# 1906 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1906. 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 | 16,640 (49.3%) | 5.1 | 16 (51.6%) | 16 / 31 | 3 | 54 (43.5%) | 54 / 124 |
| Liberal Party | 8,913 (26.4%) | 1.7 | 10 (32.3%) | 10 / 31 | 2 | 54 (43.5%) | 54 / 124 |
| Labour Party | 8,216 (24.3%) | 1.5 | 4 (12.9%) | 4 / 31 | 1 | 12 (9.7%) | 12 / 124 |
| Independent | 0 (0.0%) | 3.4 | 1 (3.2%) | 1 / 31 | | 4 (3.2%) | 4 / 124 |

### Full council

| 12 | 54 | 4 | 54 |

### Aldermen

| 20 | 11 |

### Councillors

| 12 | 34 | 4 | 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 | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Doyle* | 1,488 | 52.6 | +19.4 |
| | Conservative | J. W. White | 1,341 | 47.4 | −19.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,829 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Johnston* | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. E. Sutton* | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. A. Wood | 1,488 | 53.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | A. Porter* | 1,312 | 46.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | 6.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,800 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | E. Farrar* | uncontested | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent 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 | F. Todd* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Didsbury

Didsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. K. Mayor* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Exchange

Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Makeague* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Hargreaves | 2,170 | 50.3 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | W. T. Jackson* | 2,147 | 49.7 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 0.6 | −9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,317 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Jones* | 1,098 | 58.1 | +20.0 |
| | Labour | R. McDonald | 792 | 41.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 306 | 16.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,890 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. W. Chapman* | 1,975 | 87.7 | +38.8 |
| | Liberal | P. Cohen | 277 | 12.3 | −38.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,698 | 75.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,252 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Dixon* | 1,294 | 56.6 | +13.3 |
| | Labour | F. Lowe | 992 | 43.4 | −13.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 302 | 13.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,286 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Moss Side East

Moss Side East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. T. Dagnall* | 1,057 | 62.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | C. Green | 639 | 37.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 418 | 24.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,696 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Moss Side West

Moss Side West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | T. Herbert* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Wallwork | 2,517 | 58.2 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal | D. Boyle* | 2,109 | 48.8 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal | J. Simpson* | 1,505 | 34.8 | −13.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 604 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,324 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. Butterworth* | 1,147 | 50.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. D. Sutcliffe | 1,124 | 49.5 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,271 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Openshaw

Openshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Cook* | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Oxford

Oxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | C. Behrens* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | T. C. Abbott* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Harrop* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. H. Swales | 1,229 | 42.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal | T. Kennaugh | 1,138 | 39.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | T. A. Flynn | 514 | 17.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,881 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. Barton | 424 | 54.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. B. Langley | 355 | 45.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 8.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 779 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Johnson | 1,574 | 57.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | T. Park | 1,159 | 42.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 415 | 15.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,733 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. Mark's

St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | R. Turner* | 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 | | |

### Withington

Withington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Derwent Simpson* | 542 | 60.0 | +22.7 |
| | Liberal | H. Vick | 362 | 40.0 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 180 | 20.0 | +19.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 904 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |