1889 Manchester City Council election

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1889 Manchester City Council election
Arms of the City of Manchester.svg
  1888 1 November 1889 (1889-11-01) 1890  

19 of 76 seats
to Manchester City Council
39 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Liberal Unionist
Last election10 seats,
62.7%
4 seats,
31.5%
5 seats,
0.0%
Seats before363010
Seats won991
Seats after363010
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote16,17015,7800
Percentage48.6%47.4%0.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg14.1%Increase2.svg15.9%Steady2.svg

Manchester 1889.png
Map of results of 1889 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 Friday, 1 November 1889. 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]

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Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 16,170 (48.6%)
Decrease2.svg 14.19 (47.4%)
9 / 19
Steady2.svg36 (47.4%)
36 / 76
Liberal Party 15,780 (47.4%)
Increase2.svg 15.99 (47.4%)
9 / 19
Steady2.svg30 (39.5%)
30 / 76
Liberal Unionist 0 (0.0%)
Steady2.svg1 (5.3%)
1 / 19
Steady2.svg10 (13.2%)
10 / 76
Independent 1,350 (4.1%)
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 19
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 76

Full council

301036

Aldermen

847

Councillors

22629

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Ashcroft*1,42459.2N/A
Liberal W. B. Pritchard98240.8N/A
Majority44218.4N/A
Turnout 2,406
Conservative hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Chesters Thompson*2,59668.6N/A
Liberal J. H. Whitehouse1,18731.4N/A
Majority1,40937.2N/A
Turnout 3,783
Conservative hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Hutt*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Rushworth*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Bradshaw83457.4N/A
Liberal E. Barton61942.6N/A
Majority21514.8N/A
Turnout 1,453
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Exchange

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

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Richards*2,10462.0N/A
Liberal T. W. Foxcroft1,28838.0N/A
Majority81624.0N/A
Turnout 3,392
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. H. Mainwaring*1,94955.3N/A
Liberal T. Swindells1,57744.7N/A
Majority37210.6N/A
Turnout 3,526
Conservative hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal R. Lloyd*2,45353.5N/A
Liberal W. Birkbeck*2,44353.3N/A
Conservative J. Burgess2,21048.2N/A
Conservative J. Taylor2,07545.2N/A
Majority2234.8N/A
Turnout 4,586
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing

Oxford

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

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Royle*99951.5N/A
Liberal W. Johnson94248.5N/A
Majority573.0N/A
Turnout 1,941
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. C. Schou*80055.1−2.3
Liberal J. Brierley65244.9+2.3
Majority14810.2−4.6
Turnout 1,452
Conservative hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Tatton1,98759.5N/A
Independent A. Alsop1,35040.5N/A
Majority63719.0N/A
Turnout 3,337
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%±%
Liberal D. McCabe1,65058.3N/A
Conservative J. Lee1,17941.7N/A
Majority47116.6N/A
Turnout 2,829
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

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References

  1. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1889, p.8
  2. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, October 25, 1889, p.6