1896 Manchester City Council election

1896 Manchester City Council election

2 November 1896 (1896-11-02)
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 11 seats, 45.5% 15 seats, 40.8% 0 seats, 0.0% Seats before 45 50 7 Seats won 16 9 1 Seats after 48 47 7 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 13,385 13,012 1,306 Percentage 38.2% 37.1% 3.7% Swing 7.3% 3.7% 3.7%   Fourth party   Party Labour Last election 0 seats, 10.3% Seats before 2 Seats won 0 Seats after 2 Seat change Popular vote 6,949 Percentage 19.8% Swing 9.5%
Map of results of 1896 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, 2 November 1896. 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		13,385 (38.2%)		7.3	16 (61.5%)	16 / 26	3	48 (46.2%)	48 / 104
Liberal Party		13,012 (37.1%)		3.7	9 (34.6%)	9 / 26	3	47 (45.2%)	47 / 104
Liberal Unionist		1,306 (3.7%)		3.7	1 (3.8%)	1 / 26		7 (6.7%)	7 / 104
Labour Party		6,949 (19.8%)		9.5	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26		2 (1.9%)	2 / 104
Social Democratic Federation		1,191 (3.4%)		2.0	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26		0 (0.0%)	0 / 104
Independent		203 (0.6%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 104

Full council

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2

47

7

48

Aldermen

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15

5

6

Councillors

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2

32

2

42

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. B. Pritchard*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Pollitt*	1,883	51.5	N/A
	Liberal	J. Shaw	1,774	48.5	N/A
Majority			109	3.0	N/A
Turnout			3,657
	Conservative hold		Swing

Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Mills*	1,110	52.9	+9.5
	Liberal	G. Bennett	990	47.1	−9.5
Majority			120	5.8
Turnout			2,100
	Conservative hold		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	%	±%
	Liberal	W. E. Cary*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

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

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Smethurst	379	51.0	+2.6
	Liberal	R. Ramsbottom	364	49.0	−2.6
Majority			15	2.0
Turnout			743
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. W. Chadwick	1,911	38.7	−23.6
	Labour	J. Harker	1,533	31.0	−6.6
	Liberal	W. Sherratt*	1,494	30.3	N/A
Majority			378	7.7	−16.9
Turnout			4,938
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

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

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	N. Bradley*	1,306	56.9	N/A
	Labour	J. Johnston	991	43.1	+20.1
Majority			315	13.8
Turnout			2,297
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Milnes	1,065	51.3	+9.6
	Lib-Lab	G. D. Kelley	1,013	48.7	+1.7
Majority			52	2.6
Turnout			2,078
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Bishop	2,524	70.3	+10.1
	Conservative	W. Holland*	2,329	64.9	+20.7
	Labour	G. G Beresford	1,162	32.4	N/A
Majority			1,167	32.5
Turnout			3,589
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. T. Rothwell*	1,343	72.5	N/A
	Labour	A. Mear	509	27.5	N/A
Majority			834	45.0	N/A
Turnout			1,852
	Conservative hold		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Saxon*	1,813	65.8	+39.7
	Labour	E. J. Hart	944	34.2	+10.8
Majority			869	31.6
Turnout			2,757
	Liberal hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

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

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Holt*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		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	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Spurr	798	55.6	+5.0
	Liberal	T. C. Abbott*	637	44.4	−5.0
Majority			161	11.2	+10.0
Turnout			1,435
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. A. S. Daly*	1,208	46.4	−28.9
	Social Democratic Federation	W. Maben	1,191	45.8	+21.1
	Independent	D. Mounsey	203	7.8	N/A
Majority			17	0.6	−50.0
Turnout			2,602
	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*	575	55.8	+25.4
	Conservative	W. H. Huddleston	455	44.2	−3.5
Majority			120	11.6
Turnout			1,030
	Liberal 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	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Phythian*	904	53.1	N/A
	Labour	W. H. Griffiths	797	46.9	N/A
Majority			107	6.2	N/A
Turnout			1,701
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. H. Wells*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing