1883 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council took place on Thursday, 1 November 1883. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Liberal Party retained overall control of the council.

1883 Manchester City Council election

1 November 1883 (1883-11-01)
16 of 64 seats to Manchester City Council 33 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Liberal Conservative Last election 12 seats, 39.6% 4 seats, 60.4% Seats before 40 24 Seats won 7 9 Seats after 39 25 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 3,586 4,114 Percentage 46.6% 53.4% Swing 7.0% 7.0%
Map of results of 1883 election
Leader of the Council before election Liberal Leader of the Council after election Liberal

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Liberal Party		3,586 (46.6%)		7.0	7 (43.8%)	7 / 16	1	39 (60.9%)	39 / 64
Conservative Party		4,114 (53.4%)		7.0	9 (56.2%)	9 / 16	1	25 (39.1%)	25 / 64

Full council

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39

25

Aldermen

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13

3

Councillors

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26

22

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Ashcroft	881	57.5	+3.4
	Liberal	J. Little*	652	42.5	−3.4
Majority			229	15.0	+6.8
Turnout			1,533
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

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

Cheetham

Cheetham

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

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

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

Exchange

Exchange

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

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

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

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)

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

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	B. T. Leech*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. D. Milne	uncontested
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. C. Schou	765	51.5	N/A
	Liberal	J. W. Southern*	719	48.5	N/A
Majority			46	3.0	N/A
Turnout			1,484
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. B. Goldsworthy*	uncontested
	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*	2,468	52.7	N/A
	Liberal	R. Ramsbottom	2,215	47.3	N/A
Majority			253	5.4	N/A
Turnout			4,683
	Conservative hold		Swing