1889 Manchester City Council election

1889 Manchester City Council election

1 November 1889 (1889-11-01)

19 of 76 seats
to Manchester City Council
39 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Liberal Unionist
Last election 10 seats,
62.7%
4 seats,
31.5%
5 seats,
0.0%
Seats before 36 30 10
Seats won 9 9 1
Seats after 36 30 10
Seat change
Popular vote 16,170 15,780 0
Percentage 48.6% 47.4% 0.0%
Swing 14.1% 15.9%

Map of results of 1889 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 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]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 16,170 (48.6%)
14.1 9 (47.4%)
9 / 19
36 (47.4%)
36 / 76
Liberal Party 15,780 (47.4%)
15.9 9 (47.4%)
9 / 19
30 (39.5%)
30 / 76
Liberal Unionist 0 (0.0%)
1 (5.3%)
1 / 19
10 (13.2%)
10 / 76
Independent 1,350 (4.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 / 19
0 (0.0%)
0 / 76

Full council

30 10 36

Aldermen

8 4 7

Councillors

22 6 29

Ward results

All Saints'

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

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

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

Cheetham

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

Collegiate Church

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

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

Harpurhey

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

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

New Cross (2 vacancies)
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

Oxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal B. T. Leech* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Rusholme

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

St. Ann's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist J. D. Milne* uncontested
Liberal Unionist hold Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. C. Schou* 800 55.1 −2.3
Liberal J. Brierley 652 44.9 +2.3
Majority 148 10.2 −4.6
Turnout 1,452
Conservative hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Tatton 1,987 59.5 N/A
Independent A. Alsop 1,350 40.5 N/A
Majority 637 19.0 N/A
Turnout 3,337
Liberal hold Swing

St. James'

St. James'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal A. E. Lloyd* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Robinson* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Marshall* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Michael's

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]

St. Ann's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. H. Vaudrey uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

[12]

Oxford, 18 November 1889

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Benjamin Gibbons (Conservative, Oxford, elected 24 March 1885)[13] on 9 November 1889.[14]

Oxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Simpson uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

[15]

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]

St. John's
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

[20]

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]

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

[25]

References

  1. ^ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1889, p.8
  2. ^ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, October 25, 1889, p.6
  3. ^ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 11, 1889, p.6
  4. ^ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, May 8, 1890, p.6
  5. ^ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, February 7, 1884, p.3
  6. ^ THE REPRESENTATION OF EXCHANGE WARD, Manchester Guardian, April 7, 1879, p.8
  7. ^ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, June 4, 1890, p.2
  8. ^ ELECTION IN ST. ANN'S WARD, Manchester Evening News, August 15, 1877, p.14
  9. ^ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 31, 1889, p.7
  10. ^ "DEATH OF MR. ALDERMAN BENNETT", Manchester Guardian, October 21, 1889, p.5
  11. ^ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1859, p.3
  12. ^ THE REPRESENTATION OF ST. ANN'S WARD, Manchester Guardian, November 5, 1889, p.8
  13. ^ THE OXFORD WARD ELECTION, Manchester Courier, March 25, 1885, p.6
  14. ^ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 11, 1889, p.6
  15. ^ THE VACANCIES IN THE MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 19, 1889, p.7
  16. ^ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1877, p.6
  17. ^ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 11, 1889, p.6
  18. ^ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 11, 1889, p.6
  19. ^ ELECTION OF MAYORS, Manchester Courier, November 10, 1885, p.7
  20. ^ MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN ST. JOHN'S WARD, Manchester Guardian, November 26, 1889, p.11
  21. ^ THE REPRESENTATION OF EXCHANGE WARD, Manchester Guardian, April 7, 1879, p.8
  22. ^ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, June 4, 1890, p.2
  23. ^ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, May 8, 1890, p.6
  24. ^ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, February 7, 1884, p.3
  25. ^ THE VACANCY IN EXCHANGE WARD, Manchester Courier, June 10, 1890, p.6