Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1928. 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.MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1928, p.12LIBERALS AND LABOUR DELIGHTED, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1928, p.8
Election result
PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party63,622 (40.9%) 2.313 (37.1%) 361 (43.6%)Labour Party63,190 (40.6%) 8.214 (40.0%) 1 47 (33.6%)Liberal Party24,119 (15.5%) 8.8 7 (20.0%) 2 28 (20.0%)Independent1,815 (1.2%) 1.1 1 (2.9%) 3 (2.1%)English League for the Taxation of Land Values0 (0.0%) 1.8 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.7%)Residents1,298 (0.8%) 0.60 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Independent Conservative977 (0.6%) N/A0 (0.0%) N/A0 (0.0%)Co-operative Party270 (0.2%) N/A 0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%)Communist193 (0.1%) 0.10 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Full council
+ ↓ 47 28 1 3 61
Aldermen
+ ↓ 3 10 1 21
Councillors
+ ↓ 44 18 1 2 40
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
Aldermanic elections
Aldermanic election, 6 March 1929
Caused by the death on 2 February 1929 of Alderman Walter Harwood (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1904).ALDERMAN W. E. Harwood, Manchester Guardian, February 4, 1929, p.11MAYOR'S DAY, Manchester Courier, November 10, 1904, p.8
In his place, Councillor Isaac Hinchliffe (Conservative, St. John's, elected 1 November 1910)MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1910, p.8 was elected as an alderman by the council on 6 March 1929.MANCHESTER COUNCIL "SCENE", Manchester Guardian, March 7, 1929, p.12
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative Isaac Hinchliffe Didsbury 1934
Aldermanic elections, 1 May 1929
Caused by the death on 8 April 1929 of Alderman Dr. A. W. Chapman (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 August 1915).OBITURARY, Manchester Guardian, April 9, 1929, p.16MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, August 5, 1915, p.3
In his place, Councillor William Davy (Labour, Gorton North, elected 1 Nov 1910)MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1910, p.8 was elected as an alderman by the council on 1 May 1929.NEW ALDERMEN, Manchester Evening News, May 1, 1929, p.1
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Labour William Davy Medlock Street 1934
Caused by the death on 16 April 1929 of Alderman Henry Plummer (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 December 1907).ALDERMAN HENRY PLUMMER, Manchester Guardian, April 17, 1929, p.12 , Manchester Courier, December 5, 1907, p.6
In his place, Councillor Ernest Frederick Martin Sutton (Liberal, Rusholme, elected 27 June 1911)RUSHOLME BYE-ELECTION, Manchester Courier, June 28, 1911, p.13 was elected as an alderman by the council on 1 May 1929.NEW ALDERMEN, Manchester Evening News, May 1, 1929, p.1
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Liberal Ernest Frederick Martin Sutton Rusholme 1931
Aldermanic election, 7 August 1929
Caused by the death on 28 June 1929 of Alderman Thomas Turnbull (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1904).OBITUARIES, Manchester Guardian, June 29, 1929, p.18MAYOR'S DAY, Manchester Courier, November 10, 1904, p.8
In his place, Councillor Ashton Whitworth (Conservative, Cheetham, elected 18 July 1911)CHEETHAM WARD ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, July 19, 1911, p.5 was elected as an alderman by the council on 7 August 1929.NEW MANCHESTER ALDERMAN, Manchester Evening News, August 7, 1929, p.10
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative Ashton Whitworth Withington 1934
Aldermanic election, 2 October 1929
Caused by the death on 20 September 1929 of Alderman Harry Derwent Simpson (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 7 May 1919).ALDERMAN DERWENT SIMPSON, Manchester Guardian, September 21, 1929, p.15 , Manchester Guardian, May 8, 1919, p.12
In his place, Councillor Will Melland (Liberal, St. Clement's, elected 27 June 1911)MANCHESTER ELECTION, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1911, p.10 was elected as an alderman by the council on 2 October 1929.MR. WILL MELLAND, Manchester Evening News, October 2, 1929, p.7
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Liberal Will Melland Beswick 1934
By-elections between 1928 and 1929
Chorlton-cum-Hardy, 20 December 1928
Caused by the death of Councillor W. T. Burrows (Conservative, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, elected 2 November 1925)MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1925, p.6 on 5 December 1928.COUNCIL SHOCK, Manchester Evening News, December 5, 1928, p.4
CHORLTON ELECTION RESULT, Manchester Guardian, December 21, 1928, p.13
St. John's, 19 March 1929
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Isaac Hinchliffe (Conservative, St. John's, elected 1 November 1910)MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1910, p.8 on 6 March 1929,MANCHESTER COUNCIL "SCENE", Manchester Guardian, March 7, 1929, p.12 following the death on 2 February 1929 of Alderman Walter Harwood (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1904).ALDERMAN W. E. Harwood, Manchester Guardian, February 4, 1929, p.11MAYOR'S DAY, Manchester Courier, November 10, 1904, p.8
MANCHESTER WARD BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, March 20, 1929, p.16
By-elections, 14 May 1929
Two by-elections were held on 14 May 1929 to fill vacancies that were created by the appointment of aldermen on 6 June 1928.TORIES WIN A MUNICIPAL SEAT, Manchester Guardian, May 15, 1929, p.15
Gorton North
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor William Davy (Labour, Gorton North, elected 1 November 1910)MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1910, p.8 on 1 May 1929,NEW ALDERMEN, Manchester Evening News, May 1, 1929, p.1 following the death on 8 April 1929 of Alderman Dr. A. W. Chapman (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 August 1915).OBITURARY, Manchester Guardian, April 9, 1929, p.16MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, August 5, 1915, p.3
Rusholme
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Ernest Frederick Martin Sutton (Liberal, Rusholme, elected 27 June 1911)RUSHOLME BYE-ELECTION, Manchester Courier, June 28, 1911, p.13 on 1 May 1929,NEW ALDERMEN, Manchester Evening News, May 1, 1929, p.1 following the death on 16 April 1929 of Alderman Henry Plummer (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 December 1907).ALDERMAN HENRY PLUMMER, Manchester Guardian, April 17, 1929, p.12 , Manchester Courier, December 5, 1907, p.6
Cheetham, 20 August 1929
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Ashton Whitworth (Conservative, Cheetham, elected 18 July 1911)CHEETHAM WARD ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, July 19, 1911, p.5 on 7 August 1929,NEW MANCHESTER ALDERMAN, Manchester Evening News, August 7, 1929, p.10 following the death on 28 June 1929 of Alderman Thomas Turnbull (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1904).OBITUARIES, Manchester Guardian, June 29, 1929, p.18MAYOR'S DAY, Manchester Courier, November 10, 1904, p.8
MUNICIPAL CONTEST IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, August 21, 1929, p.11
St. Clement's, 15 October 1929
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Will Melland (Liberal, St. Clement's, elected 27 June 1911)MANCHESTER ELECTION, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1911, p.10 on 2 October 1929,MR. WILL MELLAND, Manchester Evening News, October 2, 1929, p.7 following the death on 20 September 1929 of Alderman Harry Derwent Simpson (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 7 May 1919).ALDERMAN DERWENT SIMPSON, Manchester Guardian, September 21, 1929, p.15 , Manchester Guardian, May 8, 1919, p.12
ST. CLEMENT'S WARD BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, October 16, 1929, p.13
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