1883 Manchester City Council election

1883 Manchester City Council election

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16 of 64 seats to Manchester City Council 33 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Liberal Conservative Last election 12 seats, 39.6% 4 seats, 60.4% Seats before 40 24 Seats won 7 9 Seats after 39 25 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 3,586 4,114 Percentage 46.6% 53.4% Swing 7.0% 7.0%
Map of results of 1883 election
Leader of the Council before election Liberal Leader of the Council after election Liberal

Elections to Manchester City Council took place on Thursday, 1 November 1883. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Liberal Party retained overall control of the council. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Liberal Party		3,586 (46.6%)		7.0	7 (43.8%)	7 / 16	1	39 (60.9%)	39 / 64
Conservative Party		4,114 (53.4%)		7.0	9 (56.2%)	9 / 16	1	25 (39.1%)	25 / 64

Full council

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39

25

Aldermen

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13

3

Councillors

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26

22

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Ashcroft	881	57.5	+3.4
	Liberal	J. Little*	652	42.5	−3.4
Majority			229	15.0	+6.8
Turnout			1,533
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Chesters Thompson*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

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

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Griffin*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

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

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

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

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. McDougall	uncontested
	Conservative	H. Shaw*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

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

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. D. Milne	uncontested
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. C. Schou	765	51.5	N/A
	Liberal	J. W. Southern*	719	48.5	N/A
Majority			46	3.0	N/A
Turnout			1,484
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. B. Goldsworthy*	uncontested
	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	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Moulton*	2,468	52.7	N/A
	Liberal	R. Ramsbottom	2,215	47.3	N/A
Majority			253	5.4	N/A
Turnout			4,683
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1883, p.8
2. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1883, p.8