# 1900 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1900. 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 | 15,785 (43.6%) | 7.5 | 12 (46.2%) | 12 / 26 | 2 | 51 (49.0%) | 51 / 104 |
| Liberal Party | 11,880 (32.8%) | 6.9 | 10 (38.5%) | 10 / 26 | 2 | 45 (43.3%) | 45 / 104 |
| Labour Party | 8,547 (23.6%) | 15.4 | 2 (7.7%) | 2 / 26 | | 3 (2.9%) | 3 / 104 |
| Liberal Unionist | 0 (0.0%) | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | | 3 (2.9%) | 3 / 104 |
| Independent | 0 (0.0%) | 1.0 | 1 (3.8%) | 1 / 26 | | 1 (1.0%) | 1 / 104 |
| Social Democratic Federation | 0 (0.0%) | | 1 (3.8%) | 1 / 26 | | 1 (1.0%) | 1 / 104 |

### Full council

| 1 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 51 |

### Aldermen

| 15 | 3 | 8 |

### Councillors

| 1 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 43 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Hornby* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Whittaker* | 1,629 | 54.4 | −3.5 |
| | Labour | G. Wearing | 1,368 | 45.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 8.8 | −7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,997 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Briggs* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. E. Sutton* | 3,008 | 68.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | G. Jennison | 1,363 | 31.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,645 | 37.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,371 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Halliday* | 1,447 | 55.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | R. Oliver | 1,166 | 44.6 | −34.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 281 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,613 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Royle* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Holt* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Exchange

Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | F. Moss* | uncontested | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Brocklehurst* | 3,003 | 57.8 | +25.0 |
| | Conservative | G. W. Chadwick | 2,195 | 42.2 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 808 | 15.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,198 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Jones* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Kemp* | 1,706 | 56.8 | +16.3 |
| | Liberal | R. Carhart | 1,299 | 43.2 | −16.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 407 | 13.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,005 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Dixon* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | D. Boyle* | 2,917 | 63.3 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal | J. Simpson* | 2,914 | 63.2 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | E. G. Simpson | 1,708 | 37.0 | −7.9 |
| | Conservative | F. B. Smith | 1,679 | 36.4 | −8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,206 | 26.2 | +19.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,610 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Garlick* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Openshaw

Openshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Pollitt* | 1,779 | 60.4 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | E. J. Hart | 1,168 | 39.6 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 611 | 20.8 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,947 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Oxford

Oxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Simpson | 325 | 51.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | A. Burgon | 301 | 48.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 626 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. K. Ashton* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Ann's

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

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Harrop* | 751 | 54.9 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative | R. A. Kinder | 616 | 45.1 | −9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,367 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Democratic Federation | W. Maben* | uncontested | | |
| | Social Democratic Federation hold | Social Democratic Federation hold | Swing | | |

### St. James'

St. James' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. T. Shann* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Ingle | 510 | 51.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal | M. Wells* | 481 | 48.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 991 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | A. H. Scott* | 1,770 | 61.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | W. Chapman | 1,109 | 38.5 | N.A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 661 | 23.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,879 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mark's

St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. H. Wainwright* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | T. Quinn Ruddin* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |