# 1905 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Wednesday, 1 November 1905. 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 |
| Liberal Party | 12,826 (28.1%) | 4.0 | 14 (45.2%) | 14 / 31 | 2 | 54 (43.5%) | 54 / 124 |
| Conservative Party | 20,221 (44.2%) | 10.9 | 12 (38.7%) | 12 / 31 | 5 | 52 (41.9%) | 52 / 124 |
| Labour Party | 10,425 (22.8%) | 8.6 | 5 (16.2%) | 5 / 31 | 4 | 12 (9.7%) | 12 / 124 |
| Independent | 1,546 (3.4%) | 12.9 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 31 | 1 | 6 (4.8%) | 6 / 124 |
| Independent Liberal | 682 (1.5%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 31 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 124 |

### Full council

| 12 | 54 | 6 | 52 |

### Aldermen

| 20 | 11 |

### Councillors

| 12 | 34 | 6 | 41 |

## 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 | J. Stewart* | 1,950 | 66.8 | +25.5 |
| | Labour | R. Robinson | 967 | 33.2 | −25.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 983 | 33.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,917 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | G. Bennett* | 1,873 | 58.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. R. Coutts | 1,331 | 41.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 542 | 17.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,204 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Billam | 2,868 | 57.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | C. Dreyfus* | 2,144 | 42.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 724 | 14.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,012 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Oliver* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | H. Kemp* | 878 | 51.9 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | T. Wilson | 813 | 48.1 | −13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65 | 3.8 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,691 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Lowry* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | G. H. Rawsthorne | 765 | 59.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. Hislop | 527 | 40.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | 18.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,292 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Didsbury

Didsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | C. J. H. Gradisky | 600 | 54.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | C. S. Edwards* | 504 | 45.7 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 8.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,104 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Independent | Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Exchange

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

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Holden* | 2,384 | 54.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | T. D. Benson | 1,967 | 45.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 417 | 9.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,351 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | O. Heggs* | 1,232 | 61.9 | +12.9 |
| | Conservative | W. Cundiff | 759 | 38.1 | −12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 473 | 23.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,991 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. D. Pennington* | 1,345 | 51.1 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | J. H. Swales | 1,287 | 48.9 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,632 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. E. Gilchrist | 1,097 | 56.7 | +12.2 |
| | Conservative | H. Heenan* | 838 | 43.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | 13.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,935 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Moss Side East

Moss Side East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Bowie* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Moss Side West

Moss Side West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. Hynes* | 755 | 45.3 | −5.5 |
| | Conservative | A. Gresty | 637 | 38.2 | −4.6 |
| | Labour | A. Ogden | 275 | 16.5 | −31.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118 | 7.1 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,667 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | N. Meadowcroft* | 1,978 | 53.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | T. R. Marr | 1,952 | 52.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | J. Sheldon | 1,816 | 48.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | W. B. Broadhead* | 1,711 | 45.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 136 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,729 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. J. Rudge | 1,299 | 51.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | E. J. Churchman | 1,244 | 48.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,543 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Openshaw

Openshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. J. Hart* | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Oxford

Oxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | A. Burgon* | 412 | 66.8 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | W. B. Midgley | 205 | 33.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 33.6 | −9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 617 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. F. Lane-Scott* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Ann's

St. Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | G. Heathcote | 431 | 52.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | G. Dodson* | 398 | 48.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 829 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | G. F. Burditt | 638 | 55.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. B. Langley* | 513 | 44.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 10.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,151 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Craven* | uncontested | | |
| | 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 hold | Conservative hold | 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Allison* | 985 | 59.1 | N/A |
| | Independent Liberal | H. J. Whitehouse | 682 | 40.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 303 | 18.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,667 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Leah | 1,073 | 43.1 | −9.5 |
| | Independent | M. Kinahan | 739 | 29.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal | W. May* | 677 | 27.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 13.4 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,489 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Withington

Withington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. King | 429 | 37.3 | −30.2 |
| | Liberal | R. Fleeson* | 419 | 36.4 | −17.0 |
| | Independent | R. R. Shaw | 303 | 26.3 | −10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,151 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |