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
70 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Labour
Seats before773919
Seats won121219
Seats after604234
Seat changeDecrease2.svg17Increase2.svg3Increase2.svg15
Popular vote40,12721,88442,605
Percentage33.1%18.1%35.2%
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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 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%)
12 (25.5%)
12 / 47
Decrease2.svg 1760 (42.9%)
60 / 140
Liberal Party 21,884 (18.1%)
12 (25.5%)
12 / 47
Increase2.svg 342 (30.0%)
42 / 140
Labour Party 42,605 (35.2%)
19 (40.4%)
19 / 47
Increase2.svg 1534 (24.3%)
34 / 140
Independent 7,493 (6.2%)
2 (4.3%)
2 / 47
Decrease2.svg 22 (1.4%)
2 / 140
Co-operative Party 5,451 (4.5%)
2 (4.3%)
2 / 47
Increase2.svg 22 (1.4%)
2 / 140
Independent Liberal 1,562 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 / 47
Decrease2.svg 10 (0.0%)
0 / 140
Women's Party 1,238 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 / 47
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 140
Coalition Labour 719 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 / 47
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 140

Full council

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34242260

Aldermen

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31022

Councillors

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31232238

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. E. Hutchinson87353.7
Independent H. M. Ross Clyne*75246.3
Majority1217.4
Turnout 1,65220.6
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Weate2,35565.1
Conservative J. E. Chapman*1,26434.9
Majority1,09130.2
Turnout 3,61935.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Beswick

Beswick
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
Majority99522.1
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. Williams1,00030.5
Conservative J. W. Howarth94728.8
Majority902.7
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
Majority56914.4
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. Davies3,41467.0
Conservative J. C. Booth*1,68533.0
Majority1,72933.9
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
Majority35321.3
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
Majority44316.8
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
Majority27846.2
Turnout 60227.3
Conservative hold Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Crompton2,20175.4
Coalition Labour F. Zanetti71924.6
Majority1,48250.8
Turnout 2,92030.0
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Lee1,87554.6
Independent Liberal T. R. Day*1,56245.4
Majority3139.1
Turnout 3,43737.1
Labour gain from Independent Liberal Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Lundy2,40172.6
Conservative T. McRoy*90427.4
Majority1,49745.3
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
Majority2506.0
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
Majority1324.0
Turnout 3,38239.1
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. H. S. Redmond2,13061.9
Labour C. Beamand1,31038.1
Majority82023.8
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%±%
Liberal E. Hales1,95368.6
Conservative F. W. W. Breakell*89531.4
Majority1,05837.2
Turnout 2,84837.5
Liberal 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. Mellor*2,71480.9
Labour P. 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
Majority35310.5
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. Miller2,10267.5
Conservative J. C. Grime*2,03765.4
Conservative C. B. Walker*1,45546.7
Women's Party E. Jones Davies1,23839.7
Majority58218.7
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
Majority97229.8
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
Majority243.5
Turnout 68624.5
Liberal hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal E. F. M. Sutton*1,89366.5
Conservative T. T. Shann1,07437.7
Majority81928.8
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
Majority57621.0
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
Independent G. Milner1,84549.9
Majority90.2
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
Majority1422.9
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
Majority2085.6
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*Crumpsall1925
Liberal James Bowes*Miles Platting1925
Conservative Henry Box*Moss Side East1925
Conservative Richard Burtles*Beswick1925
Independent Labour Tom Cook*St. Michael's1925
Labour Tom Fox*Bradford1925
Liberal Hermann Goldschmidt*Oxford1925
Conservative Walter Harwood*Didsbury1925
Conservative Edward Holt*New Cross1925
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
Independent 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 (Independent, 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

By-elections between 1919 and 1920

Ardwick, 24 November 1919

Caused by the resignation through ill-health of Councillor John McLachlan (Labour, Ardwick, elected 1 November 1911) [13] on 6 November 1919. [14]

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. C. Wallhead1,68350.1−15.0
Conservative J. E. Chapman1,67849.9+15.0
Majority50.2−30.0
Turnout 3,36133.7−1.3
Labour hold Swing

[15]

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) [16] on 4 February 1920, [17] following the death on 26 December 1919 of Alderman Fletcher Moss (Independent, elected as an alderman by the council on 18 November 1909). [18] [19]

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. W. G. Coombs2,11950.8+17.8
Liberal J. H. Dawson2,04949.2−17.8
Majority701.6
Turnout 4,16830.5−6.8
Conservative hold Swing

[20]

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) [21] on 17 March 1920, [22] [23] following the death on 23 February 1920 of Alderman Nathan Meadowcroft (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 October 1916). [24] [25]

Moss Side East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal C. B. Howie1,20162.7−5.9
Conservative J. C. Brister71337.3+5.9
Majority48825.4−11.8
Turnout 1,91425.2−12.3
Liberal hold Swing

[26]

Chorlton-cum-Hardy, 15 June 1920

Caused by the death of Councillor John Coombs (Conservative, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, elected 21 February 1920) [27] on 25 May 1920. [28]

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. T. Rowe2,99260.4+9.6
Liberal J. H. Dawson1,96539.6−9.6
Majority1,02720.8+19.2
Turnout 4,95736.3+5.8
Conservative hold Swing

[29]

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  3. ↑ "Manchester New Ward Results: Labour Improves Its Position". Manchester Guardian. 4 November 1919. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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  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
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  12. ↑ PERPETUAL RENTS, Manchester Guardian, March 17, 1920, p.6
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  14. ↑ A MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL VACANCY, Manchester Guardian, November 7, 1919, p.14
  15. ↑ ANOTHER LABOUR SUCCESS, Manchester Guardian, November 25, 1919, p.9
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  21. ↑ THE NEW WARD, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1904, p.9
  22. ↑ Moss Side East Ward, Manchester Guardian, March 3, 1920, p.5
  23. ↑ PERPETUAL RENTS, Manchester Guardian, March 17, 1920, p.6
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  26. ↑ MANCHESTER COUNCIL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, March 31, 1920, p.9
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