Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Tuesday, 1 November 1910. 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 retained overall control of the council.MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1910, p.7COUNCIL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, October 25, 1910, p.8
Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party 21,156 (38.5%) 7.819 (54.3%) 73 (52.1%)Liberal Party 13,797 (25.1%) 6.8 9 (25.7%) 145 (32.1%)Labour Party 14,070 (25.6%) 4.37 (20.0%) 5 15 (10.7%)Independent 5,861 (10.7%) 5.20 (0.0%) 47 (5.0%)
Full council
+ ↓ 15 45 7 73
Aldermen
+ ↓ 18 1 16
Councillors
+ ↓ 15 27 6 57
Ward results
All Saints'
Ardwick
Blackley and Moston
Bradford
Cheetham
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Collegiate Church
Crumpsall
Didsbury
Exchange
Gorton North
Gorton South
Harpurhey
Levenshulme North
Levenshulme South
Longsight
Medlock Street
Miles Platting
Moss Side East
Moss Side West
New Cross
Newton Heath
Openshaw
* Two candidates having received 1,482 votes each, Titt was returned on the Alderman's casting vote
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, 9 November 1910
At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1910, the terms of office of seventeen aldermen expired.MAYORAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1910, p.4
The following seventeen were elected as aldermen by the council on 9 November 1910 for a term of six years.
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Liberal William Birkbeck* New Cross 1916 Liberal James Bowes* Miles Platting 1916 Liberal Daniel Boyle* St. Luke's 1916 Conservative Henry Richard Box* Moss Side East 1916 Conservative Richard Burtles* Levenshulme North 1916 Conservative Arthur Copeland* St. James' 1916 Liberal Hermann Goldschmidt* 1916 Conservative Walter Harwood* Didsbury 1916 Conservative Edward Holt* Crumpsall 1916 Conservative Christopher Hornby All Saints' 1916 Independent Fletcher Moss* 1916 Liberal Fred Pogson* Gorton North 1916 Liberal Henry Plummer* Rusholme 1916 Liberal John Royle* St. George's 1916 Liberal William Trevor* St. Clement's 1916 Conservative Sir William H. Vaudrey* Exchange 1916 Conservative John Robert Wilson* 1916
Aldermanic election, 22 February 1911
Caused by the death on 8 February 1911 of Alderman William Trevor (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 1 February 1905).MR. WILLIAM TREVOR, Manchester Guardian, February 9, 1911, p.10CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, February 2, 1905, p.6
In his place, Councillor John Harrop (Liberal, St. Clement's, elected 1 November 1897)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1897, p.6 was elected as an alderman by the council on 22 February 1911.ST. CLEMENT'S WARD VACANCY, Manchester Guardian, February 23, 1911, p.5
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Liberal John Harrop St. Clement's 1916
Aldermanic election, 14 June 1911
Caused by the death on 28 May 1911 of Alderman Thomas Briggs (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1901).CITY ALDERMAN'S DEATH, Manchester Evening News, May 29, 1911, p.6THE CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 11, 1901, p.10
In his place, Councillor G. K. Ashton (Conservative, Rusholme, elected 1 November 1897)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1897, p.6 was elected as an alderman by the council on 14 June 1911.CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, June 15, 1911, p.7
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative G. K. Ashton Ardwick 1913
By-elections between 1910 and 1911
Bradford, 8 November 1910
Caused by the resignation of Councillor John Edward Sutton M.P. (Labour, Bradford, elected 1 November 1894)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1894, p.5 on 26 October 1910.A CANDIDATE FOR BRADFORD WARD, Manchester Guardian, October 27, 1910, p.5
"BRADFORD WARD-BY-ELECTION", Manchester Guardian, November 9, 1910, p.4
By-elections, 21 November 1910
Two by-elections were held on 21 November 1910 to fill vacancies which had arisen in the city council.COUNCIL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 22, 1910, p.16
All Saints'
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Christopher Hornby (Conservative, All Saints', elected 1 November 1897)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1897, p.8 on 9 November 1910MAYORAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 9, 1910, p.4 following the resignation on 9 November 1910 of Alderman Walton Smith (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 18 October 1883).MAYORAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 9, 1910, p.4MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, October 20, 1883, p.14
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Alexander Thomson (Liberal, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, elected 8 March 1910)CITY BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, March 9, 1910, p.6 on 9 November 1910.MAYORAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 9, 1910, p.4
St. Michael's, 25 November 1910
Caused by the death of Councillor Thomas Quinn Ruddin (Liberal, St. Michael's, elected 1 November 1897)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1897, p.6 on 10 November 1910.MR. T. Q. RUDDIN, Manchester Guardian, November 11, 1910, p.8
"MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN MANCHESTER", Manchester Guardian, November 26, 1910, p.6
St. Clement's, 8 March 1911
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor John Harrop (Liberal, St. Clement's, elected 1 November 1897)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1897, p.6 on 22 February 1911ST. CLEMENT'S WARD VACANCY, Manchester Guardian, February 23, 1911, p.5 following the death on 8 February 1911 of Alderman William Trevor (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 1 February 1905).MR. WILLIAM TREVOR, Manchester Guardian, February 9, 1911, p.10CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, February 2, 1905, p.6
MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, March 19, 1911, p.6
Rusholme, 27 June 1911
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor G. K. Ashton (Conservative, Rusholme, elected 1 November 1897)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1897, p.6 on 14 June 1911CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, June 15, 1911, p.7 following the death on 28 May 1911 of Alderman Thomas Briggs (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1901).CITY ALDERMAN'S DEATH, Manchester Evening News, May 29, 1911, p.6THE CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 11, 1901, p.10
RUSHOLME BY-ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, June 28, 1911, p.16
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