1899 Manchester City Council election

1899 Manchester City Council election

1 November 1899 (1899-11-01)
26 of 104 seats to Manchester City Council 53 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Labour Last election 11 seats, 50.2% 14 seats, 34.6% 1 seats, 13.0% Seats before 49 46 3 Seats won 18 8 0 Seats after 50 46 3 Seat change 1 Popular vote 11,837 8,164 3,076 Percentage 50.2% 34.6% 13.0% Swing 5.3% 2.4% 1.6%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Liberal Unionist Independent Social Democratic Federation Last election 0 seats, 0.0% 0 seats, 2.2% 0 seats, 0.0% Seats before 4 1 1 Seats won 0 0 0 Seats after 3 1 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 0 518 0 Percentage 0.0% 2.2% 0.0% Swing 3.1% 1.3% 3.3%
Map of results of 1899 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 Wednesday, 1 November 1899. 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.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		11,837 (50.2%)		4.3	18 (69.2%)	18 / 26	1	50 (48.1%)	50 / 104
Liberal Party		8,164 (34.6%)		2.4	8 (30.8%)	8 / 26		46 (44.2%)	46 / 104
Labour Party		3,076 (13.0%)		1.6	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26		3 (2.9%)	3 / 104
Liberal Unionist		0 (0.0%)		3.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26	1	3 (2.9%)	3 / 104
Independent		518 (2.2%)		1.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26		1 (1.0%)	1 / 104
Social Democratic Federation		0 (0.0%)		3.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26		1 (1.0%)	1 / 104

Full council

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1

3

46

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3

50

Aldermen

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15

3

8

Councillors

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1

3

31

1

42

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. Arrandale*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Chesters Thompson*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Ward*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Grimshaw*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Hodge	715	63.6	N/A
	Independent	T. Grindley	410	36.4	N/A
Majority			305	27.2	N/A
Turnout			1,125
	Liberal hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

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

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

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

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. G. Batty*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	P. Whyman*	2,452	55.9	N/A
	Conservative	J. Hargreaves	1,826	41.6	−6.0
	Independent	W. Brown	108	2.5	N/A
Majority			626	14.3
Turnout			4,386
	Liberal hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

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

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. H. Hesketh*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Bowes*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Bishop*	2,505	59.3	+8.7
	Liberal	M. Grimshaw	2,162	51.2	+0.6
	Conservative	W. Holland*	1,897	44.9	−12.0
	Conservative	I. Barnes	1,885	44.6	−12.3
Majority			265	6.3	+2.5
Turnout			4,225
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

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

Openshaw

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Johnson	1,317	59.4	−0.6
	Labour	R. Macdonald	901	40.6	+0.6
Majority			416	18.8	−1.2
Turnout			2,218
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. H. Greenhow*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Plummer*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Fildes*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. B. Langley*	713	54.3	−6.1
	Liberal	R. Torkington	600	45.7	+6.1
Majority			113	8.6	−12.2
Turnout			1,313
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. A. S. Daly*	1,336	50.1	+4.8
	Liberal	F. W. Maxwell	1,333	49.9	N/A
Majority			3	0.2
Turnout			2,669
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. James'

St. James'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. J. Goldschmidt*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Shuttleworth*	607	63.4	+18.6
	Liberal	J. Barrett	350	36.6	−18.6
Majority			257	26.8
Turnout			957
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. O'Doherty*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Phythian*	729	43.8	−30.8
	Liberal	J. Allison	596	35.8	N/A
	Labour	G. Gregory	338	20.4	−5.0
Majority			133	8.0	−41.2
Turnout			1,663
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. McCabe*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing