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1893 Manchester City Council election

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26 of 104 seats
to Manchester City Council
53 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Liberal Unionist
Last election 10 seats,
32.9%
14 seats,
45.9%
1 seats,
0.0%
Seats before 47 48 9
Seats won 15 11 0
Seats after 48 48 8
Seat change Increase1 Steady Decrease1
Popular vote 7,491 10,435 0
Percentage 32.9% 45.9% 0.0%
Swing Decrease18.9% Increase2.2% Decrease2.4%

Map of results of 1893 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 Wednesday, 1 November 1893. 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 7,491 (32.9%) Decrease 18.9 15 (57.7%) 15 / 26 Increase 1 48 (46.2%) 48 / 104
Liberal Party 10,435 (45.9%) Increase 2.2 11 (42.3%) 11 / 26 Steady 48 (46.2%) 48 / 104
Liberal Unionist 0 (0.0%) Decrease 2.4 0 (0.0%) 0 / 26 Decrease 1 8 (7.7%) 8 / 104
Labour Party 2,235 (9.8%) Increase 0 (0.0%) 0 / 26 Steady 0 (0.0%) 0 / 104
Independent 1,025 (4.5%) Increase 2.4 0 (0.0%) 0 / 26 Steady 0 (0.0%) 0 / 104
Palace of Varieties 1,174 (5.2%) N/A 0 (0.0%) 0 / 26 N/A 0 (0.0%) 0 / 104
Independent Labour 200 (0.9%) N/A 0 (0.0%) 0 / 26 N/A 0 (0.0%) 0 / 104
Independent Liberal 180 (0.8%) N/A 0 (0.0%) 0 / 26 N/A 0 (0.0%) 0 / 104

Full council

48 8 48

Aldermen

14 4 8

Councillors

34 4 40

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Ashcroft* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist R. C. Smith* uncontested
Liberal Unionist hold Swing

Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Ward* uncontested
Liberal 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* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Heywood 548 59.2 N/A
Liberal G. Rhodes* 378 40.8 N/A
Majority 170 18.4 N/A
Turnout 926
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Exchange

Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. G. Batty* 411 56.5 N/A
Independent D. P. Schloss 317 43.5 N/A
Majority 94 13.0 N/A
Turnout 728
Liberal hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Richards* 2,163 65.1 N/A
Labour A. Settle 1,162 34.9 N/A
Majority 1,001 30.2 N/A
Turnout 3,325
Conservative hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. R. Wilson* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. H. Mainwaring* 1,824 70.8 N/A
Palace of Varieties E. Jones 753 29.2 N/A
Majority 1,071 41.6 N/A
Turnout 2,577
Conservative hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Bowes* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. Birkbeck* 2,000 66.6 N/A
Liberal R. Lloyd* 1,860 61.9 N/A
Labour J. Ritson 1,073 35.7 N/A
Majority 787 26.2 N/A
Turnout 3,003
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. Trevor* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Taylor* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Oxford

Oxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. H. Greenhow* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H. Plummer 708 59.7 N/A
Conservative S. Royle* 478 40.3 N/A
Majority 230 19.4 N/A
Turnout 1,186
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Fildes 695 67.9 +13.9
Liberal J. H. Boydell 328 32.1 −13.8
Majority 367 35.8 +27.6
Turnout 1,023
Conservative gain from Liberal Unionist Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal G. D. Kelley* 716 53.7 +8.5
Conservative R. Smith 618 46.3 −8.5
Majority 98 7.4
Turnout 1,334
Liberal hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal R. Carhart* 1,859 81.5 N/A
Palace of Varieties J. Waddington 421 18.5 N/A
Majority 1,438 63.0 N/A
Turnout 2,280
Liberal hold Swing

St. James'

St. James'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal H. J. Goldschmidt* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Shuttleworth 499 58.8 +2.9
Liberal F. Smallman* 349 41.2 N/A
Majority 150 17.6 +5.8
Turnout 848
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Luke's

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

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal S. H. Brooks* 870 50.1 −2.1
Conservative J. Phythian 666 38.4 −9.4
Independent Labour E. S. Jones 200 11.5 N/A
Majority 204 11.7 +7.3
Turnout 1,736
Liberal hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal D. McCabe* 1,664 90.2 +37.4
Independent Liberal H. Lightholder 180 9.8 N/A
Majority 1,484 80.4 +74.8
Turnout 1,844
Liberal hold Swing

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1893 and 1894

References

  1. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1893, p.6
  2. , Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1893, p.2
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