| Election Name: | 1920 Manchester City Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Flag Image: | Arms of the City of Manchester.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1919 Manchester City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1919 |
| Next Election: | 1921 Manchester City Council election |
| Next Year: | 1921 |
| Seats For Election: | 35 of 140 seats on Manchester City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 71 |
| 3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
| Leader of the Council | |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| Posttitle: | Leader of the Council after election |
| After Party: | No overall control |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 65 |
| Seats1: | 16 |
| Seats After1: | 67 |
| Popular Vote1: | 34,013 |
| Percentage1: | 34.1% |
| Party2: | Liberal Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 40 |
| Seats2: | 8 |
| Seats After2: | 40 |
| Popular Vote2: | 19,926 |
| Percentage2: | 20.0% |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before3: | 31 |
| Seats3: | 7 |
| Seats After3: | 30 |
| Popular Vote3: | 30,492 |
| Percentage3: | 30.6% |
| Party4: | Co-operative Party |
| Seats Before4: | 2 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seats After4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 5,451 |
| Percentage4: | 4.5% |
| Party5: | Independent (politician) |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats5: | 3 |
| Seats After5: | 2 |
| Popular Vote5: | 9,374 |
| Percentage5: | 9.4% |
| Swing5: | 3.2% |
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Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Monday, 1 November 1920. 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]
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Conservative Party | 34,013 (34.1%) | 1.0 | 16 (45.7%) | 2 | 67 (47.9%) | |||||
| Liberal Party | 19,926 (20.0%) | 1.9 | 8 (22.9%) | 40 (28.6%) | ||||||
| Labour Party | 30,492 (30.6%) | 4.6 | 7 (20.0%) | 1 | 30 (21.4%) | |||||
| Independent | 9,374 (9.4%) | 3.2 | 3 (8.6%) | 1 | 2 (1.4%) | |||||
| Co-operative Party | 4,810 (4.8%) | 0.3 | 1 (2.9%) | 1 | 1 (0.7%) | |||||
| NFDDSS | 1,040 (1.0%) | 1.0 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | |||||
| 30 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 67 |
* Two candidates having received 779 votes each, Hill was returned on the Alderman's casting vote
Caused by the death on 4 February 1921 of Alderman John Fildes (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 20 March 1907).[3] [4]
In his place, Councillor Robert Turner (Independent, St. Mark's, elected 1 November 1920; previously 1905-19)[5] [6] was elected as an alderman by the council on 2 March 1921.[7]