1910 Manchester City Council election

1910 Manchester City Council election
35 of 140 seats ; to Manchester City Council; 70 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1910 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Conservative

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

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15	45	6	74

Aldermen

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17	1	17

Councillors

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15	28	5	57

Ward results

All Saints'

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

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

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

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

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. J. Kendall*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Turner*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. R. Smith*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Crumpsall

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

Didsbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. W. Cook*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Moss Side West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. H. Birley*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
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

Newton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. J. West*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Openshaw

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

Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Tattersall	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Rusholme

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

St. Ann's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Burgess*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Clement's

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

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'

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

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

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

St. Mark's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Chapman*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Michael's

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

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

[1] MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1910, p.7

[2] COUNCIL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, October 25, 1910, p.8

[3] MR. WILLIAM TREVOR, Manchester Guardian, February 9, 1911, p.10

[4] CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, February 2, 1905, p.6

[5] THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1897, p.6

[6] ST. CLEMENT'S WARD VACANCY, Manchester Guardian, February 23, 1911, p.5

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