1905 Manchester City Council election

1905 Manchester City Council election

1 November 1905 (1905-11-01)
31 of 124 seats to Manchester City Council 63 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Liberal Conservative Labour Last election 14 seats, 32.1% 18 seats, 33.3% 4 seats, 14.2% Seats before 52 57 8 Seats won 14 12 5 Seats after 54 52 12 Seat change 2 5 4 Popular vote 12,826 20,221 10,425 Percentage 28.1% 44.2% 22.8% Swing 4.0% 10.9% 8.6%   Fourth party   Party Independent Last election 6 seats, 17.3% Seats before 7 Seats won 0 Seats after 6 Seat change 1 Popular vote 1,546 Percentage 3.4% Swing 12.9%
Map of results of 1905 election
Leader of the Council before election No overall control Leader of the Council after election No overall control

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.

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

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12

54

6

52

Aldermen

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20

11

Councillors

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12

34

6

41

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. B. Pritchard*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ardwick

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

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

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

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Oliver*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

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

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lowry*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Crumpsall

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

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

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Smethurst*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Harpurhey

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

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

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

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

Moss Side East

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

Moss Side West

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

New Cross (2 vacancies)

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

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

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. J. Hart*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Oxford

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

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. F. Lane-Scott*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Ann's

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

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

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Craven*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. James'

St. James'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Samson*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Watmough*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Marsden*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Mark's

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

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

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