# 1892 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Tuesday, 1 November 1892. 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 | 7,491 (32.9%) | 18.9 | 10 (38.5%) | 10 / 26 | 2 | 48 (46.2%) | 48 / 104 |
| Liberal Party | 10,615 (46.7%) | 3.0 | 14 (53.8%) | 14 / 26 | 2 | 46 (44.2%) | 46 / 104 |
| Liberal Unionist | 0 (0.0%) | 2.4 | 1 (3.8%) | 1 / 26 | 1 | 9 (8.7%) | 9 / 104 |
| Independent | 1,025 (4.5%) | 2.4 | 1 (3.8%) | 1 / 26 | 1 | 1 (1.0%) | 1 / 104 |
| Labour Party | 2,235 (9.8%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 104 |
| Palace of Varieties | 1,174 (5.2%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 104 |
| Independent Labour | 200 (0.9%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 104 |

### Full council

| 46 | 1 | 9 | 48 |

### Aldermen

| 14 | 3 | 9 |

### Councillors

| 32 | 1 | 6 | 39 |

## 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | R. C. Smith* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | | |

### Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Ward* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal 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* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. Heywood | 548 | 59.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | G. Rhodes* | 378 | 40.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 170 | 18.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 926 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Exchange

Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. G. Batty* | 411 | 56.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | D. P. Schloss | 317 | 43.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 13.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 728 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Richards* | 2,163 | 65.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | A. Settle | 1,162 | 34.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,001 | 30.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,325 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. R. Wilson* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. H. Mainwaring* | 1,824 | 70.8 | N/A |
| | Palace of Varieties | E. Jones | 753 | 29.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,071 | 41.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,577 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Bowes* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. Birkbeck* | 2,000 | 66.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | R. Lloyd* | 1,860 | 61.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. Ritson | 1,073 | 35.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 787 | 26.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,003 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. Trevor* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Openshaw

Openshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Taylor* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Oxford

Oxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. H. Greenhow* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | H. Plummer | 708 | 59.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | S. Royle* | 478 | 40.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 230 | 19.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,186 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Ann's

St. Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Fildes | 695 | 67.9 | +13.9 |
| | Liberal | J. H. Boydell | 328 | 32.1 | −13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 367 | 35.8 | +27.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,023 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Unionist | Conservative gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | | |

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | G. D. Kelley* | 716 | 53.7 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | R. Smith | 618 | 46.3 | −8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98 | 7.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,334 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | R. Carhart* | 1,859 | 81.5 | N/A |
| | Palace of Varieties | J. Waddington | 421 | 18.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,438 | 63.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,280 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. James'

St. James' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | H. J. Goldschmidt* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Shuttleworth | 499 | 58.8 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal | F. Smallman* | 349 | 41.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 17.6 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 848 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

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

### St. Mark's

St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | S. H. Brooks* | 870 | 50.1 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | J. Phythian | 666 | 38.4 | −9.4 |
| | Independent Labour | E. S. Jones | 200 | 11.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 204 | 11.7 | +7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,736 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | D. McCabe* | 1,664 | 90.2 | +37.4 |
| | Liberal | H. Lightholder | 180 | 9.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,484 | 80.4 | +74.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,844 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |