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1905 Manchester City Council election
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1 November 1905 (1905-11-01)
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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 Increase2 Decrease5 Increase4
Popular vote 12,826 20,221 10,425
Percentage 28.1% 44.2% 22.8%
Swing Decrease4.0% Increase10.9% Increase8.6%
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election 6 seats,
17.3%
Seats before 7
Seats won 0
Seats after 6
Seat change Decrease1
Popular vote 1,546
Percentage 3.4%
Swing Decrease12.9%
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 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

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Party Votes Seats Full Council
Liberal Party 12,826 (28.1%)
Decrease 4.0 14 (45.2%)
14 / 31
 Increase 2 54 (43.5%)
54 / 124
Conservative Party 20,221 (44.2%)
Increase 10.9 12 (38.7%)
12 / 31
 Decrease 5 52 (41.9%)
52 / 124
Labour Party 10,425 (22.8%)
Increase 8.6 5 (16.2%)
5 / 31
 Increase 4 12 (9.7%)
12 / 124
Independent 1,546 (3.4%)
Decrease 12.9 0 (0.0%)
0 / 31
 Decrease 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

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All Saints'

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

Ardwick

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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 and Moston

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Blackley and 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

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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

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

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

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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

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

Crumpsall

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Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal G. H. Rawsthorn 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

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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

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

Harpurhey

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Moss Side West

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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

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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

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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

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

Oxford

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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

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

St. Ann's

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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

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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

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St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Craven* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. James'

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

St. John's

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St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Watmough* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Luke's

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St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal H. Marsden* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. Mark's

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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

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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

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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

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Aldermanic election, 13 June 1906

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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]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
LiberalHermann Goldschmidt 1910

By-elections between 1905 and 1906

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Longsight, 15 November 1905

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Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor John Robert Wilson (Conservative, Longsight, elected 30 November 1890)[7] on 25 October 1905[8] following the resignation on 2 October 1905 of Alderman Sir John Harwood (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 21 February 1881).[9][10]

Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal H. Hodkin uncontested
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

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Crumpsall, 7 May 1906

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Caused by the resignation of Councillor Dr. William Francis Dearden (Conservative, Crumpsall, elected 1 November 1895)[12] on 2 May 1906.[13]

Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. F. H. Gibson uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

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St. James', 18 June 1906

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Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Hermann Goldschmidt (Liberal, St. James', elected 13 April 1892)[15] on 13 June 1906[16] following the death on 24 May 1906 of Alderman James Tunstall (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 20 January 1897).[17][18]

St. James'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal E. Holt uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

[19]

References

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  1. ↑ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1905, p.7
  2. ↑ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1905, p.7
  3. ↑ OBITUARY, Manchester Courier, May 25, 1906, p.8
  4. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, January 21, 1897, p.9
  5. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, April 13, 1892, p.5
  6. ↑ MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, June 14, 1906, p.4
  7. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, December 1, 1890, p.5
  8. ↑ THE CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 26, 1905, p.4
  9. ↑ SIR JOHN HARWOOD RETIRES, Manchester Courier, October 3, 1905, p.12
  10. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, February 21, 1881, p.2
  11. ↑ LONGSIGHT WARD BYE-ELECTION, Manchester Courier, November 18, 1905, p.17
  12. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1895, p.5
  13. ↑ CITY COUNCILLOR RESIGNS, Manchester Evening News, May 2, 1906, p.2
  14. ↑ NEW COUNCILLOR FOR CRUMPSALL, Manchester Courier, May 8, 1906, p.3
  15. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, April 13, 1892, p.5
  16. ↑ MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, June 14, 1906, p.4
  17. ↑ OBITUARY, Manchester Courier, May 25, 1906, p.8
  18. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, June 21, 1897, p.9
  19. ↑ ST. JAMES'S WARD BYE-ELECTION, Manchester Courier, June 19, 1906, p.12
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