1898 Manchester City Council election

1898 Manchester City Council election

←  1897 1 November 1898 (1898-11-01) 1899  →
26 of 104 seats to Manchester City Council 53 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Liberal Conservative Liberal Unionist Last election 10 seats, 32.2% 12 seats, 45.9% 0 seats, 3.1% Seats before 50 46 4 Seats won 14 11 0 Seats after 48 47 4 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 8,164 11,837 0 Percentage 34.6% 50.2% 0.0% Swing 2.4% 5.3% 3.1%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Ind. Labour Party Independent Social Democratic Federation Last election 2 seats, 14.6% 1 seats, 0.9% 1 seats, 3.3% Seats before 2 1 1 Seats won 1 0 0 Seats after 3 1 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 3,076 518 0 Percentage 13.0% 2.2% 0.0% Swing 1.6% 1.3% 3.3%
Map of results of 1898 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 1898. 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
Liberal Party		8,164 (34.6%)		2.4	14 (53.8%)	14 / 26	2	48 (46.2%)	48 / 104
Conservative Party		11,837 (50.2%)		4.3	11 (42.3%)	11 / 26	1	47 (45.2%)	47 / 104
Liberal Unionist		0 (0.0%)		3.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26		4 (3.8%)	4 / 104
Ind. Labour Party		3,076 (13.0%)		1.6	1 (3.8%)	1 / 26	1	3 (2.9%)	3 / 104
Independent		518 (2.2%)		1.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26		1 (1.0%)	1 / 104
Social Democratic Federation		0 (0.0%)		3.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26		1 (1.0%)	1 / 104

Full council

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1

3

48

1

4

47

Aldermen

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16

3

7

Councillors

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1

3

32

1

1

40

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. Arrandale*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

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

Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston

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

Bradford

Bradford

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

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Hodge	715	63.6	N/A
	Independent	T. Grindley	410	36.4	N/A
Majority			305	27.2	N/A
Turnout			1,125
	Liberal hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

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

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. F. Dearden*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

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

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	P. Whyman*	2,452	55.9	N/A
	Conservative	J. Hargreaves	1,826	41.6	−6.0
	Independent	W. Brown	108	2.5	N/A
Majority			626	14.3
Turnout			4,386
	Liberal hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

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

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. H. Hesketh*	uncontested
	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	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Grime	2,413	56.9	+8.7
	Liberal	W. Birkbeck*	2,145	50.6	−11.2
	Conservative	R. G. McCormick	1,984	46.8	−1.4
	Liberal	R. Lloyd*	1,935	45.6	−16.2
Majority			161	3.8	+0.6
Turnout			4,239
	Conservative gain from Liberal		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*	1,589	60.0	+1.9
	Ind. Labour Party	W. H. Taylor	1,061	40.0	−1.9
Majority			528	20.0	+3.8
Turnout			2,650
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

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

Rusholme

Rusholme

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

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

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

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Hassall*	865	60.4	+14.0
	Liberal	J. Johnson	567	39.6	−14.0
Majority			298	20.8
Turnout			1,432
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Labour Party	J. Johnston	1,595	54.7	N/A
	Conservative	J. C. Nichol*	1,322	45.3	−1.4
Majority			273	9.4
Turnout			2,917
	Ind. Labour Party gain from Conservative		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*	607	63.4	+18.6
	Liberal	J. Barrett	350	36.6	−18.6
Majority			257	26.8
Turnout			957
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. O'Doherty*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. H. Beastow	1,231	74.6	N/A
	Ind. Labour Party	W. H. Griffiths	420	25.4	−16.1
Majority			811	49.2
Turnout			1,651
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. McCabe*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

References

1. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1898, p.6
2. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, October 25, 1898, p.12