# 1898 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Tuesday, 1 November 1898. 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 |
| Liberal Party | 8,164 (34.6%) | 2.4 | 14 (53.8%) | 14 / 26 | 2 | 48 (46.2%) | 48 / 104 |
| Conservative Party | 11,837 (50.2%) | 4.3 | 11 (42.3%) | 11 / 26 | 1 | 47 (45.2%) | 47 / 104 |
| Liberal Unionist | 0 (0.0%) | 3.1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | | 4 (3.8%) | 4 / 104 |
| Labour Party | 3,076 (13.0%) | 1.6 | 1 (3.8%) | 1 / 26 | 1 | 3 (2.9%) | 3 / 104 |
| Independent | 518 (2.2%) | 1.3 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | | 1 (1.0%) | 1 / 104 |
| Social Democratic Federation | 0 (0.0%) | 3.3 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | | 1 (1.0%) | 1 / 104 |

### Full council

| 1 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 4 | 47 |

### Aldermen

| 16 | 3 | 7 |

### Councillors

| 1 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 40 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

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

### Ardwick

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

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Hodge | 715 | 63.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | T. Grindley | 410 | 36.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | 27.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,125 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. R. Smith* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. F. Dearden* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Exchange

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

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | P. Whyman* | 2,452 | 55.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. Hargreaves | 1,826 | 41.6 | −6.0 |
| | Independent | W. Brown | 108 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 626 | 14.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,386 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal 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 | W. H. Hesketh* | uncontested | | |
| | 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 | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Grime | 2,413 | 56.9 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal | W. Birkbeck* | 2,145 | 50.6 | −11.2 |
| | Conservative | R. G. McCormick | 1,984 | 46.8 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal | R. Lloyd* | 1,935 | 45.6 | −16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 161 | 3.8 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,239 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | 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* | 1,589 | 60.0 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | W. H. Taylor | 1,061 | 40.0 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 528 | 20.0 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,650 | | |
| | 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | H. Plummer* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Ann's

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

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Hassall* | 865 | 60.4 | +14.0 |
| | Liberal | J. Johnson | 567 | 39.6 | −14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 298 | 20.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,432 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Johnston | 1,595 | 54.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. C. Nichol* | 1,322 | 45.3 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 273 | 9.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,917 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | 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* | 607 | 63.4 | +18.6 |
| | Liberal | J. Barrett | 350 | 36.6 | −18.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 257 | 26.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 957 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

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

### St. Mark's

St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. H. Beastow | 1,231 | 74.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | W. H. Griffiths | 420 | 25.4 | −16.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 811 | 49.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,651 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | D. McCabe* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |