1888 Manchester City Council election

1888 Manchester City Council election

←  1887 1 November 1888 (1888-11-01) 1889  →
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, 49.3% 8 seats, 50.7% 2 seats, 0.0% Seats before 33 32 11 Seats won 10 4 5 Seats after 34 31 11 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 3,615 1,815 0 Percentage 62.7% 31.5% 0.0% Swing 13.4% 19.2%
Map of results of 1888 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 Thursday, 1 November 1888. 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		3,615 (62.7%)		13.4	10 (52.6%)	10 / 19	1	34 (44.7%)	34 / 76
Liberal Party		1,815 (31.5%)		19.2	4 (21.1%)	4 / 19	1	31 (40.8%)	31 / 76
Liberal Unionist		0 (0.0%)			5 (26.3%)	5 / 19		11 (14.5%)	11 / 76
Ind. Nationalist		338 (5.9%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 19		0 (0.0%)	0 / 76

Full council

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31

11

34

Aldermen

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10

3

6

Councillors

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21

8

28

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

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

Ardwick

Ardwick

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

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Williams*	1,562	76.5	N/A
	Ind. Nationalist	F. Chappell	338	16.5	N/A
	Liberal	W. Connell	143	7.0	N/A
Majority			1,224	60.0	N/A
Turnout			2,043
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hampson	1,223	53.6	N/A
	Liberal	W. H. Withingon	1,057	46.4	N/A
Majority			166	7.2	N/A
Turnout			2,280
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

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

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	H. Rawson*	uncontested
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

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

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

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

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Grantham*	uncontested
	Liberal Unionist	H. C. Pingstone*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	G. Clay*	uncontested
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. E. Estcourt*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

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

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. H. Andrews*	830	57.4	N/A
	Liberal	T. Swindells	615	42.6	N/A
Majority			215	14.8	N/A
Turnout			1,445
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Lovatt Reade*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. James'

St. James'

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

St. John's

St. John's

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

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

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

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. O'Neill*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

References

1. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1888, p.8
2. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1888, p.6