1904 Manchester City Council election

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1904 Manchester City Council election
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  1903 1 November 1904 (1904-11-01) 1905  

41 of 124 seats
to Manchester City Council
63 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Labour
Last election11 seats,
35.9%
10 seats,
30.1%
4 seats,
21.0%
Seats before50456
Seats won18143
Seats after56528
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Increase2.svg4Increase2.svg2
Popular vote14,88214,3536,345
Percentage33.3%32.1%14.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg2.6%Increase2.svg2.0%Decrease2.svg6.8%

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent Liberal Unionist
Last election1 seats,
12.8%
0 seats,
4.0%
Seats before21
Seats won60
Seats after71
Seat changeIncrease2.svg5Steady2.svg
Popular vote7,7100
Percentage17.3%0.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg4.5%Decrease2.svg4.0%

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Map of results of 1904 election

Leader of the Council before election


No overall control

Leader of the Council after election


No overall control

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Tuesday, 1 November 1904. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. Owing to the extension of the city's boundaries, [1] five new wards (Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Didsbury, Moss Side East, Moss Side West, and Withington) elected all of their councillors for the first time.

Contents

The council remained under no overall control. [2] [3]

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 14,882 (33.3%)
Decrease2.svg 2.618 (43.9%)
18 / 41
Increase2.svg 456 (45.2%)
56 / 124
Liberal Party 14,353 (32.1%)
Increase2.svg 2.014 (34.1%)
14 / 41
Increase2.svg 452 (41.9%)
52 / 124
Labour Party 6,345 (14.2%)
Decrease2.svg 6.83 (7.3%)
3 / 41
Increase2.svg 28 (6.5%)
8 / 124
Independent 7,710 (17.3%)
Increase2.svg 4.56 (14.6%)
6 / 41
Increase2.svg 57 (5.6%)
7 / 124
Liberal Unionist 0 (0.0%)
Decrease2.svg 4.00 (0.0%)
0 / 41
Steady2.svg1 (0.8%)
1 / 124
Irish Nationalist 1,369 (3.1%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 41
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 124

Full council

8527156

Aldermen

19111

Councillors

833745

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent H. M. Ross Clyne1,04955.0N/A
Liberal M. Arrandale* 85845.0N/A
Majority19110.0N/A
Turnout 1,907
Independent gain from Liberal Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Lowth 2,23958.7N/A
Conservative J. E. Chapman1,57541.3−2.7
Majority66417.4
Turnout 3,814
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. G. L. Skinner*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Fox* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Williams*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy (3 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Turner99461.5
Independent E. Farrar87354.1
Liberal H. Kemp81650.5
Liberal R. B. Barningham74946.4
Conservative T. Wilson72144.6
Liberal H. Pilcher69042.7
Majority674.1
Turnout 1,615
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. R. Smith*56753.5N/A
Liberal W. H. Thomas49346.5N/A
Majority747.0N/A
Turnout 1,060
Conservative hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. F. Dearden*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury (3 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent F. Moss59651.0
Conservative C. K. Mayor59550.9
Independent C. S. Edwards56648.5
Independent C. J. H. Gradisky55747.7
Majority90.8
Turnout 1,168
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Exchange

Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal S. Cowan*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal P. Whyman*1,74356.2N/A
Independent W. Brown1,36143.8N/A
Majority38212.4
Turnout 3,104
Liberal hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. R. Wilson*1,01151.0N/A
Liberal H. Hodkin97249.0N/A
Majority392.0N/A
Turnout 1,983
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. White1,35153.1−5.9
Liberal G. Jennison1,19546.9+5.9
Majority1566.2−11.8
Turnout 2,546
Conservative hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Kemp*1,14855.5N/A
Labour J. E. Gilchrist91944.5N/A
Majority22911.0
Turnout 2,067
Liberal hold Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East (3 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J. Stevenson81164.1
Conservative W. T. Dagnall63450.1
Liberal J. Bowie59046.6
Liberal J. Wynne58446.1
Conservative A. Gresty57345.3
Majority60.5
Turnout 1,266
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Moss Side West

Moss Side West (3 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent A. Grierson1,14470.4
Liberal T. Herbert82650.8
Liberal W. Hynes81750.3
Labour J. Archer77647.8
Conservative J. H. Swales69542.8
Liberal J. Livesley61738.0
Majority412.5
Turnout 1,625
Independent win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Grime*uncontested
Liberal G. Howarth*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. Trevor*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. B. Williams 1,93661.0+0.3
Conservative D. Taylor*1,23639.0−0.3
Majority70022.0+0.6
Turnout 3,172
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Oxford

Oxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal H. Elverston 49871.7N/A
Independent J. Pitt Hardacre*19728.3N/A
Majority30143.4N/A
Turnout 695
Liberal gain from Independent Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal H. Plummer*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Fildes*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Hassall*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Kay*1,80458.4+6.9
Liberal T. Corrigan83727.1−21.4
Labour R. Whitehead44914.5N/A
Majority96731.3+28.3
Turnout 3,090
Conservative hold Swing

St. James'

St. James'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal H. J. Goldschmidt*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Shuttleworth47450.9N/A
Liberal R. Flanagan43146.3N/A
Labour T. Bolger262.8N/A
Majority434.6N/A
Turnout 931
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. H. Thewlis*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. H. Beastow*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Hibbert*1,51752.6+7.2
Irish Nationalist F. J. Farley1,36947.4N/A
Majority1485.2
Turnout 2,886
Conservative hold Swing

Withington

Withington (3 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Edwards61867.5
Conservative H. D. Simpson51756.5
Liberal R. Fleeson48953.4
Independent R. R. Shaw33636.7
Independent A. Burgess22024.0
Majority15316.7
Turnout 915
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

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By-elections between 1904 and 1905

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References

  1. CITY EXTENSIONS, Manchester Courier, November 7, 1904, p.2
  2. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1904, p.9
  3. AFTER THE POLLS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1904, p.5