# 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.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 16,777 (50.6%) | 0.3 | 9 (47.4%) | 9 / 19 | 2 | 34 (44.7%) | 34 / 76 |
| Liberal Party | 15,917 (48.0%) | 1.1 | 9 (47.4%) | 9 / 19 | 2 | 31 (40.8%) | 31 / 76 |
| Liberal Unionist | 0 (0.0%) | N/A | 1 (5.3%) | 1 / 19 | | 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%) | 2.9 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 19 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 76 |

### Full council

| 31 | 11 | 34 |

### Aldermen

| 9 | 3 | 7 |

### Councillors

| 22 | 8 | 27 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

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

### Ardwick

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

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Hutt* | 1,701 | 53.3 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | J. Hislop | 1,488 | 46.7 | −18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 213 | 6.6 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,189 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Rushworth* | 1,124 | 56.9 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | J. Hislop | 852 | 43.1 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 272 | 13.8 | +7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,976 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | C. Payne | 648 | 52.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | C. Griffin* | 576 | 47.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 5.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,224 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Exchange

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

### Harpurhey

Hapurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Richards* | 2,084 | 59.7 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal | J. R. Lancashire | 1,409 | 40.3 | −14.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 675 | 19.4 | +14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,493 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. H. Mainwaring* | 1,782 | 56.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | S. C. Richardson | 1,356 | 43.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 426 | 13.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,138 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 81 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,717 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Oxford

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

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Royle* | 712 | 62.5 | −7.3 |
| | Independent | F. Hampson | 427 | 37.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 285 | 25.0 | +24.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,139 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Ann's

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

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | N. Schou* | 876 | 54.2 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal | S. Moore | 739 | 45.8 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 137 | 8.4 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,615 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | R. B. Goldsworthy* | 2,623 | 53.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. Wainwright | 2,248 | 46.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 375 | 7.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,871 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. James'

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

### St. John's

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

### St. Luke's

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

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 101 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,058 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |