*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. C. Parker*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Horan	1,845	59.8	+2.3
	Liberal	A. Todd*	1,239	40.2	N/A
Majority			606	19.6	+2.2
Turnout			3,084
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	F. E. Tylecote*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. R. Ackroyd*	1,873	58.3	N/A
	Labour	W. Taylor	1,341	41.7	−5.1
Majority			532	16.6
Turnout			3,214
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labour	G. Hall*	3,079	69.3	N/A
	Conservative	G. Moores	1,361	30.7	+1.2
Majority			1,718	38.6
Turnout			4,440
	Independent Labour hold		Swing

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Cathcart*	1,880	68.6	+3.5
	Conservative	G. C. Clayton	859	31.4	−3.5
Majority			1,021	37.2	+7.0
Turnout			2,739
	Labour hold		Swing

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. H. Davies*	3,119	54.7	−4.4
	Labour	F. Edwards	2,584	45.3	+4.4
Majority			535	9.4	−8.8
Turnout			5,703
	Liberal hold		Swing

Wythenshawe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. R. W. Menzies*	2,185	36.1	N/A
	Independent	S. D. Simon	2,005	33.1	N/A
	Labour	F. Helme	1,868	30.8	N/A
Majority			180	3.0	N/A
Turnout			6,058
	Conservative hold		Swing

Caused by the death on 20 February 1935 of Alderman Sir William Cundiff (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1932).^[3][4]

In his place, Councillor Joseph Toole (Labour, Openshaw, elected 21 January 1919)^[5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 6 March 1935.^[6]

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Labour	Joseph Toole	St. Michael's	1940

Caused by the death on 29 April 1935 of Alderman T. R. Hewlett (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 6 May 1931).^[7][8]

In his place, Councillor Alfred James (Labour, Miles Platting, elected 6 May 1919)^[9] was elected as an alderman by the council on 5 June 1935.^[10]

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Labour	Alfred James	Wythenshawe	1940

Caused by the death on 22 October 1935 of Alderman John Harrison (Independent, elected as an alderman by the council on 2 May 1928).^[11][12]

In his place, Councillor Elijah John Hart (Labour, Bradford, elected 28 May 1919, previously 1902-08)^[13] was elected as an alderman by the council on 30 October 1935.^[14]

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Labour	Elijah John Hart	Crumpsall	1937

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Joseph Toole (Labour, Openshaw, elected 21 January 1919)^[15] on 6 March 1935,^[16] following the death on 20 February 1935 of Alderman Sir William Cundiff (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1932).^[17][18]

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Casson	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

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Caused by the death of Councillor Charles Edward Wood (Labour, Moston, elected 1 November 1927)^[20] on 15 August 1935.^[21]

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. C. Mason	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

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