Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Monday, 1 November 1886. 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 16,777 (50.6%)
Increase 0.3 9 (47.4%)
9 / 19
 Decrease 2 34 (44.7%)
34 / 76
Liberal Party 15,917 (48.0%)
Increase 1.1 9 (47.4%)
9 / 19
 Increase 2 31 (40.8%)
31 / 76
Liberal Unionist 0 (0.0%)
N/A 1 (5.3%)
1 / 19
 Steady 11 (14.5%)
11 / 76
Independent 427 (1.3%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 19
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 76
Independent Liberal 15 (0.0%)
Decrease 2.9 0 (0.0%)
0 / 19
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 76

Full council

↓
31 11 34

Aldermen

↓
9 3 7

Councillors

↓
22 8 27

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Ashcroft* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Chesters Thompson* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Hutt* 1,701 53.3 +2.5
Conservative J. Hislop 1,488 46.7 −18.7
Majority 213 6.6 +1.8
Turnout 3,189
Liberal hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Rushworth* 1,124 56.9 +3.6
Conservative J. Hislop 852 43.1 −3.6
Majority 272 13.8 +7.2
Turnout 1,976
Liberal hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal C. Payne 648 52.9 N/A
Conservative C. Griffin* 576 47.1 N/A
Majority 72 5.8 N/A
Turnout 1,224
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Exchange

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

Harpurhey

Hapurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Richards* 2,084 59.7 −1.2
Liberal J. R. Lancashire 1,409 40.3 −14.7
Majority 675 19.4 +14.8
Turnout 3,493
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. H. Mainwaring* 1,782 56.8 N/A
Liberal S. C. Richardson 1,356 43.2 N/A
Majority 426 13.6 N/A
Turnout 3,138
Conservative hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal R. Lloyd 2,433 51.6 N/A
Liberal M. Haworth 2,413 51.2 N/A
Conservative S. Redfern* 2,332 49.4 N/A
Conservative J. N. Ogden 2,255 47.8 N/A
Majority 81 1.8 N/A
Turnout 4,717
Liberal gain from Conservative 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* 712 62.5 −7.3
Independent F. Hampson 427 37.5 N/A
Majority 285 25.0 +24.7
Turnout 1,139
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. Schou* 876 54.2 +2.2
Liberal S. Moore 739 45.8 −2.2
Majority 137 8.4 +4.4
Turnout 1,615
Conservative hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal R. B. Goldsworthy* 2,623 53.8 N/A
Conservative J. Wainwright 2,248 46.2 N/A
Majority 375 7.6 N/A
Turnout 4,871
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 % ±%
Conservative G. Moulton* 1,572 51.4 +4.6
Liberal J. Ashworth 1,471 48.1 −5.1
Independent Liberal W. Brown 15 0.5 N/A
Majority 101 3.3
Turnout 3,058
Conservative hold Swing

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1886 and 1887

References

  1. ^ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1886, p.8
  2. ^ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1886, p.5
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1886_Manchester_City_Council_election
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