# 1933 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Wednesday, 1 November 1933. 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 | 39,256 (35.3%) | 0.6 | 18 (50.0%) | 18 / 36 | 2 | 74 (51.4%) | 74 / 144 |
| Labour Party | 55,170 (49.7%) | 1.3 | 13 (36.1%) | 13 / 36 | 4 | 39 (27.1%) | 39 / 144 |
| Liberal Party | 13,199 (11.9%) | 0.7 | 4 (11.1%) | 4 / 36 | 1 | 27 (18.8%) | 27 / 144 |
| Independent | 2,797 (2.5%) | 2.5 | 1 (2.8%) | 1 / 36 | | 2 (1.4%) | 2 / 144 |
| Independent Labour Party | 0 (0.0%) | 2.3 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 36 | 1 | 2 (1.4%) | 2 / 144 |
| Communist | 490 (0.4%) | 0.3 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 36 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 144 |
| Residents | 164 (0.1%) | 0.3 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 36 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 144 |

### Full council

| 2 | 39 | 27 | 2 | 74 |

### Aldermen

| 5 | 8 | 1 | 22 |

### Councillors

| 2 | 34 | 19 | 1 | 52 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Davies* | 1,419 | 50.4 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | A. Lees | 1,395 | 49.6 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 0.8 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,814 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. L. K. Jones* | 2,553 | 50.5 | +6.3 |
| | Labour | J. T. Wolfenden | 2,506 | 49.5 | −6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,059 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Beswick

Beswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. B. Cox* | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Blackley

Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Makinson* | 2,202 | 57.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | W. Collingson | 1,650 | 42.8 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 552 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,852 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Malcolm | 3,460 | 60.6 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | S. Bloor* | 2,251 | 39.4 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,209 | 21.2 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,711 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | S. Laski* | 2,203 | 82.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | H. Goldstone | 460 | 17.3 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,743 | 65.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,663 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Watts | 5,400 | 55.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | S. D. Simon* | 3,273 | 33.4 | −47.4 |
| | Labour | G. Reid | 1,141 | 11.6 | −7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,127 | 21.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,814 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | D. Gouldman* | 1,604 | 84.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | H. Cohen | 182 | 9.5 | −6.7 |
| | Communist | M. Jenkins | 86 | 4.5 | −0.9 |
| | Independent | T. A. Bardsley | 38 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,422 | 74.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,910 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Collyhurst

Collyhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | I. Floyd* | 3,409 | 62.4 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative | A. Heald | 1,901 | 34.8 | +1.5 |
| | Communist | G. Brown | 146 | 2.7 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,508 | 27.6 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,456 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. S. Grindley* | 1,693 | 46.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Lord Stanley of Alderley | 1,286 | 35.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | A. Sutcliffe | 680 | 18.5 | N/A |
| | Residents | D. Wighton | 16 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 407 | 11.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,675 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Didsbury

Didsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | N. Westcott* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Exchange

Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. F. Terry* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton North

Gorton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Walker* | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton South

Gorton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. R. Leslie | 3,769 | 77.6 | +8.8 |
| | Independent | E. Appleton | 1,090 | 22.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,679 | 55.2 | +17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,859 | | |
| | Labour gain from Ind. Labour Party | Labour gain from Ind. Labour Party | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. F. Howarth* | 2,483 | 50.2 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | E. Barnacott | 2,461 | 49.8 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,944 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Levenshulme

Levenshulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. R. Fairfoull* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. H. Meachin* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. L. Jones* | 2,749 | 61.9 | +12.2 |
| | Conservative | C. A. Cave | 1,690 | 38.1 | −7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,059 | 23.8 | +19.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,439 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. E. Wood* | 3,639 | 67.0 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | R. Jackson | 1,790 | 33.0 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,849 | 34.0 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,429 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Moss Side East

Moss Side East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. A. E. Ramsden* | 1,300 | 50.4 | −4.4 |
| | Labour | A. O'Donnell | 1,186 | 46.0 | +4.7 |
| | Residents | A. R. Edwards | 93 | 3.6 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114 | 4.4 | −9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,579 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Moss Side West

Moss Side West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Gosling* | 1,881 | 65.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | R. McKeon | 951 | 33.3 | N/A |
| | Residents | G. O. Edwards | 23 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 930 | 32.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,855 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Moston

Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. Farrington* | 3,001 | 52.7 | +6.8 |
| | Labour | W. Onions | 2,694 | 47.3 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,695 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. M. Lever* | 4,033 | 73.0 | +9.7 |
| | Conservative | A. Crossley | 1,494 | 27.0 | −9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,539 | 46.0 | +19.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,527 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Young | 2,940 | 57.2 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | L. Turner* | 2,202 | 42.8 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 738 | 14.4 | −6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,142 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Openshaw

Openshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Moss* | 2,726 | 91.4 | +18.0 |
| | Communist | D. Ainley | 258 | 8.6 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,468 | 82.8 | +32.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,984 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Oxford

Oxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. R. Sutton | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | R. G. Edwards* | 2,165 | 70.8 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | W. J. Sharkey | 895 | 29.2 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,270 | 41.6 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,060 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Ann's

St. Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Challoner* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | B. McManus* | 1,105 | 55.6 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | A. E. Jones* | 881 | 44.4 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 224 | 11.2 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,986 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Beamand | 2,400 | 57.5 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | A. E. Courtman | 1,675 | 40.1 | −3.4 |
| | Independent | P. J. Brett | 65 | 1.6 | N/A |
| | Residents | A. M. Edwards | 32 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 725 | 17.4 | +6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,172 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. E. Burgess* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Harrison* | 1,967 | 53.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | W. Taylor | 1,727 | 46.8 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 240 | 6.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,694 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mark's

St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. M. Larrad* | 2,975 | 70.5 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | A. E. Tillsley | 1,242 | 29.5 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,733 | 41.0 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,217 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Cassidy* | 2,071 | 65.1 | −3.8 |
| | Conservative | G. C. Clayton | 1,112 | 34.9 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 959 | 30.2 | −7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,183 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Withington

Withington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | A. P. Simon* | 3,167 | 59.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | F. Edwards | 2,190 | 40.9 | +11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 977 | 18.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,357 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Lowe* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Aldermanic elections
### Aldermanic election, 3 January 1934

Caused by the resignation on 3 January 1934 of Alderman F. J. West (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1920).
In his place, Councillor Sir John Mathewson Watson (Liberal, Moss Side West, elected 1 November 1913) was elected as an alderman by the council on 3 January 1934.
| Party | Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| | Liberal | John Mathewson Watson | Newton Heath | 1934 |

### Aldermanic election, 4 April 1934

Caused by the death on 9 March 1934 of Alderman Isaac Hinchliffe (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 6 March 1929).
In his place, Councillor Thomas Stone Williams (Liberal, Blackley, elected 1 November 1920, previously 1914-19) was elected as an alderman by the council on 4 April 1934.
| Party | Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| | Liberal | Thomas Stone Williams | Didsbury | 1934 |

### Aldermanic election, 4 July 1934

Caused by the resignation on 17 May 1934 of Alderman G. K. Ashton (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 14 June 1911).
In his place, Councillor Robert William Shepherd (Conservative, Oxford, elected 1 November 1920, previously 1916-19) was elected as an alderman by the council on 4 July 1934.
| Party | Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| | Conservative | Robert William Shepherd | Ardwick | 1934 |

### Aldermanic elections, 5 September 1934

Caused by the resignation on 17 July 1934 of Alderman Ashton Whitworth (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 7 August 1929).
In his place, Councillor R. Noton Barclay (Liberal, Oxford, elected 18 April 1933, previously 1917-33) was elected as an alderman by the council on 5 September 1934.
| Party | Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| | Liberal | R. Noton Barclay | Withington | 1934 |
Caused by the death on 10 August 1934 of Alderman Tom Fox (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 16 April 1919).
In his place, Councillor John Elliott (Conservative, Collegiate Church, elected 6 March 1918) was elected as an alderman by the council on 5 September 1934.
| Party | Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| | Conservative | John Elliott | Bradford | 1937 |

## By-elections between 1933 and 1934
### Moss Side West, 16 January 1934

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Sir John Mathewson Watson (Liberal, Moss Side West, elected 1 November 1913) on 3 January 1934, following the resignation on 3 January 1934 of Alderman F. J. West (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1920).
Moss Side West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | H. Quinney | 1,084 | 70.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | R. McKeon | 443 | 28.7 | −4.6 |
| | Residents | A. R. Edwards | 14 | 1.0 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | 41.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,541 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### All Saints', 18 January 1934

Caused by the death of Councillor William Davies (Conservative, All Saints', elected 15 February 1927) on 22 December 1933.
All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Lees | 1,312 | 53.0 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | C. A. Cave | 1,162 | 47.0 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 6.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,474 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Moston, 20 March 1934

Caused by the death of Councillor William Richard Mellor (Labour, Moston, elected 7 June 1916) on 2 March 1934.
Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Onions | 2,431 | 54.2 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | W. P. Parker | 2,053 | 45.8 | −6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 378 | 8.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,484 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Blackley, 19 April 1934

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Thomas Stone Williams (Liberal, Blackley, elected 1 November 1920, previously 1914-19) on 4 April 1934, following the death on 9 March 1934 of Alderman Isaac Hinchliffe (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 6 March 1929).
Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | H. W. Irwin | 1,736 | 56.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | W. Collingson | 1,346 | 43.7 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 390 | 12,6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,082 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Moss Side East, 15 May 1934

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Godfrey Craven (Conservative, Moss Side East, elected 1 November 1932) on 2 May 1934.
Moss Side East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. E. Pheasey | 882 | 53.2 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | A. O'Donnell | 723 | 43.6 | −2.4 |
| | Residents | A. R. Edwards | 53 | 3.2 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 9.6 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,658 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Oxford, 19 July 1934

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Robert William Shepherd (Conservative, Oxford, elected 1 November 1920, previously 1916-19) on 4 July 1934, following the resignation on 17 May 1934 of Alderman G. K. Ashton (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 14 June 1911).
Oxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. B. Walker | 289 | 57.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | A. Ellison | 214 | 42.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 15.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 503 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |