# 1889 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1889. 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 | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 16,170 (48.6%) | 14.1 | 9 (47.4%) | 9 / 19 | 36 (47.4%) | 36 / 76 |
| Liberal Party | 15,780 (47.4%) | 15.9 | 9 (47.4%) | 9 / 19 | 30 (39.5%) | 30 / 76 |
| Liberal Unionist | 0 (0.0%) | | 1 (5.3%) | 1 / 19 | 10 (13.2%) | 10 / 76 |
| Independent | 1,350 (4.1%) | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 19 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 76 |

### Full council

| 30 | 10 | 36 |

### Aldermen

| 8 | 4 | 7 |

### Councillors

| 22 | 6 | 29 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Ashcroft* | 1,424 | 59.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | W. B. Pritchard | 982 | 40.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 442 | 18.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,406 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Chesters Thompson* | 2,596 | 68.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | J. H. Whitehouse | 1,187 | 31.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,409 | 37.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,783 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bradford

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

### Cheetham

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

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Bradshaw | 834 | 57.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | E. Barton | 619 | 42.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 215 | 14.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,453 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Exchange

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

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Richards* | 2,104 | 62.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | T. W. Foxcroft | 1,288 | 38.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 816 | 24.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,392 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. H. Mainwaring* | 1,949 | 55.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | T. Swindells | 1,577 | 44.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 372 | 10.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,526 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | R. Lloyd* | 2,453 | 53.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal | W. Birkbeck* | 2,443 | 53.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. Burgess | 2,210 | 48.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. Taylor | 2,075 | 45.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,586 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | 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* | 999 | 51.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal | W. Johnson | 942 | 48.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,941 | | |
| | 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. C. Schou* | 800 | 55.1 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal | J. Brierley | 652 | 44.9 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 148 | 10.2 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,452 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Tatton | 1,987 | 59.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | A. Alsop | 1,350 | 40.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 637 | 19.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,337 | | |
| | 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | D. McCabe | 1,650 | 58.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. Lee | 1,179 | 41.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 471 | 16.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,829 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |