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1892 Manchester City Council election

1892 Manchester City Council election
← 1891 1 November 1892 (1892-11-01) 1893 →
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 15 seats,
51.8% 		7 seats,
43.7% 		4 seats,
2.4%
Seats before 46 48 10
Seats won 10 14 1
Seats after 48 46 9
Seat change Increase2 Decrease2 Decrease1
Popular vote 7,491 10,615 0
Percentage 32.9% 46.7% 0.0%
Swing Decrease18.9% Increase3.0% Decrease2.4%
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election 0 seats,
2.1%
Seats before 0
Seats won 1
Seats after 1
Seat change Increase1
Popular vote 1,025
Percentage 4.5%
Swing Increase2.4%
Map of results of 1892 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 Tuesday, 1 November 1892. 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]

Election result

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Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 7,491 (32.9%)
Decrease 18.9 10 (38.5%)
10 / 26
 Increase 2 48 (46.2%)
48 / 104
Liberal Party 10,615 (46.7%)
Increase 3.0 14 (53.8%)
14 / 26
 Decrease 2 46 (44.2%)
46 / 104
Liberal Unionist 0 (0.0%)
Decrease 2.4 1 (3.8%)
1 / 26
 Decrease 1 9 (8.7%)
9 / 104
Independent 1,025 (4.5%)
Increase 2.4 1 (3.8%)
1 / 26
 Increase 1 1 (1.0%)
1 / 104
Labour Party 2,235 (9.8%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 26
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 104
Palace of Varieties 1,174 (5.2%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 26
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 104
Independent Labour 200 (0.9%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 26
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 104

Full council

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46 1 9 48

Aldermen

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14 3 9

Councillors

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32 1 6 39

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 % ±%
Liberal Unionist R. C. Smith* uncontested
Liberal Unionist hold Swing

Blackley & Moston

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Blackley & Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Ward* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Bradford

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

Cheetham

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

Collegiate Church

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Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Bradshaw* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Crumpsall

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Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Heywood 548 59.2 N/A
Liberal G. Rhodes* 378 40.8 N/A
Majority 170 18.4 N/A
Turnout 926
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Exchange

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Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. G. Batty* 411 56.5 N/A
Independent D. P. Schloss 317 43.5 N/A
Majority 94 13.0 N/A
Turnout 728
Liberal hold Swing

Harpurhey

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Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Richards* 2,163 65.1 N/A
Labour A. Settle 1,162 34.9 N/A
Majority 1,001 30.2 N/A
Turnout 3,325
Conservative hold Swing

Longsight

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Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. R. Wilson* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

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Medlock Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. H. Mainwaring* 1,824 70.8 N/A
Palace of Varieties E. Jones 753 29.2 N/A
Majority 1,071 41.6 N/A
Turnout 2,577
Conservative hold Swing

Miles Platting

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Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Bowes* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

New Cross

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New Cross (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. Birkbeck* 2,000 66.6 N/A
Liberal R. Lloyd* 1,860 61.9 N/A
Labour J. Ritson 1,073 35.7 N/A
Majority 787 26.2 N/A
Turnout 3,003
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing

Newton Heath

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Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. Trevor* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Openshaw

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Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Taylor* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Oxford

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

Rusholme

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Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H. Plummer 708 59.7 N/A
Conservative S. Royle* 478 40.3 N/A
Majority 230 19.4 N/A
Turnout 1,186
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

St. Ann's

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St. Ann's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Fildes 695 67.9 +13.9
Liberal J. H. Boydell 328 32.1 −13.8
Majority 367 35.8 +27.6
Turnout 1,023
Conservative gain from Liberal Unionist Swing

St. Clement's

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St. Clement's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal G. D. Kelley* 716 53.7 +8.5
Conservative R. Smith 618 46.3 −8.5
Majority 98 7.4
Turnout 1,334
Liberal hold Swing

St. George's

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St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal R. Carhart* 1,859 81.5 N/A
Palace of Varieties J. Waddington 421 18.5 N/A
Majority 1,438 63.0 N/A
Turnout 2,280
Liberal hold Swing

St. James'

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St. James'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal H. J. Goldschmidt* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. John's

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St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Shuttleworth 499 58.8 +2.9
Liberal F. Smallman* 349 41.2 N/A
Majority 150 17.6 +5.8
Turnout 848
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Luke's

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

St. Mark's

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St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal S. H. Brooks* 870 50.1 −2.1
Conservative J. Phythian 666 38.4 −9.4
Independent Labour E. S. Jones 200 11.5 N/A
Majority 204 11.7 +7.3
Turnout 1,736
Liberal hold Swing

St. Michael's

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St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal D. McCabe* 1,664 90.2 +37.4
Liberal H. Lightholder 180 9.8 N/A
Majority 1,484 80.4 +74.8
Turnout 1,844
Liberal hold Swing

Aldermanic elections

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By-elections between 1892 and 1893

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References

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  1. ^ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1892, p.5
  2. ^ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1892, p.6