1909 Manchester City Council election

1909 Manchester City Council election

1 November 1909 (1909-11-01)
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

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46

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74

Aldermen

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20

15

Councillors

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26

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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