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1886 Manchester City Council election

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]

1886 Manchester City Council election
← 1885
1 November 1886 (1886-11-01)
1887 →
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

Election result

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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

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31 11 34

Aldermen

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9 3 7

Councillors

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22 8 27

Ward results

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All Saints'

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All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Ashcroft* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Ardwick

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

Bradford

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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

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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

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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

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

Harpurhey

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Harpurhey
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

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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

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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

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

Rusholme

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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

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St. Ann's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist J. D. Milne* uncontested
Liberal Unionist hold Swing

St. Clement's

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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

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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'

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St. James'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal A. E. Lloyd* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. John's

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St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Robinson* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Luke's

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St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Marshall* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Michael's

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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

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Aldermanic election, 9 November 1886

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At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1886, the terms of office of nine aldermen expired.[3]

The following nine were elected as aldermen by the council on 9 November 1886 for a term of six years.

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
LiberalWilliam Batty* 1892
ConservativeJames Craven* 1892
ConservativeMatthew Curtis* 1892
ConservativeWilliam Griffin*Harpurhey1892
LiberalSir John James Harwood* 1892
LiberalHenry Patteson* 1892
LiberalJohn Foulkes Roberts* 1892
Liberal UnionistThomas Schofield* 1892
LiberalWalton Smith 1892

Aldermanic election, 1 December 1886

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Caused by the death on 11 November 1886 of Alderman Thomas Rose (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 14 July 1886).[4][5]

In his place, Councillor George Moulton (Conservative, St. Michael's, elected 2 November 1874)[6] was elected as an alderman by the council on 1 December 1886.[7]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
ConservativeGeorge Moulton 1889

Aldermanic election, 24 June 1887

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Caused by the death on 9 June 1887 of the Mayor, Alderman Matthew Curtis (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 5 December 1860).[8][9]

In his place, Councillor William Livesley (Conservative, St. John's, elected 1 November 1875)[10] was elected as an alderman by the council on 24 June 1887.[11]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
ConservativeWilliam Livesley 1892

Aldermanic election, 7 September 1887

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Caused by the death on 22 August 1887 of Alderman James Craven (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 5 May 1886).[12][13]

In his place, Councillor Edmund Asquith (Liberal, St. Clement's, elected 1 November 1875)[14] was elected as an alderman by the council on 7 September 1887.[15]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
LiberalEdmund Asquith 1892

Aldermanic election, 7 September 1887

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Caused by the death on 7 September 1887 of Alderman Henry Patteson (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1868).[16][17]

In his place, Councillor Alfred Evans (Liberal, Medlock Street, elected 17 June 1876)[18] was elected as an alderman by the council on 5 October 1887.[19]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
LiberalAlfred Evans 1892

By-elections between 1886 and 1887

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St. Michael's, 17 December 1886

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Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor George Moulton (Conservative, St. Michael's, elected 2 November 1874)[20] on 1 December 1886[21] following the death on 11 November 1886 of Alderman Thomas Rose (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 14 July 1886).[22][23]

St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Ashworth 1,521 55.8 +7.7
Conservative S. Redfern 1,193 43.8 −7.6
Liberal W. F. Meaney 12 0.4 −47.7
Majority 328 12.0
Turnout 2,726
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

[24]

St. John's, 1 July 1887

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Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor William Livesley (Conservative, St. John's, elected 1 November 1875)[25] on 24 June 1887[26] following the death on 9 June 1887 of the Mayor, Alderman Matthew Curtis (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 5 December 1860).[27][28]

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. H. Cuff uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

[29]

Medlock Street, 18 October 1887

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Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Alfred Evans (Liberal, Medlock Street, elected 17 June 1876)[30] on 5 October 1887[31] following the death on 7 September 1887 of Alderman Henry Patteson (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1868).[32][33]

Medlock Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. T. Bax 854 65.2 +22.0
Independent Liberal J. Jenkins 456 34.8 N/A
Majority 398 30.4
Turnout 1,310
Liberal hold Swing

[34]

References

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  1. ↑ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1886, p.8
  2. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1886, p.5
  3. ↑ ELECTION OF MAYORS, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1886, p.6
  4. ↑ "ALDERMAN THOMAS ROSE", Manchester Guardian, November 12, 1886, p.5
  5. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, July 15, 1886, p.6
  6. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1874, p.6
  7. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, December 2, 1886, p.6
  8. ↑ DEATH OF THE MAYOR OF MANCHESTER, Manchester Evening News, June 10, 1887, p.2
  9. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, December 6, 1860, p.3
  10. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1875, p.4
  11. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, June 25, 1887, p.7
  12. ↑ MR. ALDERMAN CRAVEN, Manchester Guardian, August 22, 1887, p.5
  13. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, May 6, 1886, p.7
  14. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1875, p.4
  15. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, September 7, 1887, p.7
  16. ↑ DEATH OF MR. ALDERMAN PATTESON, Manchester Courier, September 8, 1887, p.5
  17. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, November 10, 1868, p.6
  18. ↑ MEDLOCK STREET WARD ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, June 19, 1876, p.4
  19. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, October 6, 1887, p.7
  20. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1874, p.6
  21. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, December 2, 1886, p.6
  22. ↑ "ALDERMAN THOMAS ROSE", Manchester Guardian, November 12, 1886, p.5
  23. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, July 15, 1886, p.6
  24. ↑ ELECTION IN ST. MICHAEL'S WARD, Manchester Courier, December 18, 1886, p.3
  25. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1875, p.4
  26. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, June 25, 1887, p.7
  27. ↑ DEATH OF THE MAYOR OF MANCHESTER, Manchester Evening News, June 10, 1887, p.2
  28. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, December 6, 1860, p.3
  29. ↑ ST. JOHN'S WARD ELECTION, Manchester Courier, July 2, 1887, p.5
  30. ↑ MEDLOCK STREET WARD ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, June 19, 1876, p.4
  31. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, October 6, 1887, p.7
  32. ↑ DEATH OF MR. ALDERMAN PATTESON, Manchester Courier, September 8, 1887, p.5
  33. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, November 10, 1868, p.6
  34. ↑ MANCHESTER, Manchester Courier, October 19, 1887, p.8
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