1919 Manchester City Council election

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1919 Manchester City Council election
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 19131 November 1919 (1919-11-01)1920 

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]

Contents

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

34242260

Aldermen

31022

Councillors

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
Majority1,09130.1
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. D. Canavan1,76753.8
Labour R. Coppock1,75153.3
Liberal A. Taylor*1,18035.9
Co-operative Party W. Holden1,09033.2
Conservative John 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
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
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
Majority1,05837.1
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
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
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

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