Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Wednesday, 1 November 1899. 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 15,192 (51.1%)
Increase 0.9 18 (69.2%)
18 / 26
 Increase 1 50 (48.1%)
50 / 104
Liberal Party 11,817 (39.7%)
Increase 5.1 8 (30.8%)
8 / 26
 Steady 46 (44.2%)
46 / 104
Labour Party 2,440 (8.2%)
Decrease 4.8 0 (0.0%)
0 / 26
 Steady 3 (2.9%)
3 / 104
Liberal Unionist 0 (0.0%)
Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 26
 Decrease 1 3 (2.9%)
3 / 104
Independent 290 (1.0%)
Decrease 1.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 26
 Steady 1 (1.0%)
1 / 104
Social Democratic Federation 0 (0.0%)
Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 26
 Steady 1 (1.0%)
1 / 104

Full council

↓
1 3 46 1 3 50

Aldermen

↓
15 3 8

Councillors

↓
1 3 31 1 42

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. B. Pritchard* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Pollitt* 1,771 57.9 N/A
Liberal W. M. Westerby 1,286 42.1 N/A
Majority 485 15.8 N/A
Turnout 3,057
Conservative hold Swing

Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. E. Ogden* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Dreyfus* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. H. Braddon* 1,127 79.5 N/A
Independent H. Benoliel 290 20.5 −15.9
Majority 837 59.0
Turnout 1,417
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Lowry 512 44.3 N/A
Liberal H. Whitehouse 380 32.8 N/A
Conservative J. Makeague 265 22.9 N/A
Majority 132 11.5 N/A
Turnout 1,157
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. Bradley* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Exchange

Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Smethurst* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Faulkner 1,615 44.1 +2.5
Labour T. Cook 1,201 32.8 N/A
Liberal H. Noble 843 23.0 −32.9
Majority 414 11.4
Turnout 3,659
Conservative hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Jennison* 991 62.5 N/A
Liberal D. Armstrong 595 37.5 N/A
Majority 396 25.0 N/A
Turnout 1,586
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. D. Pennington 1,517 59.5 N/A
Conservative J. Fielding 1,034 40.5 N/A
Majority 483 19.0 N/A
Turnout 2,551
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Milnes* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal R. Bishop* 2,505 59.3 +8.7
Liberal M. Grimshaw 2,162 51.2 +0.6
Conservative W. Holland* 1,897 44.9 −12.0
Conservative I. Barnes 1,885 44.6 −12.3
Majority 265 6.3 +2.5
Turnout 4,225
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. T. Rothwell* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Johnson 1,317 59.4 −0.6
Labour R. Macdonald 901 40.6 +0.6
Majority 416 18.8 −1.2
Turnout 2,218
Conservative hold Swing

Oxford

Oxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. J. Lambert* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal E. Holt* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. W. Botsford* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. B. Langley* 713 54.3 −6.1
Liberal R. Torkington 600 45.7 +6.1
Majority 113 8.6 −12.2
Turnout 1,313
Conservative hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. A. S. Daly* 1,336 50.1 +4.8
Liberal F. W. Maxwell 1,333 49.9 N/A
Majority 3 0.2
Turnout 2,669
Conservative hold Swing

St. James'

St. James'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Samson* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Watmough* uncontested
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal H. Marsden* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Phythian* 729 43.8 −30.8
Liberal J. Allison 596 35.8 N/A
Labour G. Gregory 338 20.4 −5.0
Majority 133 8.0 −41.2
Turnout 1,663
Conservative hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. H. Wells* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1899 and 1900

References

  1. ^ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1899, p.7
  2. ^ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, October 25, 1899, p.7
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