Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1935. 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.LABOUR HOLDS ITS OWN IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1935, p.15MUNICIPAL SURPRISES, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1935, p.5
Election result
PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party46,673 (46.1%) 7.413 (36.1%) 262 (43.1%)Labour Party40,054 (39.5%) 7.316 (44.4%) 1 52 (36.1%)Liberal Party13,769 (13.6%) 4.3 7 (19.4%) 2 27 (18.8%)Independent 365 (0.4%) 1.8 0 (0.0%) 2 (1.4%)Independent Labour 0 (0.0%) 2.4 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.7%)Residents472 (0.5%) 0.30 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Full council
+ ↓ 1 52 27 2 62
Aldermen
+ ↓ 7 10 1 18
Councillors
+ ↓ 1 45 17 1 44
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, 1 April 1936
Caused by the death on 21 March 1936 of Alderman Ernest Frederick Martin Sutton (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 1 May 1929).OBITUARY, Manchester Guardian, March 23, 1936, p.13NEW ALDERMEN, Manchester Evening News, May 1, 1929, p.1
In his place, Councillor Wright Robinson (Labour, Beswick, elected 1 November 1919)MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: LABOUR'S SWEEPING VICTORIES, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1919, p.4 was elected as an alderman by the council on 1 April 1936.FLATS FOR AGED POOR, Manchester Guardian, April 2, 1936, p.13
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Labour Wright Robinson Rusholme 1937
Aldermanic election, 10 June 1936
Caused by the resignation on 3 June 1936 of Alderman Christopher Hornby (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1910).MANCHESTER'S FIRST WOMAN ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, June 4, 1936, p.11MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 27, 1910, p.4
In his place, Councillor Annie Lee (Labour, Gorton South, elected 1 November 1919)MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: LABOUR'S SWEEPING VICTORIES, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1919, p.4 was elected as an alderman by the council on 10 June 1936.MANCHESTER'S FIRST WOMAN ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, June 11, 1936, p.10
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Labour Annie Lee All Saints' 1937
By-elections between 1935 and 1936
Bradford, 23 January 1936
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Elijah John Hart (Labour, Bradford, elected 28 May 1919, previously 1902-08)CITY BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, May 29, 1919, p.4 on 30 October 1935,FIVE YEAR ROAD PROGRAMME ENDORSED, Manchester Guardian, June 6, 1935, p.11 following the death on 22 October 1935 of Alderman John Harrison (Independent, elected as an alderman by the council on 2 May 1928).ALDERMAN JOHN HARRISON, Manchester Guardian, October 23, 1935, p.13MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, May 3, 1928, p.13
MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, January 24, 1936, p.15
Rusholme, 30 January 1936
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Frank Jackson (Conservative, Rusholme, elected 14 May 1929)TORIES WIN A MUNICIPAL SEAT, Manchester Guardian, May 15, 1929, p.15 on 6 January 1936.COUNCILLOR F. A. JACKSON RESIGNS, Manchester Evening News, January 6, 1936, p.7
MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION RESULT, Manchester Guardian, January 31, 1936, p.14
Beswick, 30 April 1936
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Wright Robinson (Labour, Beswick, elected 1 November 1919)MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: LABOUR'S SWEEPING VICTORIES, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1919, p.4 on 1 April 1936,FLATS FOR AGED POOR, Manchester Guardian, April 2, 1936, p.13 following the death on 21 March 1936 of Alderman Ernest Frederick Martin Sutton (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 1 May 1929).OBITUARY, Manchester Guardian, March 23, 1936, p.13NEW ALDERMEN, Manchester Evening News, May 1, 1929, p.1
MR. F. E. DORAN AND BESWICK BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, April 2, 1936, p.13
Gorton South, 2 July 1936
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Annie Lee (Labour, Gorton South, elected 1 November 1919)MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: LABOUR'S SWEEPING VICTORIES, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1919, p.4 on 10 June 1936,MANCHESTER'S FIRST WOMAN ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, June 11, 1936, p.10 following the resignation on 3 June 1936 of Alderman Christopher Hornby (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 26 October 1910).MANCHESTER'S FIRST WOMAN ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, June 4, 1936, p.11MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 27, 1910, p.4
GORTON ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, July 3, 1936, p.13
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