1893 Manchester City Council election

1893 Manchester City Council election

1 November 1893 (1893-11-01)
26 of 104 seats to Manchester City Council 53 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Liberal Unionist Last election 10 seats, 32.9% 14 seats, 45.9% 1 seats, 0.0% Seats before 47 48 9 Seats won 15 11 0 Seats after 48 48 8 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 18,167 16,487 0 Percentage 43.7% 39.7% 0.0% Swing 10.8% 6.2%
Map of results of 1893 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 Wednesday, 1 November 1893. 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.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		18,167 (43.7%)		10.8	15 (57.7%)	15 / 26	1	48 (46.2%)	48 / 104
Liberal Party		16,487 (39.7%)		6.2	11 (42.3%)	11 / 26		48 (46.2%)	48 / 104
Liberal Unionist		0 (0.0%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 26	1	8 (7.7%)	8 / 104
Labour Party		6,573 (15.8%)		6.0	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26		0 (0.0%)	0 / 104
Independent		227 (0.5%)		4.0	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26		0 (0.0%)	0 / 104
Independent Liberal		127 (0.3%)		0.5	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26		0 (0.0%)	0 / 104

Full council

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48

8

48

Aldermen

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14

4

8

Councillors

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34

4

40

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. McDougall*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Pollitt	2,083	55.1	N/A
	Liberal	H. Matthews	1,697	44.9	N/A
Majority			386	10.2	N/A
Turnout			3,780
	Conservative hold		Swing

Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Mills	930	50.3	N/A
	Liberal	C. Rowley*	919	49.7	N/A
Majority			11	0.6	N/A
Turnout			1,849
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Tunstall*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. H. Braddon*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Bagnall*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Butterworth*	620	62.9	+22.1
	Conservative	W. F. Dearden	366	37.1	−22.1
Majority			254	25.8
Turnout			986
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. B. Worthington*	367	61.8	+5.3
	Independent	F. Moss	227	38.2	−5.3
Majority			140	23.6	+10.6
Turnout			594
	Liberal hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Sherratt*	1,941	42.6	N/A
	Conservative	G. W. Chadwick	1,935	42.5	−19.6
	Labour	F. Connor	676	14.9	−20.0
Majority			6	0.1
Turnout			4,552
	Liberal hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Jennison*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Cardwell*	1,679	60.8	−10.0
	Labour	J. Lee	1,081	39.2	N/A
Majority			598	21.6	−20.0
Turnout			2,760
	Conservative hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Morgan*	1,126	57.7	N/A
	Labour	J. Billam	826	42.3	N/A
Majority			300	15.4	N/A
Turnout			1,952
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Aldred*	1,930	39.1	−27.5
	Conservative	W. Holland	1,916	38.8	N/A
	Liberal	J. B. Fullerton*	1,784	36.1	−30.5
	Conservative	T. Hobson	1,541	31.2	N/A
	Labour	J. Ritson	1,356	27.4	−8.3
Majority			132	2.7
Turnout			4,941
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. T. Rothwell*	1,196	73.6	N/A
	Labour	G. G. Berisford	428	26.4	N/A
Majority			768	47.2	N/A
Turnout			1,624
	Conservative hold		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Saxon*	1,815	62.4	N/A
	Conservative	A. Stansfield	1,093	37.6	N/A
Majority			722	24.8	N/A
Turnout			2,908
	Liberal hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Simpson*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Holt	938	65.7	N/A
	Conservative	F. Wallis	489	34.3	−6.0
Majority			447	31.4	N/A
Turnout			1,427
	Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. G. Copeland*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. C. Abbott*	740	53.4	−0.3
	Conservative	G. H. Broadbent	645	46.6	+0.3
Majority			95	6.8	−0.6
Turnout			1,385
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. A. S. Daly*	1,775	62.5	N/A
	Labour	R. Anderson	1,066	37.5	N/A
Majority			709	25.0
Turnout			2,841
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. James'

St. James'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Samson*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. W. Southern	529	54.8	+13.6
	Conservative	J. H. Cuff*	437	45.2	−13.6
Majority			92	9.6
Turnout			966
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. C. Abbott*	1,835	84.1	N/A
	Labour	S. McGregor	348	15.9	N/A
Majority			1,487	68.2	N/A
Turnout			2,183
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Phythian	956	54.7	+16.3
	Labour	F. Lawler	792	45.3	N/A
Majority			164	9.4
Turnout			1,748
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. H. Wells*	1,372	91.5	+1.3
	Independent Liberal	H. Lightholder	127	8.5	−1.3
Majority			1,245	83.0	+2.6
Turnout			1,499
	Liberal hold		Swing