1885 Manchester City Council election

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1885 Manchester City Council election
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25 of 76 seats
to Manchester City Council
39 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Liberal Conservative
Seats before3925
Seats won1312
Seats after4234
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Increase2.svg7
Popular vote12,31313,199
Percentage46.9%50.3%
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Map of results of 1885 election
Leader of the Council before election


Liberal

Leader of the Council after election


Liberal

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Monday, 2 November 1885. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. Owing to the extension of the city's boundaries, [1] three new wards (Bradford, Harpurhey, and Rusholme) elected all of their councillors for the first time.

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The Liberal Party retained overall control of the council. [2] [3]

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Liberal Party 12,313 (46.9%)
13 (52.0%)
13 / 25
Increase2.svg 242 (55.3%)
42 / 76
Conservative Party 13,199 (50.3%)
12 (48.0%)
12 / 25
Increase2.svg 734 (44.7%)
34 / 76
Independent Liberal 749 (2.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 / 25
0 (0.0%)
0 / 76

Full council

↓
4234

Aldermen

↓
145

Councillors

↓
2829

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Roberts*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Hinchliffe*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford (3 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Williams1,53865.4
Conservative J. Tunstall1,50263.8
Liberal J. Hutt1,19650.8
Liberal C. Cooper1,08246.0
Liberal J. Maudsley99142.1
Independent Liberal R. W. Bird74931.8
Majority1144.8
Turnout 2,353
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. Holt*1,27853.3
Conservative S. P. Bidder1,11946.7
Majority1596.6
Turnout 2,397
Liberal hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Brooks*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Exchange

Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal H. Rawson*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey (3 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Needham2,05260.9
Liberal W. Sharratt1,85555.0
Conservative J. Richards1,75552.1
Conservative A. Wilkinson1,60147.5
Liberal J. R. Lancashire1,50744.7
Liberal T. W. Foxcroft1,34339.8
Majority1544.6
Turnout 3,371
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal A. Evans*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Grantham*uncontested
Liberal H. C. Pingstoneuncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing

Oxford

Oxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal G. Clay*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme (3 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. E. Estcourt67869.8
Liberal W. T. Gunson49150.5
Conservative J. Ramsay44145.4
Conservative S. Royle43845.1
Liberal S. Jewsbury38239.2
Majority30.3
Turnout 972
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Mark*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. H. Andrews79852.0
Liberal T. A. Bazley*73748.0
Majority614.0
Turnout 1,535
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. George's

St. George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Lovatt Reade*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. James'

St. James'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal A. Murray*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Kenworthy*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Hoy*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. Brown*1,45153.2
Conservative R. Walker1,27746.8
Majority1746.4
Turnout 2,728
Liberal hold Swing

Aldermanic elections

Aldermanic elections, 9 November 1885

Caused by the creation of Bradford, Harpurhey, and Rusholme wards on 1 November 1885, requiring the election of three aldermen by the council. [4]

Councillors William Griffin (Conservative, Collegiate Church, elected 1 November 1871), [5] Hugo Shaw (Conservative, New Cross, elected 1 November 1871), [6] and William Brown (Liberal, St. Michael's, elected 1 November 1870) [7] were elected as aldermen by the council on 9 November 1885. [8]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Conservative William GriffinHarpurhey
Conservative Hugo ShawBradford
Liberal William Brown

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References

  1. ↑ THE MANCHESTER CITY EXTENSION AND RATING BILL, Manchester Courier, May 6, 1885, p.7
  2. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1885, p.5
  3. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1885, p.5
  4. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1885, p.5
  5. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1871, p.8
  6. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1871, p.8
  7. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1870, p.6
  8. ↑ ELECTION OF MAYORS, Manchester Courier, November 10, 1885, p.7
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