1913 Manchester City Council election

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1913 Manchester City Council election
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35 of 140 seats
to Manchester City Council
71 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Labour
Last election 23 seats,
49.2% 		7 seats,
29.4% 		3 seats,
17.0%
Seats before 78 39 16
Seats won 17 11 6
Seats after 76 41 15
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2 Decrease1
Popular vote 18,180 12,015 7,855
Percentage 44.2% 29.2% 19.1%
Swing Decrease5.0% Decrease0.2% Increase2.1%
  Fourth party
 
Party
Independent
Last election 3 seats,
0.9%
Seats before 7
Seats won 1
Seats after 8
Seat change Increase1
Popular vote 2,457
Percentage 6.0%
Swing Increase5.1%
Map of results of 1913 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Saturday, 1 November 1913. 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 retained overall control of the council.[1][2]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 18,180 (44.2%)
Decrease 5.0 17 (48.6%)
17 / 35
 Decrease 2 76 (54.3%)
76 / 140
Liberal Party 12,015 (29.2%)
Decrease 0.2 11 (31.4%)
11 / 35
 Increase 2 41 (29.3%)
41 / 140
Labour Party 7,855 (19.1%)
Increase 2.1 6 (17.1%)
6 / 35
 Decrease 1 15 (10.7%)
15 / 140
Independent
 		2,457 (6.0%)
Increase 5.1 1 (3.9%)
1 / 35
 Increase 1 8 (5.7%)
8 / 140
British Socialist Party 642 (1.6%)
Increase 0.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 140

Full council

↓
15 41 8 76

Aldermen

↓
14 1 20

Councillors

↓
15 27 7 58

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal M. J. O'Loughlin* 837 59.4 N/A
Independent
 J. E. Hutchinson 571 40.6 N/A
Majority 266 18.8 N/A
Turnout 1,408
Liberal hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. W. Jones uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal A. Taylor 1,537 38.8 −10.8
Conservative T. McRoy 1,320 33.3 N/A
Labour C. H. Brierley 1,103 27.9 −22.5
Majority 217 5.5
Turnout 3,960
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Fox* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Cheetham

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

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Turner* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Hill* 560 66.0 +13.2
Liberal E. J. Bainbridge 289 34.0 −13.2
Majority 271 32.0 +26.4
Turnout 849
Conservative hold Swing

Crumpsall

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

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. H. Bowden 839 51.3 N/A
Liberal J. W. Cook* 795 48.7 N/A
Majority 44 2.6 N/A
Turnout 1,634
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Exchange

Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal V. S. Wood* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Davy* 1,258 85.9 N/A
Independent
 J. Harold 207 14.1 N/A
Majority 1,051 71.8 N/A
Turnout 1,465
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. J. Davies 915 55.0 N/A
Independent
 J. Carpenter 748 45.0 N/A
Majority 167 10.0 N/A
Turnout 1,663
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. T. Jackson* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Levenshulme North

Levenshulme North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. Dobson* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Levenshulme South

Levenshulme South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. W. W. Breakell* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Whiteley 1,182 52.4 +14.7
Conservative R. Bothwell 1,073 47.6 −14.7
Majority 109 4.8
Turnout 2,255
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. J. Pine 1,726 60.1 N/A
Liberal J. H. Dawson 1,148 39.9 N/A
Majority 578 20.2 N/A
Turnout 2,874
Conservative hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Kemp* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Howard 1,101 51.9 +0.8
Liberal J. Wynne* 1,021 48.1 N/A
Majority 80 3.8 +1.6
Turnout 2,122
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Mathewson Watson 1,077 51.8 N/A
Conservative J. H. Birley* 1,002 48.2 N/A
Majority 75 3.6 N/A
Turnout 2,079
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. C. Grime* 2,336 78.4 +12.8
Liberal G. Howarth 1,481 49.7 +11.4
Labour J. T. Jones* 1,071 35.9 N/A
Majority 410 13.8
Turnout 2,980
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. J. West* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. F. Titt* 1,617 50.0 −33.1
Conservative D. C. Goodman 1,433 44.3 N/A
British Socialist Party W. Green 183 5.7 −11.2
Majority 184 5.7 −60.5
Turnout 3,233
Labour hold Swing

Oxford

Oxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. Tattersall* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. D. Chantler* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. M. S. Grant 578 52.9 N/A
Liberal W. Butterworth 515 47.1 N/A
Majority 63 5.8 N/A
Turnout 1,093
Conservative hold Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal T. C. Abbott* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Kay* 1,510 76.7 N/A
British Socialist Party A. Mole 459 23.3 +2.6
Majority 1,051 53.4
Turnout 1,969
Conservative hold Swing

St. James'

St. James'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. H. Megson* 311 50.8 −0.4
Liberal W. Thomson 301 49.2 +0.4
Majority 10 1.6 −0.8
Turnout 612
Conservative hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative I. Hinchliffe* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. H. Thewlis* 1,667 54.2 N/A
Conservative A. E. B. Alexander 1,407 45.8 N/A
Majority 260 8.4 N/A
Turnout 3,074
Liberal hold Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Chapman* 991 58.3 N/A
Labour G. Hall 709 41.7 N/A
Majority 282 16.6 N/A
Turnout 1,700
Conservative hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Reilly 1,347 52.7 +3.0
Conservative A. Hibbert* 1,211 47.3 −3.0
Majority 136 5.4
Turnout 2,558
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Withington

Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent
 J. C. Jones 931 54.3 N/A
Conservative R. R. Shaw 782 45.7 N/A
Majority 149 8.6 N/A
Turnout 1,713
Independent gain from Conservative
 Swing

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1913 and 1914

References

  1. ^ MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1913, p.12
  2. ^ MUNICIPAL POLLS, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1913, p.7
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