# 1896 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Monday, 2 November 1896. 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 | 13,385 (38.2%) | 7.3 | 16 (61.5%) | 16 / 26 | 3 | 48 (46.2%) | 48 / 104 |
| Liberal Party | 13,012 (37.1%) | 3.7 | 9 (34.6%) | 9 / 26 | 3 | 47 (45.2%) | 47 / 104 |
| Liberal Unionist | 1,306 (3.7%) | 3.7 | 1 (3.8%) | 1 / 26 | | 7 (6.7%) | 7 / 104 |
| Labour Party | 5,936 (19.4%) | 9.1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | | 2 (1.9%) | 2 / 104 |
| Social Democratic Federation | 1,191 (3.4%) | 2.0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 104 |
| Independent | 203 (0.6%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 104 |

### Full council

| 2 | 47 | 7 | 48 |

### Aldermen

| 15 | 5 | 6 |

### Councillors

| 2 | 32 | 2 | 42 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. B. Pritchard* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Pollitt* | 1,883 | 51.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal | J. Shaw | 1,774 | 48.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,657 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Mills* | 1,110 | 52.9 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal | G. Bennett | 990 | 47.1 | −9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,100 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. E. Cary* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

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

### Exchange

Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Smethurst | 379 | 51.0 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal | R. Ramsbottom | 364 | 49.0 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 743 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. W. Chadwick | 1,911 | 38.7 | −23.6 |
| | Labour | J. Harker | 1,533 | 31.0 | −6.6 |
| | Liberal | W. Sherratt* | 1,494 | 30.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 378 | 7.7 | −16.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,938 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Longsight

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

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | N. Bradley* | 1,306 | 56.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. Johnston | 991 | 43.1 | +20.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | 13.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,297 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Milnes | 1,065 | 51.3 | +9.6 |
| | Lib-Lab | G. D. Kelley | 1,013 | 48.7 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,078 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | R. Bishop | 2,524 | 70.3 | +10.1 |
| | Conservative | W. Holland* | 2,329 | 64.9 | +20.7 |
| | Labour | G. G Beresford | 1,162 | 32.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,167 | 32.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,589 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. T. Rothwell* | 1,343 | 72.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | A. Mear | 509 | 27.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 834 | 45.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,852 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Openshaw

Openshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Saxon* | 1,813 | 65.8 | +39.7 |
| | Labour | E. J. Hart | 944 | 34.2 | +10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 869 | 31.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,757 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Oxford

Oxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. J. Lambert* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | E. Holt* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | 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 | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Spurr | 798 | 55.6 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal | T. C. Abbott* | 637 | 44.4 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 161 | 11.2 | +10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,435 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. A. S. Daly* | 1,208 | 46.4 | −28.9 |
| | Social Democratic Federation | W. Maben | 1,191 | 45.8 | +21.1 |
| | Independent | D. Mounsey | 203 | 7.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 0.6 | −50.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,602 | | |
| | 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* | 575 | 55.8 | +25.4 |
| | Conservative | W. H. Huddleston | 455 | 44.2 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 11.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,030 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | C. O'Doherty | 1,828 | 58.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. Grime | 1,323 | 42.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 505 | 16.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,151 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mark's

St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Phythian* | 904 | 53.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | W. H. Griffiths | 797 | 46.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 6.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,701 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. H. Wells* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |