# 1929 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1929. 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.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 40,819 (38.1%) | 2.8 | 8 (22.9%) | 8 / 35 | 5 | 54 (38.6%) | 54 / 140 |
| Labour Party | 42,265 (39.5%) | 1.1 | 20 (57.1%) | 20 / 35 | 3 | 51 (36.4%) | 51 / 140 |
| Liberal Party | 22,086 (20.6%) | 5.1 | 7 (20.0%) | 7 / 35 | 2 | 30 (21.4%) | 30 / 140 |
| Independent | 160 (0.1%) | 1.1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 35 | | 4 (2.9%) | 4 / 140 |
| English League for the Taxation of Land Values | 0 (0.0%) | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 35 | | 1 (0.7%) | 1 / 140 |
| Residents | 1,084 (1.0%) | 0.2 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 35 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 140 |
| Independent Conservative | 569 (0.5%) | 0.1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 35 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 140 |
| Communist | 87 (0.1%) | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 35 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 140 |

### Full council

| 51 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 54 |

### Aldermen

| 4 | 10 | 1 | 20 |

### Councillors

| 47 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 34 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Williams* | 1,257 | 44.9 | −6.8 |
| | Conservative | J. McMahon | 955 | 34.1 | −13.1 |
| | Ind. Conservative | J. Griffin | 569 | 20.3 | N/A |
| | Residents | A. R. Edwards | 18 | 0.6 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 302 | 10.8 | +6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,799 | 31.3 | −14.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. M. Wharton* | 2,404 | 60.7 | +17.1 |
| | Conservative | G. Grocock | 1,556 | 39.3 | −16.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 848 | 21.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,960 | 36.5 | −24.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | 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* | 2,255 | 67.3 | +6.0 |
| | Labour | J. Gandy-Bewick | 1,094 | 32.7 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,161 | 34.6 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,349 | 32.4 | −13.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. J. Hart* | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. C. Grime* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. W. Maitland* | 3,711 | 52.8 | +14.2 |
| | Conservative | J. Lees-Jones | 3,321 | 47.2 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 390 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,032 | 34.4 | −19.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | A. S. Moss | 770 | 43.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. Hill* | 682 | 38.7 | −27.0 |
| | Labour | A. Eyres | 312 | 17.6 | −16.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,764 | 40.2 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Collyhurst

Collyhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Johnston* | 2,776 | 68.4 | +17.1 |
| | Conservative | T. C. Owtram | 1,280 | 31.6 | −15.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,496 | 36.8 | +32.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,056 | 39.7 | −24.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | S. Meadowcroft | 1,449 | 41.5 | −18.2 |
| | Conservative | G. S. Grindley* | 1,234 | 35.3 | −5.0 |
| | Labour | C. E. P. Stott | 660 | 18.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | W. Dennison | 149 | 4.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 215 | 6.2 | −13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,492 | 50.1 | −7.3 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Didsbury

Didsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. H. White* | 2,071 | 50.6 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal | D. Porter | 2,019 | 49.4 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 1.2 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,090 | 50.8 | −6.0 |
| | 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 | S. H. Hitchburn* | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton South

Gorton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. H. Adams* | 3,237 | 69.1 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | C. Taylor | 1,445 | 30.9 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,792 | 38.2 | +5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,000 | 37.8 | −15.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Howard* | 2,318 | 53.5 | 0 |
| | Conservative | F. Sutton | 2,014 | 46.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 304 | 7.0 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,332 | 41.3 | −19.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Levenshulme

Levenshulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. M. Emery* | 2,510 | 66.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | W. N. Bayes | 1,281 | 33.8 | +5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,229 | 32.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,791 | 36.5 | −10.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. P. Jackson* | 2,718 | 64.8 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | J. Garside | 1,474 | 35.2 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,244 | 29.6 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,192 | 38.6 | −15.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Chorlton* | 2,274 | 55.3 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | A. W. L. Smith | 1,796 | 43.7 | −3.1 |
| | Residents | A. R. Edwards | 39 | 1.0 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 478 | 11.6 | +7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,109 | 32.1 | −13.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. James* | 3,621 | 64.7 | +9.4 |
| | Conservative | S. Bloor | 1,954 | 34.9 | −9.3 |
| | Residents | A. R. Edwards | 18 | 0.4 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,667 | 29.8 | +18.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,593 | 50.2 | −15.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Moss Side East

Moss Side East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. N. Wallace | 955 | 36.0 | +21.0 |
| | Conservative | A. H. Townend | 950 | 35.8 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal | R. Caradoc Roberts | 731 | 27.6 | N/A |
| | Residents | A. R. Edwards | 17 | 0.6 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,653 | 31.3 | −17.3 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Moss Side West

Moss Side West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Mathewson Watson* | 2,349 | 74.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | R. McKeon | 793 | 25.2 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,556 | 49.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,142 | 33.7 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Moston

Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Gregson | 2,369 | 48.5 | −7.7 |
| | Conservative | M. McRay | 1,563 | 32.0 | −11.3 |
| | Liberal | B. Adler | 955 | 19.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 806 | 16.5 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,887 | 43.8 | −14.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Hallows* | 3,157 | 57.3 | +21.0 |
| | Conservative | S. Holmes | 2,353 | 42.7 | −21.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 804 | 15.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,510 | 50.4 | −14.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. M. Mitchell* | 2,349 | 52.5 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | L. Turner | 2,128 | 47.5 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 221 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,477 | 44.2 | −15.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Openshaw

Openshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. H. Oldfield* | 2,559 | 96.7 | +24.1 |
| | Communist | F. J. Bright | 87 | 3.3 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,472 | 93.4 | +45.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,646 | 25.8 | −32.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Oxford

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

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | C. H. Barlow* | 2,083 | 58.4 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | A. Ellison | 1,417 | 39.8 | N/A |
| | Residents | A. M. Edwards | 64 | 1.8 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 666 | 18.6 | −16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,564 | 36.2 | −10.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Ann's

St. Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. A. Larmuth* | 694 | 69.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal | A. Payne | 301 | 30.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 393 | 39.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 995 | 44.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. E. Jones | 772 | 38.8 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | J. Goodwin* | 662 | 33.3 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal | C. H. Travis | 543 | 27.3 | −5.1 |
| | Independent | W. H. Booth | 11 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,988 | 58.0 | −10.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. G. Clapham* | 2,000 | 49.3 | −9.0 |
| | Conservative | F. James | 1,178 | 29.0 | −11.4 |
| | Residents | A. R. Edwards | 882 | 21.7 | +20.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 822 | 20.3 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,060 | 32.5 | −6.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | M. A. Gibbons | 900 | 54.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. E. Burgess | 740 | 45.1 | −48.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,640 | 61.6 | +22.5 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Mostyn | 1,481 | 37.3 | +26.7 |
| | Conservative | E. Davies | 1,363 | 34.3 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal | A. Coogan | 807 | 20.3 | −24.8 |
| | Residents | A. R. Edwards | 46 | 1.1 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,967 | 36.7 | −9.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Mark's

St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Wood* | 3,122 | 76.2 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | E. Filmer | 973 | 23.8 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,149 | 52.4 | +15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,095 | 37.2 | −30.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Reilly* | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Withington

Withington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. S. Hill* | 3,262 | 50.4 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal | F. E. Tylecote | 3,213 | 49.6 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,475 | 34.8 | −12.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Aldermanic elections
### Aldermanic election, 3 September 1930

Caused by the death on 30 July 1930 of Alderman William Thomas Dagnall (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 15 October 1919).
In his place, Councillor James Reilly (Labour, St. Michael's, elected 1 Nov 1913) was elected as an alderman by the council on 3 September 1930.
| Party | Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| | Labour | James Reilly | St. Michael's | 1934 |

## By-elections between 1929 and 1930
### St. John's, 30 May 1930

Caused by the death of Councillor Alfred Charles Gardner (Conservative, St. John's, elected 1 November 1927) on 13 May 1930.
St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. E. Burgess | 768 | 45.7 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | F. E. Tylecote | 718 | 42.7 | −12.2 |
| | Labour | L. M. Lever | 194 | 11.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,680 | 63.1 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's, 8 September 1930

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor James Reilly (Labour, St. Michael's, elected 1 Nov 1913) on 3 September 1930, following the death on 30 July 1930 of Alderman William Thomas Dagnall (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 15 October 1919).
St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Rafferty | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |