1909 Manchester City Council election

1909 Manchester City Council election
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43 of 140 seats
to Manchester City Council
70 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Labour
Last election 18 seats,
39.5% 		8 seats,
22.1% 		2 seats,
24.7%
Seats before 67 41 8
Seats won 23 11 6
Seats after 74 46 10
Seat change 5 3 2
Popular vote 32,280 12,750 20,829
Percentage 46.3% 18.3% 29.9%
Swing 6.8% 3.8% 5.2%
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election 3 seats,
13.7%
Seats before 8
Seats won 3
Seats after 10
Seat change 2
Popular vote 3,812
Percentage 5.5%
Swing 8.2%
Map of results of 1909 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Monday, 1 November 1909. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. Owing to the extension of the city's boundaries, four new wards (Gorton North, Gorton South, Levenshulme North, and Levenshulme South) elected all of their councillors for the first time.

The Conservative Party reatined overall control of the council.

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 32,280 (46.3%)
6.8 23 (53.5%)
23 / 43
 5 74 (52.9%)
74 / 140
Liberal Party 12,750 (18.3%)
3.8 11 (25.6%)
11 / 43
 3 46 (32.9%)
46 / 140
Labour Party 20,829 (29.9%)
5.2 6 (14.0%)
6 / 43
 2 10 (7.1%)
10 / 140
Independent 3,812 (5.5%)
8.2 3 (7.0%)
3 / 43
 2 10 (7.1%)
10 / 140

Full council

↓
10 46 10 74

Aldermen

↓
20 15

Councillors

↓
10 26 10 59

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Hornby* 768 71.0 N/A
Independent J. E. Hutchinson 314 29.0 −27.1
Majority 454 42.0
Turnout 1,082
Conservative hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. E. Chapman 2,023 50.5 −1.0
Labour J. Doyle* 1,982 49.5 +1.0
Majority 41 1.0 −2.0
Turnout 4,005
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Johnston* 2,083 52.4 +22.0
Conservative J. W. J. Cremlyn 1,895 47.6 +16.0
Majority 188 4.8
Turnout 3,978
Labour hold Swing

Bradford

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

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. A. Wood* 1,627 53.0 +0.3
Liberal E. M. Powell 1,440 47.0 +2.8
Majority 187 6.0 −1.5
Turnout 3,067
Conservative hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent E. Farrar* uncontested
Independent hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal E. Barker 489 53.2 N/A
Conservative C. F. Poyser* 431 46.8 N/A
Majority 58 6.4 N/A
Turnout 920
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Todd* 908 70.0 N/A
Labour J. A. McGee 390 30.0 N/A
Majority 518 40.0 N/A
Turnout 1,298
Conservative hold Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Booth 729 58.3 +12.7
Independent J. Redford 522 41.7 N/A
Majority 207 16.6
Turnout 1,251
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

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

Gorton North

Gorton North (3 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Higginson 1,192 53.3
Labour J. P. Greenall 1,133 50.7
Conservative J. A. Lofts 1,108 49.6
Labour W. Davy 1,103 49.3
Conservative J. Pollitt 1,098 49.1
Liberal M. Bushell 1,072 47.9
Majority 5 0.3
Turnout 2,236
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Gorton South

Gorton South (3 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. R. Day 1,181 63.6
Labour S. Hague 1,012 54.5
Liberal G. A. Genny 964 51.9
Labour T. Goddard 723 38.9
Labour W. Gregory 619 33.3
Majority 241 13.0
Turnout 1,858
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Hargreaves* 2,454 50.6 −4.2
Labour J. Fogarty 2,399 49.4 +4.2
Majority 55 1.2 −8.4
Turnout 4,853
Conservative hold Swing

Levenshulme North

Levenshulme North (3 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. A. D. Carter 730 62.8
Conservative R. Burtles 672 57.8
Liberal W. B. Pritchard 503 43.3
Liberal R. S. Harper 488 42.0
Labour G. F. Titt 391 33.6
Majority 15 1.3
Turnout 1,162
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Levenshulme South

Levenshulme South (3 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Harrison 669 58.2
Liberal M. E. Mitchell 592 51.5
Liberal J. Siddall 587 51.0
Conservative F. W. W. Breakell 567 49.3
Conservative F. Fenn 528 45.9
Conservative H. M. Emery 508 44.2
Majority 20 1.7
Turnout 1,150
Independent win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Longsight

Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Jones* 1,281 51.9 +3.0
Labour G. Hall 658 26.7 +6.2
Liberal W. Radcliffe 529 21.4 −9.2
Majority 623 25.2 +6.9
Turnout 2,468
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. W. Chapman* 1,476 60.8 +14.2
Labour F. Lowe 951 39.2 +14.1
Majority 525 21.6 +3.3
Turnout 2,427
Conservative hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Chesters* 1,388 54.3 −2.5
Labour J. E. Gilchrist 1,168 45.7 +2.5
Majority 220 8.6 −5.0
Turnout 2,556
Conservative hold Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. T. Dagnall* 947 51.6 +6.4
Liberal F. Thomas 889 48.4 −6.4
Majority 58 3.2
Turnout 1,836
Conservative hold Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Flanagan* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Taylor 2,505 71.7 +8.1
Conservative T. Wilson 1,865 53.4 −10.2
Labour J. T. Jones 1,427 40.8 +3.4
Labour J. French 1,193 34.1 −3.3
Majority 438 12.6
Turnout 3,495
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. Butterworth* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Cook* 1,737 55.9 +11.0
Liberal H. Marsden 1,369 44.1 N/A
Majority 368 11.8
Turnout 3,106
Labour hold Swing

Oxford

Oxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal C. Behrens* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. K. Ashton* 1,739 60.7 N/A
Independent W. Stanway 1,126 39.3 N/A
Majority 613 21.4 N/A
Turnout 2,865
Conservative hold Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. G. Litton 588 50.5 +0.6
Liberal T. C. Abbott* 576 49.5 −0.6
Majority 12 1.0
Turnout 1,164
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Harrop* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal G. Oddy 1,678 50.1 +2.3
Conservative J. H. Swales* 1,673 49.9 −2.3
Majority 5 0.2
Turnout 3,351
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. James'

St. James'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. T. Shann* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. W. Billam 501 59.9 N/A
Liberal W. Barton* 335 40.1 N/A
Majority 166 19.8 N/A
Turnout 836
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Johnson* 1,868 73.7 +20.9
Labour A. Graham 668 26.3 N/A
Majority 1,200 47.4 +41.8
Turnout 2,536
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal R. Turner* 1,239 75.5 +18.1
Conservative C. H. Penketh 403 24.5 N/A
Majority 836 51.0 +36.2
Turnout 1,642
Liberal hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal T. Quinn Ruddin* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Withington

Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Derwent Simpson* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1909 and 1910

References

  1. ^ GREATER MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, January 27, 1909, p.9
  2. ^ MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1909, p.7
  3. ^ CIVIC ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1909, p.9