Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1912. 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, 1912, p.11MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN, Manchester Courier, October 25, 1912, p.8
Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party 20,685 (49.2%) 3.523 (65.7%) 277 (55.0%)Liberal Party 12,361 (29.4%) 5.8 6 (17.1%) 240 (28.6%)Labour Party 7,164 (17.0%) 9.93 (8.6%) 16 (11.4%)Independent 364 (0.9%) 2.83 (8.6%) 7 (5.0%)English League for the Taxation of Land Values 870 (2.1%)N/A0 (0.0%)N/A0 (0.0%)British Socialist Party 601 (1.4%) 1.20 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
Full council
+ ↓ 16 40 7 77
Aldermen
+ ↓ 15 1 19
Councillors
+ ↓ 16 25 6 58
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
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, 2 April 1913
Caused by the death on 18 March 1913 of Alderman W. B. Pritchard (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1909).THE LATE MR. T. C. ABBOTT, Manchester Evening News, March 18, 1913, p.11MAYORAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1909, p.9
In his place, Councillor John R. Smith (Conservative, Collegiate Church, elected 1 November 1898)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1898, p.6 was elected as an alderman by the council on 2 April 1913.THE STREET TRAFFIC PROBLEM, Manchester Courier, April 3, 1913, p.9
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative John R. Smith Collegiate Church 1913
By-elections between 1912 and 1913
Collegiate Church, 23 January 1913
Caused by the death of Councillor John Lowry (Conservative, Collegiate Church, elected 1 November 1899)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, October 25, 1899, p.7 on 6 January 1913.LATE MR. LOWRY, Manchester Courier, January 10, 1913, p.10
MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION, Manchester Courier, January 24, 1913, p.12
Collegiate Church, 15 April 1913
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor J. R. Smith (Conservative, Collegiate Church, elected 1 November 1898)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1898, p.6 on 2 April 1913THE STREET TRAFFIC PROBLEM, Manchester Courier, April 3, 1913, p.9 following the death on 18 March 1913 of Alderman W. B. Pritchard (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1909).THE LATE MR. T. C. ABBOTT, Manchester Evening News, March 18, 1913, p.11MAYORAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1909, p.9
MUNICIPAL BYE-ELECTION, Manchester Courier, April 16, 1913, p.10
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