1897 Manchester City Council election

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1897 Manchester City Council election
Arms of the City of Manchester.svg
  1896 1 November 1897 (1897-11-01) 1898  

26 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,
37.1%
16 seats,
38.2%
1 seats,
3.7%
Seats before47495
Seats won10120
Seats after50464
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote17,30624,7221,664
Percentage32.2%45.9%3.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg4.9%Increase2.svg7.7%Decrease2.svg0.6%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Ind. Labour Party Social Democratic Federation Independent
Last election0 seats,
19.4%
0 seats,
3.4%
0 seats,
0.6%
Seats before201
Seats won211
Seats after211
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote7,8511,798464
Percentage14.6%3.3%0.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg4.8%Decrease2.svg0.1%Increase2.svg0.3%

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Map of results of 1897 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, 1 November 1897. 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
Liberal Party 17,306 (32.2%)
Decrease2.svg 4.910 (38.5%)
10 / 26
Increase2.svg 350 (48.1%)
50 / 104
Conservative Party 24,722 (45.9%)
Increase2.svg 7.712 (46.2%)
12 / 26
Decrease2.svg 346 (44.2%)
46 / 104
Liberal Unionist 1,664 (3.1%)
Decrease2.svg 0.60 (0.0%)
0 / 26
Decrease2.svg 14 (3.8%)
4 / 104
Ind. Labour Party 7,851 (14.6%)
Decrease2.svg 4.82 (7.7%)
2 / 26
Steady2.svg2 (1.9%)
2 / 104
Social Democratic Federation 1,798 (3.3%)
Decrease2.svg 0.11 (3.8%)
1 / 26
Increase2.svg 11 (1.0%)
1 / 104
Independent 464 (0.9%)
Increase2.svg 0.31 (3.8%)
1 / 26
Steady2.svg1 (1.0%)
1 / 104

Full council

12501446

Aldermen

1638

Councillors

12341138

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Hornby1,17551.2N/A
Liberal J. D. Pennington1,11948.8N/A
Majority 562.4N/A
Turnout 2,294
Conservative hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Whittaker2,35856.4+4.9
Liberal J. Shaw1,82143.6−4.9
Majority 53712.8+9.8
Turnout 4,179
Conservative hold Swing

Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Briggs*1,15176.0+23.1
Ind. Labour Party W. Tweedale36324.0N/A
Majority 78852.0+46.2
Turnout 1,514
Conservative hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Labour Party J. E. Sutton* 2,37850.5N/A
Conservative S. L. Keymer2,33349.5N/A
Majority 451.0N/A
Turnout 4,711
Ind. Labour Party hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Hampson*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Royle*65650.9N/A
Conservative J. R. Smith63349.1N/A
Majority 231.8N/A
Turnout 1,289
Liberal hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Holt*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent F. Moss*46464.3N/A
Liberal Unionist C. Hughes25835.7N/A
Majority 20628.6
Turnout 722
Independent hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Labour Party F. Brocklehurst 2,86552.4+21.4
Conservative G. Needham*2,60647.6+8.9
Majority 2594.8
Turnout 5,471
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Longsight

Longsight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Jones1,03356.8N/A
Liberal T. Uttley*78643.2N/A
Majority 24713.6N/A
Turnout 1,819
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. T. Bax*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Dixon*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal D. Boyle* 3,21961.8−8.5
Liberal J. Simpson2,68351.5−18.8
Conservative J. Grime2,51048.2−16.2
Conservative J. N. Ogden*2,00838.5−26.4
Majority 1733.2
Turnout 5,210
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Garlick*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Pollitt2,04458.1N/A
Ind. Labour Party J. Butler* 1,47341.9+7.7
Majority 57116.2
Turnout 2,757
Conservative gain from Ind. Labour Party Swing

Oxford

Oxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. Simpson*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. K. Ashton1,31069.8N/A
Conservative F. E. Estcourt*56830.2N/A
Majority 74239.6N/A
Turnout 1,878
Conservative gain from Conservative Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. H. Vaudrey*68974.4N/A
Liberal J. Bowie23725.6N/A
Majority 45248.8N/A
Turnout 926
Conservative hold Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Harrop81953.6+9.2
Conservative F. R. Cooper70846.4−9.2
Majority 1117.2
Turnout 1,527
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. George's

St. George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Social Democratic Federation W. Maben1,79853.3+7.5
Conservative S. W. Royse*1,57546.7+0.3
Majority 2236.6
Turnout 3,373
Social Democratic Federation gain from Conservative Swing

St. James'

St. James'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. T. Shann41162.1N/A
Liberal T. A. Bazley25137.9N/A
Majority 16024.2N/A
Turnout 662
Conservative hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal M. Wells*59055.2−0.6
Conservative W. H. Huddleston47844.8+0.6
Majority 11210.4−1.2
Turnout 1,068
Liberal hold Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal A. H. Scott 2,10159.9+1.9
Liberal Unionist W. Sinclair*1,40640.1N/A
Majority 69519.8+3.8
Turnout 3,507
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. H. Wainwright*1,08758.5N/A
Ind. Labour Party W. H. Griffiths77241.5N/A
Majority 31517.0
Turnout 1,859
Liberal hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal T. Quinn Ruddin1,93763.1N/A
Conservative J. Faulkner*1,13236.9N/A
Majority 80526.2N/A
Turnout 3,069
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1897 and 1898

References

  1. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1897, p.8
  2. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1897, p.6