St. Mark's was an electoral division of Manchester City Council which was represented from 1890 until 1971. It covered parts of Longsight and West Gorton in East Manchester.
Overview
St. Mark's ward was created in 1890,THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1890, p.8 as a result of the Manchester Extension Scheme 1890, which transferred the townships of Blackley, Crumpsall, Moston, Newton, Openshaw, and parts of Gorton to the Manchester corporation.MANCHESTER CITY EXTENSION SCHEME, Manchester Courier, July 25, 1890, p.6 Initially, it covered that part of the incorporated area of Gorton to the north of Hyde Road. In 1919, the northern portion of the Longsight ward was transferred to the ward. Further city-wide boundary revisions in 1950 transferred that part of the Longsight ward to the east of the Crewe-Manchester Line to the ward."Tories' Net Gain of Two Seats in Manchester", Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p. 8 The ward was abolished in 1971 and its remaining area was transferred to the Ardwick and Longsight wards.Council graph shows new records, The Guardian, May 24, 1971, p.6
From its creation until 1918, the ward formed part of the Manchester South Parliamentary constituency.Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 c.23, Schedule 6: Divisions of Boroughs From 1918 until its abolition, it was part of the Manchester Ardwick Parliamentary constituency.
Councillors
ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor 1890 L. Higginbottom (Lib) S. H. Brooks (Lib) W. H. Wainwright (Lib) November 1890 E. J. Reynolds (Con) S. H. Brooks (Lib) W. H. Wainwright (Lib) 1891 E. J. Reynolds (Con) S. H. Brooks (Lib) W. H. Wainwright (Lib) 1892 E. J. Reynolds (Con) S. H. Brooks (Lib) W. H. Wainwright (Lib) 1893 J. Phythian (Con) S. H. Brooks (Lib) W. H. Wainwright (Lib) 1894 J. Phythian (Con) S. H. Brooks (Lib) W. H. Wainwright (Lib) 1895 J. Phythian (Con) S. H. Brooks (Lib) W. H. Wainwright (Lib) 1896 J. Phythian (Con) S. H. Brooks (Lib) W. H. Wainwright (Lib) 1897 J. Phythian (Con) S. H. Brooks (Lib) W. H. Wainwright (Lib) 1898 J. Phythian (Con) W. H. Beastow (Con) W. H. Wainwright (Lib) 1899 J. Phythian (Con) W. H. Beastow (Con) W. H. Wainwright (Lib) 1900 J. Phythian (Con) W. H. Beastow (Con) W. H. Wainwright (Lib) 1901 J. Phythian (Con) W. H. Beastow (Con) W. H. Wainwright (Lib) January 1902 J. Allison (Lib) W. H. Beastow (Con) W. H. Wainwright (Lib) 1902 J. Allison (Lib) W. H. Beastow (Con) W. H. Wainwright (Lib) 1903 J. Allison (Lib) W. H. Beastow (Con) W. H. Wainwright (Lib) 1904 J. Allison (Lib) W. H. Beastow (Con) W. H. Wainwright (Lib) May 1905 J. Allison (Lib) W. H. Beastow (Con) R. Turner (Ind. Lib) 1905 J. Allison (Lib) W. H. Beastow (Con) R. Turner (Lib) 1906 J. Allison (Lib) W. H. Beastow (Con) R. Turner (Lib) 1907 J. Allison (Lib) W. Chapman (Con) R. Turner (Lib) 1908 J. Allison (Lib) W. Chapman (Con) R. Turner (Lib) 1909 J. Allison (Lib) W. Chapman (Con) R. Turner (Lib) 1910 J. Allison (Lib) W. Chapman (Con) R. Turner (Lib) 1911 J. Allison (Lib) W. Chapman (Con) R. Turner (Lib) 1912 J. Allison (Lib) W. Chapman (Con) R. Turner (Lib) 1913 J. Allison (Lib) W. Chapman (Con) R. Turner (Lib) 1914 J. Allison (Lib) W. Chapman (Con) R. Turner (Lib) 1919 G. Jennison (Lib) W. Chapman (Con) G. Hall (Lab) 1920 G. Jennison (Lib) R. Turner (Ind) G. Hall (Lab) March 1921 G. Jennison (Lib) W. Chapman (Con) G. Hall (Lab) 1921 I. Brassington (Lab) W. Chapman (Con) G. Hall (Lab) 1922 I. Brassington (Lab) W. Chapman (Con) G. Hall (Lab) 1923 I. Brassington (Lab) C. Wood (Lab) G. Hall (Lab) 1924 I. Brassington (Lab) C. Wood (Lab) G. Hall (Lab) 1925 I. Brassington (Lab) C. Wood (Lab) G. Hall (Lab) 1926 I. Brassington (Lab) C. Wood (Lab) G. Hall (Lab) 1927 I. Brassington (Lab) C. Wood (Lab) G. Hall (Lab) 1928 I. Brassington (Lab) C. Wood (Lab) G. Hall (Lab) 1929 I. Brassington (Lab) C. Wood (Lab) G. Hall (Lab) 1930 I. Brassington (Lab) C. Wood (Lab) G. Hall (Lab) 1931 I. Brassington (Lab) C. Wood (Lab) G. Hall (Lab) September 1932 I. Brassington (Lab) C. Wood (Lab) G. Hall (ILP) 1932 I. Brassington (Lab) C. Wood (Lab) G. Hall (ILP) January 1933 T. M. Larrad (Lab) C. Wood (Lab) G. Hall (ILP) 1933 T. M. Larrad (Lab) C. Wood (Lab) G. Hall (ILP) January 1934 T. M. Larrad (Lab) C. Wood (Lab) G. Hall (Ind. Lab) 1934 T. M. Larrad (Lab) C. Wood (Lab) G. Hall (Ind. Lab) 1935 T. M. Larrad (Lab) C. Wood (Lab) G. Hall (Ind. Lab) 1936 T. M. Larrad (Lab) C. Wood (Lab) G. Hall (Ind. Lab) November 1936 T. M. Larrad (Lab) C. Wood (Lab) J. W. Ellershaw (Lab) 1937 T. M. Larrad (Lab) C. Wood (Lab) J. W. Ellershaw (Lab) 1938 T. M. Larrad (Lab) C. Wood (Lab) J. W. Ellershaw (Lab) 1945 T. M. Larrad (Lab) H. Eastwood (Lab) J. W. Ellershaw (Lab) 1946 T. M. Larrad (Lab) H. Eastwood (Lab) J. W. Ellershaw (Lab) 1947 T. M. Larrad (Lab) H. Eastwood (Lab) J. W. Ellershaw (Lab) 1949 T. M. Larrad (Lab) H. Eastwood (Lab) J. W. Ellershaw (Lab) 1950 T. M. Larrad (Lab) H. Eastwood (Lab) J. W. Ellershaw (Lab) 1951 T. M. Larrad (Lab) H. Eastwood (Lab) J. W. Ellershaw (Lab) November 1951 W. Shaw (Lab) H. Eastwood (Lab) J. W. Ellershaw (Lab) 1952 W. Shaw (Lab) H. Eastwood (Lab) J. W. Ellershaw (Lab) 1953 W. Shaw (Lab) H. Eastwood (Lab) J. W. Ellershaw (Lab) 1954 W. Shaw (Lab) B. Conlan (Lab) L. Drury (Lab) 1955 W. Shaw (Lab) B. Conlan (Lab) L. Drury (Lab) 1956 W. Shaw (Lab) B. Conlan (Lab) N. Morris (Lab) 1957 W. Shaw (Lab) B. Conlan (Lab) N. Morris (Lab) 1958 W. Shaw (Lab) B. Conlan (Lab) N. Morris (Lab) 1959 W. Shaw (Lab) B. Conlan (Lab) N. Morris (Lab) 1960 W. Shaw (Lab) B. Conlan (Lab) N. Morris (Lab) 1961 W. Shaw (Lab) B. Conlan (Lab) N. Morris (Lab) 1962 W. Shaw (Lab) B. Conlan (Lab) N. Morris (Lab) 1963 W. Shaw (Lab) B. Conlan (Lab) N. Morris (Lab) 1964 W. Shaw (Lab) B. Conlan (Lab) N. Morris (Lab) 1965 W. Shaw (Lab) B. Conlan (Lab) N. Morris (Lab) 1966 W. Shaw (Lab) J. T. Morgan (Lab) N. Morris (Lab) 1967 W. Shaw (Lab) J. T. Morgan (Lab) N. Morris (Lab) 1968 W. Shaw (Lab) J. T. Morgan (Lab) N. Morris (Lab) 1969 W. Shaw (Lab) J. T. Morgan (Lab) N. Morris (Lab) September 1969 W. Shaw (Lab) W. A. Downward (Lab) N. Morris (Lab) 1970 W. Shaw (Lab) W. A. Downward (Lab) N. Morris (Lab)
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Elections in 1970s
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See also Manchester City Council Manchester City Council elections
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