1886 Manchester City Council election

1886 Manchester City Council election
1 November 1886 (1886-11-01)
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 12 seats,
50.3% 		13 seats,
46.9% 		did not contest
Seats before 36 29 11
Seats won 9 9 1
Seats after 34 31 11
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2 Steady
Popular vote 16,777 15,917 0
Percentage 50.6% 48.0% 0.0%
Swing Increase0.3% Increase1.1% N/A
Map of results of 1886 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 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
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