1889 Manchester City Council election

Local election in Manchester 1889 Manchester City Council election England Arms of the City of Manchester.svg parliamentary no 1888 Manchester City Council election 1888 1889 11 01 y 1890 Manchester City Council election 1890 19 of 76 seats to Manchester City Council 39 Manchester 1889.png Map of results of 1889 election Leader of the Council No overall control Leader of the Council after election No overall control Conservative Party (UK) 10 seats,62.7% 36 9 36 16,170 48.6% 14.1% Liberal Party (UK) 4 seats,31.5% 30 9 30 15,780 47.4% 15.9% Liberal Unionist Party 5 seats,0.0% 10 1 10 0 0.0% 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.THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1889, p.8THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, October 25, 1889, p.6 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party 16,170 (48.6%)48.6 Conservative Party (UK) 14.19 (47.4%)9 19 Conservative Party (UK) 36 (47.4%)36 76 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party 15,780 (47.4%)47.4 Liberal Party (UK) 15.99 (47.4%)9 19 Liberal Party (UK) 30 (39.5%)30 76 Liberal Party (UK)Liberal Unionist 0 (0.0%)0.0 Liberal Unionist Party 1 (5.3%)1 19 Liberal Unionist Party 10 (13.2%)10 76 Liberal Unionist PartyIndependent 1,350 (4.1%)4.1 Independent (politician) 0 (0.0%)0 19 Independent (politician) 0 (0.0%)0 76 Independent (politician) Full council + ↓ 30 10 36 Aldermen + ↓ 8 4 7 Councillors + ↓ 22 6 29 Ward results All Saints' All Saints' Conservative Party (UK) S. Ashcroft* 1,424 59.2 N/A Liberal Party (UK) W. B. Pritchard 982 40.8 N/A 442 18.4 N/A 2,406 Conservative Party (UK) Ardwick Ardwick Conservative Party (UK) S. Chesters Thompson* 2,596 68.6 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J. H. Whitehouse 1,187 31.4 N/A 1,409 37.2 N/A 3,783 Conservative Party (UK) Bradford Bradford Liberal Party (UK) J. Hutt* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) Cheetham Cheetham Liberal Party (UK) J. Rushworth* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) Collegiate Church Collegiate Church Conservative Party (UK) J. Bradshaw 834 57.4 N/A Liberal Party (UK) E. Barton 619 42.6 N/A 215 14.8 N/A 1,453 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Exchange Exchange Liberal Party (UK) J. Milling* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) Harpurhey Harpurhey Conservative Party (UK) J. Richards* 2,104 62.0 N/A Liberal Party (UK) T. W. Foxcroft 1,288 38.0 N/A 816 24.0 N/A 3,392 Conservative Party (UK) Medlock Street Medlock Street Conservative Party (UK) H. H. Mainwaring* 1,949 55.3 N/A Liberal Party (UK) T. Swindells 1,577 44.7 N/A 372 10.6 N/A 3,526 Conservative Party (UK) New Cross New Cross Liberal Party (UK) R. Lloyd* 2,453 53.5 N/A Liberal Party (UK) W. Birkbeck* 2,443 53.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Burgess 2,210 48.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Taylor 2,075 45.2 N/A 223 4.8 N/A 4,586 Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Oxford Oxford Liberal Party (UK) B. T. Leech* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) Rusholme Rusholme Conservative Party (UK) S. Royle* 999 51.5 N/A Liberal Party (UK) W. Johnson 942 48.5 N/A 57 3.0 N/A 1,941 Conservative Party (UK) St. Ann's St. Ann's Liberal Unionist Party J. D. Milne* uncontested Liberal Unionist Party St. Clement's St. Clement's Conservative Party (UK) N. C. Schou* 800 55.1 -2.3 Liberal Party (UK) J. Brierley 652 44.9 +2.3 148 10.2 -4.6 1,452 Conservative Party (UK) St. George's St. George's Liberal Party (UK) J. Tatton 1,987 59.5 N/A Independent (politician) A. Alsop 1,350 40.5 N/A 637 19.0 N/A 3,337 Liberal Party (UK) St. James' St. James' Liberal Party (UK) A. E. Lloyd* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) St. John's St. John's Conservative Party (UK) W. Robinson* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) St. Luke's St. Luke's Conservative Party (UK) A. Marshall* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) St. Michael's St. Michael's Liberal Party (UK) D. McCabe 1,650 58.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Lee 1,179 41.7 N/A 471 16.6 N/A 2,829 Liberal Party (UK) 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.MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 11, 1889, p.6 The following ten were elected as aldermen by the council on 9 November 1889 for a term of six years. PartyAldermanWardTerm 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).MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, May 8, 1890, p.6MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, February 7, 1884, p.3 In his place, Councillor John Milling (Liberal, Exchange, elected 5 April 1879)THE REPRESENTATION OF EXCHANGE WARD, Manchester Guardian, April 7, 1879, p.8 was elected as an alderman by the council on 4 June 1890.MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, June 4, 1890, p.2 PartyAldermanWardTerm 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)ELECTION IN ST. ANN'S WARD, Manchester Evening News, August 15, 1877, p.14 on 30 October 1889MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 31, 1889, p.7 following the death on 19 October 1889 of Alderman John Marsland Bennett (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1859)."DEATH OF MR. ALDERMAN BENNETT", Manchester Guardian, October 21, 1889, p.5MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1859, p.3 St. Ann's Conservative Party (UK) W. H. Vaudrey uncontested Conservative Party (UK) THE REPRESENTATION OF ST. ANN'S WARD, Manchester Guardian, November 5, 1889, p.8 Oxford, 18 November 1889 Caused by the resignation of Councillor Benjamin Gibbons (Conservative, Oxford, elected 24 March 1885)THE OXFORD WARD ELECTION, Manchester Courier, March 25, 1885, p.6 on 9 November 1889.MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 11, 1889, p.6 Oxford Conservative Party (UK) H. Simpson uncontested Conservative Party (UK) THE VACANCIES IN THE MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 19, 1889, p.7 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)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1877, p.6 on 9 November 1889MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 11, 1889, p.6 following the defeat on 9 November 1889 of Alderman William Brown (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1885).MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 11, 1889, p.6ELECTION OF MAYORS, Manchester Courier, November 10, 1885, p.7 St. John's Liberal Party (UK) F. Smallman 500 51.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Woodhouse 466 48.2 N/A 34 3.6 N/A 2,602 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN ST. JOHN'S WARD, Manchester Guardian, November 26, 1889, p.11 Exchange, 9 June 1890 Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor John Milling (Liberal, Exchange, elected 5 April 1879)THE REPRESENTATION OF EXCHANGE WARD, Manchester Guardian, April 7, 1879, p.8 on 4 June 1890MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, June 4, 1890, p.2 following the resignation on 7 May 1890 of Alderman William Batty (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 6 February 1884).MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, May 8, 1890, p.6MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, February 7, 1884, p.3 Exchange Liberal Party (UK) J. G. Batty uncontested Liberal Party (UK) THE VACANCY IN EXCHANGE WARD, Manchester Courier, June 10, 1890, p.6 References Category:Manchester City Council elections Manchester