1906 Manchester City Council election
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Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1906. 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
[edit]Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 16,640 (49.3%) | 5.1 | 16 (51.6%) | 16 / 31
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3 | 54 (43.5%) | 54 / 124
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Liberal Party | 8,913 (26.4%) | 1.7 | 10 (32.3%) | 10 / 31
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2 | 54 (43.5%) | 54 / 124
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Labour Party | 8,216 (24.3%) | 1.5 | 4 (12.9%) | 4 / 31
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1 | 12 (9.7%) | 12 / 124
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Independent | 0 (0.0%) | 3.4 | 1 (3.2%) | 1 / 31
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4 (3.2%) | 4 / 124
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Full council
[edit]12 | 54 | 4 | 54 |
Aldermen
[edit]20 | 11 |
Councillors
[edit]12 | 34 | 4 | 43 |
Ward results
[edit]All Saints'
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. Hornby* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ardwick
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Doyle* | 1,488 | 52.6 | +19.4 | |
Conservative | J. W. White | 1,341 | 47.4 | −19.4 | |
Majority | 147 | 5.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,829 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Blackley & Moston
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Johnston* | uncontested | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bradford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. E. Sutton* | uncontested | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cheetham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. A. Wood | 1,488 | 53.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | A. Porter* | 1,312 | 46.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 176 | 6.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,800 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | E. Farrar* | uncontested | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Collegiate Church
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | J. Royle* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Crumpsall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | F. Todd* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Didsbury
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. K. Mayor* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Exchange
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Makeague* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Harpurhey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Hargreaves | 2,170 | 50.3 | −4.5 | |
Labour | W. T. Jackson* | 2,147 | 49.7 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 23 | 0.6 | −9.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,317 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Longsight
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Jones* | 1,098 | 58.1 | +20.0 | |
Labour | R. McDonald | 792 | 41.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 306 | 16.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,890 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Medlock Street
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. W. Chapman* | 1,975 | 87.7 | +38.8 | |
Liberal | P. Cohen | 277 | 12.3 | −38.8 | |
Majority | 1,698 | 75.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,252 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Miles Platting
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S. Dixon* | 1,294 | 56.6 | +13.3 | |
Labour | F. Lowe | 992 | 43.4 | −13.3 | |
Majority | 302 | 13.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,286 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Moss Side East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. T. Dagnall* | 1,057 | 62.3 | N/A | |
Liberal | C. Green | 639 | 37.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 418 | 24.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,696 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Moss Side West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | T. Herbert* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
New Cross
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Wallwork | 2,517 | 58.2 | +5.2 | |
Liberal | D. Boyle* | 2,109 | 48.8 | +0.1 | |
Liberal | J. Simpson* | 1,505 | 34.8 | −13.9 | |
Majority | 604 | 14.0 | |||
Turnout | 4,324 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Newton Heath
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | W. Butterworth* | 1,147 | 50.5 | N/A | |
Labour | J. D. Sutcliffe | 1,124 | 49.5 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 23 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,271 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Openshaw
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T. Cook* | uncontested | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Oxford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | C. Behrens* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Rusholme
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | G. K. Ashton* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Ann's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | T. C. Abbott* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St. Clement's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | J. Harrop* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St. George's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. H. Swales | 1,229 | 42.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | T. Kennaugh | 1,138 | 39.5 | N/A | |
Labour | T. A. Flynn | 514 | 17.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 91 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,881 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. James'
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | T. T. Shann* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. John's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | W. Barton | 424 | 54.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | J. B. Langley | 355 | 45.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 69 | 8.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 779 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. Luke's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Johnson | 1,574 | 57.6 | N/A | |
Labour | T. Park | 1,159 | 42.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 415 | 15.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,733 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
St. Mark's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | R. Turner* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St. Michael's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | T. Quinn Ruddin* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Withington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | H. Derwent Simpson* | 542 | 60.0 | +22.7 | |
Liberal | H. Vick | 362 | 40.0 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 180 | 20.0 | +19.1 | ||
Turnout | 904 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Aldermanic elections
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By-elections between 1906 and 1907
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