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%)
Decrease 14.1 9 (47.4%)
9 / 19
 Steady 36 (47.4%)
36 / 76
Liberal Party 15,780 (47.4%)
Increase 15.9 9 (47.4%)
9 / 19
 Steady 30 (39.5%)
30 / 76
Liberal Unionist 0 (0.0%)
Steady 1 (5.3%)
1 / 19
 Steady 10 (13.2%)
10 / 76
Independent 1,350 (4.1%)
Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 19
 Steady 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 gain from Conservative Swing

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1889 and 1890

References

  1. ^ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1889, p.8
  2. ^ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, October 25, 1889, p.6
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1889_Manchester_City_Council_election
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