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 the first local elections held in Manchester since the outbreak of the First World War.
Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party40,127 (33.1%) N/A12 (25.5%) 1861 (43.6%)Liberal Party19,931 (16.5%) N/A 11 (23.4%) 2 39 (27.9%)Labour Party42,605 (35.2%) N/A19 (40.4%) 16 34 (24.3%)Independent9,163 (7.6%) N/A 3 (6.4%) 2 3 (2.1%)Co-operative Party5,451 (4.5%) N/A 2 (4.3%)N/A 2 (1.4%)NFDDSS1,845 (1.5%) N/A 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.7%)Women's Party1,238 (1.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%)Coalition Labour719 (0.6%) N/A 0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%)
Full council
+ ↓ 34 2 39 1 3 61
Aldermen
+ ↓ 3 10 22
Councillors
+ ↓ 31 2 29 1 3 39
Ward results
All Saints'
Ardwick
Beswick
Blackley
Bradford
Cheetham
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Collegiate Church
Collyhurst
Crumpsall
Didsbury
Exchange
Gorton North
Gorton South
Harpurhey
Levenshulme
Longsight
Medlock Street
Miles Platting
Moss Side East
Moss Side West
Moston
New Cross
Newton Heath
Openshaw
Oxford
Rusholme
St. Ann's
St. Clement's
St. George's
St. John's
St. Luke's
St. Mark's
St. Michael's
Withington
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.RE-ELECTION OF CITY ALDERMEN, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1919, p.3
The following seventeen were elected as aldermen by the council on 10 November 1919 for a term of six years.
PartyAldermanWardTerm 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 1 December 1909).ALDERMAN FLETCHER MOSS, Manchester Guardian, December 29, 1919, p.8MR ALDERMAN EVANS, Manchester Guardian, November 18, 1909, p.12
In his place, Councillor John Turner (Conservative, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, elected 1 November 1904)THE NEW WARD, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1904, p.9 was elected as an alderman by the council on 4 February 1920.NEW ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, February 4, 1920, p.4
PartyAldermanWardTerm 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).ALDERMAN N. MEADOWCROFT, Manchester Guardian, February 25, 1920, p.16MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 5, 1916, p.6
In his place, Councillor James Bowie (Liberal, Moss Side East, elected 1 November 1904)THE NEW WARD, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1904, p.9 was elected as an alderman by the council on 17 March 1920.PERPETUAL RENTS, Manchester Guardian, March 17, 1920, p.6
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Liberal James Bowie St. Clement's 1925
Aldermanic election, 6 October 1920
Caused by the death on 9 September 1920 of Alderman Richard Burtles (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1909). , Manchester Guardian, September 25, 1920, p.6MAYORAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1909, p.9
In his place, Councillor F. J. West (Conservative, Newton Heath, elected 14 February 1905)NEWTON HEATH WARD, Manchester Courier, February 15, 1905, p.10 was elected as an alderman by the council on 6 October 1920.DEBT OF HONOUR, Manchester Evening News, October 6, 1920, p.5
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative F. J. West Beswick 1925
By-elections between 1919 and 1920
Ardwick, 24 November 1919
Caused by the resignation of Councillor J. M. McLachlan (Labour, Ardwick, elected 1 November 1911)MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1911, p.8 on 6 November 1919.A MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL VACANCY, Manchester Guardian, November 7, 1919, p.14
ANOTHER LABOUR SUCCESS, Manchester Guardian, November 25, 1919, p.9
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)THE NEW WARD, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1904, p.9 on 4 February 1920,NEW ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, February 4, 1920, p.4 following the death on 26 December 1919 of Alderman Fletcher Moss (Independent, elected as an alderman by the council on 18 November 1909).ALDERMAN FLETCHER MOSS, Manchester Guardian, December 29, 1919, p.8MR ALDERMAN EVANS, Manchester Guardian, November 18, 1909, p.12
MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, February 23, 1920, p.16
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)THE NEW WARD, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1904, p.9 on 17 March 1920,Moss Side East Ward, Manchester Guardian, March 3, 1920, p.5PERPETUAL RENTS, Manchester Guardian, March 17, 1920, p.6 following the death on 23 February 1920 of Alderman Nathan Meadowcroft (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 October 1916).ALDERMAN N. MEADOWCROFT, Manchester Guardian, February 25, 1920, p.16MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 5, 1916, p.6
MANCHESTER COUNCIL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, March 31, 1920, p.9
Chorlton-cum-Hardy, 15 June 1920
Caused by the death of Councillor John Coombs (Conservative, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, elected 21 February 1920)MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, February 23, 1920, p.16 on 25 May 1920.MR. J. W. G. COOMBS, Manchester Guardian, May 26, 1920, p.11
CHORLTON-CUM-HARDY WARD, Manchester Guardian, June 16, 1920, p.8
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