1920 Manchester City Council election

1920 Manchester City Council election
35 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council; 71 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1920 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; No overall control	Leader of the Council after election ; ; No overall control

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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%)	1.0	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35	1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 140

Full council

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30	1	40	2	67

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	I. 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	J. Williams	788	27.5	N/A
Majority			1,291	45.0	N/A
Turnout			2,867	44.9	N/A
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aldermanic election

Aldermanic election, 2 March 1921

Caused by the death on 4 February 1921 of Alderman John Fildes (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 20 March 1907).^[3]^[4]

In his place, Councillor Robert Turner (Independent, St. Mark's, elected 1 November 1920; previously 1905-19)^[5]^[6] was elected as an alderman by the council on 2 March 1921.^[7]

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Independent	Robert Turner	Openshaw	1922

By-elections between 1920 and 1921

References

^ AS YOU WERE, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1920, p.3
^ CONSERVATIVES GAIN FOUR SEATS AND LOSE TWO, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1920, p.7
^ ALD. FILDES DEAD, Manchester Evening News, February 4, 1921, p.2
^ NEW ALDERMAN, Manchester Evening News, March 20, 1920, p.3
^ CONSERVATIVES GAIN FOUR SEATS AND LOSE TWO, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1920, p.7
^ LIBERALISM V. LABOUR, Manchester Courier, June 3, 1905, p.18
^ NEW MANCHESTER ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, March 2, 1921, p.3

[1] AS YOU WERE, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1920, p.3

[2] CONSERVATIVES GAIN FOUR SEATS AND LOSE TWO, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1920, p.7

[3] ALD. FILDES DEAD, Manchester Evening News, February 4, 1921, p.2

[4] NEW ALDERMAN, Manchester Evening News, March 20, 1920, p.3

[5] CONSERVATIVES GAIN FOUR SEATS AND LOSE TWO, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1920, p.7

[6] LIBERALISM V. LABOUR, Manchester Courier, June 3, 1905, p.18

[7] NEW MANCHESTER ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, March 2, 1921, p.3

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