Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Wednesday, 1 November 1905. 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.MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1905, p.7MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1905, p.7
Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLiberal Party 12,826 (28.1%) 4.014 (45.2%) 254 (43.5%)Conservative Party 20,221 (44.2%) 10.912 (38.7%) 552 (41.9%)Labour Party10,425 (22.8%) 8.65 (16.2%) 4 12 (9.7%)Independent 1,546 (3.4%) 12.90 (0.0%) 16 (4.8%)Independent Liberal 682 (1.5%)N/A0 (0.0%)N/A0 (0.0%)
Full council
+ ↓ 12 54 6 52
Aldermen
+ ↓ 20 11
Councillors
+ ↓ 12 34 6 41
Ward results
All Saints'
Ardwick
Blackley and Moston
Bradford
Cheetham
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Collegiate Church
Crumpsall
Didsbury
Exchange
Harpurhey
Longsight
Medlock Street
Miles Platting
Moss Side East
Moss Side West
New Cross
Newton Heath
Openshaw
Oxford
Rusholme
St. Ann's
St. Clement's
St. George's
St. James'
St. John's
St. Luke's
St. Mark's
St. Michael's
Withington
Aldermanic elections
Aldermanic election, 13 June 1906
Caused by the death on 24 May 1906 of Alderman James Tunstall (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 20 January 1897).OBITUARY, Manchester Courier, May 25, 1906, p.8MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, January 21, 1897, p.9
In his place, Councillor Hermann Goldschmidt (Liberal, St. James', elected 13 April 1892)MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, April 13, 1892, p.5 was elected as an alderman by the council on 13 June 1906.MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, June 14, 1906, p.4
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Liberal Hermann Goldschmidt 1910
By-elections between 1905 and 1906
Longsight, 15 November 1905
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor John Robert Wilson (Conservative, Longsight, elected 30 November 1890)THE MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, December 1, 1890, p.5 on 25 October 1905THE CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 26, 1905, p.4 following the resignation on 2 October 1905 of Alderman Sir John Harwood (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 21 February 1881). SIR JOHN HARWOOD RETIRES, Manchester Courier, October 3, 1905, p.12MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, February 21, 1881, p.2
LONGSIGHT WARD BYE-ELECTION, Manchester Courier, November 18, 1905, p.17
Crumpsall, 7 May 1906
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Dr. William Francis Dearden (Conservative, Crumpsall, elected 1 November 1895)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1895, p.5 on 2 May 1906.CITY COUNCILLOR RESIGNS, Manchester Evening News, May 2, 1906, p.2
NEW COUNCILLOR FOR CRUMPSALL, Manchester Courier, May 8, 1906, p.3
St. James', 18 June 1906
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Hermann Goldschmidt (Liberal, St. James', elected 13 April 1892)MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, April 13, 1892, p.5 on 13 June 1906MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, June 14, 1906, p.4 following the death on 24 May 1906 of Alderman James Tunstall (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 20 January 1897).OBITUARY, Manchester Courier, May 25, 1906, p.8MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, June 21, 1897, p.9
ST. JAMES'S WARD BYE-ELECTION, Manchester Courier, June 19, 1906, p.12
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