# 1921 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Tuesday, 1 November 1921. 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 gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 69,290 (48.8%) | 14.5 | 23 (65.7%) | 23 / 35 | 9 | 72 (51.4%) | 72 / 140 |
| Liberal Party | 19,814 (14.0%) | 6.6 | 5 (14.3%) | 5 / 35 | 5 | 33 (23.6%) | 33 / 140 |
| Labour Party | 36,813 (25.9%) | 4.7 | 5 (14.3%) | 5 / 35 | 3 | 30 (21.4%) | 30 / 140 |
| Independent | 12,922 (9.1%) | 0.5 | 2 (5.7%) | 2 / 35 | | 5 (3.6%) | 5 / 140 |
| National Unemployed Workers' Movement | 1,224 (0.9%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 35 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 140 |
| Independent Labour | 1,210 (0.9%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 35 | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 140 |
| Communist | 666 (0.5%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 35 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 140 |

### Full council

| 30 | 33 | 5 | 72 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Pierce* | 1,616 | 51.3 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | G. Benson | 1,537 | 48.7 | +25.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,153 | 40.3 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. L. K. Jones | 2,536 | 51.8 | −18.4 |
| | Labour | R. C. Wallhead* | 2,363 | 48.2 | +18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 3.4 | −37.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,899 | 48.0 | +12.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Beswick

Beswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. B. Cox | 3,490 | 58.1 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative | J. Fiddiham | 2,618 | 42.9 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 872 | 14.2 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,108 | 53.8 | 10.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Blackley

Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. E. Littler | 2,651 | 66.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | A. Robinson | 1,333 | 33.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,318 | 33.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,984 | 51.1 | +14.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Binns* | 2,875 | 58.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | A. Ward | 2,084 | 42.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 791 | 16.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,959 | 52.3 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Whitworth* | 2,694 | 61.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | C. Kean | 1,671 | 38.3 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,023 | 23.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,365 | 53.9 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Lees-Jones | 3,526 | 56.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | J. Redford* | 2,742 | 43.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 784 | 12.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,268 | 48.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | D. Gouldman | 1,544 | 63.5 | +26.8 |
| | Conservative | T. R. Hewlett* | 887 | 36.5 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 657 | 27.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,431 | 72.1 | +9.9 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Collyhurst

Collyhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. R. Midgley | 3,081 | 58.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal | H. Lee* | 2,168 | 41.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 913 | 17.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,249 | 59.0 | +38.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. J. Robertshaw* | 1,594 | 56.7 | +15.8 |
| | Liberal | H. Wagon | 1,215 | 43.3 | +7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 379 | 13.4 | +8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,809 | 58.2 | −5.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Didsbury

Didsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Swarbrick* | 1,620 | 51.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | F. Stapleton | 1,546 | 48.8 | −31.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,166 | 59.0 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Exchange

Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Westcott* | 690 | 66.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | J. Lyons | 343 | 33.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 347 | 33.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,033 | 58.1 | +21.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton North

Gorton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Docker | 2,216 | 36.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | A. Mason | 1,748 | 29.1 | N/A |
| | Independent Labour | J. P. Greenall* | 1,210 | 20.1 | N/A |
| | National Unemployed Workers' Movement | J. Shaw | 839 | 14.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 468 | 7.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,013 | 60.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Independent Labour | Conservative gain from Independent Labour | Swing | | |

### Gorton South

Gorton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Hague* | 3,372 | 58.0 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | W. S. Wilson | 2,060 | 35.4 | −12.8 |
| | National Unemployed Workers' Movement | P. H. Kealy | 385 | 6.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,312 | 22.6 | +19.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,817 | 62.5 | +17.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Gilgryst* | 2,575 | 54.2 | +12.9 |
| | Labour | A. E. Wolstenholme | 2,135 | 44.9 | +17.4 |
| | Independent | G. A. Jones | 44 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 | 9.3 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,754 | 49.2 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Levenshulme

Levenshulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | R. S. Harper* | 3,728 | 84.6 | +21.4 |
| | Labour | W. H. Depledge | 678 | 15.4 | −21.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,050 | 69.2 | +42.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,406 | 48.8 | −5.4 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Jennison* | 2,661 | 61.3 | |
| | Liberal | A. L. Taylor | 1,678 | 38.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 983 | 22.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,339 | 50.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Woollam* | 4,090 | 68.8 | |
| | Liberal | F. H. Earley | 1,654 | 27.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | M. Healey | 205 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,436 | 41.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,949 | 51.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Bloor | 3,281 | 55.7 | +15.0 |
| | Labour | J. Fogarty* | 2,607 | 44.3 | −15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 674 | 11.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,888 | 61.6 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Moss Side East

Moss Side East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Millward | 2,008 | 51.0 | |
| | Independent | D. S. Bloomfield | 1,813 | 46.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | A. R. Edwards | 120 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,941 | 51.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Moss Side West

Moss Side West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Dunham | 2,600 | 50.8 | +21.1 |
| | Independent | J. S. Whitehead | 2,523 | 49.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,123 | 59.5 | +18.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Moston

Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. Frankland | 2,676 | 55.0 | +2.4 |
| | Labour | F. Gregson* | 2,188 | 45.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 488 | 10.0 | +4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,864 | 56.4 | +16.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Milner* | 2,054 | 52.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | O. R. Whittaker | 1,886 | 47.9 | −12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,940 | 42.2 | −11.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | C. W. Godbert* | 2,743 | 59.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | H. Thorneycroft | 1,890 | 40.8 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 853 | 18.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,067 | 58.1 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Openshaw

Openshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. D. Judson* | 2,967 | 51.4 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | J. Brown | 2,135 | 37.0 | −14.5 |
| | Communist | J. Dickson | 666 | 11.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 832 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,498 | 62.5 | +26.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Oxford

Oxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | O. P. Lancashire* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. Flinn | 2,007 | 56.4 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | J. Parkinson* | 1,550 | 43.6 | +14.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 457 | 12.8 | −5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,557 | 44.2 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Ann's

St. Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. B. Beesley | 649 | 54.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | R. B. Batty | 542 | 45.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 9.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,191 | 49.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. Melland* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. H. Swales* | 3,613 | 74.3 | +30.0 |
| | Independent | S. Finnigan | 1,250 | 25.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,363 | 48.6 | +35.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,982 | 44.6 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Bayliss* | 709 | 50.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | H. S. Ashburner | 692 | 49.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,401 | 53.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. H. Hinchcliffe* | 2,432 | 57.1 | N/A |
| | Labour Co-op | J. H. Alsop | 1,828 | 42.9 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 604 | 14.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,260 | 43.0 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mark's

St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | I. Brassington | 2,652 | 46.9 | +13.9 |
| | Conservative | W. P. Jackson | 2,030 | 35.9 | N.A |
| | Liberal | G. Jennison* | 972 | 17.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 622 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,642 | 56.9 | −6.2 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Cassidy* | 2,311 | 50.4 | −9.6 |
| | Conservative | G. H. Dale | 2,274 | 49.6 | +9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 0.8 | −19.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,585 | 74.4 | +8.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Withington

Withington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Mellor | 1,490 | 56.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | E. Brown | 1,153 | 43.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 12.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,643 | 46.6 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |