1908 Manchester City Council election

1908 Manchester City Council election
31 of 124 seats ; to Manchester City Council; 63 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1908 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; No overall control	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Conservative

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Monday, 2 November 1908. 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 gained overall control of the council from no overall control.^[1]^[2]

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	25,506 (39.5%)	6.7	18 (58.1%)	18 / 31	5	65 (52.4%)	65 / 124
Liberal Party	14,274 (22.1%)	0.3	8 (25.8%)	8 / 31	4	43 (34.7%)	43 / 124
Labour Party	15,963 (24.7%)	2.8	2 (6.5%)	2 / 31	3	8 (6.5%)	8 / 124
Independent	8,829 (13.7%)	3.6	4 (9.7%)	4 / 31	2	8 (6.5%)	8 / 124

Full council

↓
8	43	8	65

Aldermen

↓
20	11

Councillors

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8	23	8	54

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Pierce	1,088	56.1	−3.0
	Liberal	W. B. Pritchard*	851	43.9	N/A
Majority			237	12.2	−6.0
Turnout			1,939
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Stewart*	2,055	51.5	−5.4
	Labour	T. Lowth	1,935	48.5	+7.7
Majority			120	3.0	−13.1
Turnout			3,990
	Conservative hold		Swing

Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	G. Bennett*	1,686	38.0	N/A
	Conservative	J. R. Coutts	1,406	31.6	N/A
	Labour	W. Phillips	1,353	30.4	N/A
Majority			280	6.4	N/A
Turnout			4,445
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Billam*	3,080	53.0	N/A
	Independent	G. B. Hertz	2,733	47.0	N/A
Majority			347	6.0	N/A
Turnout			5,813
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. E. Howell*	1,719	52.7	N/A
	Liberal	J. J. Kendall	1,441	44.2	N/A
	Labour	M. Barritz	100	3.1	N/A
Majority			278	8.5	N/A
Turnout			3,260
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Kemp*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lowry*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. J. Robertshaw*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Swarbrick	715	54.4	N/A
	Conservative	C. S. Edwards	599	45.6	N/A
Majority			116	8.8	N/A
Turnout			1,314
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Smethurst*	385	51.1	N/A
	Liberal	P. Earley	369	48.9	+2.2
Majority			16	2.2
Turnout			754
	Conservative hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Holden*	2,844	54.8	+18.4
	Labour	J. Fogarty	2,343	45.2	+0.6
Majority			501	9.6
Turnout			5,187
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Jennison	1,260	48.9	+16.1
	Liberal	O. Heggs*	790	30.6	−13.2
	Labour	A. E. Wachter	528	20.5	−2.9
Majority			470	18.3
Turnout			2,578
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Woollam	1,254	46.6	N/A
	Independent	J. D. Pennington*	761	28.3	N/A
	Labour	J. D. Jubb	675	25.1	N/A
Majority			493	18.3	N/A
Turnout			2,690
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hamnett	1,433	56.8	N/A
	Labour	J. E. Gilchrist*	1,091	43.2	N/A
Majority			342	13.6	N/A
Turnout			2,524
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Bowie*	1,025	54.8	+1.4
	Conservative	W. E. Harvey	845	45.2	N/A
Majority			180	9.6	+2.8
Turnout			1,870
	Liberal hold		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Rowlands	963	50.6	N/A
	Conservative	J. W. J. Cremlyn	941	49.4	N/A
Majority			22	1.2	N/A
Turnout			1,904
	Liberal hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Meadowcroft*	2,341	63.6	−2.1
	Labour	T. R. Marr*	1,374	37.4	+8.9
	Independent	J. Sheldon	1,298	35.3	N/A
Majority			76	2.1
Turnout			3,677
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. A. Moston	1,598	61.1	−2.8
	Labour	R. Robinson	1,018	38.9	+2.8
Majority			580	22.2	−5.6
Turnout			2,616
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	F. S. Fletcher	2,189	55.1	+1.1
	Labour	E. J. Hart*	1,787	44.9	−1.1
Majority			402	10.2	+2.2
Turnout			3,976
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Oxford

Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. Burgon*	416	60.5	N/A
	Conservative	A. R. Besso	272	39.5	N/A
Majority			144	21.0	N/A
Turnout			688
	Liberal hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. F. Lane-Scott*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. Porter	587	50.1	+7.3
	Conservative	G. King	585	49.9	+3.9
Majority			2	0.2	−3.0
Turnout			1,172
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. B. Langley	417	53.2	N/A
	Liberal	G. F. Burditt*	367	46.8	N/A
Majority			50	6.4	N/A
Turnout			784
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Craven*	1,640	52.2	−22.1
	Liberal	G. Oddy	1,504	47.8	+22.1
Majority			136	4.4	−44.2
Turnout			3,144
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. James'

St. James'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. W. Royse*	364	59.6	−2.5
	Liberal	C. W. Naismith	247	40.4	+2.5
Majority			117	19.2	−5.0
Turnout			611
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. John's

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

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. H. Hinchcliffe	1,545	52.8	N/A
	Liberal	H. Marsden*	1,381	47.2	N/A
Majority			164	5.6	N/A
Turnout			2,926
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Allison*	915	57.4	N/A
	Labour	G. Hall	679	42.6	+8.3
Majority			236	14.8
Turnout			1,594
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. C. Singleton	1,337	56.8	+2.4
	Liberal	W. May	1,017	43.2	−2.4
Majority			320	13.6	+4.8
Turnout			2,354
	Conservative hold		Swing

Withington

Withington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Ashton	760	53.3	N/A
	Conservative	R. R. Shaw	666	46.7	−6.4
Majority			94	6.6
Turnout			1,426
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1908 and 1909

References

^ MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1908, p.7
^ CHECK TO SOCIALISM, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1908, p.10

[1] MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1908, p.7

[2] CHECK TO SOCIALISM, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1908, p.10

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