1892 Manchester City Council election

1892 Manchester City Council election

←  1891 1 November 1892 (1892-11-01) 1893  →
26 of 104 seats to Manchester City Council 53 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Liberal Unionist Last election 15 seats, 51.8% 7 seats, 43.7% 4 seats, 2.4% Seats before 46 48 10 Seats won 10 14 1 Seats after 48 46 9 Seat change 2 2 1 Popular vote 7,491 10,615 0 Percentage 32.9% 46.7% 0.0% Swing 18.9% 3.0% 2.4%   Fourth party   Party Independent Last election 0 seats, 2.1% Seats before 0 Seats won 1 Seats after 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 1,025 Percentage 4.5% Swing 2.4%
Map of results of 1892 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 1892. 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		7,491 (32.9%)		18.9	10 (38.5%)	10 / 26	2	48 (46.2%)	48 / 104
Liberal Party		10,615 (46.7%)		3.0	14 (53.8%)	14 / 26	2	46 (44.2%)	46 / 104
Liberal Unionist		0 (0.0%)		2.4	1 (3.8%)	1 / 26	1	9 (8.7%)	9 / 104
Independent		1,025 (4.5%)		2.4	1 (3.8%)	1 / 26	1	1 (1.0%)	1 / 104
Ind. Labour Party		2,235 (9.8%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 104
Palace of Varieties		1,174 (5.2%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 104
Independent Labour		200 (0.9%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 104

Full council

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46

1

9

48

Aldermen

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14

3

9

Councillors

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32

1

6

39

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Ashcroft*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	R. C. Smith*	uncontested
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing

Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston

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

Bradford

Bradford

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

Cheetham

Cheetham

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

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

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

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Heywood	548	59.2	N/A
	Liberal	G. Rhodes*	378	40.8	N/A
Majority			170	18.4	N/A
Turnout			926
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. G. Batty*	411	56.5	N/A
	Independent	D. P. Schloss	317	43.5	N/A
Majority			94	13.0	N/A
Turnout			728
	Liberal hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Richards*	2,163	65.1	N/A
	Ind. Labour Party	A. Settle	1,162	34.9	N/A
Majority			1,001	30.2	N/A
Turnout			3,325
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

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

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. H. Mainwaring*	1,824	70.8	N/A
	Palace of Varieties	E. Jones	753	29.2	N/A
Majority			1,071	41.6	N/A
Turnout			2,577
	Conservative hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

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

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Birkbeck*	2,000	66.6	N/A
	Liberal	R. Lloyd*	1,860	61.9	N/A
	Ind. Labour Party	J. Ritson	1,073	35.7	N/A
Majority			787	26.2	N/A
Turnout			3,003
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

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

Openshaw

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Taylor*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

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

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	H. Plummer	708	59.7	N/A
	Conservative	S. Royle*	478	40.3	N/A
Majority			230	19.4	N/A
Turnout			1,186
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Fildes	695	67.9	+13.9
	Liberal	J. H. Boydell	328	32.1	−13.8
Majority			367	35.8	+27.6
Turnout			1,023
	Conservative gain from Liberal Unionist		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	G. D. Kelley*	716	53.7	+8.5
	Conservative	R. Smith	618	46.3	−8.5
Majority			98	7.4
Turnout			1,334
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Carhart*	1,859	81.5	N/A
	Palace of Varieties	J. Waddington	421	18.5	N/A
Majority			1,438	63.0	N/A
Turnout			2,280
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. James'

St. James'

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

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Shuttleworth	499	58.8	+2.9
	Liberal	F. Smallman*	349	41.2	N/A
Majority			150	17.6	+5.8
Turnout			848
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

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

St. Mark's

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. H. Brooks*	870	50.1	−2.1
	Conservative	J. Phythian	666	38.4	−9.4
	Independent Labour	E. S. Jones	200	11.5	N/A
Majority			204	11.7	+7.3
Turnout			1,736
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. McCabe*	1,664	90.2	+37.4
	Liberal	H. Lightholder	180	9.8	N/A
Majority			1,484	80.4	+74.8
Turnout			1,844
	Liberal hold		Swing

References

1. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1892, p.5
2. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1892, p.6