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	\|candidate = '''J. ~~Ward~~*'''		\|candidate = '''S. Mills*'''
	\|votes = '''1,~~022~~'''		\|votes = '''1,110'''
	\|percentage = '''56.6'''		\|percentage = '''52.9'''
	\|change = '''~~N/A~~'''		\|change = '''+9.5'''
	}}		}}
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	\|party = ~~Conservative~~ Party (UK)		\|party = Liberal Party (UK)
	\|candidate = T. ~~Nesbitt~~		\|candidate = G. Bennett
	\|votes = ~~784~~		\|votes = 990
	\|percentage = 43.4		\|percentage = 47.1
	\|change = ~~N/A~~		\|change = -9.5
	}}		}}
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	\|votes = ~~238~~		\|votes = 120
	\|percentage = 13.2		\|percentage = 5.8
	\|change = ~~N/A~~		\|change =
	}}		}}
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	\|change =		\|change =
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Revision as of 12:50, 20 December 2024

Local election in Manchester

1896 Manchester City Council election

← 1895

2 November 1896 (1896-11-02)

1897 →

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	16,823	15,075	0
Percentage	45.5%	40.8%	0.0%
Swing	5.4%	9.8%	6.6%

	Fourth party

Party	Labour
Last election	0 seats, 10.3%
Seats before	2
Seats won	0
Seats after	2
Seat change
Popular vote	3,824
Percentage	10.3%
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	16,823 (45.5%)	5.4	16 (61.5%)	16 / 26	3	48 (46.2%)	48 / 104
Liberal Party	15,075 (40.8%)	9.8	9 (34.6%)	9 / 26	3	47 (45.2%)	47 / 104
Liberal Unionist	0 (0.0%)	6.6	1 (3.8%)	1 / 26		7 (6.7%)	7 / 104
Labour Party	3,824 (10.3%)	9.5	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26		2 (1.9%)	2 / 104
Social Democratic Federation	519 (1.4%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 104
Independent Liberal	509 (1.4%)	1.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26		0 (0.0%)	0 / 104
Independent Conservative	199 (0.5%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 104

Full council

↓
2	47	7	48

Aldermen

↓
15	5	6

Councillors

↓
2	32	2	42

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. Arrandale*	1,031	51.3	N/A
	Conservative	A. Fulton	977	48.7	−11.6
Majority			54	2.6
Turnout			2,008
	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	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Hutt*	2,304	64.2	N/A
	Labour	M. Atherton	771	21.5	−32.9
	Conservative	J. Russell	515	14.3	−41.3
Majority			1,533	42.7
Turnout			3,590
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cheetham

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

Collegiate Church

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

Crumpsall

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

Exchange

Exchange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. G. Batty*	358	51.6	+0.9
	Conservative	R. Cooper	336	48.4	−0.9
Majority			22	3.2	+1.8
Turnout			694
	Liberal hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Richards*	2,194	62.3	+7.5
	Labour	J. Harker	1,326	37.7	+16.1
Majority			868	24.6	−6.6
Turnout			3,520
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. R. Wilson*	867	52.5	+3.2
	Labour	N. Lingard	784	47.5	N/A
Majority			83	5.0
Turnout			1,651
	Conservative hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. H. Mainwaring*	1,808	77.0	N/A
	Labour	F. Lawler	541	23.0	−12.0
Majority			1,267	54.0
Turnout			2,349
	Conservative hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Bowes*	995	47.0	+24.6
	Conservative	T. Milnes	882	41.7	−8.0
	Labour	T. Cook	238	11.3	−16.6
Majority			113	5.3
Turnout			2,115
	Liberal hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Birkbeck*	2,086	60.2	+20.9
	Liberal	R. Lloyd*	1,909	55.1	+15.2
	Conservative	N. Meadowcroft	1,530	44.2	+5.7
	Conservative	J. Barratt	1,402	40.5	+2.0
Majority			379	10.9	+10.6
Turnout			3,464
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Newton Heath

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

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Taylor*	1,526	50.6	+1.0
	Liberal	J. Jee	786	26.1	N/A
	Labour	E. J. Hart	705	23.4	−27.0
Majority			740	24.5
Turnout			3,017
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oxford

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

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Plummer*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Fildes*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Hassall	666	50.6	N/A
	Liberal	G. D. Kelley*	650	49.4	N/A
Majority			16	1.2	N/A
Turnout			1,316
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. Nichol*	1,579	75.3	+24.7
	Social Democratic Federation	W. Skivington	519	24.7	N/A
Majority			1,060	50.6	+32.3
Turnout			2,098
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. James'

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

St. John's

St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Shuttleworth*	434	47.7	+7.1
	Liberal	J. Ashworth	277	30.4	−19.3
	Ind. Conservative	S. Barnett	199	21.9	N/A
Majority			157	17.3
Turnout			910
	Conservative 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	%	±%
	Liberal	S. H. Brooks*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. McCabe*	1,829	78.2	+58.8
	Independent Liberal	W. Brown	509	21.8	+18.7
Majority			1,320	56.4
Turnout			2,338
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1896 and 1897

References

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1896, p.8
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, October 26, 1896, p.10

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