1905 Manchester City Council election
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Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Wednesday, 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%) | 14 (45.2%) | 14 / 31
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54 (43.5%) | 54 / 124
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| Conservative Party | 20,221 (44.2%) | 12 (38.7%) | 12 / 31
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52 (41.9%) | 52 / 124
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| Labour Party | 10,425 (22.8%) | 5 (16.2%) | 5 / 31
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12 (9.7%) | 12 / 124
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| Independent | 1,546 (3.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 31
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6 (4.8%) | 6 / 124
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| Independent Liberal | 682 (1.5%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 31
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N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 124
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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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. J. Hart* | uncontested | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Oxford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
Aldermanic elections
Aldermanic election, 13 June 1906
Caused by the death on 24 May 1906 of Alderman James Tunstall (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 20 January 1897).[3][4]
In his place, Councillor Hermann Goldschmidt (Liberal, St. James', elected 13 April 1892)[5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 13 June 1906.[6]
| Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Hermann Goldschmidt | 1907 | ||
By-elections between 1905 and 1906
References
- ^ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1905, p.7
- ^ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1905, p.7
- ^ OBITUARY, Manchester Courier, May 25, 1906, p.8
- ^ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, June 21, 1897, p.9
- ^ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, April 13, 1892, p.5
- ^ MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, June 14, 1906, p.4
