1896 Manchester City Council election

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1896 Manchester City Council election
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←  1895 2 November 1896 (1896-11-02) 1897  →
26 of 104 seats
to Manchester City Council
53 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Liberal Unionist
Last election11 seats,
45.5%		15 seats,
40.8%		0 seats,
0.0%
Seats before45507
Seats won1691
Seats after48477
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg3Steady2.svg
Popular vote13,38513,0121,306
Percentage38.2%37.1%3.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg7.3%Decrease2.svg3.7%Increase2.svg3.7%
 Fourth party
 
Party Ind. Labour Party
Last election0 seats,
10.3%
Seats before2
Seats won0
Seats after2
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote5,936
Percentage19.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg9.1%
Manchester 1896.png
Map of results of 1896 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 Monday, 2 November 1896. 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 13,385 (38.2%)
Decrease2.svg 7.316 (61.5%)
16 / 26
Increase2.svg 348 (46.2%)
48 / 104
Liberal Party 13,012 (37.1%)
Decrease2.svg 3.79 (34.6%)
9 / 26
Decrease2.svg 347 (45.2%)
47 / 104
Liberal Unionist 1,306 (3.7%)
Increase2.svg 3.71 (3.8%)
1 / 26
Steady2.svg7 (6.7%)
7 / 104
Ind. Labour Party 5,936 (19.4%)
Increase2.svg 9.10 (0.0%)
0 / 26
Steady2.svg2 (1.9%)
2 / 104
Social Democratic Federation 1,191 (3.4%)
Increase2.svg 2.00 (0.0%)
0 / 26
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 104
Independent 203 (0.6%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 26
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 104

Full council

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247748

Aldermen

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1556

Councillors

↓
232242

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. B. Pritchard*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Pollitt*1,88351.5N/A
Liberal J. Shaw1,77448.5N/A
Majority 1093.0N/A
Turnout 3,657
Conservative hold Swing

Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Mills*1,11052.9+9.5
Liberal G. Bennett99047.1−9.5
Majority 1205.8
Turnout 2,100
Conservative hold Swing

Bradford

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

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. H. Braddon*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. E. Cary*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. F. Dearden*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Smethurst37951.0+2.6
Liberal R. Ramsbottom36449.0−2.6
Majority 152.0
Turnout 743
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. W. Chadwick1,91138.7−23.6
Ind. Labour Party J. Harker1,53331.0−6.6
Liberal W. Sherratt*1,49430.3N/A
Majority 3787.7−16.9
Turnout 4,938
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Longsight

Longsight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Jennison*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist N. Bradley*1,30656.9N/A
Ind. Labour Party J. Johnston 99143.1+20.1
Majority 31513.8
Turnout 2,297
Liberal Unionist hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Milnes1,06551.3+9.6
Lib-Lab G. D. Kelley 1,01348.7+1.7
Majority 522.6
Turnout 2,078
Conservative hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal R. Bishop2,52470.3+10.1
Conservative W. Holland*2,32964.9+20.7
Ind. Labour Party G. G Beresford1,16232.4N/A
Majority 1,16732.5
Turnout 3,589
Liberal hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. T. Rothwell*1,34372.5N/A
Ind. Labour Party A. Mear50927.5N/A
Majority 83445.0N/A
Turnout 1,852
Conservative hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Saxon*1,81365.8+39.7
Ind. Labour Party E. J. Hart94434.2+10.8
Majority 86931.6
Turnout 2,757
Liberal hold Swing

Oxford

Oxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. J. Lambert*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal E. Holt*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. Ann's

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

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Spurr79855.6+5.0
Liberal T. C. Abbott*63744.4−5.0
Majority 16111.2+10.0
Turnout 1,435
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. George's

St. George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. A. S. Daly*1,20846.4−28.9
Social Democratic Federation W. Maben1,19145.8+21.1
Independent D. Mounsey2037.8N/A
Majority 170.6−50.0
Turnout 2,602
Conservative hold Swing

St. James'

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

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal M. W. Southern*57555.8+25.4
Conservative W. H. Huddleston45544.2−3.5
Majority 12011.6
Turnout 1,030
Liberal hold Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal C. O'Doherty1,82858.0N/A
Conservative J. Grime1,32342.0N/A
Majority 50516.0
Turnout 3,151
Liberal hold Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Phythian*90453.1N/A
Ind. Labour Party W. H. Griffiths79746.9N/A
Majority 1076.2N/A
Turnout 1,701
Conservative hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. H. Wells*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1896 and 1897

References

  1. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1896, p.8
  2. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, October 26, 1896, p.10
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