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	{{Election box candidate with party link\|		{{Election box candidate with party link\|
	\|party = Liberal Party (UK)		\|party = Liberal Party (UK)
	\|candidate = '''R. ~~Bishop~~*'''		\|candidate = ''']'''
	\|votes = '''2,~~505~~'''		\|votes = '''2,917'''
	\|percentage = '''59.3'''		\|percentage = '''63.3'''
	\|change = '''+8.7'''		\|change = '''+4.0'''
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link\|		{{Election box candidate with party link\|
	\|party = Liberal Party (UK)		\|party = Liberal Party (UK)
	\|candidate = '''M. ~~Grimshaw~~'''		\|candidate = '''J. Simpson*'''
	\|votes = '''2,~~162~~'''		\|votes = '''2,914'''
	\|percentage = '''51.2'''		\|percentage = '''63.2'''
	\|change = '''+0.6'''		\|change = '''+3.9'''
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link\|		{{Election box candidate with party link\|
	\|party = Conservative Party (UK)		\|party = Conservative Party (UK)
	\|candidate = W. Holland*		\|candidate = E. G. Simpson
	\|votes = 1,~~897~~		\|votes = 1,708
	\|percentage = 44.9		\|percentage = 37.0
	\|change = -12.0		\|change = -7.9
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link\|		{{Election box candidate with party link\|
	\|party = Conservative Party (UK)		\|party = Conservative Party (UK)
	\|candidate = I. ~~Barnes~~		\|candidate = F. B. Smith
	\|votes = 1,~~885~~		\|votes = 1,679
	\|percentage = 44.6		\|percentage = 36.4
	\|change = -12.3		\|change = -8.5
	}}		}}
	{{Election box majority\|		{{Election box majority\|
	\|votes = ~~265~~		\|votes = 1,206
	\|percentage = 6.3		\|percentage = 26.2
	\|change = +2.5		\|change = +19.9
	}}		}}
	{{Election box turnout\|		{{Election box turnout\|
	\|votes = 4,~~225~~		\|votes = 4,610
	\|percentage =		\|percentage =
	\|change =		\|change =
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	{{Election box ~~gain~~ with party link\|		{{Election box hold with party link\|
	\|winner = Liberal Party (UK)		\|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
	\|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
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Revision as of 19:49, 26 December 2024

Local election in Manchester

1900 Manchester City Council election

← 1899

1 November 1900 (1900-11-01)

1901 →

26 of 104 seats
to Manchester City Council
53 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Conservative	Liberal	Labour
Last election	18 seats, 51.1%	8 seats, 39.7%	0 seats, 8.2%
Seats before	49	47	3
Seats won	12	10	2
Seats after	51	45	3
Seat change	2	2
Popular vote	15,192	11,817	2,440
Percentage	51.1%	39.7%	8.2%
Swing	0.9%	5.1%	4.8%

	Fourth party	Fifth party	Sixth party

Party	Liberal Unionist	Independent	Social Democratic Federation
Last election	0 seats, 0.0%	0 seats, 1.0%	0 seats, 0.0%
Seats before	3	1	1
Seats won	0	1	1
Seats after	3	1	1
Seat change
Popular vote	0	0	0
Percentage	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Swing		1.0%

Map of results of 1900 election

Leader of the Council before election

No overall control

Leader of the Council after election

No overall control

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1900. 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.

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	15,192 (51.1%)	0.9	12 (46.2%)	12 / 26	2	51 (49.0%)	51 / 104
Liberal Party	11,817 (39.7%)	5.1	10 (38.5%)	10 / 26	2	45 (43.3%)	45 / 104
Labour Party	2,440 (8.2%)	4.8	2 (7.7%)	2 / 26		3 (2.9%)	3 / 104
Liberal Unionist	0 (0.0%)		0 (0.0%)	0 / 26		3 (2.9%)	3 / 104
Independent	0 (0.0%)	1.0	1 (3.8%)	1 / 26		1 (1.0%)	1 / 104
Social Democratic Federation	0 (0.0%)		1 (3.8%)	1 / 26		1 (1.0%)	1 / 104

Full council

↓
1	3	45	1	3	51

Aldermen

↓
15	3	8

Councillors

↓
1	3	30	1	43

Ward results

All Saints'

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

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Whittaker*	1,629	54.4	−3.5
	Labour	G. Wearing	1,368	45.6	N/A
Majority			261	8.8	−7.0
Turnout			2,997
	Conservative hold		Swing

Blackley & Moston

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

Bradford

Bradford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. E. Sutton*	3,008	68.8	N/A
	Conservative	G. Jennison	1,363	31.2	N/A
Majority			1,645	37.6	N/A
Turnout			4,371
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Halliday*	1,447	55.4	N/A
	Conservative	R. Oliver	1,166	44.6	−34.9
Majority			281	10.8
Turnout			2,613
	Liberal 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. Mackeague	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	%	±%
	Labour	F. Brocklehurst*	3,003	57.8	+25.0
	Conservative	G. W. Chadwick	2,195	42.2	−1.9
Majority			808	15.6
Turnout			5,198
	Labour 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	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Kemp*	1,706	56.8	+16.3
	Liberal	R. Carhart	1,299	43.2	−16.3
Majority			407	13.6
Turnout			3,005
	Conservative hold		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	D. Boyle*	2,917	63.3	+4.0
	Liberal	J. Simpson*	2,914	63.2	+3.9
	Conservative	E. G. Simpson	1,708	37.0	−7.9
	Conservative	F. B. Smith	1,679	36.4	−8.5
Majority			1,206	26.2	+19.9
Turnout			4,610
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Newton Heath

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

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Pollitt*	1,779	60.4	+1.0
	Labour	E. J. Hart	1,168	39.6	−1.0
Majority			611	20.8	+2.0
Turnout			2,947
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Simpson	325	51.9	N/A
	Liberal	A. Burgon	301	48.1	N/A
Majority			24	3.8	N/A
Turnout			626
	Conservative gain from Liberal		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	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Harrop*	751	54.9	+9.2
	Conservative	R. A. Kinder	616	45.1	−9.2
Majority			125	9.8
Turnout			1,367
	Liberal 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	J. Ingle	510	51.5	N/A
	Liberal	M. Wells*	481	48.5	N/A
Majority			29	3.0	N/A
Turnout			991
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. H. Scott*	1,770	61.5	N/A
	Conservative	W. Chapman	1,109	38.5	N.A
Majority			661	23.0	N/A
Turnout			2,879
	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 1900 and 1901

References

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1900, p.9
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1900, p.6

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