# 1899 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Wednesday, 1 November 1899. 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.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 15,192 (51.1%) | 0.9 | 18 (69.2%) | 18 / 26 | 1 | 50 (48.1%) | 50 / 104 |
| Liberal Party | 11,817 (39.7%) | 5.1 | 8 (30.8%) | 8 / 26 | | 46 (44.2%) | 46 / 104 |
| Labour Party | 2,440 (8.2%) | 4.8 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | | 3 (2.9%) | 3 / 104 |
| Liberal Unionist | 0 (0.0%) | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | 1 | 3 (2.9%) | 3 / 104 |
| Independent | 290 (1.0%) | 1.2 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | | 1 (1.0%) | 1 / 104 |
| Social Democratic Federation | 0 (0.0%) | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | | 1 (1.0%) | 1 / 104 |

### Full council

| 1 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 50 |

### Aldermen

| 15 | 3 | 8 |

### Councillors

| 1 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 42 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

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

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Pollitt* | 1,771 | 57.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | W. M. Westerby | 1,286 | 42.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 485 | 15.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,057 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. E. Ogden* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Dreyfus* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. H. Braddon* | 1,127 | 79.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | H. Benoliel | 290 | 20.5 | −15.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 837 | 59.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,417 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Lowry | 512 | 44.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | H. Whitehouse | 380 | 32.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. Makeague | 265 | 22.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 11.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,157 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. Bradley* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Exchange

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

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Faulkner | 1,615 | 44.1 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | T. Cook | 1,201 | 32.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | H. Noble | 843 | 23.0 | −32.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 414 | 11.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,659 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Jennison* | 991 | 62.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal | D. Armstrong | 595 | 37.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 | 25.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,586 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. D. Pennington | 1,517 | 59.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. Fielding | 1,034 | 40.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | 19.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,551 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Milnes* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | R. Bishop* | 2,505 | 59.3 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal | M. Grimshaw | 2,162 | 51.2 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | W. Holland* | 1,897 | 44.9 | −12.0 |
| | Conservative | I. Barnes | 1,885 | 44.6 | −12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | 6.3 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,225 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. T. Rothwell* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Openshaw

Openshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Johnson | 1,317 | 59.4 | −0.6 |
| | Labour | R. Macdonald | 901 | 40.6 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 416 | 18.8 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,218 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Oxford

Oxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. J. Lambert* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | E. Holt* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Ann's

St. Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. W. Botsford* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. B. Langley* | 713 | 54.3 | −6.1 |
| | Liberal | R. Torkington | 600 | 45.7 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 113 | 8.6 | −12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,313 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. A. S. Daly* | 1,336 | 50.1 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal | F. W. Maxwell | 1,333 | 49.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,669 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. James'

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

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Watmough* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

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

### St. Mark's

St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Phythian* | 729 | 43.8 | −30.8 |
| | Liberal | J. Allison | 596 | 35.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | G. Gregory | 338 | 20.4 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 8.0 | −41.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,663 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. H. Wells* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |