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1928 Manchester City Council election

1928 Manchester City Council election
← 1927 1 November 1928 (1928-11-01) 1929 →
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 14 seats,
38.6% 		13 seats,
32.4% 		6 seats,
24.3%
Seats before 64 46 26
Seats won 13 14 7
Seats after 61 47 28
Seat change Decrease3 Increase1 Increase2
Popular vote 63,622 63,190 24,119
Percentage 40.9% 40.6% 15.5%
Swing Increase2.3% Increase8.2% Decrease8.8%
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election 1 seats,
2.3%
Seats before 3
Seats won 1
Seats after 3
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 1,815
Percentage 1.2%
Swing Decrease1.1%
Map of results of 1928 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 1928. 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

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Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 63,622 (40.9%)
Increase 2.3 13 (37.1%)
13 / 35
 Decrease 3 61 (43.6%)
61 / 140
Labour Party 63,190 (40.6%)
Increase 8.2 14 (40.0%)
14 / 35
 Increase 1 47 (33.6%)
47 / 140
Liberal Party 24,119 (15.5%)
Decrease 8.8 7 (20.0%)
7 / 35
 Increase 2 28 (20.0%)
28 / 140
Independent 1,815 (1.2%)
Decrease 1.1 1 (2.9%)
1 / 35
 Steady 3 (2.1%)
3 / 140
English League for the Taxation of Land Values 0 (0.0%)
Decrease 1.8 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 Steady 1 (0.7%)
1 / 140
Residents 1,298 (0.8%)
Increase 0.6 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 140
Independent Conservative 977 (0.6%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 140
Co-operative Party 270 (0.2%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 140
Communist 193 (0.1%)
Decrease 0.1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 140

Full council

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47 28 1 3 61

Aldermen

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3 10 1 21

Councillors

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44 18 1 2 40

Ward results

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All Saints'

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All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. E. Hutchinson* 1,959 51.7 +23.1
Conservative F. Earley 1,788 47.2 0
Residents A. R. Edwards 39 1.0 −0.1
Majority 171 4.5
Turnout 3,786 45.5 +2.0
Labour hold Swing

Ardwick

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Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Whittle 3,495 56.1 +0.9
Labour W. McMullan 2,713 43.6 −1.2
Residents A. R. Edwards 17 0.3 N/A
Majority 782 12.5 +2.1
Turnout 6,225 60.5 +4.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Beswick

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Beswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Thorneycroft* 4,946 62.7 −0.9
Conservative G. Southward 2,937 37.3 +0.9
Majority 2,009 25.4 −1.8
Turnout 7,883 64.8 +5.8
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

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Blackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. Bentley* 2,714 61.3 N/A
Labour W. Slack 1,536 34.7 N/A
Residents J. A. P. Holmes 175 4.0 N/A
Majority 1,178 26.6 N/A
Turnout 4,425 45.9 N/A
Liberal hold Swing

Bradford

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Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. W. Sutton* 3,901 54.9 N/A
Conservative F. J. Riley 3,181 44.8 N/A
Residents W. T. Kilgariff 23 0.3 N/A
Majority 720 10.1 N/A
Turnout 7,105 66.8 N/A
Labour hold Swing

Cheetham

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

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

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Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. T. Burrows* 4,788 46.7 +9.3
Liberal S. F. Wicks 3,955 38.6 −22.7
Labour A. McIlwrick 1,457 14.2 N/A
Residents N. E. Walker 51 0.5 N/A
Majority 833 8.1
Turnout 10,251 54.0 +0.8
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

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Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Elliott* 1,067 65.7 N/A
Labour P. Goldstone 558 34.3 N/A
Majority 509 31.4
Turnout 1,625 43.3 −6.9
Conservative hold Swing

Collyhurst

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Collyhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Malcolm 3,078 51.3 −5.5
Conservative F. Brine* 2,839 47.3 +4.1
Communist G. W. Chandler 66 1.1 N/A
Residents J. F. Gavin 16 0.3 N/A
Majority 239 4.0 −9.6
Turnout 5,999 64.1 +8.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Crumpsall

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Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. E. W. Booth 2,207 59.7 N/A
Conservative W. Dennison* 1,488 40.3 N/A
Majority 719 19.4 N/A
Turnout 3,695 57.4 N/A
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Didsbury

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Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. P. Dawson 2,060 51.0 −0.1
Liberal D. Porter 1,979 49.0 +0.1
Majority 81 2.0 −0.2
Turnout 4,039 56.8 +2.4
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

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Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. L. Hardcastle* 534 53.0 N/A
Liberal W. A. Nixon 474 47.0 N/A
Majority 60 6.0 N/A
Turnout 1,008 61.4 N/A
Conservative hold Swing

Gorton North

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Gorton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. F. Regan* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

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Gorton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Lee* 3,960 66.0 −0.5
Conservative A. Ireland 1,985 33.1 N/A
Residents A. Owen 55 0.9 N/A
Majority 1,975 32.9 −1.0
Turnout 6,000 53.7 +7.3
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

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Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Lundy* 3,230 53.5 +2.2
Conservative C. F. Howarth 2,719 45.0 −3.7
Residents J. A. P. Holmes 91 1.5 N/A
Majority 511 8.5 +5.9
Turnout 6,040 61.1 +8.6
Labour hold Swing

Levenshulme

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Levenshulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal C. R. de la Wyche* 2,987 65.5 N/A
Labour W. N. Bayes 1,272 27.9 N/A
Co-operative Party E. C. Arundale 270 5.9 N/A
Residents E. Walker 32 0.7 N/A
Majority 1,715 37.6 N/A
Turnout 4,288 47.4 N/A
Liberal hold Swing

Longsight

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Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Cundiff* 3,466 62.3 −1.6
Labour F. Gregson 2,069 37.2 N/A
Residents N. E. Walker 24 0.4 N/A
Majority 1,397 25.1 −2.7
Turnout 5,559 53.8 +12.9
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

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Medlock Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. K. Edwards 2,677 50.5 −12.8
Conservative C. H. S. Redmond* 2,473 46.8 +11.1
Residents A. R. Edwards 148 2.8 N/A
Majority 204 3.9 −23.7
Turnout 5,298 45.4 +2.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Miles Platting

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Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Taylor* 3,751 55.3 −0.3
Conservative S. Bloor 2,997 44.2 −0.2
Residents A. R. Edwards 34 0.5 N/A
Majority 754 11.1 −0.1
Turnout 5,772 66.1 +1.7
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side East

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Moss Side East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent E. Hales* 1,815 47.8 N/A
Conservative R. Ridyard 1,373 36.2 −1.5
Labour J. Owen 571 15.0 N/A
Residents A. R. Edwards 36 0.9 −2.1
Majority 442 11.6
Turnout 3,795 48.6 +2.2
Independent hold Swing

Moss Side West

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Moss Side West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Pepperdine* 2,502 68.6 +21.8
Labour R. McKeon 1,100 30.2 N/A
Residents A. R. Edwards 45 1.2 N/A
Majority 1,402 38.4
Turnout 3,647 41.6 −1.5
Conservative hold Swing

Moston

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Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. R. Mellor* 3,325 56.2 +21.1
Conservative C. Roberts 2,561 43.3 +7.6
Residents E. Walker 34 0.6 N/A
Majority 764 12.9
Turnout 5,920 58.4 −4.4
Labour hold Swing

New Cross

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New Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Fitton 3,504 63.7 +20.2
Labour T. M. Larrad* 3,025 36.3 −20.2
Majority 479 7.4
Turnout 6,529 65.0 +6.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Newton Heath

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Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. F. Robinson* 2,855 50.7 N/A
Labour A. N. Dooley 2,746 48.7 +8.8
Residents J. A. P. Holmes 33 0.6 N/A
Majority 109 2.0
Turnout 5,634 59.8 +4.9
Conservative hold Swing

Openshaw

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Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Toole* 4,081 72.6 N/A
Conservative J. Culshaw 1,389 24.7 N/A
Communist A. Jackson 127 2.3 N/A
Residents J. F. Gavin 25 0.4 N/A
Majority 2,692 47.9 N/A
Turnout 5,622 58.4 N/A
Labour hold Swing

Oxford

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Oxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal R. Noton Barclay* 806 97.3 N/A
Residents A. R. Edwards 22 2.7 N/A
Majority 784 94.6 N/A
Turnout 4,625 828 N/A
Liberal hold Swing

Rusholme

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Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal E. F. M. Sutton* 2,496 58.2 +6.2
Ind. Conservative M. Hilditch 977 22.8 N/A
Labour E. Beavan 803 18.7 N/A
Residents N. E. Walker 12 0.3 N/A
Majority 1,519 35.4 +31.4
Turnout 4,288 47.0 −4.1
Liberal hold Swing

St. Ann's

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St. Ann's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Green* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Clement's

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St. Clement's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. D. Judson* 794 37.2 +5.5
Liberal B. McManus 692 32.4 −17.0
Labour A. E. Jones 649 30.4 +11.9
Majority 102 4.8
Turnout 2,135 68.8 +3.4
Conservative hold Swing

St. George's

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St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Hope* 2,616 58.3 +9.2
Conservative C. E. Goolden 1,813 40.4 +10.7
Residents A. R. Edwards 60 1.3 N/A
Majority 803 17.9 −1.5
Turnout 4,489 39.3 −7.3
Labour hold Swing

St. John's

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St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. R. Hewlett* 931 93.2 +41.3
Residents A. R. Edwards 68 6.8 N/A
Majority 863 86.4 +82.6
Turnout 999 39.1 −16.1
Conservative hold Swing

St. Luke's

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St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal T. R. Ackroyd* 2,583 55.1 +26.5
Conservative R. Harrison 1,478 31.5 −19.4
Labour L. C. Walker 499 10.6 N/A
Residents E. Walker 117 2.5 +2.0
Majority 1,105 23.6
Turnout 4,632 46.1 +5.7
Liberal hold Swing

St. Mark's

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St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Hall* 4,002 67.8 N/A
Conservative E. Filmer 1,834 31.1 N/A
Residents E. Walker 64 1.1 N/A
Majority 2,168 36.7 N/A
Turnout 5,901 68.1 N/A
Labour hold Swing

St. Michael's

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St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Cathcart 2,666 60.7 −2.2
Conservative G. H. Dale* 1,729 39.3 +2.2
Majority 937 21.4 −4.4
Turnout 4,395 65.4 +21.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Withington

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Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal T. Davis 3,226 50.8 −5.5
Conservative W. Challoner* 3,042 47.9 +4.2
Residents N. E. Walker 77 1.2 N/A
Majority 184 2.9 −9.7
Turnout 6,345 47.3 −2.7
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Aldermanic elections

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Aldermanic election, 6 March 1929

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Caused by the death on 2 February 1929 of Alderman Walter Harwood (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1904).[3][4]

In his place, Councillor Isaac Hinchliffe (Conservative, St. John's, elected 1 November 1910)[5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 6 March 1929.[6]

Party Alderman Ward Term expires
Conservative Isaac Hinchliffe Didsbury 1934

Aldermanic election, 1 May 1929

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Caused by the death on 8 April 1929 of Alderman Dr. A. W. Chapman (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 August 1915).[7][8]

In his place, Councillor William Davy (Labour, Gorton North, elected 1 Nov 1910)[9] was elected as an alderman by the council on 1 May 1929.[10]

Party Alderman Ward Term expires
Labour William Davy Medlock Street 1934

Caused by the death on 16 April 1929 of Alderman Henry Plummer (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 December 1907).[11][12]

In his place, Councillor Ernest Frederick Martin Sutton (Liberal, Rusholme, elected 27 June 1911)[13] was elected as an alderman by the council on 1 May 1929.[14]

Party Alderman Ward Term expires
Liberal Ernest Frederick Martin Sutton Rusholme 1931

Aldermanic election, 7 August 1929

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Caused by the death on 28 June 1929 of Alderman Thomas Turnbull (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1904).[15][16]

In his place, Councillor Ashton Whitworth (Conservative, Cheetham, elected 18 July 1911)[17] was elected as an alderman by the council on 7 August 1929.[18]

Party Alderman Ward Term expires
Conservative Ashton Whitworth Withington 1934

Aldermanic election, 2 October 1929

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Caused by the death on 20 September 1929 of Alderman Harry Derwent Simpson (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 7 May 1919).[19][20]

In his place, Councillor Will Melland (Liberal, St. Clement's, elected 27 June 1911)[21] was elected as an alderman by the council on 2 October 1929.[22]

Party Alderman Ward Term expires
Liberal Will Melland Beswick 1934

By-elections between 1928 and 1929

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Chorlton-cum-Hardy, 20 December 1928

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Caused by the death of Councillor W. T. Burrows (Conservative, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, elected 2 November 1925)[23] on 5 December 1928.[24]

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Somerville 2,840 51.5 +4.8
Liberal S. Pilling 1,985 36.0 −2.6
Labour A. McIlwrick 684 12.4 −1.8
Residents A. R. Edwards 10 0.1 −0.4
Majority 855 15.5 +7.4
Turnout 5,519 29.1 −24.9
Conservative hold Swing

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St. John's, 19 March 1929

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Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Isaac Hinchliffe (Conservative, St. John's, elected 1 November 1910)[26] on 6 March 1929,[27] following the death on 2 February 1929 of Alderman Walter Harwood (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1904).[28][29]

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Dunks 704 48.2 −45.0
Independent J. E. Burgess 593 40.6 N/A
Labour A. Titt 149 10.2 N/A
Residents A. R. Edwards 15 1.0 −5.8
Majority 111 7.6 −78.8
Turnout 1,461 57.2 +18.1
Conservative hold Swing

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By-elections, 14 May 1929

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Two by-elections were held on 14 May 1929 to fill vacancies that were created by the appointment of aldermen on 6 June 1928.[31]

Gorton North

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Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor William Davy (Labour, Gorton North, elected 1 Nov 1910)[32] on 1 May 1929,[33] following the death on 8 April 1929 of Alderman Dr. A. W. Chapman (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 August 1915).[34][35]

Gorton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. H. Hitchburn 3,284 68.6 N/A
Conservative G. Taylor 1,501 31.4 N/A
Majority 1,783 37.2 N/A
Turnout 4,785
Labour hold Swing

Rusholme

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Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Ernest Frederick Martin Sutton (Liberal, Rusholme, elected 27 June 1911)[36] on 1 May 1929,[37] following the death on 16 April 1929 of Alderman Henry Plummer (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 December 1907).[38][39]

Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. A. Jackson 2,272 53.0 N/A
Liberal A. Heywood 1,956 45.6 −12.6
Residents A. R. Edwards 61 1.4 +1.1
Majority 316 7.4
Turnout 4,289 47.0 0
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Cheetham, 20 August 1929

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Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Ashton Whitworth (Conservative, Cheetham, elected 18 July 1911)[40] on 7 August 1929,[41] following the death on 28 June 1929 of Alderman Thomas Turnbull (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1904).[42][43]

Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal S. Laski 1,937 46.6 N/A
Conservative G. Grimshaw 1,512 36.3 N/A
Labour A. McIlwrick 711 17.1 N/A
Majority 425 10.3 N/A
Turnout 4,160
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

[44]

St. Clement's, 15 October 1929

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Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Will Melland (Liberal, St. Clement's, elected 27 June 1911)[45] on 2 October 1929,[46] following the death on 20 September 1929 of Alderman Harry Derwent Simpson (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 7 May 1919).[47][48]

St. Clement's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal B. McManus 684 35.8 +3.4
Labour A. E. Jones 623 32.6 +2.2
Conservative A. Ashton 604 31.6 −5.6
Majority 61 3.2
Turnout 1,911 61.6 −7.2
Liberal hold Swing

[49]

References

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  2. ^ LIBERALS AND LABOUR DELIGHTED, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1928, p.8
  3. ^ ALDERMAN W. E. Harwood, Manchester Guardian, February 4, 1929, p.11
  4. ^ MAYOR'S DAY, Manchester Courier, November 10, 1904, p.8
  5. ^ MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1910, p.8
  6. ^ MANCHESTER COUNCIL "SCENE", Manchester Guardian, March 7, 1929, p.12
  7. ^ OBITURARY, Manchester Guardian, April 9, 1929, p.16
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  10. ^ NEW ALDERMEN, Manchester Evening News, May 1, 1929, p.1
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  12. ^ , Manchester Courier, December 5, 1907, p.6
  13. ^ RUSHOLME BYE-ELECTION, Manchester Courier, June 28, 1911, p.13
  14. ^ NEW ALDERMEN, Manchester Evening News, May 1, 1929, p.1
  15. ^ OBITUARIES, Manchester Guardian, June 29, 1929, p.18
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  20. ^ , Manchester Guardian, May 8, 1919, p.12
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  39. ^ , Manchester Courier, December 5, 1907, p.6
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  48. ^ , Manchester Guardian, May 8, 1919, p.12
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