Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Monday, 2 November 1931. 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.THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1931, p.12LABOUR'S AUTOMATIC DEFEAT, Manchester Evening News, November 3, 1931, p.5
Election result
PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party63,284 (50.0%) 7.921 (60.0%) 971 (49.3%)Labour Party48,549 (38.4%) 4.07 (20.0%) 7 43 (29.9%)Liberal Party12,384 (9.8%) 9.8 7 (20.0%) 28 (19.4%)Independent 0 (0.0%) 2.3 0 (0.0%) 1 2 (1.4%)Independent Labour Party1,662 (1.3%) 1.30 (0.0%) 10 (0.0%)Residents368 (0.3%) 0.20 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Communist261 (0.2%) 0.10 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Full council
+ ↓ 43 28 2 71
Aldermen
+ ↓ 5 9 1 21
Councillors
+ ↓ 38 19 1 50
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, 2 March 1932
Caused by the death on 12 February 1932 of Alderman James Bowes (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 28 October 1903).DEATH OF ALDERMAN BOWES, Manchester Guardian, February 13, 1932, p.5THE CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 29, 1903, p.4
In his place, Councillor Joseph Crookes Grime (Conservative, Exchange, elected 7 July 1927, previously 1911-26)MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, July 8, 1927, p.13 was elected as an alderman by the council on 2 March 1932.10s HOUSES AT WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Guardian, March 3, 1932, p.11
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative Joseph Crookes Grime Miles Platting 1937
By-elections between 1931 and 1932
Exchange, 10 November 1931
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Colonel George Westcott (Conservative, Exchange, elected 1 November 1911)MANCHESTER ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1911, p.10 on 29 October 1931,MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 30, 1931, p.3 following the death on 16 October 1931 of Alderman John James Kendall (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 24 June 1927).NEW ALDERMEN WANTED, Manchester Evening News, October 17, 1931, p.5NEW CITY ALDERMEN, Manchester Guardian, June 25, 1927, p.15
St. Clement's, 24 November 1931
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor H. D. Judson (Conservative, St. Clements's, elected 2 November 1925, previously 1911-24)MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1925, p.6 on 29 October 1931,MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 30, 1931, p.3 following the death on 8 October 1931 of Alderman James Johnson (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 1 August 1923).OBITUARY, Manchester Guardian, October 9, 1931, p.5FREE TRADE IN MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS, Manchester Guardian, August 2, 1923, p.9
MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, November 25, 1931, p.11
Moss Side West, 19 January 1932
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Benjamin Vivante (Conservative, Moss Side West, elected 1 November 1930)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1930, p.12 on 6 January 1932.CITY BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, January 8, 1932, p.11
MOSS SIDE WEST WARD BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, January 20, 1932, p.11
Harpurhey, 2 February 1932
Caused by the death of Councillor Fraser Sutton (Conservative, Moss Side West, elected 2 November 1931)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1931, p.12 on 12 January 1932.DEATH OF MANCHESTER CITY COUNCILLOR, Manchester Guardian, January 13, 1932, p.8
MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, February 3, 1932, p.14
Blackley, 1 March 1932
Caused by the death of Councillor James Edward Littler (Conservative, Blackley, elected 1 November 1921)MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1921, p.7 on 11 February 1932.COUNCILLOR DEAD, Manchester Evening News, February 11, 1932, p.7
, Manchester Guardian, March 2, 1932, p.11
Cheetham, 15 March 1932
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Joseph Crookes Grime (Conservative, Cheetham, elected 7 July 1927, previously 1911-26)MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, July 8, 1927, p.13 on 2 March 193210s HOUSES AT WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Guardian, March 3, 1932, p.11 following the death on 12 February 1932 of Alderman James Bowes (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 28 October 1903).DEATH OF ALDERMAN BOWES, Manchester Guardian, February 13, 1932, p.5CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Council, October 28, 1903, p.2
MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, March 16, 1932, p.4
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