1911 Manchester City Council election

1911 Manchester City Council election

←  1910 1 November 1911 (1911-11-01) 1912  →
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 19 seats, 38.5% 9 seats, 25.1% 7 seats, 25.6% Seats before 73 45 14 Seats won 15 11 6 Seats after 71 46 16 Seat change 2 1 2 Popular vote 30,065 15,526 17,693 Percentage 45.7% 23.6% 26.9% Swing 7.2% 1.5% 1.3%   Fourth party   Party Independent Last election 0 seats, 10.7% Seats before 8 Seats won 3 Seats after 7 Seat change 1 Popular vote 2,304 Percentage 3.7% Swing 7.0%
Map of results of 1911 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election Conservative

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Wednesday, 1 November 1911. 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]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		30,065 (45.7%)		7.2	15 (42.9%)	15 / 35	2	71 (50.7%)	71 / 140
Liberal Party		15,526 (23.6%)		1.5	11 (31.4%)	11 / 35	1	46 (32.9%)	46 / 140
Labour Party		17,693 (26.9%)		1.3	6 (17.1%)	6 / 35	2	16 (11.4%)	16 / 140
Independent		2,403 (3.7%)		7.0	3 (8.6%)	3 / 35	1	7 (5.0%)	7 / 140
British Socialist Party		148 (0.2%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 140

Full council

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16

46

7

71

Aldermen

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17

1

17

Councillors

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16

29

6

54

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Pierce*	uncontested
	Independent hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. M. McLachlan	1,974	51.4	+17.5
	Conservative	A. Hailwood*	1,867	48.6	+13.5
Majority			107	2.8
Turnout			3,841
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	G. Bennett*	2,324	67.4	N/A
	Labour	F. Eccles	1,126	32.6	−19.4
Majority			1,198	34.8
Turnout			3,450
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Billam*	3,178	57.5	+1.5
	Conservative	G. W. Pendlebury	2,346	42.5	−1.5
Majority			832	15.0	+3.0
Turnout			5,524
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Whitworth*	1,616	59.7	N/A
	Liberal	R. Lewis	1,089	40.3	N/A
Majority			527	19.4	N/A
Turnout			2,705
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Redford*	1,504	60.2	N/A
	Conservative	P. Macbeth	996	39.8	N/A
Majority			508	20.4	N/A
Turnout			2,500
	Independent hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lowry*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. J. Robertshaw*	719	62.6	+8.8
	Labour	P. L. Martin	429	37.4	N/A
Majority			290	25.2	+17.6
Turnout			1,148
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Swarbrick*	786	54.9	N/A
	Conservative	P. Potter	645	45.1	N/A
Majority			141	9.8	N/A
Turnout			1,431
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Westcott	402	52.0	+2.7
	Liberal	W. D. Batty*	371	48.0	−2.7
Majority			31	4.0
Turnout			773
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. P. Greenall*	1,317	59.2	+5.4
	Conservative	R. G. Murray	906	40.8	−5.4
Majority			411	18.4	+10.8
Turnout			2,223
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Hague*	1,031	60.4	+4.3
	Conservative	J. A. Lofts	676	39.6	N/A
Majority			355	20.8	+8.6
Turnout			1,707
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Holden*	2,523	55.2	+7.7
	Labour	R. Bebbington	2,048	44.8	−7.7
Majority			475	10.4
Turnout			4,571
	Conservative hold		Swing

Levenshulme North

Levenshulme North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. S. Harper*	874	66.1	+25.5
	Conservative	G. H. Floyd	449	33.9	−25.5
Majority			425	32.2
Turnout			1,323
	Liberal hold		Swing

Levenshulme South

Levenshulme South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. E. Mitchell	788	52.6	+4.3
	Conservative	H. M. Emery	709	47.4	−4.3
Majority			79	5.2
Turnout			1,497
	Liberal hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Jennison*	1,299	54.3	+11.3
	Labour	R. J. Davies	1,092	45.7	+25.4
Majority			207	8.6	+2.3
Turnout			2,391
	Conservative hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Woollam*	1,558	59.1	−0.1
	Liberal	K. T. S. Dockray	1,080	40.9	+3.9
Majority			478	18.2	−4.0
Turnout			2,638
	Conservative hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Fogarty	1,412	52.9	N/A
	Conservative	J. Hamnett*	1,259	47.1	+32.5
Majority			153	5.8
Turnout			2,671
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Bowie*	921	52.4	−2.2
	Conservative	A. W. Hildreth	838	47.6	N/A
Majority			83	4.8	−4.4
Turnout			1,759
	Liberal hold		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Rowlands*	769	61.1	N/A
	Conservative	W. Stanway	489	38.9	N/A
Majority			280	22.2	N/A
Turnout			1,258
	Liberal hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Meadowcroft*	1,883	63.8	−9.9
	Labour	T. R. Marr*	1,599	54.2	+9.3
	Conservative	T. Fishwick	1,452	49.2	−24.5
	Independent	C. F. Connolly	785	26.6	N/A
	Independent	G. Mason	114	3.9	N/A
	Labour	W. Newby	65	2.2	−42.7
Majority			147	5.0	−3.5
Turnout			2,950
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. W. Godbert	1,417	50.9	N/A
	Conservative	J. A. Moston*	1,367	49.1	N/A
Majority			50	1.8	N/A
Turnout			2,784
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. D. Judson	1,754	49.7	N/A
	Labour	H. H. Laurie	1,628	46.1	−3.9
	British Socialist Party	R. Whitehead	148	4.2	N/A
Majority			126	3.6
Turnout			3,530
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. B. Midgley	408	59.0	N/A
	Liberal	A. Burgon*	284	41.0	N/A
Majority			124	18.0	N/A
Turnout			692
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. F. Lane-Scott*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. Porter*	630	54.5	N/A
	Conservative	J. M. Elliott	525	45.5	N/A
Majority			105	9.0	N/A
Turnout			1,155
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Melland	611	54.7	+0.9
	Conservative	J. B. Langley*	505	45.3	−0.9
Majority			106	9.4	+1.8
Turnout			1,116
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. H. Swales*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. James'

St. James'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. W. Royse*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Watmough*	403	51.5	−12.9
	Liberal	W. Robinow	380	48.5	+12.9
Majority			23	3.0	−25.8
Turnout			783
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. H. Hinchcliffe*	1,391	54.1	N/A
	Liberal	E. B. A. Jones	1,182	45.9	−6.1
Majority			209	8.2
Turnout			2,573
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Allison*	816	50.7	N/A
	Labour	A. Legge	794	49.3	N/A
Majority			22	1.4	N/A
Turnout			1,610
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. Egan	1,204	52.7	+8.9
	Conservative	C. J. Holland	1,080	47.3	−8.9
Majority			124	5.4
Turnout			2,284
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Ashton*	uncontested
	Independent hold		Swing

References

1. MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1911, p.7
2. MANCHESTER ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1911, p.10