# 1913 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Saturday, 1 November 1913. 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 | 18,180 (44.2%) | 5.0 | 17 (48.6%) | 17 / 35 | 2 | 76 (54.3%) | 76 / 140 |
| Liberal Party | 12,015 (29.2%) | 0.2 | 11 (31.4%) | 11 / 35 | 2 | 41 (29.3%) | 41 / 140 |
| Labour Party | 7,855 (19.1%) | 2.1 | 6 (17.1%) | 6 / 35 | 1 | 15 (10.7%) | 15 / 140 |
| Independent | 2,457 (6.0%) | 5.1 | 1 (3.9%) | 1 / 35 | 1 | 8 (5.7%) | 8 / 140 |
| British Socialist Party | 642 (1.6%) | 0.2 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 35 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 140 |

### Full council

| 15 | 41 | 8 | 76 |

### Aldermen

| 14 | 1 | 20 |

### Councillors

| 15 | 27 | 7 | 58 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | M. J. O'Loughlin* | 837 | 59.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | J. E. Hutchinson | 571 | 40.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 266 | 18.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,408 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | K. W. Jones | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | A. Taylor | 1,537 | 38.8 | −10.8 |
| | Conservative | T. McRoy | 1,320 | 33.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | C. H. Brierley | 1,103 | 27.9 | −22.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,960 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Fox* | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. J. Kendall* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Turner* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Hill* | 560 | 66.0 | +13.2 |
| | Liberal | E. J. Bainbridge | 289 | 34.0 | −13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 271 | 32.0 | +26.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 849 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Wood* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Didsbury

Didsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. H. Bowden | 839 | 51.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | J. W. Cook* | 795 | 48.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,634 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Exchange

Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | V. S. Wood* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton North

Gorton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Davy* | 1,258 | 85.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | J. Harold | 207 | 14.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,051 | 71.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,465 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton South

Gorton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. J. Davies | 915 | 55.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | J. Carpenter | 748 | 45.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 10.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,663 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. T. Jackson* | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Levenshulme North

Levenshulme North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | L. Dobson* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Levenshulme South

Levenshulme South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. W. W. Breakell* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Whiteley | 1,182 | 52.4 | +14.7 |
| | Conservative | R. Bothwell | 1,073 | 47.6 | −14.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,255 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. J. Pine | 1,726 | 60.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | J. H. Dawson | 1,148 | 39.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 578 | 20.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,874 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Kemp* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Moss Side East

Moss Side East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Howard | 1,101 | 51.9 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal | J. Wynne* | 1,021 | 48.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 3.8 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,122 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Moss Side West

Moss Side West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Mathewson Watson | 1,077 | 51.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. H. Birley* | 1,002 | 48.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,079 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. C. Grime* | 2,336 | 78.4 | +12.8 |
| | Liberal | G. Howarth | 1,481 | 49.7 | +11.4 |
| | Labour | J. T. Jones* | 1,071 | 35.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 410 | 13.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,980 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

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

### Openshaw

Openshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. F. Titt* | 1,617 | 50.0 | −33.1 |
| | Conservative | D. C. Goodman | 1,433 | 44.3 | N/A |
| | British Socialist Party | W. Green | 183 | 5.7 | −11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 5.7 | −60.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,233 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Oxford

Oxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. Tattersall* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. D. Chantler* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Ann's

St. Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. M. S. Grant | 578 | 52.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | W. Butterworth | 515 | 47.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 63 | 5.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,093 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | T. C. Abbott* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Kay* | 1,510 | 76.7 | N/A |
| | British Socialist Party | A. Mole | 459 | 23.3 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,051 | 53.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,969 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. James'

St. James' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. H. Megson* | 311 | 50.8 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal | W. Thomson | 301 | 49.2 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 1.6 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 612 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | I. Hinchliffe* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. H. Thewlis* | 1,667 | 54.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | A. E. B. Alexander | 1,407 | 45.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 8.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,074 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mark's

St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Chapman* | 991 | 58.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | G. Hall | 709 | 41.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | 16.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,700 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Reilly | 1,347 | 52.7 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | A. Hibbert* | 1,211 | 47.3 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 136 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,558 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Withington

Withington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | J. C. Jones | 931 | 54.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | R. R. Shaw | 782 | 45.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 8.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,713 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |