Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Tuesday, 1 November 1932. 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.THE MUNICIPAL RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1932, p.14Labour Gains 15 Seats in Councils, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1932, p.9
Election result
PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party44,645 (34.7%) 15.311 (30.6%) 274 (51.4%)Labour Party62,271 (48.4%) 10.015 (41.7%) 3 36 (25.0%)Liberal Party16,257 (12.6%) 2.8 9 (25.0%) 2 28 (19.4%)Independent Labour Party2,983 (2.3%) 1.01 (2.8%) 13 (2.1%)Independent 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 3 (2.1%)Independent Labour 1,093 (0.8%) 0.50 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Communist854 (0.7%) 0.50 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Residents527 (0.4%) 0.10 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Full council
+ ↓ 3 36 28 3 74
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
Wythenshawe
Aldermanic elections
Aldermanic election, 9 November 1932
Caused by the death on 3 November 1932 of Alderman James Reilly (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 3 September 1930).ALD. JAMES REILLY, Manchester Guardian, November 4, 1932, p.6HOUSING FINANCE IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, September 4, 1930, p.11
In his place, Councillor Sir William Cundiff (Conservative, Exchange, elected 14 May 1912)MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 15, 1912, p.6 was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1932.MANCHESTER'S NEW LORD MAYOR, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1932, p.11
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative William Cundiff St. Michael's 1934
By-elections between 1932 and 1933
New Cross, 8 November 1932
Caused by the death of Councillor Robert Matthews (Labour, New Cross, elected 1 November 1924)MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1924, p.10 on 8 October 1932.COUNCILLOR ROBERT MATTHEWS, Manchester Guardian, October 11, 1932, p.3
BIG POLL IN NEW CROSS BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, November 9, 1932, p.4
Longsight, 20 December 1932
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Sir William Cundiff (Conservative, Exchange, elected 14 May 1912)MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 15, 1912, p.6 on 9 November 1932,MANCHESTER'S NEW LORD MAYOR, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1932, p.11 following the death on 3 November 1932 of Alderman James Reilly (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 3 September 1930).ALD. JAMES REILLY, Manchester Guardian, November 4, 1932, p.6HOUSING FINANCE IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, September 4, 1930, p.11
LONGSIGHT WARD HELD BY CONSERVATIVES, Manchester Guardian, December 21, 1932, p.11
St. Mark's, 17 January 1933
Caused by the death of Councillor Isaac Brassington (Labour, St. Mark's, elected 1 November 1921)MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1921, p.7 on 13 December 1932.COUNCILLOR ISAAC BRASSINGTON, Manchester Guardian, December 14, 1932, p.4
LABOUR WIN IN MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, January 18, 1933, p.11
Exchange, 28 February 1933
Caused by the death of Councillor Gilbert Lees Hardcastle (Conservative, Exchange, elected 1 August 1917)MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, August 2, 1917, p.3 on 10 February 1933.MR. G. L. HARDCASTLE, Manchester Guardian, February 11, 1933, p.15
EXCHANGE WARD BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, March 1, 1933, p.11
Oxford, 18 April 1933
Caused by the disqualification of Councillor R. Noton Barclay (Liberal, Oxford, elected 31 October 1917)MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 1, 1917, p.8 on 5 April 1933.MR. R. NOTON BARCLAY AND OXFORD WARD, Manchester Guardian, April 6, 1933, p.12
MR. NOTON BARCLAY AGAIN A COUNCILLOR, Manchester Guardian, April 12, 1933, p.13
Crumpsall, 19 September 1933
Caused by the death of Councillor William Reid (Conservative, Crumpsall, elected 2 November 1931)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1931, p.12 on 14 August 1933.COUN. W. REID DEAD, Manchester Evening News, August 14, 1933, p.1
CRUMPSALL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, September 20, 1933, p.11
All Saints', 3 October 1933
Caused by the death of Councillor Johnny McMahon (Conservative, All Saints', elected 2 November 1931)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1931, p.12 on 11 September 1933."JOHNNY" MCMAHON, Manchester Evening News, September 11, 1933, p.12
CONSERVATIVE WIN IN WARD BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, October 4, 1933, p.13
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