1905 Manchester City Council election

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1905 Manchester City Council election
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31 of 124 seats
to Manchester City Council
63 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Liberal Conservative Labour
Last election14 seats,
32.1%		18 seats,
33.3%		4 seats,
14.2%
Seats before52578
Seats won14125
Seats after545212
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg5Increase2.svg4
Popular vote12,82620,22110,425
Percentage28.1%44.2%22.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg4.0%Increase2.svg10.9%Increase2.svg8.6%
 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election6 seats,
17.3%
Seats before7
Seats won0
Seats after6
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1
Popular vote1,546
Percentage3.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg12.9%
Manchester 1905.png
Map of results of 1905 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 Wednesday, 1 November 1905. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control. [1] [2]

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Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Liberal Party 12,826 (28.1%)
Decrease2.svg 4.014 (45.2%)
14 / 31
Increase2.svg 254 (43.5%)
54 / 124
Conservative Party 20,221 (44.2%)
Increase2.svg 10.912 (38.7%)
12 / 31
Decrease2.svg 552 (41.9%)
52 / 124
Labour Party 10,425 (22.8%)
Increase2.svg 8.65 (16.2%)
5 / 31
Increase2.svg 412 (9.7%)
12 / 124
Independent 1,546 (3.4%)
Decrease2.svg 12.90 (0.0%)
0 / 31
Decrease2.svg 16 (4.8%)
6 / 124
Independent Liberal 682 (1.5%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 31
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 124

Full council

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1254652

Aldermen

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2011

Councillors

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1234641

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. B. Pritchard*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Stewart*1,95066.8+25.5
Labour R. Robinson96733.2−25.5
Majority 98333.6
Turnout 2,917
Conservative hold Swing

Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal G. Bennett*1,87358.5N/A
Conservative J. R. Coutts1,33141.5N/A
Majority 54217.0N/A
Turnout 3,204
Liberal hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Billam2,86857.2N/A
Conservative C. Dreyfus* 2,14442.8N/A
Majority 72414.4N/A
Turnout 5,012
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Oliver*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal H. Kemp*87851.9+1.4
Conservative T. Wilson81348.1−13.4
Majority 653.8−0.3
Turnout 1,691
Liberal hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Lowry*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal G. H. Rawsthorne76559.2N/A
Conservative J. Hislop52740.8N/A
Majority 23818.4N/A
Turnout 1,292
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal C. J. H. Gradisky60054.3N/A
Independent C. S. Edwards*50445.7−2.8
Majority 968.6
Turnout 1,104
Liberal gain from Independent Swing

Exchange

Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Smethurst*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Holden*2,38454.8N/A
Labour T. D. Benson1,96745.2N/A
Majority 4179.6
Turnout 4,351
Conservative hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal O. Heggs*1,23261.9+12.9
Conservative W. Cundiff75938.1−12.9
Majority 47323.8
Turnout 1,991
Liberal hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. D. Pennington*1,34551.1+4.2
Conservative J. H. Swales1,28748.9−4.2
Majority 582.2
Turnout 2,632
Liberal hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. E. Gilchrist1,09756.7+12.2
Conservative H. Heenan*83843.3N/A
Majority 25913.4
Turnout 1,935
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Bowie*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. Hynes*75545.3−5.5
Conservative A. Gresty63738.2−4.6
Labour A. Ogden27516.5−31.3
Majority 1187.1+4.6
Turnout 1,667
Liberal hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N. Meadowcroft*1,97853.0N/A
Labour T. R. Marr1,95252.3N/A
Liberal J. Sheldon1,81648.7N/A
Conservative W. B. Broadhead*1,71145.9N/A
Majority 1363.6N/A
Turnout 3,729
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. J. Rudge1,29951.1N/A
Conservative E. J. Churchman1,24448.9N/A
Majority 552.2N/A
Turnout 2,543
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. J. Hart*uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Oxford

Oxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal A. Burgon*41266.8−4.9
Conservative W. B. Midgley20533.2N/A
Majority 20733.6−9.8
Turnout 617
Liberal hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. F. Lane-Scott*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal G. Heathcote43152.0N/A
Conservative G. Dodson*39848.0N/A
Majority 334.0N/A
Turnout 829
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal G. F. Burditt63855.4N/A
Conservative J. B. Langley*51344.6N/A
Majority 12510.8N/A
Turnout 1,151
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. George's

St. George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Craven*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. James'

St. James'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Samson*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Watmough*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Luke's

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

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Allison*98559.1N/A
Independent Liberal H. J. Whitehouse68240.9N/A
Majority 30318.2N/A
Turnout 1,667
Liberal hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Leah1,07343.1−9.5
Independent M. Kinahan73929.7N/A
Liberal W. May*67727.2N/A
Majority 33413.4+8.2
Turnout 2,489
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Withington

Withington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. King42937.3−30.2
Liberal R. Fleeson*41936.4−17.0
Independent R. R. Shaw30326.3−10.4
Majority 100.9
Turnout 1,151
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Aldermanic elections

Aldermanic election, 13 June 1906

Caused by the death on 24 May 1906 of Alderman James Tunstall (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 20 January 1897). [3] [4]

In his place, Councillor Hermann Goldschmidt (Liberal, St. James', elected 13 April 1892) [5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 13 June 1906. [6]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Liberal Hermann Goldschmidt1907

By-elections between 1905 and 1906

References

  1. ↑ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1905, p.7
  2. ↑ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1905, p.7
  3. ↑ OBITUARY, Manchester Courier, May 25, 1906, p.8
  4. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, June 21, 1897, p.9
  5. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, April 13, 1892, p.5
  6. ↑ MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, June 14, 1906, p.4
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