# 1897 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Monday, 1 November 1897. 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 | 17,306 (32.2%) | 4.9 | 10 (38.5%) | 10 / 26 | 3 | 50 (48.1%) | 50 / 104 |
| Conservative Party | 24,722 (45.9%) | 7.7 | 12 (46.2%) | 12 / 26 | 3 | 46 (44.2%) | 46 / 104 |
| Liberal Unionist | 1,664 (3.1%) | 0.6 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | 1 | 4 (3.8%) | 4 / 104 |
| Labour Party | 7,851 (14.6%) | 4.8 | 2 (7.7%) | 2 / 26 | | 2 (1.9%) | 2 / 104 |
| Social Democratic Federation | 1,798 (3.3%) | 0.1 | 1 (3.8%) | 1 / 26 | 1 | 1 (1.0%) | 1 / 104 |
| Independent | 464 (0.9%) | 0.3 | 1 (3.8%) | 1 / 26 | | 1 (1.0%) | 1 / 104 |

### Full council

| 1 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 4 | 46 |

### Aldermen

| 16 | 3 | 7 |

### Councillors

| 1 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 38 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Hornby | 1,175 | 51.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | J. D. Pennington | 1,119 | 48.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,294 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Whittaker | 2,358 | 56.4 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal | J. Shaw | 1,821 | 43.6 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 537 | 12.8 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,179 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Briggs* | 1,151 | 76.0 | +23.1 |
| | Labour | W. Tweedale | 363 | 24.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 788 | 52.0 | +46.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,514 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. E. Sutton* | 2,378 | 50.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | S. L. Keymer | 2,333 | 49.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,711 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Hampson* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Royle* | 656 | 50.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. R. Smith | 633 | 49.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,289 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Holt* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Exchange

Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | F. Moss* | 464 | 64.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Unionist | C. Hughes | 258 | 35.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 28.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 722 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Brocklehurst | 2,865 | 52.4 | +21.4 |
| | Conservative | G. Needham* | 2,606 | 47.6 | +8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,471 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Jones | 1,033 | 56.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | T. Uttley* | 786 | 43.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 247 | 13.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,819 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. T. Bax* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Dixon* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | D. Boyle* | 3,219 | 61.8 | −8.5 |
| | Liberal | J. Simpson | 2,683 | 51.5 | −18.8 |
| | Conservative | J. Grime | 2,510 | 48.2 | −16.2 |
| | Conservative | J. N. Ogden* | 2,008 | 38.5 | −26.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,210 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Garlick* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Openshaw

Openshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Pollitt | 2,044 | 58.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. Butler* | 1,473 | 41.9 | +7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 571 | 16.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,757 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Oxford

Oxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. Simpson* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. K. Ashton | 1,310 | 69.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | F. E. Estcourt* | 568 | 30.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 742 | 39.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,878 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Conservative | Conservative gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Ann's

St. Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. H. Vaudrey* | 689 | 74.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | J. Bowie | 237 | 25.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 452 | 48.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 926 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Harrop | 819 | 53.6 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative | F. R. Cooper | 708 | 46.4 | −9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | 7.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,527 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Democratic Federation | W. Maben | 1,798 | 53.3 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | S. W. Royse* | 1,575 | 46.7 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,373 | | |
| | Social Democratic Federation gain from Conservative | Social Democratic Federation gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. James'

St. James' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. T. Shann | 411 | 62.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | T. A. Bazley | 251 | 37.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 24.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 662 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | M. Wells* | 590 | 55.2 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | W. H. Huddleston | 478 | 44.8 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 10.4 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,068 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | A. H. Scott | 2,101 | 59.9 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Unionist | W. Sinclair* | 1,406 | 40.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 695 | 19.8 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,507 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | | |

### St. Mark's

St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. H. Wainwright* | 1,087 | 58.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | W. H. Griffiths | 772 | 41.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | 17.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,859 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | T. Quinn Ruddin | 1,937 | 63.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | J. Faulkner* | 1,132 | 36.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 805 | 26.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,069 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |