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.EFFECT OF THE ELECTIONS, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1921, p.4MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1921, p.7
Election result
PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party69,290 (48.8%) 12.223 (65.7%) 972 (51.4%)Liberal Party19,814 (14.0%) 4.7 5 (14.3%) 5 33 (23.6%)Labour Party36,813 (25.9%) 5.25 (14.3%) 3 30 (21.4%)Independent12,922 (9.1%) 1.5 2 (5.7%) 5 (3.6%)National Unemployed Workers' Movement1,224 (0.9%) N/A 0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%)Independent Labour1,210 (0.9%) N/A0 (0.0%) 10 (0.0%)Communist666 (0.5%) N/A0 (0.0%) N/A0 (0.0%)
Full council
+ ↓ 30 33 5 72
Ward results
All Saints'
Ardwick
Beswick
Blackley
Bradford
Cheetham
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Collegiate Church
Collyhurst
Crumpsall
Didsbury
Exchange
Gorton North
Gorton South
Harpurhey
Levenshulme
Longsight
Medlock Street
Miles Platting
Moss Side East
Moss Side West
Moston
New Cross
Newton Heath
Openshaw
Oxford
Rusholme
St. Ann's
St. Clement's
St. George's
St. John's
St. Luke's
St. Mark's
St. Michael's
Withington
By-elections between 1921 and 1922
Blackley, 8 November 1921
Caused by the resignation of Councillor J. D. Canavan (Labour, Blackley, elected 1 November 1919) on 26 October 1921.THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE RATES, Manchester Guardian, October 27, 1921, p.4
LABOUR LOSES A SEAT IN BLACKLEY, Manchester Guardian, November 9, 1921, p.6
St. Ann's, 16 May 1922
Caused by the resignation of Councillor F. M. S. Grant (Conservative, St. Ann's, elected 1 November 1913)MUNICIPAL POLLS, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1913, p.7 on 3 May 1922.ST. ANN'S WARD, Manchester Guardian, May 4, 1922, p.8
, Manchester Guardian, May 17, 1922, p.9
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