1919 Manchester City Council election

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1919 Manchester City Council election
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47 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council
71 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Labour
Last election15 seats,
N/A		12 seats,
N/A		5 seats,
N/A
Seats before783719
Seats won121119
Seats after613934
Seat changeDecrease2.svg17Increase2.svg2Increase2.svg15
Popular vote40,12719,93142,605
Percentage33.1%16.5%35.2%
SwingN/AN/AN/A
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent Co-operative Party
Last election3 seats,
N/A		did not contest
Seats before50
Seats won32
Seats after32
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2N/A
Popular vote9,1635,451
Percentage7.6%4.5%
SwingN/AN/A
Manchester 1919.png
Map of results of 1919 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


No overall control

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.

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Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 40,127 (33.1%)
N/A12 (25.5%)
12 / 47
Decrease2.svg 1761 (43.6%)
61 / 140
Liberal Party 19,931 (16.5%)
N/A11 (23.4%)
11 / 47
Increase2.svg 239 (27.9%)
39 / 140
Labour Party 42,605 (35.2%)
N/A19 (40.4%)
19 / 47
Increase2.svg 1534 (24.3%)
34 / 140
Independent 9,163 (7.6%)
N/A3 (6.4%)
3 / 47
Decrease2.svg 23 (2.1%)
3 / 140
Co-operative Party 5,451 (4.5%)
N/A2 (4.3%)
2 / 47
N/A2 (1.4%)
2 / 140
NFDDSS 1,845 (1.5%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
Steady2.svg0 (0.7%)
1 / 140
Women's Party 1,238 (1.0%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 47
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 140
Coalition Labour 719 (0.6%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 47
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 140

Full council

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342391361

Aldermen

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31022

Councillors

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312291339

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. E. Hutchinson87353.7
Independent H. M. Ross Clyne*75246.3
Majority 1217.4
Turnout 1,65220.6
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Weate2,35565.1
Conservative J. E. Chapman*1,26434.9
Majority 1,09130.2
Turnout 3,61935.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Beswick

Beswick (3 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. E. Smith2,85863.4
Labour P. J. Wall2,78361.8
Labour W. Robinson 2,77261.5
Conservative T. W. H. Preston*1,77739.4
Conservative O. R. Whittaker*1,67937.3
Conservative J. Fiddiham1,64736.6
Majority 99522.1
Turnout 4,50536.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Blackley

Blackley (3 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. D. Canavan1,76753.8
Labour R. Coppock 1,75153.3
Liberal A. Taylor*1,18035.9
Co-operative Party W. Holden1,09033.2
Conservative J. Lees1,08232.9
Conservative R. H. Morris1,03431.5
Liberal T. S. Williams*1,00030.5
Conservative J. W. Howarth94728.8
Majority 902.7
Turnout 3,28441.9
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Bradford

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. W. Sutton2,26357.1
Conservative G. W. Pendlebury*1,69942.9
Majority 56914.4
Turnout 3,96242.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. A. Wood*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. E. Davies 3,41467.0
Conservative J. C. Booth*1,68533.0
Majority 1,72933.9
Turnout 5,09937.3
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Elliott*81148.9
Liberal H. A. Nathan45827.6
Independent D. Gouldman39123.6
Majority 35321.3
Turnout 1,66048.7
Conservative hold Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst (3 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Jagger2,35989.6
Liberal H. Lee1,59360.5
Co-operative Party A. Park1,45455.2
Conservative H. E. Storey1,01138.4
Conservative J. H. Stovell77629.5
Conservative S. Bloor70626.8
Majority 44316.8
Turnout 2,63329.5
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Co-operative Party win (new seat)

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. Todd*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal E. D. Simon*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Exchange

Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. L. Hardcastle*44073.1
Liberal G. Gill16226.9
Majority 27846.2
Turnout 60227.3
Conservative hold Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Compton 2,20175.4
Coalition Labour F. Zanetti71924.6
Majority 1,48250.8
Turnout 2,92030.0
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Lee1,87554.6
Independent T. R. Day*1,56245.4
Majority 3139.1
Turnout 3,43737.1
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Lundy2,40172.6
Conservative T. McRoy*90427.4
Majority 1,49745.3
Turnout 3,30535.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme (3 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal M. E. Mitchell*2,22153.2
Liberal R. S. Harper*2,19152.5
Independent J. Harrison*2,10450.4
Labour L. B. Cox1,85444.4
Co-operative Party E. C. Arundale1,43234.3
Conservative L. Dobson*1,38133.1
Conservative F. Fenn*1,33332.0
Majority 2506.0
Turnout 4,17243.6
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Longsight

Longsight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Cundiff*1,75752.0
Labour E. J. Hookway1,62548.0
Majority 1324.0
Turnout 3,38239.1
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. H. S. Redmond2,13061.9
Labour C. Beamand1,31038.1
Majority 82023.8
Turnout 3,44030.5
Conservative hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. E. Wood*uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent E. Hales1,95368.6
Conservative F. W. W. Breakell*89531.4
Majority 1,05837.2
Turnout 2,84837.5
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. H. Birley*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Moston

Moston (3 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. R. Mellor*2,71480.9
Labour F. Gregson2,23366.6
Co-operative Party T. Horrocks1,47544.0
Conservative J. Bostock1,12233.4
Liberal G. Ward1,02730.6
Conservative E. Eady81224.2
Liberal H. Case67820.2
Majority 35310.5
Turnout 3,35439.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Co-operative Party win (new seat)

New Cross

New Cross (3 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Taylor*2,51580.7
Liberal J. Milner2,10267.5
Conservative J. C. Grime*2,03765.4
Conservative C. B. Walker*1,45546.7
Women's Party E. Jones Davies1,23839.7
Majority 58218.7
Turnout 3,11632.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. L. Martin2,11964.9
Conservative J. Goodwin1,14735.1
Majority 97229.8
Turnout 3,26641.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Toole* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Oxford

Oxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal R. Noton Barclay* 35551.7
Conservative R. W. Shepherd*33148.3
Majority 243.5
Turnout 68624.5
Liberal hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal E. F. M. Sutton*1,89366.5
Conservative T. T. Shann1,07437.7
Majority 81928.8
Turnout 2,84835.9
Liberal hold Swing

St. Ann's

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

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. H. Helm*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal G. Oddy*1,65760.5
Conservative C. A. Toyn1,08139.5
Majority 57621.0
Turnout 2,73825.6
Liberal hold Swing

St. John's

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

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Johnson*1,85450.1
NFDDSS G. Milner1,84549.9
Majority 90.2
Turnout 3,69937.4
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Hall2,54351.4
Independent R. Turner*2,40148.6
Majority 1422.9
Turnout 4,94449.7
Labour gain from Independent Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Ronan1,94952.8
Conservative T. Hoyle*1,74147.2
Majority 2085.6
Turnout 3,69057.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Withington

Withington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent L. F. Massey*uncontested
Independent hold Swing

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.

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Liberal William Birkbeck*New Cross1925
Liberal James Bowes*Miles Platting1925
Conservative Henry Richard Box*Moss Side East1925
Conservative Richard Burtles*Beswick1925
Conservative Tom Cook*Openshaw1925
Labour Tom Fox*Bradford1925
Liberal Hermann Goldschmidt*Collyhurst1925
Conservative Walter Harwood*Didsbury1925
Conservative Edward Holt*Crumpsall1925
Conservative Christopher Hornby*All Saints'1925
Labour William Jackson*Blackley1925
Conservative William Kay*St. George's1925
Conservative William Lane-Scott*St. Luke's1925
Conservative Nathan Meadowcroft*St. Clement's1925
Liberal Fletcher Moss*Chorlton-cum-Hardy1925
Liberal Fred Pogson*Gorton North1925
Liberal Henry Plummer*Rusholme1925

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 18 November 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]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Conservative John TurnerChorlton-cum-Hardy1925

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]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Liberal James BowieSt. Clement's1925

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]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Conservative F. J. WestBeswick1925

By-elections between 1919 and 1920

Ardwick, 24 November 1919

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

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. C. Wallhead 1,68350.1−15.0
Conservative J. E. Chapman1,67849.9+15.0
Majority 50.2−30.0
Turnout 3,36133.7−1.3
Labour hold Swing

[19]

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]

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. W. G. Coombs2,11950.8+17.8
Liberal J. H. Dawson2,04949.2−17.8
Majority 701.6
Turnout 4,16830.5−6.8
Conservative hold Swing

[24]

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]

Moss Side East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent C. B. Howie1,20162.7−5.9
Conservative J. C. Brister71337.3+5.9
Majority 48825.4−11.8
Turnout 1,91425.2−12.3
Independent gain from Liberal Swing

[30]

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]

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. T. Rowe2,99260.4+9.6
Liberal J. H. Dawson1,96539.6−9.6
Majority 1,02720.8+19.2
Turnout 4,95736.3+5.8
Conservative hold Swing

[33]

References

  1. ↑ "Municipal Elections: Labour's Sweeping Victories". Manchester Guardian. 3 November 1919. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "The New City Council: Conservative Dominance Gone In Manchester". Manchester Guardian. 4 November 1919. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Manchester New Ward Results: Labour Improves Its Position". Manchester Guardian. 4 November 1919. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  4. ↑ RE-ELECTION OF CITY ALDERMEN, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1919, p.3
  5. ↑ ALDERMAN FLETCHER MOSS, Manchester Guardian, December 29, 1919, p.8
  6. ↑ MR ALDERMAN EVANS, Manchester Guardian, November 18, 1909, p.12
  7. ↑ THE NEW WARD, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1904, p.9
  8. ↑ NEW ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, February 4, 1920, p.4
  9. ↑ ALDERMAN N. MEADOWCROFT, Manchester Guardian, February 25, 1920, p.16
  10. ↑ MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 5, 1916, p.6
  11. ↑ THE NEW WARD, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1904, p.9
  12. ↑ PERPETUAL RENTS, Manchester Guardian, March 17, 1920, p.6
  13. ↑ , Manchester Guardian, September 25, 1920, p.6
  14. ↑ MAYORAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1909, p.9
  15. ↑ NEWTON HEATH WARD, Manchester Courier, February 15, 1905, p.10
  16. ↑ DEBT OF HONOUR, Manchester Evening News, October 6, 1920, p.5
  17. ↑ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1911, p.8
  18. ↑ A MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL VACANCY, Manchester Guardian, November 7, 1919, p.14
  19. ↑ ANOTHER LABOUR SUCCESS, Manchester Guardian, November 25, 1919, p.9
  20. ↑ THE NEW WARD, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1904, p.9
  21. ↑ NEW ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, February 4, 1920, p.4
  22. ↑ ALDERMAN FLETCHER MOSS, Manchester Guardian, December 29, 1919, p.8
  23. ↑ MR ALDERMAN EVANS, Manchester Guardian, November 18, 1909, p.12
  24. ↑ MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, February 23, 1920, p.16
  25. ↑ THE NEW WARD, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1904, p.9
  26. ↑ Moss Side East Ward, Manchester Guardian, March 3, 1920, p.5
  27. ↑ PERPETUAL RENTS, Manchester Guardian, March 17, 1920, p.6
  28. ↑ ALDERMAN N. MEADOWCROFT, Manchester Guardian, February 25, 1920, p.16
  29. ↑ MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 5, 1916, p.6
  30. ↑ MANCHESTER COUNCIL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, March 31, 1920, p.9
  31. ↑ MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, February 23, 1920, p.16
  32. ↑ MR. J. W. G. COOMBS, Manchester Guardian, May 26, 1920, p.11
  33. ↑ CHORLTON-CUM-HARDY WARD, Manchester Guardian, June 16, 1920, p.8
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