1895 Manchester City Council election

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Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1895. 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]

Quick facts 26 of 104 seats to Manchester City Council 53 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
1895 Manchester City Council election
← 1894
1 November 1895 (1895-11-01)
1896 â†’
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 8 seats,
33.3%		 14 seats,
40.1%		 2 seats,
6.6%
Seats before 50 45 7
Seats won 15 11 0
Seats after 49 46 7
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1 Steady
Popular vote 15,075 16,823 0
Percentage 40.8% 45.5% 0.0%
Swing Increase7.5% Increase5.4% Decrease6.6%
  Fourth party
 
Party Ind. Labour Party
Last election 2 seats,
19.8%
Seats before 2
Seats won 0
Seats after 2
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 3,824
Percentage 10.3%
Swing Decrease9.5%
Map of results of 1895 election
Leader of the Council before election


No overall control

 Leader of the Council after election


No overall control

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Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Liberal Party 15,075 (40.8%)
Increase 7.5 15 (57.8%)
15 / 26
 Decrease 1 49 (47.1%)
49 / 104
Conservative Party 16,823 (45.5%)
Increase 5.4 11 (42.3%)
11 / 26
 Increase 1 46 (44.2%)
46 / 104
Liberal Unionist 0 (0.0%)
Decrease 6.6 0 (0.0%)
0 / 26
 Steady 7 (6.7%)
7 / 104
Ind. Labour Party 3,824 (10.3%)
Decrease 9.5 0 (0.0%)
0 / 26
 Steady 2 (1.9%)
2 / 104
Social Democratic Federation 519 (1.4%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 26
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 104
Independent Liberal 509 (1.4%)
Increase 1.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 26
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 104
Independent Conservative 199 (0.5%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 26
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 104

Full council

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2 49 7 46

Aldermen

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15 5 6

Councillors

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2 34 2 40

Ward results

All Saints'

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All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal M. Arrandale* 1,031 51.3 N/A
Conservative A. Fulton 977 48.7 −11.6
Majority 54 2.6
Turnout 2,008
Liberal hold Swing
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Ardwick

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Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. C. Smith* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
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Blackley & Moston

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Blackley & Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Ward* 1,022 56.6 N/A
Conservative T. Nesbitt 784 43.4 N/A
Majority 238 13.2 N/A
Turnout 1,806
Liberal hold Swing
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Bradford

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Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Hutt* 2,304 64.2 N/A
Ind. Labour Party M. Atherton 771 21.5 −32.9
Conservative J. Russell 515 14.3 −41.3
Majority 1,533 42.7
Turnout 3,590
Liberal hold Swing
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Cheetham

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Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. E. Phythian* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing
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Collegiate Church

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

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

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Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. G. Batty* 358 51.6 +0.9
Conservative R. Cooper 336 48.4 −0.9
Majority 22 3.2 +1.8
Turnout 694
Liberal hold Swing
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Harpurhey

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Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Richards* 2,194 62.3 +7.5
Ind. Labour Party J. Harker 1,326 37.7 +16.1
Majority 868 24.6 −6.6
Turnout 3,520
Conservative hold Swing
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Longsight

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Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. R. Wilson* 867 52.5 +3.2
Ind. Labour Party N. Lingard 784 47.5 N/A
Majority 83 5.0
Turnout 1,651
Conservative hold Swing
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Medlock Street

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Medlock Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. H. Mainwaring* 1,808 77.0 N/A
Ind. Labour Party F. Lawler 541 23.0 −12.0
Majority 1,267 54.0
Turnout 2,349
Conservative hold Swing
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Miles Platting

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Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Bowes* 995 47.0 +24.6
Conservative T. Milnes 882 41.7 −8.0
Ind. Labour Party T. Cook 238 11.3 −16.6
Majority 113 5.3
Turnout 2,115
Liberal hold Swing
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New Cross

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New Cross (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. Birkbeck* 2,086 60.2 +20.9
Liberal R. Lloyd* 1,909 55.1 +15.2
Conservative N. Meadowcroft 1,530 44.2 +5.7
Conservative J. Barratt 1,402 40.5 +2.0
Majority 379 10.9 +10.6
Turnout 3,464
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing
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Newton Heath

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

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Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Taylor* 1,526 50.6 +1.0
Liberal J. Jee 786 26.1 N/A
Ind. Labour Party E. J. Hart 705 23.4 −27.0
Majority 740 24.5
Turnout 3,017
Conservative hold Swing
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Oxford

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

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Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal H. Plummer* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing
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St. Ann's

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St. Ann's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Fildes* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
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St. Clement's

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St. Clement's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Hassall 666 50.6 N/A
Liberal G. D. Kelley* 650 49.4 N/A
Majority 16 1.2 N/A
Turnout 1,316
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
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St. George's

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St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. C. Nichol* 1,579 75.3 +24.7
Social Democratic Federation W. Skivington 519 24.7 N/A
Majority 1,060 50.6 +32.3
Turnout 2,098
Conservative hold Swing
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St. James'

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St. James'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal H. J. Goldschmidt* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing
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St. John's

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St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Shuttleworth* 434 47.7 +7.1
Liberal J. Ashworth 277 30.4 −19.3
Ind. Conservative S. Barnett 199 21.9 N/A
Majority 157 17.3
Turnout 910
Conservative hold Swing
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St. Luke's

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St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal C. O'Doherty 1,828 58.0 N/A
Conservative J. Grime 1,323 42.0 N/A
Majority 505 16.0
Turnout 3,151
Liberal hold Swing
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St. Mark's

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St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal S. H. Brooks* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing
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St. Michael's

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St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal D. McCabe* 1,829 78.2 +58.8
Independent Liberal W. Brown 509 21.8 +18.7
Majority 1,320 56.4
Turnout 2,338
Liberal hold Swing
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Aldermanic elections

Aldermanic election, 9 November 1895

At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1895, the terms of office of thirteen aldermen expired.[3]

The following thirteen were elected as aldermen by the council on 9 November 1895 for a term of six years.

More information Party, Alderman ...
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
ConservativeSamuel Ashcroft* 1901
Liberal UnionistGeorge Clay* 1901
LiberalRobert Gibson* 1901
ConservativeJohn Grantham* 1901
Liberal UnionistJohn Hopkinson* 1901
Liberal UnionistJohn King* 1901
LiberalSir Bosdin Leech* 1901
Liberal UnionistJohn Mark* 1901
LiberalAlexander McDougall 1901
Liberal UnionistHarry Rawson* 1901
ConservativeRichard Lovatt Reade* 1901
LiberalG. T. Stanley*Blackley & Moston1901
LiberalJoseph Thompson*Ardwick1901
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By-elections between 1895 and 1896

All Saints', 22 November 1895

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Alexander McDougall (Liberal, All Saints', elected 1 November 1884)[4] on 9 November 1895[5] following the resignation on 9 November 1895 of Alderman Hugo Shaw (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1885).[6][7]

More information Party, Candidate ...
All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. B. Pritchard 968 53.4 +2.1
Conservative G. Simpson 846 46.6 −2.1
Majority 122 6.8 +4.2
Turnout 1,814
Liberal hold Swing
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