1910 Manchester City Council election
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Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Tuesday, 1 November 1910. 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 reatined overall control of the council.[1][2]
Election result
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 21,156 (38.5%) | 7.8 | 19 (54.3%) | 19 / 35 |
74 (52.9%) | 74 / 140 | ||||
Liberal Party | 13,797 (25.1%) | 6.8 | 9 (25.7%) | 9 / 35 |
1 | 45 (32.1%) | 45 / 140 | |||
Labour Party | 14,070 (25.6%) | 4.3 | 7 (20.0%) | 7 / 35 |
5 | 15 (10.7%) | 15 / 140 | |||
Independent | 5,861 (5.5%) | 5.2 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 35 |
4 | 6 (4.3%) | 6 / 140 |
Full council
15 | 45 | 6 | 74 |
Aldermen
17 | 1 | 17 |
Councillors
15 | 28 | 5 | 57 |
Ward results
All Saints'
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | M. J. O'Loughlin | 731 | 52.2 | N/A | |
Independent | J. E. Hutchinson | 670 | 47.8 | +18.8 | |
Majority | 61 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,401 | ||||
Liberal gain from Independent | Swing |
Ardwick
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. Sturgess | 1,333 | 35.1 | −15.4 | |
Labour | J. M. McLachlan | 1,288 | 33.9 | −15.6 | |
Liberal | F. Smith | 1,176 | 31.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 45 | 1.2 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,797 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Blackley & Moston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Phillips | 1,775 | 52.0 | −0.4 | |
Conservative | C. G. L. Skinner* | 1,636 | 48.0 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 139 | 4.0 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,411 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Bradford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Fox* | 2,684 | 56.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | G. W. Pendlebury | 2,106 | 44.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 578 | 12.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,790 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cheetham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. J. Kendall* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Turner* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Collegiate Church
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. R. Smith* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Crumpsall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Wood | 788 | 53.8 | −16.2 | |
Independent | T. Platt* | 676 | 46.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 112 | 7.6 | −32.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,464 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Didsbury
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. W. Cook* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Exchange
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | V. S. Wood | 346 | 50.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | T. B. Grimshaw | 337 | 49.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 9 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 683 | ||||
Liberal gain from Independent | Swing |
Gorton North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Davy | 1,018 | 53.8 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | J. A. Lofts* | 875 | 46.2 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 143 | 7.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,893 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Gorton South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Lowth | 870 | 56.1 | +1.6 | |
Independent | M. Bushell | 681 | 43.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 189 | 12.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,551 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Harpurhey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. T. Jackson* | 2,016 | 52.5 | −3.1 | |
Conservative | W. Gilgryst | 1,822 | 47.5 | −3.1 | |
Majority | 194 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,838 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Levenshulme North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | L. Dobson* | 713 | 50.4 | −3.4 | |
Liberal | C. Peach | 487 | 40.6 | −2.7 | |
Majority | 226 | 18.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,200 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Levenshulme South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. W. W. Breakell | 692 | 51.7 | +2.4 | |
Liberal | J. Siddall | 646 | 48.3 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 46 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,338 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Longsight
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Wallwork | 1,054 | 43.0 | −8.9 | |
Liberal | H. Hodkin* | 900 | 36.7 | +15.3 | |
Labour | G. Hall | 498 | 20.3 | −6.4 | |
Majority | 154 | 6.3 | −18.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,452 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Medlock Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. G. Lecomber | 1,526 | 59.2 | −1.6 | |
Liberal | K. T. S. Dockray | 954 | 37.0 | N/A | |
Independent | J. Kernahan | 96 | 3.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 572 | 22.2 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,576 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Miles Platting
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. Kemp* | 1,238 | 85.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | G. Stephenson | 212 | 14.6 | −39.7 | |
Majority | 1,026 | 70.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,450 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Moss Side East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. Wynne* | 932 | 54.6 | +6.2 | |
Independent | W. Stanway | 774 | 45.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 158 | 9.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,706 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Moss Side West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. H. Birley* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
New Cross
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Grime | 2,297 | 73.7 | +2.0 | |
Labour | J. T. Jones | 1,401 | 44.9 | +4.1 | |
Liberal | G. Howarth* | 1,135 | 36.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 266 | 8.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,117 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Newton Heath
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. J. West* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Openshaw
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. F. Titt | 1,482* | 50.0 | −5.9 | |
Independent | J. Caminada* | 1,482 | 50.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 0 | 0.0 | −11.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,106 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
* Two candidates having received 1,482 votes each, Titt was returned on the Alderman's casting vote
Oxford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | W. Tattersall | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Rusholme
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. D. Chantler* | 1,729 | 52.3 | −8.4 | |
Liberal | E. F. M. Susman | 1,578 | 47.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 151 | 4.6 | −16.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,307 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Ann's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Burgess* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Clement's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | T. C. Abbott | 532 | 53.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | W. E. Pownall | 456 | 46.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 76 | 7.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 988 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. George's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Kay* | 1,576 | 60.3 | +10.4 | |
Labour | F. Lowe | 1,038 | 39.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 538 | 20.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,614 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. James'
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. H. Megson* | 325 | 56.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | W. Thomson | 255 | 44.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 70 | 12.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 580 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. John's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | I. Hinchliffe | 478 | 64.4 | +4.5 | |
Liberal | E. B. A. Jones | 264 | 35.6 | −4.5 | |
Majority | 214 | 28.8 | +9.0 | ||
Turnout | 742 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Luke's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. H. Thewlis* | 1,607 | 52.0 | N/A | |
Independent | H. M. Ross Clyne* | 1,482 | 48.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 125 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,089 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St. Mark's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Chapman* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Michael's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Hibbert* | 1,301 | 56.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | C. Egan | 1,016 | 43.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 285 | 12.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,317 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Withington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Edwards* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Aldermanic elections
Aldermanic election, 22 February 1911
Caused by the death on 8 February 1911 of Alderman William Trevor (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 1 February 1905).[3][4]
In his place, Councillor John Harrop (Liberal, St. Clement's, elected 1 November 1897)[5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 22 February 1911.[6]
Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Harrop | 1916 |
By-elections between 1910 and 1911
References
- ^ MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1910, p.7
- ^ COUNCIL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, October 25, 1910, p.8
- ^ MR. WILLIAM TREVOR, Manchester Guardian, February 9, 1911, p.10
- ^ CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, February 2, 1905, p.6
- ^ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1897, p.6
- ^ ST. CLEMENT'S WARD VACANCY, Manchester Guardian, February 23, 1911, p.5