1923 Manchester City Council election explained
Election Name: | 1923 Manchester City Council election |
Country: | England |
Flag Image: | Arms of the City of Manchester.svg |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1922 Manchester City Council election |
Previous Year: | 1922 |
Next Election: | 1924 Manchester City Council election |
Next Year: | 1924 |
Seats For Election: | 35 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council |
Majority Seats: | 71 |
3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
Leader of the Council |
Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Posttitle: | Leader of the Council after election |
After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats Before1: | 80 |
Seats1: | 18 |
Seats After1: | 78 |
Popular Vote1: | 58,108 |
Percentage1: | 48.1% |
Party2: | Liberal Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 32 |
Seats2: | 7 |
Seats After2: | 32 |
Popular Vote2: | 18,842 |
Percentage2: | 15.6% |
Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before3: | 26 |
Seats3: | 10 |
Seats After3: | 28 |
Popular Vote3: | 41,625 |
Percentage3: | 34.4% |
Party4: | Independent (politician) |
Seats Before4: | 2 |
Seats4: | 1 |
Seats After4: | 2 |
Popular Vote4: | 475 |
Percentage4: | 0.4% |
Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1923. 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.[1] [2]
Election result
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council |
Conservative Party | | 58,108 (48.1%) | | 4.9 | 18 (51.4%) | | 2 | 78 (55.7%) | |
Liberal Party | | 18,842 (15.6%) | | 6.8 | 7 (20.0%) | | | 32 (22.9%) | |
Labour Party | | 41,625 (34.4%) | | 5.3 | 10 (28.6%) | | 2 | 28 (20.0%) | |
Independent | | 475 (0.4%) | | 5.6 | 0 (0.0%) | | | 2 (1.4%) | |
Co-operative Party | | 1,772 (1.5%) | | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | |
NFDDSS | | 57 (0.0%) | | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | | |
Full council
Ward results
Withington
Notes and References
- MANCHESTER POSITION, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1923, p.6
- NET GAIN TO LABOUR IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1923, p.14