1889 Manchester City Council election

Local election in Manchester

1 November 1889 (1889-11-01)

19 of 76 seats
to Manchester City Council
39 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Conservative	Liberal	Liberal Unionist
Last election	10 seats, 62.7%	4 seats, 31.5%	5 seats, 0.0%
Seats before	36	30	10
Seats won	9	9	1
Seats after	36	30	10
Seat change
Popular vote	16,170	15,780	0
Percentage	48.6%	47.4%	0.0%
Swing	14.1%	15.9%

Map of results of 1889 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 Friday, 1 November 1889. 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	16,170 (48.6%)	14.1	9 (47.4%)	9 / 19	36 (47.4%)	36 / 76
Liberal Party	15,780 (47.4%)	15.9	9 (47.4%)	9 / 19	30 (39.5%)	30 / 76
Liberal Unionist	0 (0.0%)		1 (5.3%)	1 / 19	10 (13.2%)	10 / 76
Independent	1,350 (4.1%)		0 (0.0%)	0 / 19	0 (0.0%)	0 / 76

Full council

↓
30	10	36

Aldermen

↓
8	4	7

Councillors

↓
22	6	29

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Ashcroft*	1,424	59.2	N/A
	Liberal	W. B. Pritchard	982	40.8	N/A
Majority			442	18.4	N/A
Turnout			2,406
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Chesters Thompson*	2,596	68.6	N/A
	Liberal	J. H. Whitehouse	1,187	31.4	N/A
Majority			1,409	37.2	N/A
Turnout			3,783
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Hutt*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Rushworth*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Bradshaw	834	57.4	N/A
	Liberal	E. Barton	619	42.6	N/A
Majority			215	14.8	N/A
Turnout			1,453
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Exchange

Exchange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Milling*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Richards*	2,104	62.0	N/A
	Liberal	T. W. Foxcroft	1,288	38.0	N/A
Majority			816	24.0	N/A
Turnout			3,392
	Conservative hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. H. Mainwaring*	1,949	55.3	N/A
	Liberal	T. Swindells	1,577	44.7	N/A
Majority			372	10.6	N/A
Turnout			3,526
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Lloyd*	2,453	53.5	N/A
	Liberal	W. Birkbeck*	2,443	53.3	N/A
	Conservative	J. Burgess	2,210	48.2	N/A
	Conservative	J. Taylor	2,075	45.2	N/A
Majority			223	4.8	N/A
Turnout			4,586
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	B. T. Leech*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Royle*	999	51.5	N/A
	Liberal	W. Johnson	942	48.5	N/A
Majority			57	3.0	N/A
Turnout			1,941
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	J. D. Milne*	uncontested
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. C. Schou*	800	55.1	−2.3
	Liberal	J. Brierley	652	44.9	+2.3
Majority			148	10.2	−4.6
Turnout			1,452
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Tatton	1,987	59.5	N/A
	Independent	A. Alsop	1,350	40.5	N/A
Majority			637	19.0	N/A
Turnout			3,337
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. James'

St. James'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. E. Lloyd*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Robinson*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Marshall*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. McCabe	1,650	58.3	N/A
	Conservative	J. Lee	1,179	41.7	N/A
Majority			471	16.6	N/A
Turnout			2,829
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Aldermanic elections

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By-elections between 1889 and 1890

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References

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1889, p.8
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, October 25, 1889, p.6

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