1905 Manchester City Council election
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Map of results of 1905 election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Tuesday, 1 November 1905. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control.[1][2]
Election result
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Liberal Party | 12,826 (28.1%) | 4.0 | 14 (45.2%) | 14 / 31 |
2 | 54 (43.5%) | 54 / 124 | |||
Conservative Party | 20,221 (44.2%) | 10.9 | 12 (38.7%) | 12 / 31 |
5 | 52 (41.9%) | 52 / 124 | |||
Labour Party | 10,425 (22.8%) | 8.6 | 5 (16.2%) | 5 / 31 |
4 | 12 (9.7%) | 12 / 124 | |||
Independent | 1,546 (3.4%) | 12.9 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 31 |
1 | 6 (4.8%) | 6 / 124 | |||
Independent Liberal | 682 (1.5%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 31 |
N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 124 |
Full council
12 | 54 | 6 | 52 |
Aldermen
20 | 11 |
Councillors
12 | 34 | 6 | 41 |
Ward results
All Saints'
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | W. B. Pritchard* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Ardwick
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Stewart* | 1,950 | 66.8 | +25.5 | |
Labour | R. Robinson | 967 | 33.2 | −25.5 | |
Majority | 983 | 33.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,917 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Blackley & Moston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | G. Bennett* | 1,873 | 58.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | J. R. Coutts | 1,331 | 41.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 542 | 17.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,204 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Bradford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Billam | 2,868 | 57.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | C. Dreyfus* | 2,144 | 42.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 724 | 14.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,012 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Cheetham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Oliver* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | H. Kemp* | 878 | 51.9 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | T. Wilson | 813 | 48.1 | −13.4 | |
Majority | 65 | 3.8 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,691 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Collegiate Church
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Lowry* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Crumpsall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | G. H. Rawsthorne | 765 | 59.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | J. Hislop | 527 | 40.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 238 | 18.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,292 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Didsbury
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | C. J. H. Gradisky | 600 | 54.3 | N/A | |
Independent | C. S. Edwards* | 504 | 45.7 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 96 | 8.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,104 | ||||
Liberal gain from Independent | Swing |
Exchange
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Smethurst* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Harpurhey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Holden* | 2,384 | 54.8 | N/A | |
Labour | T. D. Benson | 1,967 | 45.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 417 | 9.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,351 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Longsight
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | O. Heggs* | 1,232 | 61.9 | +12.9 | |
Conservative | W. Cundiff | 759 | 38.1 | −12.9 | |
Majority | 473 | 23.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,991 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Medlock Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | J. D. Pennington* | 1,345 | 51.1 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | J. H. Swales | 1,287 | 48.9 | −4.2 | |
Majority | 58 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,632 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Miles Platting
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. E. Gilchrist | 1,097 | 56.7 | +12.2 | |
Conservative | H. Heenan* | 838 | 43.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 259 | 13.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,935 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Moss Side East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. Bowie* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Moss Side West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | W. Hynes* | 755 | 45.3 | −5.5 | |
Conservative | A. Gresty | 637 | 38.2 | −4.6 | |
Labour | A. Ogden | 275 | 16.5 | −31.3 | |
Majority | 118 | 7.1 | +4.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,667 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
New Cross
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | N. Meadowcroft* | 1,978 | 53.0 | N/A | |
Labour | T. R. Marr | 1,952 | 52.3 | N/A | |
Liberal | J. Sheldon | 1,816 | 48.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | W. B. Broadhead* | 1,711 | 45.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 136 | 3.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,729 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Newton Heath
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. J. Rudge | 1,299 | 51.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | E. J. Churchman | 1,244 | 48.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 55 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,543 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Openshaw
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | E. J. Hart* | uncontested | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Oxford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | A. Burgon* | 412 | 66.8 | −4.9 | |
Conservative | W. B. Midgley | 205 | 33.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 207 | 33.6 | −9.8 | ||
Turnout | 617 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Rusholme
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. F. Lane-Scott* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Ann's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | G. Heathcote | 431 | 52.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | G. Dodson* | 398 | 48.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 33 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 829 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. Clement's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | G. F. Burditt | 638 | 55.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | J. B. Langley* | 513 | 44.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 125 | 10.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,151 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. George's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. Craven* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. James'
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Samson* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. John's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Watmough* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Luke's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | H. Marsden* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St. Mark's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. Allison* | 985 | 59.1 | N/A | |
Independent Liberal | H. J. Whitehouse | 682 | 40.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 303 | 18.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,667 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St. Michael's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Leah* | 1,073 | 43.1 | −9.5 | |
Independent | M. Kinahan | 739 | 29.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | W. May* | 677 | 27.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 334 | 13.4 | +8.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,489 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Withington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. King | 429 | 37.3 | −30.2 | |
Liberal | R. Fleeson* | 419 | 36.4 | −17.0 | |
Independent | R. R. Shaw | 303 | 26.3 | −10.4 | |
Majority | 10 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,151 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |