# 1888 Manchester City Council election

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 | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 3,615 (62.7%) | 13.4 | 10 (52.6%) | 10 / 19 | 1 | 34 (44.7%) | 34 / 76 |
| Liberal Party | 1,815 (31.5%) | 19.2 | 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 | 338 (5.9%) | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 19 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 76 |

### Full council

| 31 | 11 | 34 |

### Aldermen

| 10 | 3 | 6 |

### Councillors

| 21 | 8 | 28 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

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

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Hinchliffe* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Williams* | 1,562 | 76.5 | N/A |
| | Ind. Nationalist | F. Chappell | 338 | 16.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal | W. Connell | 143 | 7.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,224 | 60.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,043 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Hampson | 1,223 | 53.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | W. H. Withingon | 1,057 | 46.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 7.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,280 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Brooks* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Exchange

Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | H. Rawson* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Needham* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. T. Bax* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | J. Grantham* | uncontested |
| Liberal Unionist | H. C. Pingstone* | uncontested |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing |

### Oxford

Oxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | G. Clay* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. E. Estcourt* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Ann's

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

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. H. Andrews* | 830 | 57.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | T. Swindells | 615 | 42.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 215 | 14.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,445 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Lovatt Reade* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. James'

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

### St. John's

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

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Hoy* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | C. O'Neill* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |