1912 Manchester City Council election

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Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1912. 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 retained overall control of the council.[1][2]

Quick facts 35 of 140 seats to Manchester City Council 71 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
1912 Manchester City Council election
← 1911
1 November 1912 (1912-11-01)
1913 â†’
35 of 140 seats
to Manchester City Council
71 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Labour
Last election 15 seats,
45.7%		 11 seats,
23.6%		 6 seats,
26.9%
Seats before 74 43 16
Seats won 23 6 3
Seats after 77 40 16
Seat change Increase3 Decrease3 Steady
Popular vote 20,685 12,361 7,164
Percentage 49.2% 29.4% 17.0%
Swing Increase3.5% Increase5.8% Decrease9.9%
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election 3 seats,
3.7%
Seats before 7
Seats won 3
Seats after 7
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 364
Percentage 0.9%
Swing Decrease2.8%
Map of results of 1912 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

 Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

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Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 20,685 (49.2%)
Increase 3.5 23 (65.7%)
23 / 35
 Increase 3 77 (55.0%)
77 / 140
Liberal Party 12,361 (29.4%)
Increase 5.8 6 (17.1%)
6 / 35
 Decrease 3 40 (28.6%)
40 / 140
Labour Party 7,164 (17.0%)
Decrease 9.9 3 (8.6%)
3 / 35
 Steady 16 (11.4%)
16 / 140
Independent 364 (0.9%)
Decrease 2.8 3 (8.6%)
3 / 35
 Steady 7 (5.0%)
7 / 140
English League for the Taxation of Land Values 870 (2.1%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 140
British Socialist Party 601 (1.4%)
Increase 1.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 140

Full council

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16 40 7 77

Aldermen

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15 1 19

Councillors

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16 25 6 58

Ward results

All Saints'

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All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H. M. Ross Clyne* uncontested
Independent hold Swing
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Ardwick

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Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. E. Chapman 2,015 57.8 +9.2
Labour F. Lowe 977 28.0 −23.4
Liberal J. M. Bernstein 494 14.2 N/A
Majority 1,038 29.8
Turnout 3,486
Conservative hold Swing
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Blackley & Moston

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Blackley & Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Johnston* 1,786 50.4 +17.8
Liberal A. Taylor 1,755 49.6 −17.8
Majority 31 0.8
Turnout 3,541
Labour hold Swing
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Bradford

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Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. W. Pendlebury* 2,837 68.9 +26.4
Liberal W. Davies 1,278 31.1 N/A
Majority 1,609 39.2
Turnout 4,115
Conservative hold Swing
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Cheetham

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Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. A. Wood* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
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Chorlton-cum-Hardy

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Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. C. Booth 1,407 50.4 +10.6
Liberal G. Howarth* 1,383 49.6 N/A
Majority 24 0.8
Turnout 2,790
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
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Collegiate Church

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Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Taylor 456 52.8 N/A
Liberal E. Barker* 408 47.2 N/A
Majority 48 5.6 N/A
Turnout 864
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
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Crumpsall

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Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Todd* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
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Didsbury

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Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal E. D. Simon uncontested
Liberal hold Swing
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Exchange

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Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Makeague* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
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Gorton North

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Gorton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Higginson* uncontested
Labour hold Swing
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Gorton South

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Gorton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. R. Day* uncontested
Independent hold Swing
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Harpurhey

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Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Hargreaves* 1,913 44.2 −11.0
Labour R. Bebbington 1,374 31.7 −13.1
Liberal C. Peach 1,041 24.1 N/A
Majority 539 12.5 +2.1
Turnout 4,328
Conservative hold Swing
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Levenshulme North

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Levenshulme North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Fenn* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
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Levenshulme South

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Levenshulme South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Harrison* uncontested
Independent hold Swing
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Longsight

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Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Cundiff* 1,120 62.3 +8.0
Labour G. Hall 679 37.7 −8.0
Majority 441 24.6 +16.0
Turnout 1,799
Conservative hold Swing
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Medlock Street

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Medlock Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. W. Chapman* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
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Miles Platting

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Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Chesters* 1,531 58.8 +11.7
Labour H. H. Laurie 1,073 41.2 −11.7
Majority 458 17.6
Turnout 2,604
Conservative hold Swing
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Moss Side East

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Moss Side East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. T. Dagnall* 910 51.1 +3.5
English League for the Taxation of Land Values A. H. Weller 870 48.9 N/A
Majority 40 2.2
Turnout 1,780
Conservative hold Swing
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Moss Side West

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Moss Side West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Flanagan* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
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New Cross

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New Cross (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Taylor* 2,412 65.6 +1.8
Conservative C. E. B. Russell 2,122 57.7 −6.1
Liberal T. P. Fyans 1,408 38.3 N/A
Majority 714 19.4
Turnout 3,675
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
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Newton Heath

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Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. A. Moston 1,630 55.7 +6.6
Liberal W. Butterworth* 1,297 44.3 −6.6
Majority 333 11.4
Turnout 2,927
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
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Openshaw

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Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Cook* 1,275 83.1 +37.0
British Socialist Party W. Green 260 16.9 +12.7
Majority 1,015 66.2
Turnout 1,535
Labour hold Swing
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Oxford

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Oxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal C. Behrens* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing
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Rusholme

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Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal E. F. M. Susman* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing
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St. Ann's

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St. Ann's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. G. Litton* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
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St. Clement's

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St. Clement's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. H. Helm* 559 52.7 −2.0
Conservative W. R. W. Murray 501 47.3 +2.0
Majority 58 5.4 −4.0
Turnout 1,060
Liberal hold Swing
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St. George's

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St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal G. Oddy* 1,310 79.3 N/A
British Socialist Party A. Mole 341 20.7 N/A
Majority 969 58.6 N/A
Turnout 1,651
Liberal hold Swing
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St. James'

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St. James'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Hislop* 319 51.2 N/A
Liberal W. Thomson 304 48.8 N/A
Majority 15 2.4 N/A
Turnout 623
Conservative hold Swing
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St. John's

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St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Foden 376 50.8 −0.7
Independent W. Robinow 364 49.2 N/A
Majority 12 1.6 −1.4
Turnout 740
Conservative hold Swing
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St. Luke's

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St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Johnson* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
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St. Mark's

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St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal R. Turner* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing
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St. Michael's

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St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Boyle* 1,136 50.3 +3.0
Liberal J. Reilly 1,124 49.7 −3.0
Majority 12 0.6
Turnout 2,260
Conservative hold Swing
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Withington

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Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. D. Simpson* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
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Aldermanic elections

Aldermanic election, 2 April 1913

Caused by the death on 18 March 1913 of Alderman W. B. Pritchard (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1909).[3][4]

In his place, Councillor John R. Smith (Conservative, Collegiate Church, elected 1 November 1898)[5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 2 April 1913.[6]

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PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
ConservativeJohn R. SmithCollegiate Church1913
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By-elections between 1912 and 1913

Collegiate Church, 23 January 1913

Caused by the death of Councillor John Lowry (Conservative, Collegiate Church, elected 1 November 1899)[7] on 6 January 1913.[8]

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Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. R. Hewlett 415 50.6 −2.2
Liberal E. Barker 405 49.4 +2.2
Majority 10 1.2 −4.4
Turnout 820
Conservative hold Swing
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Collegiate Church, 15 April 1913

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor J. R. Smith (Conservative, Collegiate Church, elected 1 November 1898)[10] on 2 April 1913[11] following the death on 18 March 1913 of Alderman W. B. Pritchard (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1909).[12][13]

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Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Hill 442 51.6 −1.2
Liberal E. Barker 415 48.4 +1.2
Majority 27 3.2 −2.4
Turnout 857
Conservative hold Swing
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