1886 Manchester City Council election

Last updated
1886 Manchester City Council election
Arms of the City of Manchester.svg
  1885 1 November 1886 (1886-11-01) 1887  

19 of 76 seats
to Manchester City Council
39 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Liberal Unionist
Last election12 seats,
50.3%
13 seats,
46.9%
did not contest
Seats before362911
Seats won991
Seats after343111
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg2Steady2.svg
Popular vote16,77715,9170
Percentage50.6%48.0%0.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.3%Increase2.svg1.1%N/A

Manchester 1886.png
Map of results of 1886 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 Monday, 1 November 1886. 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. [1] [2]

Contents

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 16,777 (50.6%)
Increase2.svg 0.39 (47.4%)
9 / 19
Decrease2.svg 234 (44.7%)
34 / 76
Liberal Party 15,917 (48.0%)
Increase2.svg 1.19 (47.4%)
9 / 19
Increase2.svg 231 (40.8%)
31 / 76
Liberal Unionist 0 (0.0%)
N/A1 (5.3%)
1 / 19
Steady2.svg11 (14.5%)
11 / 76
Independent 427 (1.3%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 19
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 76
Independent Liberal 15 (0.0%)
Decrease2.svg 2.90 (0.0%)
0 / 19
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 76

Full council

311134

Aldermen

937

Councillors

22827

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Ashcroft*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Chesters Thompson*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Hutt*1,70153.3+2.5
Conservative J. Hislop1,48846.7−18.7
Majority2136.6+1.8
Turnout 3,189
Liberal hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Rushworth*1,12456.9+3.6
Conservative J. Hislop85243.1−3.6
Majority27213.8+7.2
Turnout 1,976
Liberal hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal C. Payne64852.9N/A
Conservative C. Griffin*57647.1N/A
Majority725.8N/A
Turnout 1,224
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Exchange

Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Milling*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Harpurhey

Hapurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Richards*2,08459.7−1.2
Liberal J. R. Lancashire1,40940.3−14.7
Majority67519.4+14.8
Turnout 3,493
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. H. Mainwaring*1,78256.8N/A
Liberal S. C. Richardson1,35643.2N/A
Majority42613.6N/A
Turnout 3,138
Conservative hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal R. Lloyd2,43351.6N/A
Liberal M. Haworth2,41351.2N/A
Conservative S. Redfern*2,33249.4N/A
Conservative J. N. Ogden2,25547.8N/A
Majority811.8N/A
Turnout 4,717
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal hold Swing

Oxford

Oxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal B. T. Leech*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Royle*71262.5−7.3
Independent F. Hampson42737.5N/A
Majority28525.0+24.7
Turnout 1,139
Conservative hold Swing

St. Ann's

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

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N. Schou*87654.2+2.2
Liberal S. Moore73945.8−2.2
Majority1378.4+4.4
Turnout 1,615
Conservative hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal R. B. Goldsworthy*2,62353.8N/A
Conservative J. Wainwright2,24846.2N/A
Majority3757.6N/A
Turnout 4,871
Liberal hold Swing

St. James'

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

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Robinson*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Marshall*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Moulton*1,57251.4+4.6
Liberal J. Ashworth1,47148.1−5.1
Independent Liberal W. Brown150.5N/A
Majority1013.3
Turnout 3,058
Conservative hold Swing

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1886 and 1887

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manchester Township, New Jersey</span> Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, US

Manchester Township is a township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is noted for containing the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, the site of the infamous Hindenburg disaster of May 6, 1937. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 45,115, the highest recorded in any decennial count and an increase of 2,045 (+4.7%) from the 2010 census count of 43,070, which in turn reflected an increase of 4,142 (+10.6%) from the 38,928 counted in the 2000 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Macclesfield (borough)</span>

Macclesfield was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district with borough status in Cheshire, England. It included the towns of Bollington, Knutsford, Macclesfield and Wilmslow and within its wider area the villages and hamlets of Adlington, Disley, Gawsworth, Kerridge, Pott Shrigley, Poynton, Prestbury, Rainow, Styal, Sutton and Tytherington.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Municipal borough</span> Former type of British and Irish local government

A municipal borough was a type of local government district which existed in England and Wales between 1836 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002. Broadly similar structures existed in Scotland from 1833 to 1975 with the reform of royal burghs and creation of police burghs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ashton-under-Lyne (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832 onwards

Ashton-under-Lyne is a constituency in Greater Manchester that was created in 1832. It has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Angela Rayner of the Labour Party since 2015. Rayner currently serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government in the cabinet of Keir Starmer, and was elected as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party in 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council</span> Local government body in England

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, also known as Stockport Council, is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester, England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority since 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">County Borough of West Ham</span> Historical local government district in the extreme south west of Essex

West Ham was a local government district in the extreme south west of Essex from 1886 to 1965, forming part of the built-up area of London, although outside the County of London. It was immediately north of the River Thames and east of the River Lea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manchester City Council</span> Local government body in England

Manchester City Council is the local authority for the city of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England. Manchester has had an elected local authority since 1838, which has been reformed several times. Since 1974 the council has been a metropolitan borough council. It provides the majority of local government services in the city. The council has been a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority since 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">County Borough of Salford</span> Former district of England

Salford was, from 1844 to 1974, a local government district in the county of Lancashire in the northwest of England, covering the city of Salford. It was granted city status in 1926.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">County Borough of Oldham</span> Local government district in northwest England

Oldham was, from 1849 to 1974, a local government district in the northwest of England coterminous with the town of Oldham.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Municipal Borough of Sale</span>

Sale was, from 1867 to 1974, a district in Cheshire, England. The district had in turn the status of local government district, urban district and municipal borough. Its area now forms part of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">County Borough of Bolton</span>

Bolton was, from 1838 to 1974, a local government district in the northwest of England conterminate with the town of Bolton.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Municipal Borough of Middleton</span>

The Municipal Borough of Middleton was, from 1886 to 1974, a municipal borough in the administrative county of Lancashire, England, coterminous with the town of Middleton.

An election to the County Council of London took place on 5 March 1925. The council was elected by First Past the Post with each elector having two votes in the two-member seats. The Municipal Reform Party retained a large majority, while the Labour Party established itself as the principal opposition, supplanting the Progressive Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1937 London County Council election</span> 1937 local election in England

An election to the County Council of London took place on 4 March 1937. The council was elected by First Past the Post with each elector having two votes in the two-member seats. The Labour Party made gains, increasing their majority over the Municipal Reform Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1876 Chicago mayoral elections</span>

The Chicago mayoral elections of 1876 is one of only two instances in which a Chicago mayoral election was declared invalid.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lyttelton Borough Council Chambers</span> Civic office in Lyttelton, New Zealand

The Lyttelton Borough Council Chambers was the headoffice of the Lyttelton Borough Council from 1887 until the late 20th century, when the borough council moved to a number of other buildings. Civic use of the building stopped in 1999, when the building was sold for business and residential use. Registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust in 2003, the building was demolished in June 2011 following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1884 Calgary municipal election</span> Election in Alberta, Canada

The 1884 Calgary municipal election was held on December 3, 1884 to elect a Mayor and four Councillors to sit on the first Calgary Town Council from December 4, 1884 to January 18, 1886.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">January 1886 Calgary municipal election</span> Election in Alberta, Canada

The January 1886 Calgary municipal election was held on January 4, 1886 to elect a Mayor and four Councillors to sit on the second Calgary Town Council from January 18, 1886 to October 21, 1886.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">November 1886 Calgary municipal election</span> Election in Alberta, Canada

The November 1886 Calgary municipal election was held on November 3, 1886 to elect a Mayor and four Councillors to sit on the third Calgary Town Council from November 4, 1886 to January 16, 1888.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mayoral elections in Manchester, New Hampshire, in the 21st century</span>

Beginning shortly after the city's incorporation as a city in 1846, elections have been held in the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. The following article provides information on the elections for mayor in the city during the 21st century.

References

  1. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1886, p.8
  2. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1886, p.5