1884 Manchester City Council election

1884 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 7 seats, 46.6% 9 seats, 53.4% Seats before 39 25 Seats won 8 8 Seats after 39 25 Seat change Popular vote 14,816 16,845 Percentage 44.9% 51.1% Swing 1.7% 2.3%
Map of results of 1884 election
Leader of the Council before election Liberal Leader of the Council after election Liberal

Elections to Manchester City Council took place on Saturday, 1 November 1884. 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		14,816 (44.9%)		1.7	8 (50.0%)	8 / 16		39 (60.9%)	39 / 64
Conservative Party		16,845 (51.1%)		2.3	8 (50.0%)	8 / 16		25 (39.1%)	25 / 64
Ind. Nationalist		1,305 (4.0%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 16		0 (0.0%)	0 / 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	%	±%
	Liberal	A. McDougall	1,101	53.0	+10.5
	Conservative	T. Potts*	975	47.0	−10.5
Majority			126	6.0
Turnout			2,076
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. H. Crosfield	2,030	50.8	N/A
	Conservative	S. P. Bidder	1,966	49.2	N/A
Majority			64	1.6	N/A
Turnout			3,996
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Boddington*	1,531	69.8	N/A
	Liberal	G. T. Stanley	663	30.2	N/A
Majority			868	39.6	N/A
Turnout			2,194
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. A. Nicholls*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

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

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Deakin	1,636	58.9	N/A
	Liberal	D. Greenwood*	1,141	41.1	N/A
Majority			495	17.8	N/A
Turnout			2,777
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Woodhouse	2,326	59.8	N/A
	Conservative	J. Swindells	2,253	57.9	N/A
	Liberal	W. Birkbeck	1,611	41.4	N/A
	Liberal	H. C. Pingstone	1,594	41.0	N/A
Majority			642	16.5	N/A
Turnout			3,892
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

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

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Rose	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Asquith*	774	51.2	+2.7
	Conservative	B. Gibbons	737	48.8	−2.7
Majority			37	2.4
Turnout			1,511
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Gibson*	1,786	58.4	N/A
	Conservative	P. Gregory	1,272	41.6	N/A
Majority			514	16.8	N/A
Turnout			3,058
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. James'

St. James'

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

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Livesley*	575	69.9	N/A
	Liberal	H. G. Nicholson	248	30.1	N/A
Majority			327	39.8	N/A
Turnout			823
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. W. Southern	1,883	61.1	N/A
	Conservative	J. Towers	1,201	38.9	N/A
Majority			682	22.2	N/A
Turnout			3,084
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Faulkner*	2,373	41.9	−10.8
	Liberal	W. Sherratt	1,985	35.1	−12.2
	Ind. Nationalist	M. Hasney	1,305	23.0	N/A
Majority			388	6.8	+1.4
Turnout			5,663
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1884, p.6
2. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1884, p.5