# 1893 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Wednesday, 1 November 1893. 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 | 18,167 (43.7%) | 10.8 | 15 (57.7%) | 15 / 26 | 1 | 48 (46.2%) | 48 / 104 |
| Liberal Party | 16,614 (40.0%) | 6.7 | 11 (42.3%) | 11 / 26 | | 48 (46.2%) | 48 / 104 |
| Liberal Unionist | 0 (0.0%) | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | 1 | 8 (7.7%) | 8 / 104 |
| Labour Party | 6,573 (15.8%) | 6.0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 104 |
| Independent | 227 (0.5%) | 4.0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 104 |

### Full council

| 48 | 8 | 48 |

### Aldermen

| 14 | 4 | 8 |

### Councillors

| 34 | 4 | 40 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | A. McDougall* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Pollitt | 2,083 | 55.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | H. Matthews | 1,697 | 44.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 386 | 10.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,780 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Mills | 930 | 50.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | C. Rowley* | 919 | 49.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,849 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Tunstall* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. H. Braddon* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Bagnall* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. Butterworth* | 620 | 62.9 | +22.1 |
| | Conservative | W. F. Dearden | 366 | 37.1 | −22.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | 25.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 986 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Exchange

Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | S. B. Worthington* | 367 | 61.8 | +5.3 |
| | Independent | F. Moss | 227 | 38.2 | −5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 23.6 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 594 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. Sherratt* | 1,941 | 42.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | G. W. Chadwick | 1,935 | 42.5 | −19.6 |
| | Labour | F. Connor | 676 | 14.9 | −20.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,552 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Jennison* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Cardwell* | 1,679 | 60.8 | −10.0 |
| | Labour | J. Lee | 1,081 | 39.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 598 | 21.6 | −20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,760 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Morgan* | 1,126 | 57.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. Billam | 826 | 42.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 300 | 15.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,952 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | H. Aldred* | 1,930 | 39.1 | −27.5 |
| | Conservative | W. Holland | 1,916 | 38.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | J. B. Fullerton* | 1,784 | 36.1 | −30.5 |
| | Conservative | T. Hobson | 1,541 | 31.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. Ritson | 1,356 | 27.4 | −8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,941 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. T. Rothwell* | 1,196 | 73.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | G. G. Beresford | 428 | 26.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 768 | 47.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,624 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Openshaw

Openshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Saxon* | 1,815 | 62.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | A. Stansfield | 1,093 | 37.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 722 | 24.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,908 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Oxford

Oxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Simpson* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | E. Holt | 938 | 65.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | F. Wallis | 489 | 34.3 | −6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 447 | 31.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,427 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | | |

### St. Ann's

St. Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. G. Copeland* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | T. C. Abbott* | 740 | 53.4 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | G. H. Broadbent | 645 | 46.6 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 6.8 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,385 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. A. S. Daly* | 1,775 | 62.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | R. Anderson | 1,066 | 37.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 709 | 25.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,841 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. James'

St. James' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Samson* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | M. W. Southern | 529 | 54.8 | +13.6 |
| | Conservative | J. H. Cuff* | 437 | 45.2 | −13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 9.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 966 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | T. C. Abbott* | 1,835 | 84.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | S. McGregor | 348 | 15.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,487 | 68.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,183 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mark's

St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Phythian | 956 | 54.7 | +16.3 |
| | Labour | F. Lawler | 792 | 45.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 | 9.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,748 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. H. Wells* | 1,372 | 91.5 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal | H. Lightholder | 127 | 8.5 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,245 | 83.0 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,499 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |