1919 Manchester City Council election

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Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Saturday, 1 November 1919. 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 lost overall control of the council.[1][2][3] These were the first local elections held in Manchester since the outbreak of the First World War.

Quick facts 47 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council 71 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
1919 Manchester City Council election
← 1914
1 November 1919 (1919-11-01)
1920 â†’
47 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council
71 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Labour
Last election 15 seats,
N/A		 12 seats,
N/A		 5 seats,
N/A
Seats before 78 37 19
Seats won 12 11 19
Seats after 61 39 34
Seat change Decrease17 Increase2 Increase15
Popular vote 40,127 19,931 42,605
Percentage 33.1% 16.5% 35.2%
Swing N/A N/A N/A
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Co-operative Party
Last election 3 seats,
N/A		 did not contest
Seats before 5 0
Seats won 3 2
Seats after 3 2
Seat change Decrease2 N/A
Popular vote 9,163 5,451
Percentage 7.6% 4.5%
Swing N/A N/A
Map of results of 1919 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

 Leader of the Council after election


No overall control

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Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 40,127 (33.1%)
N/A 12 (25.5%)
12 / 47
 Decrease 17 61 (43.6%)
61 / 140
Liberal Party 19,931 (16.5%)
N/A 11 (23.4%)
11 / 47
 Increase 2 39 (27.9%)
39 / 140
Labour Party 42,605 (35.2%)
N/A 19 (40.4%)
19 / 47
 Increase 15 34 (24.3%)
34 / 140
Independent 9,163 (7.6%)
N/A 3 (6.4%)
3 / 47
 Decrease 2 3 (2.1%)
3 / 140
Co-operative Party 5,451 (4.5%)
N/A 2 (4.3%)
2 / 47
 N/A 2 (1.4%)
2 / 140
NFDDSS 1,845 (1.5%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 Steady 0 (0.7%)
1 / 140
Women's Party 1,238 (1.0%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 47
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 140
Coalition Labour 719 (0.6%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 47
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 140

Full council

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34 2 39 1 3 61

Aldermen

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3 10 22

Councillors

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31 2 29 1 3 39

Ward results

All Saints'

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All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. E. Hutchinson 873 53.7
Independent H. M. Ross Clyne* 752 46.3
Majority 121 7.4
Turnout 1,652 20.6
Labour gain from Independent Swing
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Ardwick

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Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Weate 2,355 65.1
Conservative J. E. Chapman* 1,264 34.9
Majority 1,091 30.2
Turnout 3,619 35.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
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Beswick

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Beswick (3 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. E. Smith 2,858 63.4
Labour P. J. Wall 2,783 61.8
Labour W. Robinson 2,772 61.5
Conservative T. W. H. Preston* 1,777 39.4
Conservative O. R. Whittaker* 1,679 37.3
Conservative J. Fiddiham 1,647 36.6
Majority 995 22.1
Turnout 4,505 36.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
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Blackley

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Blackley (3 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. D. Canavan 1,767 53.8
Labour R. Coppock 1,751 53.3
Liberal A. Taylor* 1,180 35.9
Co-operative Party W. Holden 1,090 33.2
Conservative J. Lees 1,082 32.9
Conservative R. H. Morris 1,034 31.5
Liberal T. S. Williams* 1,000 30.5
Conservative J. W. Howarth 947 28.8
Majority 90 2.7
Turnout 3,284 41.9
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
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Bradford

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Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. W. Sutton 2,263 57.1
Conservative G. W. Pendlebury* 1,699 42.9
Majority 569 14.4
Turnout 3,962 42.0
Labour gain from Conservative 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 % ±%
Liberal W. E. Davies 3,414 67.0
Conservative J. C. Booth* 1,685 33.0
Majority 1,729 33.9
Turnout 5,099 37.3
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
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Collegiate Church

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Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Elliott* 811 48.9
Liberal H. A. Nathan 458 27.6
Independent D. Gouldman 391 23.6
Majority 353 21.3
Turnout 1,660 48.7
Conservative hold Swing
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Collyhurst

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Collyhurst (3 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Jagger 2,359 89.6
Liberal H. Lee 1,593 60.5
Co-operative Party A. Park 1,454 55.2
Conservative H. E. Storey 1,011 38.4
Conservative J. H. Stovell 776 29.5
Conservative S. Bloor 706 26.8
Majority 443 16.8
Turnout 2,633 29.5
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Co-operative Party win (new seat)
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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 G. L. Hardcastle* 440 73.1
Liberal G. Gill 162 26.9
Majority 278 46.2
Turnout 602 27.3
Conservative hold Swing
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Gorton North

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Gorton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Compton 2,201 75.4
Coalition Labour F. Zanetti 719 24.6
Majority 1,482 50.8
Turnout 2,920 30.0
Labour hold Swing
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Gorton South

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Gorton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Lee 1,875 54.6
Independent T. R. Day* 1,562 45.4
Majority 313 9.1
Turnout 3,437 37.1
Labour gain from Independent Swing
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Harpurhey

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Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Lundy 2,401 72.6
Conservative T. McRoy* 904 27.4
Majority 1,497 45.3
Turnout 3,305 35.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
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Levenshulme

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Levenshulme (3 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal M. E. Mitchell* 2,221 53.2
Liberal R. S. Harper* 2,191 52.5
Independent J. Harrison* 2,104 50.4
Labour L. B. Cox 1,854 44.4
Co-operative Party E. C. Arundale 1,432 34.3
Conservative L. Dobson* 1,381 33.1
Conservative F. Fenn* 1,333 32.0
Majority 250 6.0
Turnout 4,172 43.6
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
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Longsight

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Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Cundiff* 1,757 52.0
Labour E. J. Hookway 1,625 48.0
Majority 132 4.0
Turnout 3,382 39.1
Conservative hold Swing
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Medlock Street

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Medlock Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. H. S. Redmond 2,130 61.9
Labour C. Beamand 1,310 38.1
Majority 820 23.8
Turnout 3,440 30.5
Conservative hold Swing
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Miles Platting

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Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. E. Wood* uncontested
Labour hold Swing
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Moss Side East

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Moss Side East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent E. Hales 1,953 68.6
Conservative F. W. W. Breakell* 895 31.4
Majority 1,058 37.2
Turnout 2,848 37.5
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
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Moss Side West

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Moss Side West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. H. Birley* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
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Moston

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Moston (3 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. R. Mellor* 2,714 80.9
Labour F. Gregson 2,233 66.6
Co-operative Party T. Horrocks 1,475 44.0
Conservative J. Bostock 1,122 33.4
Liberal G. Ward 1,027 30.6
Conservative E. Eady 812 24.2
Liberal H. Case 678 20.2
Majority 353 10.5
Turnout 3,354 39.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Co-operative Party win (new seat)
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New Cross

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New Cross (3 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Taylor* 2,515 80.7
Liberal J. Milner 2,102 67.5
Conservative J. C. Grime* 2,037 65.4
Conservative C. B. Walker* 1,455 46.7
Women's Party E. Jones Davies 1,238 39.7
Majority 582 18.7
Turnout 3,116 32.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
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Newton Heath

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Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. L. Martin 2,119 64.9
Conservative J. Goodwin 1,147 35.1
Majority 972 29.8
Turnout 3,266 41.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
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Openshaw

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Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Toole* uncontested
Labour hold Swing
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Oxford

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Oxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal R. Noton Barclay* 355 51.7
Conservative R. W. Shepherd* 331 48.3
Majority 24 3.5
Turnout 686 24.5
Liberal hold Swing
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Rusholme

More information Party, Candidate ...
Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal E. F. M. Sutton* 1,893 66.5
Conservative T. T. Shann 1,074 37.7
Majority 819 28.8
Turnout 2,848 35.9
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* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing
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St. George's

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St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal G. Oddy* 1,657 60.5
Conservative C. A. Toyn 1,081 39.5
Majority 576 21.0
Turnout 2,738 25.6
Liberal hold Swing
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St. John's

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St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Foden* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
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St. Luke's

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St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Johnson* 1,854 50.1
NFDDSS G. Milner 1,845 49.9
Majority 9 0.2
Turnout 3,699 37.4
Conservative hold Swing
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St. Mark's

More information Party, Candidate ...
St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Hall 2,543 51.4
Independent R. Turner* 2,401 48.6
Majority 142 2.9
Turnout 4,944 49.7
Labour gain from Independent Swing
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St. Michael's

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St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Ronan 1,949 52.8
Conservative T. Boyle* 1,741 47.2
Majority 208 5.6
Turnout 3,690 57.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
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Withington

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Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent L. F. Massey* uncontested
Independent hold Swing
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Aldermanic elections

Aldermanic election, 10 November 1919

At the meeting of the council on 10 November 1919, the terms of office of seventeen aldermen expired.[4]

The following seventeen were elected as aldermen by the council on 10 November 1919 for a term of six years.

More information Party, Alderman ...
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
LiberalWilliam Birkbeck*New Cross1925
LiberalJames Bowes*Miles Platting1925
ConservativeHenry Richard Box*Moss Side East1925
ConservativeRichard Burtles*Beswick1925
ConservativeTom Cook*Openshaw1925
LabourTom Fox*Bradford1925
LiberalHermann Goldschmidt*Collyhurst1925
ConservativeWalter Harwood*Didsbury1925
ConservativeEdward Holt*Crumpsall1925
ConservativeChristopher Hornby*All Saints'1925
LabourWilliam Jackson*Blackley1925
ConservativeWilliam Kay*St. George's1925
ConservativeWilliam Lane-Scott*St. Luke's1925
ConservativeNathan Meadowcroft*St. Clement's1925
LiberalFletcher Moss*Chorlton-cum-Hardy1925
LiberalFred Pogson*Gorton North1925
LiberalHenry Plummer*Rusholme1925
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Aldermanic election, 4 February 1920

Caused by the death on 26 December 1919 of Alderman Fletcher Moss (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 1 December 1909).[5][6]

In his place, Councillor John Turner (Conservative, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, elected 1 November 1904)[7] was elected as an alderman by the council on 4 February 1920.[8]

More information Party, Alderman ...
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
ConservativeJohn TurnerChorlton-cum-Hardy1925
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Aldermanic election, 17 March 1920

Caused by the death on 23 February 1920 of Alderman Nathan Meadowcroft (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 October 1916).[9][10]

In his place, Councillor James Bowie (Liberal, Moss Side East, elected 1 November 1904)[11] was elected as an alderman by the council on 17 March 1920.[12]

More information Party, Alderman ...
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
LiberalJames BowieSt. Clement's1925
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Aldermanic election, 6 October 1920

Caused by the death on 9 September 1920 of Alderman Richard Burtles (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1909).[13][14]

In his place, Councillor F. J. West (Conservative, Newton Heath, elected 14 February 1905)[15] was elected as an alderman by the council on 6 October 1920.[16]

More information Party, Alderman ...
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
ConservativeF. J. WestBeswick1925
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By-elections between 1919 and 1920

Ardwick, 24 November 1919

Caused by the resignation of Councillor J. M. McLachlan (Labour, Ardwick, elected 1 November 1911)[17] on 6 November 1919.[18]

More information Party, Candidate ...
Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. C. Wallhead 1,683 50.1 −15.0
Conservative J. E. Chapman 1,678 49.9 +15.0
Majority 5 0.2 −30.0
Turnout 3,361 33.7 −1.3
Labour hold Swing
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Chorlton-cum-Hardy, 21 February 1920

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor John Turner (Conservative, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, elected 1 November 1904)[20] on 4 February 1920,[21] following the death on 26 December 1919 of Alderman Fletcher Moss (Independent, elected as an alderman by the council on 18 November 1909).[22][23]

More information Party, Candidate ...
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. W. G. Coombs 2,119 50.8 +17.8
Liberal J. H. Dawson 2,049 49.2 −17.8
Majority 70 1.6
Turnout 4,168 30.5 −6.8
Conservative hold Swing
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Moss Side East, 30 March 1920

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor James Bowie (Liberal, Moss Side East, elected 1 November 1904)[25] on 17 March 1920,[26][27] following the death on 23 February 1920 of Alderman Nathan Meadowcroft (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 October 1916).[28][29]

More information Party, Candidate ...
Moss Side East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent C. B. Howie 1,201 62.7 −5.9
Conservative J. C. Brister 713 37.3 +5.9
Majority 488 25.4 −11.8
Turnout 1,914 25.2 −12.3
Independent gain from Liberal Swing
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Chorlton-cum-Hardy, 15 June 1920

Caused by the death of Councillor John Coombs (Conservative, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, elected 21 February 1920)[31] on 25 May 1920.[32]

More information Party, Candidate ...
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. T. Rowe 2,992 60.4 +9.6
Liberal J. H. Dawson 1,965 39.6 −9.6
Majority 1,027 20.8 +19.2
Turnout 4,957 36.3 +5.8
Conservative hold Swing
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