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]

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
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

↓
2 49 7 47

Aldermen

↓
15 5 6

Councillors

↓
2 34 2 40

Ward results

All Saints'

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

Ardwick

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

Blackley & Moston

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

Bradford

Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Hutt* 2,304 64.2 N/A
Labour 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

Cheetham

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

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Bradshaw* 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* 358 51.6 +0.9
Conservative R. Cooper 336 48.4 −0.9
Majority 22 3.2 +1.8
Turnout 694
Liberal hold Swing

Harpurhey

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

Longsight

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

Medlock Street

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

Miles Platting

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

New Cross

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

Newton Heath

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

Openshaw

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

St. Clement's

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

St. George's

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

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* 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

St. Luke's

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

St. Mark's

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

St. Michael's

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

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1895 and 1896

References

  1. ^ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1895, p.7
  2. ^ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1895, p.5
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1895_Manchester_City_Council_election
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