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1888 Manchester City Council election

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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 9 seats, 49.3% 8 seats, 50.7% 2 seats, 0.0% Seats before 33 32 11 Seats won 10 4 5 Seats after 34 31 11 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 12,405 12,733 0 Percentage 49.3% 50.7% 0.0% Swing 1.3% 2.7%
Map of results of 1888 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 Thursday, 1 November 1888. 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		12,405 (49.3%)		1.3	10 (52.6%)	10 / 19	1	34 (44.7%)	34 / 76
Liberal Party		12,733 (50.7%)		2.7	4 (21.1%)	4 / 19	1	31 (40.8%)	31 / 76
Liberal Unionist		0 (0.0%)			5 (26.3%)	5 / 19		11 (14.5%)	11 / 76
Independent Nationalist		0 (0.0%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 19		0 (0.0%)	0 / 76

Full council

Aldermen

Councillors

Ward results

All Saints'

Ardwick

Bradford

Cheetham

Collegiate Church

Exchange

Harpurhey

Medlock Street

New Cross

Oxford

Rusholme

St. Ann's

St. Clement's

St. George's

St. James'

St. John's

St. Luke's

St. Michael's

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1888 and 1889

References

1. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1888, p.8
2. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1888, p.6

• Manchester City Council elections
• 1888 English local elections