1887 Manchester City Council election

1887 Manchester City Council election

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19 of 76 seats to Manchester City Council 39 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Liberal Unionist Last election 9 seats, 50.6% 9 seats, 48.0% 1 seats, 0.0% Seats before 34 31 11 Seats won 9 8 2 Seats after 33 32 11 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 12,405 12,733 0 Percentage 49.3% 50.7% 0.0% Swing 1.3% 2.7%
Map of results of 1887 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 Tuesday, 1 November 1887. 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]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		12,405 (49.3%)		1.3	9 (47.4%)	9 / 19	1	33 (43.4%)	33 / 76
Liberal Party		12,733 (50.7%)		2.7	8 (42.1%)	8 / 19	1	32 (42.1%)	32 / 76
Liberal Unionist		0 (0.0%)			2 (10.5%)	2 / 19		11 (14.5%)	11 / 76

Full council

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32

11

33

Aldermen

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10

3

6

Councillors

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22

8

27

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	A. McDougall*	uncontested
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Tatton	2,065	57.7	N/A
	Liberal	J. H. Crosfield*	1,516	42.3	N/A
Majority			549	15.4	N/A
Turnout			3,581
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

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Bradford

Bradford

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

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Boddington*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Affleck	683	53.4	+0.5
	Conservative	D. Reid	597	46.6	−0.5
Majority			86	6.8	+1.0
Turnout			1,280
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. B. Worthington	409	53.5	N/A
	Conservative	J. Kay	355	46.5	N/A
Majority			54	7.0	N/A
Turnout			764
	Liberal hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Hapurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Sherratt*	2,032	54.2	+13.9
	Conservative	R. Smith	1,716	45.8	−13.9
Majority			316	8.4
Turnout			3,748
	Liberal hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Cardwell	1,746	62.0	+5.2
	Liberal	S. Woolford	1,071	38.0	−5.2
Majority			675	24.0	+10.4
Turnout			2,817
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Aldred	2,695	54.6	+3.0
	Liberal	J. B. Fullerton	2,582	52.3	+0.7
	Conservative	S. Redfern*	2,346	47.5	−1.9
	Conservative	J. Swindells*	2,257	45.7	−3.7
Majority			236	4.8	+3.0
Turnout			4,940
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Gibbons*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	W. T. Gunson*	uncontested
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. G. Copeland*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Howarth*	uncontested
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Gibson*	uncontested
	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	J. H. Cuff*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

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

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. M. Newton	1,745	56.7	+8.6
	Conservative	J. Faulkner*	1,333	43.3	−8.1
Majority			412	13.4
Turnout			3,078
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

References

1. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1887, p.6
2. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1887, p.6
3. "Edward Tatton wins Election as Councillor of Ardwick 1887". November 2, 1887. p. 6 – via newspapers.com.