1889 Manchester City Council election
Local election in Manchester
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Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1889. 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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1 November 1889
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19 of 76 seats to Manchester City Council 39 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map of results of 1889 election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Conservative Party | 16,170 (48.6%) |  14.1 |
9 (47.4%) | 9 / 19 |
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36 (47.4%) | 36 / 76 | |||
| Liberal Party | 15,780 (47.4%) |  15.9 |
9 (47.4%) | 9 / 19 |
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30 (39.5%) | 30 / 76 | |||
| Liberal Unionist | 0 (0.0%) | |
1 (5.3%) | 1 / 19 |
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10 (13.2%) | 10 / 76 | |||
| Independent | 1,350 (4.1%) | |
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 19 |
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 76 | |||
Full council
| 30 | 10 | 36 |
Aldermen
| 8 | 4 | 7 |
Councillors
| 22 | 6 | 29 |
Ward results
All Saints'
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Ashcroft* | 1,424 | 59.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal | W. B. Pritchard | 982 | 40.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 442 | 18.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,406 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Ardwick
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Chesters Thompson* | 2,596 | 68.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal | J. H. Whitehouse | 1,187 | 31.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,409 | 37.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,783 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Bradford
Cheetham
Collegiate Church
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Bradshaw | 834 | 57.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal | E. Barton | 619 | 42.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 215 | 14.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,453 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Exchange
Harpurhey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Richards* | 2,104 | 62.0 | N/A | |
| Liberal | T. W. Foxcroft | 1,288 | 38.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 816 | 24.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,392 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Medlock Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. H. Mainwaring* | 1,949 | 55.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal | T. Swindells | 1,577 | 44.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 372 | 10.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,526 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
New Cross
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | R. Lloyd* | 2,453 | 53.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal | W. Birkbeck* | 2,443 | 53.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | J. Burgess | 2,210 | 48.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | J. Taylor | 2,075 | 45.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 223 | 4.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,586 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Oxford
Rusholme
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Royle* | 999 | 51.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal | W. Johnson | 942 | 48.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 57 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,941 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Ann's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Unionist | J. D. Milne* | uncontested | |||
| Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
St. Clement's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | N. C. Schou* | 800 | 55.1 | â2.3 | |
| Liberal | J. Brierley | 652 | 44.9 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 148 | 10.2 | â4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,452 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. George's
St. James'
St. John's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. Robinson* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Luke's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Marshall* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Michael's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | D. McCabe | 1,650 | 58.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | J. Lee | 1,179 | 41.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 471 | 16.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,829 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Aldermanic elections
Aldermanic election, 9 November 1889
At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1889, the terms of office of ten aldermen expired.[3]
The following ten were elected as aldermen by the council on 9 November 1889 for a term of six years.
| Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Abel Heywood* | Collegiate Church | 1895 | |
| Liberal Unionist | John Hopkinson* | All Saints' | 1895 | |
| Liberal Unionist | John King* | Oxford | 1895 | |
| Conservative | Joseph Lamb* | New Cross | 1895 | |
| Liberal Unionist | John Mark* | St. Ann's | 1895 | |
| Conservative | Richard Lovatt Reade* | Rusholme | 1895 | |
| Conservative | William Robinson | Unassigned | 1895 | |
| Conservative | Hugo Shaw* | Bradford | 1895 | |
| Liberal | Joseph Thompson* | Ardwick | 1895 | |
| Conservative | William Tessimond Windsor* | St. James' | 1895 | |
Aldermanic election, 4 June 1890
Caused by the resignation on 7 May 1890 of Alderman William Batty (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 6 February 1884).[4][5]
In his place, Councillor John Milling (Liberal, Exchange, elected 5 April 1879)[6] was elected as an alderman by the council on 4 June 1890.[7]
| Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Milling | 1892 | ||
By-elections between 1889 and 1890
St. Ann's, 4 November 1889
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor John Mark (Liberal Unionist, St. Ann's, elected 14 August 1877)[8] on 30 October 1889[9] following the death on 19 October 1889 of Alderman John Marsland Bennett (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1859).[10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. H. Vaudrey | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Oxford, 18 November 1889
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Benjamin Gibbons (Conservative, Oxford, elected 24 March 1885)[13] on 9 November 1889.[14]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Simpson | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. John's, 25 November 1889
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor William Robinson (Conservative, St. John's, elected 1 November 1877)[16] on 9 November 1889[17] following the defeat on 9 November 1889 of Alderman William Brown (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1885).[18][19]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | F. Smallman | 500 | 51.8 | N/A | |
| Conservative | J. Woodhouse | 466 | 48.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 34 | 3.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,602 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Exchange, 9 June 1890
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor John Milling (Liberal, Exchange, elected 5 April 1879)[21] on 4 June 1890[22] following the resignation on 7 May 1890 of Alderman William Batty (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 6 February 1884).[23][24]