1890 Manchester City Council election

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1890 Manchester City Council election
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40 of 104 seats
to Manchester City Council
53 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Liberal Conservative Liberal Unionist
Last election9 seats,
47.4%		9 seats,
48.6%		1 seats,
0.0%
Seats before303610
Seats won23161
Seats after504410
Seat changeIncrease2.svg15Increase2.svg6Steady2.svg
Popular vote24,12321,8250
Percentage52.1%47.1%0.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg4.7%Decrease2.svg1.5%Steady2.svg
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Map of results of 1890 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 Saturday, 1 November 1890. 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] seven new wards (Blackley & Moston, Crumpsall, Longsight, Miles Platting, Newton Heath, Openshaw, and St. Mark's) elected all of their councillors for the first time.

Contents

The council remained under no overall control. [2] [3]

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Liberal Party 24,123 (52.1%)
Increase2.svg 4.723 (57.5%)
23 / 40
Increase2.svg 1550 (48.1%)
50 / 104
Conservative Party 21,825 (47.1%)
Decrease2.svg 1.516 (40.0%)
16 / 40
Increase2.svg 644 (42.3%)
44 / 104
Liberal Unionist 0 (0.0%)
Steady2.svg1 (2.5%)
1 / 40
Steady2.svg10 (9.6%)
10 / 104
Independent Liberal 366 (0.8%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 40
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 104

Full council

↓
501044

Aldermen

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1448

Councillors

↓
36636

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal A. McDougall*1,54559.4+18.6
Conservative C. Law1,05440.6−18.6
Majority49118.8
Turnout 2,599
Liberal hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Tatton*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston (3 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal G. T. Stanley1,05658.1
Liberal J. Ward97153.4
Conservative T. Briggs93451.4
Liberal C. Rowley88048.4
Conservative E. H. Jones82045.1
Conservative S. Mills78943.4
Majority543.0
Turnout 1,817
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bradford

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Tunstall*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Boddington*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Bagnall*84258.3+0.9
Liberal J. Harrop60241.7−0.9
Majority24016.6+1.8
Turnout 1,444
Conservative hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall (3 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. Butterworthuncontested
Liberal G. Rhodesuncontested
Conservative E. Holtuncontested
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Exchange

Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal S. B. Worthington*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. Sherratt*2,11550.5+12.5
Conservative J. Faulkner2,07549.5−12.5
Majority401.0
Turnout 4,190
Liberal hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight (3 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Jennison1,01460.2
Liberal G. H. Russell97457.8
Liberal T. Uttley85550.8
Conservative C. Kay78046.3
Conservative E. Dodd73143.4
Liberal E. N. Worthington69841.4
Majority754.5
Turnout 1,684
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Cardwell*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting (3 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Morganuncontested
Liberal J. Bowesuncontested
Conservative H. Tetlowuncontested
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal H. Aldred*uncontested
Liberal J. B. Fullerton*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath (3 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal G. Evans1,16754.3
Liberal W. Trevor1,15353.7
Conservative J. M. Elliott1,12452.3
Liberal R. Brown1,06349.5
Conservative J. Garlick98245.7
Conservative T. Milnes95644.5
Majority612.8
Turnout 2,148
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Openshaw

Openshaw (3 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal S. J. Erwin1,59453.5
Conservative J. Battersby1,55752.2
Liberal J. H. Crosfield1,51250.7
Conservative J. Robinson1,49949.9
Liberal J. Brierley1,40147.0
Conservative W. Charlton1,38146.3
Majority130.8
Turnout 2,981
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Oxford

Oxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Simpson*38350.2N/A
Liberal J. H. Greenhow38049.8N/A
Majority30.4N/A
Turnout 763
Conservative hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist W. T. Gunson*uncontested
Liberal Unionist hold Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. G. Copeland*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal T. C. Abbott80354.6+9.7
Conservative J. Brierley66845.4−9.7
Majority1359.2
Turnout 1,471
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. George's

St. George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal R. Gibson*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. James'

St. James'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Samson*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. H. Cuff*59057.6N/A
Liberal W. G. Sutherland43542.5N/A
Majority15515.2N/A
Turnout 1,025
Conservative hold Swing

St. Luke's

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

St. Mark's

St. Mark's (3 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal L. Higginbottom1,17963.1
Liberal S. H. Brooks1,01654.4
Liberal W. H. Wainwright93550.0
Conservative E. J. Reynolds92249.3
Conservative J. Phythian84645.3
Conservative W. Macbeth71038.0
Majority130.7
Turnout 1,869
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. H. Wells1,78953.8−4.5
Conservative J. Lee1,16835.2−6.5
Independent Liberal W. Brown36611.0N/A
Majority62118.6+2.0
Turnout 3,323
Liberal hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY EXTENSION SCHEME, Manchester Courier, July 25, 1890, p.6
  2. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1890, p.8
  3. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1890, p.5
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