# 1912 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1912. 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 retained overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 20,685 (49.2%) | 3.5 | 23 (65.7%) | 23 / 35 | 3 | 77 (55.0%) | 77 / 140 |
| Liberal Party | 12,361 (29.4%) | 5.8 | 6 (17.1%) | 6 / 35 | 3 | 40 (28.6%) | 40 / 140 |
| Labour Party | 7,164 (17.0%) | 9.9 | 3 (8.6%) | 3 / 35 | | 16 (11.4%) | 16 / 140 |
| Independent | 364 (0.9%) | 2.8 | 3 (8.6%) | 3 / 35 | | 7 (5.0%) | 7 / 140 |
| English League for the Taxation of Land Values | 870 (2.1%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 35 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 140 |
| British Socialist Party | 601 (1.4%) | 1.2 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 35 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 140 |

### Full council

| 16 | 40 | 7 | 77 |

### Aldermen

| 15 | 1 | 19 |

### Councillors

| 16 | 25 | 6 | 58 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | H. M. Ross Clyne* | uncontested | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. E. Chapman | 2,015 | 57.8 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | F. Lowe | 977 | 28.0 | −23.4 |
| | Liberal | J. M. Bernstein | 494 | 14.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,038 | 29.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,486 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Johnston* | 1,786 | 50.4 | +17.8 |
| | Liberal | A. Taylor | 1,755 | 49.6 | −17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,541 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. W. Pendlebury* | 2,837 | 68.9 | +26.4 |
| | Liberal | W. Davies | 1,278 | 31.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,609 | 39.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,115 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | 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 | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. C. Booth | 1,407 | 50.4 | +10.6 |
| | Liberal | G. Howarth* | 1,383 | 49.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,790 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Taylor | 456 | 52.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | E. Barker* | 408 | 47.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | 5.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 864 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### 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 | J. Makeague* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton North

Gorton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Higginson* | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton South

Gorton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | T. R. Day* | uncontested | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Hargreaves* | 1,913 | 44.2 | −11.0 |
| | Labour | R. Bebbington | 1,374 | 31.7 | −13.1 |
| | Liberal | C. Peach | 1,041 | 24.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 539 | 12.5 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,328 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Levenshulme North

Levenshulme North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. Fenn* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Levenshulme South

Levenshulme South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | J. Harrison* | uncontested | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Cundiff* | 1,120 | 62.3 | +8.0 |
| | Labour | G. Hall | 679 | 37.7 | −8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 441 | 24.6 | +16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,799 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. W. Chapman* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Chesters* | 1,531 | 58.8 | +11.7 |
| | Labour | H. H. Laurie | 1,073 | 41.2 | −11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 458 | 17.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,604 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Moss Side East

Moss Side East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. T. Dagnall* | 910 | 51.1 | +3.5 |
| | English League for the Taxation of Land Values | A. H. Weller | 870 | 48.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,780 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Moss Side West

Moss Side West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Flanagan* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Taylor* | 2,412 | 65.6 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | C. E. B. Russell | 2,122 | 57.7 | −6.1 |
| | Liberal | T. P. Fyans | 1,408 | 38.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 714 | 19.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,675 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. A. Moston | 1,630 | 55.7 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal | W. Butterworth* | 1,297 | 44.3 | −6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 333 | 11.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,927 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Openshaw

Openshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Cook* | 1,275 | 83.1 | +37.0 |
| | British Socialist Party | W. Green | 260 | 16.9 | +12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,015 | 66.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,535 | | |
| | 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | E. F. M. Susman* | uncontested | | |
| | 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* | 559 | 52.7 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | W. R. W. Murray | 501 | 47.3 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 5.4 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,060 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | G. Oddy* | 1,310 | 79.3 | N/A |
| | British Socialist Party | A. Mole | 341 | 20.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 969 | 58.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,651 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. James'

St. James' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Hislop* | 319 | 51.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | W. Thomson | 304 | 48.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 623 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Foden | 376 | 50.8 | −0.7 |
| | Independent | W. Robinow | 364 | 49.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 1.6 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 740 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Johnson* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | 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 | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Boyle* | 1,136 | 50.3 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | J. Reilly | 1,124 | 49.7 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,260 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Withington

Withington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. D. Simpson* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |