1920 Manchester City Council election

1920 Manchester City Council election

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35 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council 70 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Labour Last election 12 seats, 33.1% 12 seats, 18.1% 19 seats, 35.2% Seats before 65 40 31 Seats won 16 8 7 Seats after 67 40 30 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 34,013 19,926 30,492 Percentage 34.1% 20.0% 30.6% Swing 1.0% 1.9% 4.6%
Map of results of 1920 election
Leader of the Council before election No overall control Leader of the Council after election No overall control

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Monday, 1 November 1920. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control.^[1][2]

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		34,013 (34.1%)		1.0	16 (45.7%)	16 / 35	2	67 (47.9%)	67 / 140
Liberal Party		19,926 (20.0%)		1.9	8 (22.9%)	8 / 35		40 (28.6%)	40 / 140
Labour Party		30,492 (30.6%)		4.6	7 (20.0%)	7 / 35	1	30 (21.4%)	30 / 140
Independent		9,374 (9.4%)		3.2	3 (8.6%)	3 / 35	1	2 (1.4%)	2 / 140
Co-operative Party		4,810 (4.8%)		0.3	1 (2.9%)	1 / 35	1	1 (0.7%)	1 / 140
NFDDSS		1,040 (1.0%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35	1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 140

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Ward results

All Saints

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. J. O'Loughlin*	1,285	53.7	N/A
	Conservative	J. Goodwin	1,109	46.3	N/A
	Labour	H. J. Hanaway	719	23.1	-30.6
Majority			176	5.7
Turnout			3,113	39.6	+19.0
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. E. B. Alexander*	2,580	70.2	+35.3
	Labour	G. H. Harris	1,096	29.8	-35.3
Majority			1,484	40.4
Turnout			3,676	35.6	+0.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Beswick

Beswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Robinson*	2,796	56.1	-7.3
	Conservative	J. Fiddiham	2,187	43.9	+4.5
Majority			609	12.2	-9.9
Turnout			4,983	43.7	+7.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. S. Williams	2,014	69.7	+33.8
	Co-operative Party	W. Holden	874	30.3	-2.9
Majority			1,140	39.4	+36.7
Turnout			2,888	36.9	-5.0
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. J. Hart*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. J. Kendall*	2,881	64.9	N/A
	Labour	C. Kean	1,558	35.1	N/A
Majority			1,323	29.8	N/A
Turnout			4,439	53.5	N/A
	Liberal hold		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. T. Rowe*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hill*	779*	36.7	-12.2
	Independent	D. Gouldman	779	36.7	+13.1
	Liberal	D. Quas-Cohen	564	26.6	-1.0
Majority			0	0.0	-21.3
Turnout			2,122	62.2	+13.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

* Two candidates having received 779 votes each, Hill was returned on the Alderman's casting vote

Collyhurst

Collyhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Co-operative Party	A. Park*	1,515	73.6	+18.4
	Independent	J. T. Fisher	309	15.0	N/A
	NFDDSS	J. Greaves	234	11.4	N/A
Majority			1,206	58.6	+41.8
Turnout			2,058	23.1	-6.4
	Co-operative Party hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. S. Grindley*	1,324	40.9	N/A
	Liberal	M. Goodwin	1,173	36.2	N/A
	Labour	C. Stott	741	22.9	N/A
Majority			151	4.7	N/A
Turnout			3,238	58.2	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. H. White	2,457	80.7	N/A
	Co-operative Party	G. Clegg-Claber	586	19.3	N/A
Majority			1,871	61.5
Turnout			3,043	54.3	N.A
	Conservative hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	V. S. Wood*	597	74.2	N/A
	Independent	W. Chapman	208	25.8	N/A
Majority			389	48.3
Turnout			805	36.4	+9.1
	Independent hold		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Davy*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. J. Davies*	2,174	51.8	-23.6
	Conservative	J. H. B. Grimshaw	2,026	48.2	N/A
Majority			148	3.5	-47.3
Turnout			4,200	45.3	+15.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Hoyle	2,210	41.3	+13.9
	Labour	A. E. Wolstenholme	1,473	27.5	-45.1
	Liberal	H. W. Irwin	860	16.1	N/A
	NFDDSS	J. Whelan*	806	15.1	N/A
Majority			737	13.8
Turnout			5,349	56.7	+21.7
	Conservative gain from NFDDSS		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Harrison*	3,277	63.2	+12.8
	Labour	L. B. Cox	1,911	36.8	-7.4
Majority			1,366	26.3	+20.3
Turnout			5,188	54.2	+10.6
	Independent hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. J. Rogers
	Labour	E. Whiteley*
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. J. Pine*
	Labour	A. E. Robinson
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. James*	2,992	59.3	N/A
	Conservative	S. Bloor	2,050	40.7	N/A
Majority			942	18.6	N/A
Turnout			5,042	52.4	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. Brister
	Labour	E. J. Hookway
	Liberal	E. Barker
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Mathewson Watson*	3,326	70.3	N/A
	Conservative	P. Sims	1,408	29.7	N/A
Majority			1,918	40.6
Turnout			4,734	41.3	N/A
	Liberal hold		Swing

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Bostock	2,039	52.6	+19.2
	Co-operative Party	T. Horrocks*	1,835	47.4	+3.4
Majority			204	5.2
Turnout			3,874	38.6	-0.4
	Conservative gain from Co-operative Party		Swing

New Cross

New Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. Grime*	3,039	60.1	-5.3
	Labour	T. Cunningham	2,017	39.9	N/A
Majority			1,022	20.2	+1.5
Turnout			5,056	53.2	+20.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. M. Marshall	3,220	63.5	+28.4
	Labour	I. Floyd	1,847	36.5	-28.4
Majority			1,373	27.0
Turnout			5,067	64.3	+23.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. F. Titt*	2,073	51.5	N/A
	Conservative	W. Docker	1,952	48.5	N/A
Majority			121	3.0	N/A
Turnout			4,025	36.4	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. W. Shepherd	615	56.3	+8.0
	Liberal	A. England	477	43.7	-8.0
Majority			138	12.6
Turnout			1,092	39.1	+14.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. H. Barlow	1,802	46.9	-19.6
	Conservative	M. L. K. Jones	1,112	29.0	-8.7
	Labour	R. W. Wright	927	24.1	N/A
Majority			690	17.9	-10.9
Turnout			3,841	39.6	+3.7
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Morrison*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Harrop*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. A. Toyn	2,209	44.3	+4.8
	Labour	C. Beamand	1,535	30.8	N/A
	Liberal	E. I. Booth	1,238	24.9	-35.6
Majority			674	13.5
Turnout			4,982	36.8	+11.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hinchliffe*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. Herford*	2,227	64.4	N/A
	Labour	W. H. Depledge	1,229	35.6	N/A
Majority			998	28.8
Turnout			3,456	34.9	-2.5
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Turner	4,204	67.0	+18.4
	Labour	W. R. Watson	2,075	33.0	-18.4
Majority			2,129	34.0
Turnout			6,279	63.1	+13.4
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Reilly*	2,541	60.0	+7.2
	Conservative	E. Rowland	1,697	40.0	-7.2
Majority			844	20.0	+14.4
Turnout			4,238	66.3	+8.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. C. Jones*	2,079	72.5	N/A
	Labour	W. H. Depledge	788	27.5	N/A
Majority			1,291	45.0
Turnout			2,867	44.9	N/A
	Liberal hold		Swing

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