1919 Manchester City Council election

Local election in Manchester 1919 Manchester City Council election England Arms of the City of Manchester.svg parliamentary no 1914 Manchester City Council election 1914 1919 11 01 y 1920 Manchester City Council election 1920 47 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council 71 Manchester 1919.png Map of results of 1919 election Leader of the Council Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election No overall control Conservative Party (UK) 15 seats,N/A 79 12 61 18 40,127 33.1% N/A Liberal Party (UK) 12 seats,N/A 37 11 39 2 19,931 16.5% N/A Labour Party (UK) 5 seats,N/A 18 19 34 16 42,605 35.2% N/A Independent (politician) 3 seats,N/A 5 3 3 2 9,163 7.6% N/A Co-operative Party did not contest 0 2 2 N/A 5,451 4.5% N/A Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Saturday, 1 November 1919. 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 lost overall control of the council.Municipal Elections: Labour's Sweeping Victories https://www.newspapers.com/image/258429264/ 9 February 2024 Manchester Guardian 3 November 1919The New City Council: Conservative Dominance Gone In Manchester https://www.newspapers.com/image/258429683/ 9 February 2024 Manchester Guardian 4 November 1919Manchester New Ward Results: Labour Improves Its Position https://www.newspapers.com/image/258429700/ 9 February 2024 Manchester Guardian 4 November 1919 These were the first local elections held in Manchester since the outbreak of the First World War. Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party40,127 (33.1%)33.1 Conservative Party (UK) N/A12 (25.5%)12 47 Conservative Party (UK) 1861 (43.6%)61 140 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party19,931 (16.5%)16.5 Liberal Party (UK) N/A 11 (23.4%)11 47 Liberal Party (UK) 2 39 (27.9%)39 140 Liberal Party (UK)Labour Party42,605 (35.2%)35.2 Labour Party (UK) N/A19 (40.4%)19 47 Labour Party (UK) 16 34 (24.3%)34 140 Labour Party (UK)Independent9,163 (7.6%)7.6 Independent (politician) N/A 3 (6.4%)3 47 Independent (politician) 2 3 (2.1%)3 140 Independent (politician)Co-operative Party5,451 (4.5%)4.5 Co-operative Party N/A 2 (4.3%)2 47 Co-operative PartyN/A 2 (1.4%)2 140 Co-operative PartyNFDDSS1,845 (1.5%)1.5 National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers N/A 0 (0.0%)0 35 National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers 1 (0.7%)1 140 National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and SoldiersWomen's Party1,238 (1.0%)1.0 Women's Party (UK) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 47 Women's Party (UK) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 140 Women's Party (UK)Coalition Labour719 (0.6%)0.6 Coalition Labour N/A 0 (0.0%)0 47 Coalition Labour N/A 0 (0.0%)0 140 Coalition Labour Full council + ↓ 34 2 39 1 3 61 Aldermen + ↓ 3 10 22 Councillors + ↓ 31 2 29 1 3 39 Ward results All Saints' All Saints' Labour Party (UK) J. E. Hutchinson 873 53.7 Independent (politician) H. M. Ross Clyne* 752 46.3 121 7.4 1,652 20.6 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Ardwick Ardwick Labour Party (UK) H. Weate 2,355 65.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. E. Chapman* 1,264 34.9 1,091 30.2 3,619 35.0 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Beswick Beswick (3 vacancies) Labour Party (UK) M. E. Smith 2,858 63.4 Labour Party (UK) P. J. Wall 2,783 61.8 Labour Party (UK) W. Robinson 2,772 61.5 Conservative Party (UK) T. W. H. Preston* 1,777 39.4 Conservative Party (UK) O. R. Whittaker* 1,679 37.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Fiddiham 1,647 36.6 995 22.1 4,505 36.3 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Blackley Blackley (3 vacancies) Labour Party (UK) J. D. Canavan 1,767 53.8 Labour Party (UK) R. Coppock 1,751 53.3 Liberal Party (UK) A. Taylor* 1,180 35.9 Co-operative Party W. Holden 1,090 33.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Lees 1,082 32.9 Conservative Party (UK) R. H. Morris 1,034 31.5 Liberal Party (UK) T. S. Williams* 1,000 30.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. W. Howarth 947 28.8 90 2.7 3,284 41.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Bradford Bradford Labour Party (UK) J. W. Sutton 2,263 57.1 Conservative Party (UK) G. W. Pendlebury* 1,699 42.9 569 14.4 3,962 42.0 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Cheetham Cheetham Conservative Party (UK) C. A. Wood* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Chorlton-cum-Hardy Chorlton-cum-Hardy Liberal Party (UK) W. E. Davies 3,414 67.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. C. Booth* 1,685 33.0 1,729 33.9 5,099 37.3 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Collegiate Church Collegiate Church Conservative Party (UK) J. Elliott* 811 48.9 Liberal Party (UK) H. A. Nathan 458 27.6 Independent (politician) D. Gouldman 391 23.6 353 21.3 1,660 48.7 Conservative Party (UK) Collyhurst Collyhurst (3 vacancies) Labour Party (UK) M. Jagger 2,359 89.6 Liberal Party (UK) H. Lee 1,593 60.5 Co-operative Party A. Park 1,454 55.2 Conservative Party (UK) H. E. Storey 1,011 38.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Stovell 776 29.5 Conservative Party (UK) S. Bloor 706 26.8 443 16.8 2,633 29.5 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Co-operative Party Crumpsall Crumpsall Conservative Party (UK) F. Todd* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Didsbury Didsbury Liberal Party (UK) E. D. Simon* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) Exchange Exchange Conservative Party (UK) G. L. Hardcastle* 440 73.1 Liberal Party (UK) G. Gill 162 26.9 278 46.2 602 27.3 Conservative Party (UK) Gorton North Gorton North Labour Party (UK) J. Compton 2,201 75.4 Coalition Labour F. Zanetti 719 24.6 1,482 50.8 2,920 30.0 Labour Party (UK) Gorton South Gorton South Labour Party (UK) A. Lee 1,875 54.6 Independent (politician) T. R. Day* 1,562 45.4 313 9.1 3,437 37.1 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Harpurhey Harpurhey Labour Party (UK) R. Lundy 2,401 72.6 Conservative Party (UK) T. McRoy* 904 27.4 1,497 45.3 3,305 35.0 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Levenshulme Levenshulme (3 vacancies) Liberal Party (UK) M. E. Mitchell* 2,221 53.2 Liberal Party (UK) R. S. Harper* 2,191 52.5 Independent (politician) J. Harrison* 2,104 50.4 Labour Party (UK) L. B. Cox 1,854 44.4 Co-operative Party E. C. Arundale 1,432 34.3 Conservative Party (UK) L. Dobson* 1,381 33.1 Conservative Party (UK) F. Fenn* 1,333 32.0 250 6.0 4,172 43.6 Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Independent (politician) Longsight Longsight Conservative Party (UK) W. Cundiff* 1,757 52.0 Labour Party (UK) E. J. Hookway 1,625 48.0 132 4.0 3,382 39.1 Conservative Party (UK) Medlock Street Medlock Street Conservative Party (UK) C. H. S. Redmond 2,130 61.9 Labour Party (UK) C. Beamand 1,310 38.1 820 23.8 3,440 30.5 Conservative Party (UK) Miles Platting Miles Platting Labour Party (UK) C. E. Wood uncontested Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Moss Side East Moss Side East Independent (politician) E. Hales 1,953 68.6 Conservative Party (UK) F. W. W. Breakell* 895 31.4 1,058 37.2 2,848 37.5 Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) Moss Side West Moss Side West Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Birley* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Moston Moston (3 vacancies) Labour Party (UK) W. R. Mellor* 2,714 80.9 Labour Party (UK) F. Gregson 2,233 66.6 Co-operative Party T. Horrocks 1,475 44.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Bostock 1,122 33.4 Liberal Party (UK) G. Ward 1,027 30.6 Conservative Party (UK) E. Eady 812 24.2 Liberal Party (UK) H. Case 678 20.2 353 10.5 3,354 39.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Co-operative Party New Cross New Cross (3 vacancies) Conservative Party (UK) A. Taylor* 2,515 80.7 Liberal Party (UK) J. Milner 2,102 67.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. C. Grime* 2,037 65.4 Conservative Party (UK) C. B. Walker* 1,455 46.7 Women's Party (UK) E. Jones Davies 1,238 39.7 582 18.7 3,116 32.8 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Newton Heath Newton Heath Labour Party (UK) P. L. Martin 2,119 64.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. Goodwin 1,147 35.1 972 29.8 3,266 41.3 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Openshaw Openshaw Labour Party (UK) J. Toole* uncontested Labour Party (UK) Oxford Oxford Liberal Party (UK) R. Noton Barclay* 355 51.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. W. Shepherd* 331 48.3 24 3.5 686 24.5 Liberal Party (UK) Rusholme Rusholme Liberal Party (UK) E. F. M. Sutton* 1,893 66.5 Conservative Party (UK) T. T. Shann 1,074 37.7 819 28.8 2,848 35.9 Liberal Party (UK) St. Ann's St. Ann's Conservative Party (UK) J. G. Litton* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) St. Clement's St. Clement's Liberal Party (UK) J. H. Helm* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) St. George's St. George's Liberal Party (UK) G. Oddy* 1,657 60.5 Conservative Party (UK) C. A. Toyn 1,081 39.5 576 21.0 2,738 25.6 Liberal Party (UK) St. John's St. John's Conservative Party (UK) T. Foden* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) St. Luke's St. Luke's Conservative Party (UK) J. Johnson* 1,854 50.1 National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers G. Milner 1,845 49.9 9 0.2 3,699 37.4 Conservative Party (UK) St. Mark's St. Mark's Labour Party (UK) G. Hall 2,543 51.4 Independent (politician) R. Turner* 2,401 48.6 142 2.9 4,944 49.7 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) St. Michael's St. Michael's Labour Party (UK) T. Ronan 1,949 52.8 Conservative Party (UK) T. Boyle* 1,741 47.2 208 5.6 3,690 57.7 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Withington Withington Independent (politician) L. F. Massey* uncontested Independent (politician) Aldermanic elections Aldermanic election, 10 November 1919 At the meeting of the council on 10 November 1919, the terms of office of seventeen aldermen expired.RE-ELECTION OF CITY ALDERMEN, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1919, p.3 The following seventeen were elected as aldermen by the council on 10 November 1919 for a term of six years. PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Liberal William Birkbeck* New Cross 1925 Liberal James Bowes* Miles Platting 1925 Conservative Henry Richard Box* Moss Side East 1925 Conservative Richard Burtles* Beswick 1925 Conservative Tom Cook* Openshaw 1925 Labour Tom Fox* Bradford 1925 Liberal Hermann Goldschmidt* Collyhurst 1925 Conservative Walter Harwood* Didsbury 1925 Conservative Edward Holt* Crumpsall 1925 Conservative Christopher Hornby* All Saints' 1925 Labour William Jackson* Blackley 1925 Conservative William Kay* St. George's 1925 Conservative William Lane-Scott* St. Luke's 1925 Conservative Nathan Meadowcroft* St. Clement's 1925 Liberal Fletcher Moss* Chorlton-cum-Hardy 1925 Liberal Fred Pogson* Gorton North 1925 Liberal Henry Plummer* Rusholme 1925 Aldermanic election, 4 February 1920 Caused by the death on 26 December 1919 of Alderman Fletcher Moss (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 1 December 1909).ALDERMAN FLETCHER MOSS, Manchester Guardian, December 29, 1919, p.8MR ALDERMAN EVANS, Manchester Guardian, November 18, 1909, p.12 In his place, Councillor John Turner (Conservative, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, elected 1 November 1904)THE NEW WARD, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1904, p.9 was elected as an alderman by the council on 4 February 1920.NEW ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, February 4, 1920, p.4 PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative John Turner Chorlton-cum-Hardy 1925 Aldermanic election, 17 March 1920 Caused by the death on 23 February 1920 of Alderman Nathan Meadowcroft (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 October 1916).ALDERMAN N. MEADOWCROFT, Manchester Guardian, February 25, 1920, p.16MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 5, 1916, p.6 In his place, Councillor James Bowie (Liberal, Moss Side East, elected 1 November 1904)THE NEW WARD, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1904, p.9 was elected as an alderman by the council on 17 March 1920.PERPETUAL RENTS, Manchester Guardian, March 17, 1920, p.6 PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Liberal James Bowie St. Clement's 1925 Aldermanic election, 6 October 1920 Caused by the death on 9 September 1920 of Alderman Richard Burtles (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1909). , Manchester Guardian, September 25, 1920, p.6MAYORAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1909, p.9 In his place, Councillor F. J. West (Conservative, Newton Heath, elected 14 February 1905)NEWTON HEATH WARD, Manchester Courier, February 15, 1905, p.10 was elected as an alderman by the council on 6 October 1920.DEBT OF HONOUR, Manchester Evening News, October 6, 1920, p.5 PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative F. J. West Beswick 1925 By-elections between 1919 and 1920 Ardwick, 24 November 1919 Caused by the resignation of Councillor J. M. McLachlan (Labour, Ardwick, elected 1 November 1911)MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1911, p.8 on 6 November 1919.A MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL VACANCY, Manchester Guardian, November 7, 1919, p.14 Ardwick Labour Party (UK) R. C. Wallhead 1,683 50.1 -15.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. E. Chapman 1,678 49.9 +15.0 5 0.2 -30.0 3,361 33.7 -1.3 Labour Party (UK) ANOTHER LABOUR SUCCESS, Manchester Guardian, November 25, 1919, p.9 Chorlton-cum-Hardy, 21 February 1920 Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor John Turner (Conservative, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, elected 1 November 1904)THE NEW WARD, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1904, p.9 on 4 February 1920,NEW ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, February 4, 1920, p.4 following the death on 26 December 1919 of Alderman Fletcher Moss (Independent, elected as an alderman by the council on 18 November 1909).ALDERMAN FLETCHER MOSS, Manchester Guardian, December 29, 1919, p.8MR ALDERMAN EVANS, Manchester Guardian, November 18, 1909, p.12 Chorlton-cum-Hardy Conservative Party (UK) J. W. G. Coombs 2,119 50.8 +17.8 Liberal Party (UK) J. H. Dawson 2,049 49.2 -17.8 70 1.6 4,168 30.5 -6.8 Conservative Party (UK) MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, February 23, 1920, p.16 Moss Side East, 30 March 1920 Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor James Bowie (Liberal, Moss Side East, elected 1 November 1904)THE NEW WARD, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1904, p.9 on 17 March 1920,Moss Side East Ward, Manchester Guardian, March 3, 1920, p.5PERPETUAL RENTS, Manchester Guardian, March 17, 1920, p.6 following the death on 23 February 1920 of Alderman Nathan Meadowcroft (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 October 1916).ALDERMAN N. MEADOWCROFT, Manchester Guardian, February 25, 1920, p.16MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 5, 1916, p.6 Moss Side East Independent (politician) C. B. Howie 1,201 62.7 -5.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. C. Brister 713 37.3 +5.9 488 25.4 -11.8 1,914 25.2 -12.3 Independent (politician) Liberal Party (UK) MANCHESTER COUNCIL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, March 31, 1920, p.9 Chorlton-cum-Hardy, 15 June 1920 Caused by the death of Councillor John Coombs (Conservative, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, elected 21 February 1920)MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, February 23, 1920, p.16 on 25 May 1920.MR. J. W. G. COOMBS, Manchester Guardian, May 26, 1920, p.11 Chorlton-cum-Hardy Conservative Party (UK) S. T. Rowe 2,992 60.4 +9.6 Liberal Party (UK) J. H. Dawson 1,965 39.6 -9.6 1,027 20.8 +19.2 4,957 36.3 +5.8 Conservative Party (UK) CHORLTON-CUM-HARDY WARD, Manchester Guardian, June 16, 1920, p.8 References Category:1919 English local elections Category:Manchester City Council elections