# 1925 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Monday, 2 November 1925. 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.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 57,896 (42.0%) | 1.5 | 16 (45.7%) | 16 / 35 | 2 | 74 (52.9%) | 74 / 140 |
| Labour Party | 49,046 (35.6%) | 1.0 | 12 (34.3%) | 12 / 35 | 2 | 34 (24.3%) | 34 / 140 |
| Liberal Party | 23,473 (17.0%) | 2.6 | 6 (17.1%) | 6 / 35 | 3 | 28 (20.0%) | 28 / 140 |
| Independent | 5,011 (3.6%) | 1.6 | 1 (2.9%) | 1 / 35 | 1 | 4 (2.3%) | 4 / 140 |
| English League for the Taxation of Land Values | 1,973 (1.4%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 35 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 140 |
| Residents | 328 (0.2%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 35 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 140 |

### Full council

| 34 | 28 | 4 | 74 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. E. Hutchinson* | 1,837 | 50.2 | +10.7 |
| | Liberal | W. G. Coltart | 1,824 | 49.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,661 | 43.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Weate* | 3,401 | 53.8 | +9.0 |
| | Conservative | J. Whittle | 2,925 | 46.2 | −9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 476 | 7.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,326 | 60.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Beswick

Beswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Thorneycroft* | 4,754 | 63.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. W. Brownhill | 2,792 | 37.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,962 | 26.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,546 | 61.6 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Blackley

Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. Bentley* | 3,038 | 65.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | F. Gregson | 1,570 | 34.1 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,468 | 31.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,608 | 51.1 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. W. Sutton* | 3,700 | 59.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. G. Kilbourne | 2,482 | 40.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,218 | 19.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,182 | 58.2 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. C. Kidd* | 3,006 | 64.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. T. Abbott | 1,672 | 35.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,334 | 28.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,678 | 55.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. T. Burrows | 4,888 | 51.9 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal | W. E. Davies* | 4,308 | 45.7 | −7.3 |
| | Residents | N. E. Walker | 224 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 580 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,420 | 58.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Elliott* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Collyhurst

Collyhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. Brine* | 3,035 | 50.2 | −1.2 |
| | Labour | P. L. Martin | 3,013 | 49.8 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 0.4 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,048 | 64.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Dennison* | 2,278 | 71.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | F. C. Mason | 925 | 28.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,353 | 42.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,203 | 57.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Didsbury

Didsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Levinstein | 2,360 | 59.5 | +22.4 |
| | Liberal | J. W. Hampson | 1,605 | 40.5 | −22.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 755 | 19.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,965 | 63.6 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Exchange

Exchanage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. L. Hardcastle* | 570 | 63.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal | E. Barker | 327 | 36.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 27.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 897 | 53.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton North

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

### Gorton South

Gorton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Lee* | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Lundy* | 3,040 | 50.4 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | E. E. Walsh | 2,992 | 49.6 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,032 | 61.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Levenshulme

Levenshulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | M. E. Mitchell* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Cundiff* | 3,783 | 67.6 | +22.0 |
| | Co-operative Party | T. Anderson | 1,536 | 27.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | M. E. Greenwood | 280 | 5.0 | −15.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,247 | 40.2 | +14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,599 | 54.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. H. S. Redmond* | 3,181 | 58.0 | −11.5 |
| | Labour | E. Chorlton | 2,306 | 42.0 | +11.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 875 | 16.0 | −23.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,487 | 44.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Taylor | 3,939 | 53.4 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | J. Travis* | 3,436 | 46.6 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 503 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,375 | 72.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Moss Side East

Moss Side East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | E. Hales* | 2,032 | 49.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | R. McDowell | 2,009 | 48.5 | +1.9 |
| | Residents | A. R. Edwards | 87 | 2.1 | −0.6 |
| | Residents | A. M. Edwards | 17 | 0.4 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,145 | 50.9 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Moss Side West

Moss Side West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. H. Birley* | 2,511 | 56.0 | +3.7 |
| | English League for the Taxation of Land Values | A. H. Weller | 1,973 | 44.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 538 | 12.0 | +7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,484 | 49.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Moston

Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. R. Mellor* | 3,028 | 58.6 | +11.7 |
| | Liberal | A. Forsyth | 2,140 | 41.4 | +22.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 888 | 17.2 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,168 | 58.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. M. Larrad | 3,223 | 52.0 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | J. Milner* | 2,975 | 48.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 4.0 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,198 | 62.1 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. F. Robinson* | 2,905 | 50.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | H. Frankland | 2,866 | 49.7 | +11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,771 | 62.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Openshaw

Openshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Toole* | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Oxford

Oxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | R. Noton Barclay* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | E. F. M. Sutton* | 3,187 | 81.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | W. Davis | 740 | 18.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,447 | 62.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,927 | 44.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Ann's

St. Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Green* | 736 | 63.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | J. G. Haworth | 428 | 36.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 308 | 26.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,164 | 47.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. D. Judson | 1,000 | 50.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | W. H. Wood | 975 | 49.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,975 | 64.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | G. Oddy* | 2,530 | 50.8 | +30.0 |
| | Labour | J. G. Clapham | 2,449 | 49.2 | +9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,979 | 42.2 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. R. Hewlett* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | T. R. Ackroyd* | 3,111 | 55.2 | +17.4 |
| | Conservative | T. Harrison | 2,522 | 44.8 | −17.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 589 | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,633 | 53.6 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mark's

St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Hall* | 4,056 | 67.8 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | E. Filmer | 1,925 | 32.2 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,131 | 35.6 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,981 | 58.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. H. Dale* | 1,772 | 39.5 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | E. Downey | 1,747 | 39.0 | −18.9 |
| | Independent | J. Hoy | 965 | 21.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,484 | 68.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Withington

Withington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Challoner | 1,813 | 41.9 | −8.0 |
| | Independent | L. F. Massey* | 1,734 | 40.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | W. Johnston | 780 | 18.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,327 | 63.2 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |