# 1919 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Saturday, 1 November 1919. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council. These were first local elections held in Manchester since the outbreak of the First World War.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 40,127 (33.1%) | N/A | 12 (25.5%) | 12 / 47 | 17 | 61 (43.6%) | 61 / 140 |
| Liberal Party | 19,931 (16.5%) | N/A | 11 (23.4%) | 11 / 47 | 2 | 39 (27.9%) | 39 / 140 |
| Labour Party | 42,605 (35.2%) | N/A | 19 (40.4%) | 19 / 47 | 15 | 34 (24.3%) | 34 / 140 |
| Independent | 9,163 (7.6%) | N/A | 3 (6.4%) | 3 / 47 | 2 | 3 (2.1%) | 3 / 140 |
| Co-operative Party | 5,451 (4.5%) | N/A | 2 (4.3%) | 2 / 47 | N/A | 2 (1.4%) | 2 / 140 |
| NFDDSS | 1,845 (1.5%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 35 | | 0 (0.7%) | 1 / 140 |
| Women's Party | 1,238 (1.0%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 47 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 140 |
| Coalition Labour | 719 (0.6%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 47 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 140 |

### Full council

| 34 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 61 |

### Aldermen

| 3 | 10 | 22 |

### Councillors

| 31 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 39 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. E. Hutchinson | 873 | 53.7 |
| | Independent | H. M. Ross Clyne* | 752 | 46.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,652 | 20.6 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | H. Weate | 2,355 | 65.1 |
| | Conservative | J. E. Chapman* | 1,264 | 34.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,091 | 30.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,619 | 35.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Beswick

Beswick (3 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. E. Smith | 2,858 | 63.4 | |
| | Labour | P. J. Wall | 2,783 | 61.8 | |
| | Labour | W. Robinson | 2,772 | 61.5 | |
| | Conservative | T. W. H. Preston* | 1,777 | 39.4 | |
| | Conservative | O. R. Whittaker* | 1,679 | 37.3 | |
| | Conservative | J. Fiddiham | 1,647 | 36.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 995 | 22.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,505 | 36.3 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Blackley

Blackley (3 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. D. Canavan | 1,767 | 53.8 | |
| | Labour | R. Coppock | 1,751 | 53.3 | |
| | Liberal | A. Taylor* | 1,180 | 35.9 | |
| | Co-operative Party | W. Holden | 1,090 | 33.2 | |
| | Conservative | J. Lees | 1,082 | 32.9 | |
| | Conservative | R. H. Morris | 1,034 | 31.5 | |
| | Liberal | T. S. Williams* | 1,000 | 30.5 | |
| | Conservative | J. W. Howarth | 947 | 28.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,284 | 41.9 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. W. Sutton | 2,263 | 57.1 |
| | Conservative | G. W. Pendlebury* | 1,699 | 42.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 569 | 14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,962 | 42.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. A. Wood* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | W. E. Davies | 3,414 | 67.0 |
| | Conservative | J. C. Booth* | 1,685 | 33.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,729 | 33.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,099 | 37.3 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Elliott* | 811 | 48.9 |
| | Liberal | H. A. Nathan | 458 | 27.6 |
| | Independent | D. Gouldman | 391 | 23.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 353 | 21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,660 | 48.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Collyhurst

Collyhurst (3 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Jagger | 2,359 | 89.6 | |
| | Liberal | H. Lee | 1,593 | 60.5 | |
| | Co-operative Party | A. Park | 1,454 | 55.2 | |
| | Conservative | H. E. Storey | 1,011 | 38.4 | |
| | Conservative | J. H. Stovell | 776 | 29.5 | |
| | Conservative | S. Bloor | 706 | 26.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 443 | 16.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,633 | 29.5 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| | Co-operative Party win (new seat) | Co-operative Party win (new seat) | Co-operative Party win (new seat) | Co-operative Party win (new seat) | Co-operative Party win (new seat) |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. Todd* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Didsbury

Didsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | E. D. Simon* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Exchange

Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. L. Hardcastle* | 440 | 73.1 |
| | Liberal | G. Gill | 162 | 26.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 278 | 46.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 602 | 27.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Gorton North

Gorton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Compton | 2,201 | 75.4 |
| | Coalition Labour | F. Zanetti | 719 | 24.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,482 | 50.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,920 | 30.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Gorton South

Gorton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Lee | 1,875 | 54.6 |
| | Independent | T. R. Day* | 1,562 | 45.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 313 | 9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,437 | 37.1 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Lundy | 2,401 | 72.6 |
| | Conservative | T. McRoy* | 904 | 27.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,497 | 45.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,305 | 35.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Levenshulme

Levenshulme (3 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | M. E. Mitchell* | 2,221 | 53.2 | |
| | Liberal | R. S. Harper* | 2,191 | 52.5 | |
| | Independent | J. Harrison* | 2,104 | 50.4 | |
| | Labour | L. B. Cox | 1,854 | 44.4 | |
| | Co-operative Party | E. C. Arundale | 1,432 | 34.3 | |
| | Conservative | L. Dobson* | 1,381 | 33.1 | |
| | Conservative | F. Fenn* | 1,333 | 32.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 6.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,172 | 43.6 | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | W. Cundiff* | 1,757 | 52.0 |
| | Labour | E. J. Hookway | 1,625 | 48.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,382 | 39.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | C. H. S. Redmond | 2,130 | 61.9 |
| | Labour | C. Beamand | 1,310 | 38.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 820 | 23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,440 | 30.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. E. Wood* | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Moss Side East

Moss Side East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | E. Hales | 1,953 | 68.6 |
| | Conservative | F. W. W. Breakell* | 895 | 31.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,058 | 37.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,848 | 37.5 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Moss Side West

Moss Side West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. H. Birley* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Moston

Moston (3 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. R. Mellor* | 2,714 | 80.9 | |
| | Labour | F. Gregson | 2,233 | 66.6 | |
| | Co-operative Party | T. Horrocks | 1,475 | 44.0 | |
| | Conservative | J. Bostock | 1,122 | 33.4 | |
| | Liberal | G. Ward | 1,027 | 30.6 | |
| | Conservative | E. Eady | 812 | 24.2 | |
| | Liberal | H. Case | 678 | 20.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 353 | 10.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,354 | 39.0 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Co-operative Party win (new seat) | Co-operative Party win (new seat) | Co-operative Party win (new seat) | Co-operative Party win (new seat) | Co-operative Party win (new seat) |

### New Cross

New Cross (3 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Taylor* | 2,515 | 80.7 | |
| | Liberal | J. Milner | 2,102 | 67.5 | |
| | Conservative | J. C. Grime* | 2,037 | 65.4 | |
| | Conservative | C. B. Walker* | 1,455 | 46.7 | |
| | Women's Party | E. Jones Davies | 1,238 | 39.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 582 | 18.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,116 | 32.8 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. L. Martin | 2,119 | 64.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Goodwin | 1,147 | 35.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 972 | 29.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,266 | 41.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Openshaw

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

### Oxford

Oxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | R. Noton Barclay* | 355 | 51.7 |
| | Conservative | R. W. Shepherd* | 331 | 48.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 686 | 24.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | E. F. M. Sutton* | 1,893 | 66.5 |
| | Conservative | T. T. Shann | 1,074 | 37.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 819 | 28.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,848 | 35.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### St. Ann's

St. Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. G. Litton* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Clement's

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

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | G. Oddy* | 1,657 | 60.5 |
| | Conservative | C. A. Toyn | 1,081 | 39.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 576 | 21.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,738 | 25.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Foden* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Johnson* | 1,854 | 50.1 |
| | NFDDSS | G. Milner | 1,845 | 49.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,699 | 37.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Mark's

St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. Hall | 2,543 | 51.4 |
| | Independent | R. Turner* | 2,401 | 48.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,944 | 49.7 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | T. Ronan | 1,949 | 52.8 |
| | Conservative | T. Hoyle* | 1,741 | 47.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 208 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,690 | 57.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Withington

Withington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | L. F. Massey* | uncontested | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

## Aldermanic elections
### Aldermanic election, 10 November 1919

At the meeting of the council on 10 November 1919, the terms of office of seventeen aldermen expired.
The following seventeen were elected as aldermen by the council on 10 November 1919 for a term of six years.
| Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| Liberal | William Birkbeck* | New Cross | 1925 |
| Liberal | James Bowes* | Miles Platting | 1925 |
| Conservative | Henry Richard Box* | Moss Side East | 1925 |
| Conservative | Richard Burtles* | Beswick | 1925 |
| Conservative | Tom Cook* | Openshaw | 1925 |
| Labour | Tom Fox* | Bradford | 1925 |
| Liberal | Hermann Goldschmidt* | Collyhurst | 1925 |
| Conservative | Walter Harwood* | Didsbury | 1925 |
| Conservative | Edward Holt* | Crumpsall | 1925 |
| Conservative | Christopher Hornby* | All Saints' | 1925 |
| Labour | William Jackson* | Blackley | 1925 |
| Conservative | William Kay* | St. George's | 1925 |
| Conservative | William Lane-Scott* | St. Luke's | 1925 |
| Conservative | Nathan Meadowcroft* | St. Clement's | 1925 |
| Liberal | Fletcher Moss* | Chorlton-cum-Hardy | 1925 |
| Liberal | Fred Pogson* | Gorton North | 1925 |
| Liberal | Henry Plummer* | Rusholme | 1925 |

### Aldermanic election, 4 February 1920

Caused by the death on 26 December 1919 of Alderman Fletcher Moss (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 18 November 1909).
In his place, Councillor John Turner (Conservative, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, elected 1 November 1904) was elected as an alderman by the council on 4 February 1920.
| Party | Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| | Conservative | John Turner | Chorlton-cum-Hardy | 1925 |

### Aldermanic election, 17 March 1920

Caused by the death on 23 February 1920 of Alderman Nathan Meadowcroft (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 October 1916).
In his place, Councillor James Bowie (Liberal, Moss Side East, elected 1 November 1904) was elected as an alderman by the council on 17 March 1920.
| Party | Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| | Liberal | James Bowie | St. Clement's | 1925 |

## By-elections between 1919 and 1920
### Ardwick, 24 November 1919

Caused by the resignation through ill-health of Councillor J. M. McLachlan (Labour, Ardwick, elected 1 November 1911) on 6 November 1919.
Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. C. Wallhead* | 1,683 | 50.1 | −15.0 |
| | Conservative | J. E. Chapman | 1,678 | 49.9 | +15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0.2 | −30.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,361 | 33.7 | −1.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chorlton-cum-Hardy, 21 February 1920

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor John Turner (Conservative, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, elected 1 November 1904) on 4 February 1920, following the death on 26 December 1919 of Alderman Fletcher Moss (Independent, elected as an alderman by the council on 18 November 1909).
Chorlton-cum-Hardy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. W. G. Coombs | 2,119 | 50.8 | +17.8 |
| | Liberal | J. H. Dawson | 2,049 | 49.2 | −17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,168 | 30.5 | −6.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Moss Side East, 30 March 1920

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor James Bowie (Liberal, Moss Side East, elected 1 November 1904) on 17 March 1920, following the death on 23 February 1920 of Alderman Nathan Meadowcroft (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 October 1916).
Moss Side East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | C. B. Howie | 1,201 | 62.7 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative | J. C. Brister | 713 | 37.3 | +5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 488 | 25.4 | −11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,914 | 25.2 | −12.3 |
| | Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Chorlton-cum-Hardy, 15 June 1920

Caused by the death of Councillor John Coombs (Conservative, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, elected 21 February 1920) on 25 May 1920.
Chorlton-cum-Hardy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. T. Rowe | 2,992 | 60.4 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal | J. H. Dawson | 1,965 | 39.6 | −9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,027 | 20.8 | +19.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,957 | 36.3 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |