[2] One of these candidates Michael Franklin belonged to the National Labour Organisation, the pro-National Government splinter party led by Ramsay MacDonald.

Its manifesto prioritised the construction of more housing, particularly in locations within the County of London or immediately surrounding it, and the reduction of municipal rents.

[3] It contested all seats except for those in the City of London and Kensington South, where the Municipal Reform candidates were elected unopposed, and St Marylebone where the Independent Labour Party stood instead.

[2] The Times claimed that the party was a "spent force" in the capital, and that its best hope was to retain its six seats, which it might achieve only because of the assistance of the Municipal Reformers.

He proposed more housing, replanning of the London road network, and moving Covent Garden Market to the banks of the River Thames.