1929 General Election - Manchester Platting
| Year | 1929 |
| General election | 1929 General Election |
| Constituency | Manchester Platting |
| Turnout | 80.8% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Clynes, John Robert | Labour | 22,969 |
| Chorlton, Alan Ernest Leofric | Unionist | 16,323 |
| Vaughan, Joseph James | Communist | 401 |