# 1926 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Monday, 1 November 1926. 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 lost overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 49,370 (40.1%) | 1.9 | 12 (34.3%) | 12 / 35 | 6 | 68 (48.5%) | 68 / 140 |
| Labour Party | 51,942 (42.2%) | 6.6 | 17 (48.6%) | 17 / 35 | 7 | 41 (29.3%) | 41 / 140 |
| Liberal Party | 20,764 (16.9%) | 0.1 | 5 (14.3%) | 5 / 35 | 1 | 27 (19.3%) | 28 / 140 |
| Independent | 0 (0.0%) | 3.6 | 1 (2.9%) | 1 / 35 | | 4 (2.3%) | 4 / 140 |
| Independent Labour | 698 (0.6%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 35 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 140 |
| Prohibitionist | 160 (0.1%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 35 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 140 |
| Residents | 157 (0.1%) | 0.1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 35 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 140 |

### Full council

| 41 | 27 | 4 | 68 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Williams | 1,701 | 56.8 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | J. O'Loughlin* | 1,293 | 43.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 408 | 13.6 | +13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,994 | 34.0 | −9.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. M. Wharton | 2,935 | 52.6 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | A. E. B. Alexander* | 2,641 | 47.4 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 294 | 5.2 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,576 | 53.6 | −7.2 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Beswick

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

### Blackley

Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | T. S. Williams* | 2,940 | 67.9 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | W. Slack | 1,389 | 32.1 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,551 | 35.8 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,329 | 46.9 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. J. Hart* | 3,277 | 64.2 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | J. G. Kilbourne | 1,829 | 35.8 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,448 | 28.4 | +8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,106 | 47.4 | −10.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. J. Kendall* | 2,324 | 62.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | L. B. Harrison | 1,394 | 37.5 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 930 | 25.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,718 | 39.0 | −16.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. W. Maitland | 3,783 | 51.0 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | W. Somerville | 3,640 | 49.0 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,423 | 42.6 | −15.7 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Hill* | 901 | 54.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. C. Leigh | 755 | 45.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | 8.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,656 | 45.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Collyhurst

Collyhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Johnston | 3,139 | 55.6 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | E. Shields* | 2,504 | 44.4 | −5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 635 | 11.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,643 | 60.1 | −4.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. S. Grindley* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Didsbury

Didsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. H. White* | 1,968 | 53.3 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal | A. F. Mason | 1,727 | 46.7 | +6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 241 | 6.6 | −12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,695 | 57.1 | −6.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Exchange

Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. S. Harper* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton North

Gorton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Davy* | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton South

Gorton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. H. Adams | 3,752 | 61.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | F. Earley | 2,398 | 39.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,354 | 22.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,150 | 56.8 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Howard | 2,811 | 51.2 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | E. Eady | 2,675 | 48.8 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 136 | 2.4 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,486 | 55.2 | −5.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Levenshulme

Levenshulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | J. Harrison* | uncontested | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. P. Jackson* | 3,475 | 58.6 | −9.0 |
| | Labour | T. F. Banville | 2,451 | 41.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,024 | 17.2 | +23.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,926 | 56.8 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Chorlton | 2,833 | 54.5 | +12.5 |
| | Conservative | W. J. Pine* | 1,792 | 34.5 | −23.5 |
| | Liberal | J. A. Wood | 550 | 10.6 | N/A |
| | Residents | J. Gillan | 20 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,041 | 20.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,195 | 43.1 | −1.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. James* | 4,148 | 61.0 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | A. Shepherd | 2,653 | 39.0 | −7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,495 | 22.0 | +15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,801 | 65.6 | −6.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Moss Side East

Moss Side East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. B. Watts | 1,551 | 46.7 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal | H. Entwistle | 1,521 | 45.8 | N/A |
| | Prohibitionist | J. Rochford | 160 | 4.8 | N/A |
| | Residents | A. R. Edwards | 86 | 2.6 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,318 | 40.8 | −10.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Moss Side West

Moss Side West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Mathewson Watson* | 3,372 | 79.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | W. J. Munro | 876 | 20.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,496 | 58.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,248 | 48.1 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Moston

Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Welch* | 2,795 | 51.7 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative | F. Farrington | 2,609 | 48.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 3.4 | −13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,404 | 61.0 | +2.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Hallows | 3,500 | 52.0 | 0 |
| | Conservative | J. C. Grime* | 3,182 | 47.3 | −0.7 |
| | Residents | J. A. P. Holmes | 51 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 318 | 4.7 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,733 | 66.9 | +4.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. M. Mitchell* | 3,061 | 57.0 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Fildes | 2,309 | 43.0 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 752 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,370 | 60.4 | −2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Openshaw

Openshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. F. Titt* | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Oxford

Oxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. W. Shepherd* | 636 | 61.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | A. Todd | 391 | 38.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 23.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,027 | 37.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | C. H. Barlow* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Ann's

St. Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. A. Larmuth* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Goodwin* | 819 | 39.7 | −10.9 |
| | Labour | J. Cassey | 753 | 36.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal | C. N. Glidewell | 489 | 23.7 | −25.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 3.2 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,061 | 66.4 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. G. Clapham | 3,137 | 58.0 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | C. A. Toyn* | 2,276 | 42.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 861 | 16.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,413 | 45.7 | +3.5 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | I. Hinchliffe* | 1,136 | 75.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | F. Edwards | 371 | 24.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 765 | 50.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,507 | 58.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. W. Higginbottom* | 1,989 | 54.4 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal | W. T. O'Gorman | 1,670 | 45.6 | −9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 319 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,659 | 35.1 | −18.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mark's

St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Wood* | 3,700 | 72.0 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | J. F. Bennison | 1,441 | 28.0 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,259 | 44.0 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,141 | 50.0 | −8.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Reilly* | 2,456 | 54.3 | +15.3 |
| | Conservative | W. A. Parker | 1,371 | 30.3 | −9.2 |
| | Independent Labour | J. Shaw | 698 | 15.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,085 | 24.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,525 | 67.4 | −0.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Withington

Withington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. S. Hill | 2,282 | 45.8 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal | W. A. Lewins* | 1,997 | 40.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | P. J. Wall | 708 | 14.2 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | 4.8 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,327 | 62.2 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

## Aldermanic elections
### Aldermanic election, 2 February 1927

Caused by the death on 26 January 1927 of Alderman T. C. Abbott (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 20 May 1914).
In his place, Councillor Edwin Pierce (Conservative, All Saints', elected 1 November 1908) was elected as an alderman by the council on 2 February 1927.
| Party | Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| | Conservative | Edwin Pierce | St. Ann's | 1928 |

### Aldermanic election, 4 May 1927

Caused by the death on 20 April 1927 of Alderman J. R. Smith (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 2 April 1913).
In his place, Councillor Joseph Swarbrick (Liberal, Didsbury, elected 1 November 1908) was elected as an alderman by the council on 4 May 1927.
| Party | Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| | Liberal | Joseph Swarbrick | Collegiate Church | 1928 |

### Aldermanic elections, 24 June 1927

Caused by the death on 30 May 1927 of Alderman John Turner (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 February 1920).
In his place, Councillor John James Kendall (Liberal, Cheetham, elected 27 November 1908) was elected as an alderman by the council on 24 June 1927.
| Party | Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| | Liberal | John James Kendall | Chorlton-cum-Hardy | 1931 |
Caused by the death on 10 June 1927 of Alderman Edwin Pierce (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 2 February 1927).
In his place, Councillor Miles Mitchell (Liberal, Levenshulme, elected 1 November 1909) was elected as an alderman by the council on 24 June 1927.
| Party | Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| | Liberal | Miles Mitchell | St. Ann's | 1928 |

## By-elections between 1926 and 1927
### All Saints', 15 February 1927

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Edwin Pierce (Conservative, All Saints', elected 1 November 1908) on 2 February 1927, following the death on 26 January 1927 of Alderman T. C. Abbott (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 20 May 1914).
All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Davies | 1,238 | 37.3 | −5.9 |
| | Labour | F. E. Walker | 1,067 | 32.1 | −24.7 |
| | Liberal | B. McManus | 995 | 30.0 | N/A |
| | Residents | A. R. Edwards | 20 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,320 | 37.7 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Didsbury, 17 May 1927

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Joseph Swarbrick (Liberal, Didsbury, elected 1 November 1908) on 4 May 1927, following the death on 20 April 1927 of Alderman J. R. Smith (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 2 April 1913).
Didsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. E. Heald | 1,755 | 55.0 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | T. Molloy | 1,079 | 33.8 | −12.9 |
| | Labour | A. McIlwrick | 355 | 11.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 676 | 21.2 | +14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,189 | 48.6 | −8.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### By-elections, 7 July 1927

Two by-elections were held on 7 July 1927 to fill vacancies that were created by the appointment of aldermen on 24 June 1927.

#### Cheetham

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor John James Kendall (Liberal, Cheetham, elected 27 November 1908) on 24 June 1927, following the death on 30 May 1927 of Alderman John Turner (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 February 1920).
Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. C. Grime | 2,268 | 47.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal | H. A. Nathan | 1,480 | 31.1 | −31.4 |
| | Labour | L. B. Harrison | 1,006 | 21.2 | −16.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 788 | 16.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,754 | 55.8 | +16.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

#### Levenshulme

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Miles Mitchell (Liberal, Levenshulme, elected 1 November 1909) on 24 June 1927, following the death on 10 June 1927 of Alderman Edwin Pierce (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 2 February 1927).
Levenshulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | C. R. de la Wyche | 2,597 | 81.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | A. Woolley | 585 | 18.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,012 | 63.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,182 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |