# 1895 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1895. 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 | 15,075 (40.8%) | 7.5 | 15 (57.8%) | 15 / 26 | 1 | 49 (47.1%) | 49 / 104 |
| Conservative Party | 16,823 (45.5%) | 5.4 | 11 (42.3%) | 11 / 26 | 1 | 46 (44.2%) | 46 / 104 |
| Liberal Unionist | 0 (0.0%) | 6.6 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | | 7 (6.7%) | 7 / 104 |
| Labour Party | 3,824 (10.3%) | 9.5 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | | 2 (1.9%) | 2 / 104 |
| Social Democratic Federation | 519 (1.4%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 104 |
| Independent Liberal | 509 (1.4%) | 1.2 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 104 |
| Independent Conservative | 199 (0.5%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 104 |

### Full council

| 2 | 49 | 7 | 47 |

### Aldermen

| 15 | 5 | 6 |

### Councillors

| 2 | 34 | 2 | 40 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | M. Arrandale* | 1,031 | 51.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | A. Fulton | 977 | 48.7 | −11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,008 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. C. Smith* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Ward* | 1,022 | 56.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | T. Nesbitt | 784 | 43.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | 13.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,806 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Hutt* | 2,304 | 64.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | M. Atherton | 771 | 21.5 | −32.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Russell | 515 | 14.3 | −41.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,533 | 42.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,590 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. E. Phythian* | 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 | W. F. Dearden* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Exchange

Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. G. Batty* | 358 | 51.6 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | R. Cooper | 336 | 48.4 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 3.2 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 694 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Richards* | 2,194 | 62.3 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | J. Harker | 1,326 | 37.7 | +16.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 868 | 24.6 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,520 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. R. Wilson* | 867 | 52.5 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | N. Lingard | 784 | 47.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,651 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. H. Mainwaring* | 1,808 | 77.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | F. Lawler | 541 | 23.0 | −12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,267 | 54.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,349 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Bowes* | 995 | 47.0 | +24.6 |
| | Conservative | T. Milnes | 882 | 41.7 | −8.0 |
| | Labour | T. Cook | 238 | 11.3 | −16.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 113 | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,115 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. Birkbeck* | 2,086 | 60.2 | +20.9 |
| | Liberal | R. Lloyd* | 1,909 | 55.1 | +15.2 |
| | Conservative | N. Meadowcroft | 1,530 | 44.2 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | J. Barratt | 1,402 | 40.5 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 379 | 10.9 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,464 | | |
| | 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* | 1,526 | 50.6 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | J. Jee | 786 | 26.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | E. J. Hart | 705 | 23.4 | −27.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 740 | 24.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,017 | | |
| | 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 | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Fildes* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Hassall | 666 | 50.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | G. D. Kelley* | 650 | 49.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,316 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. C. Nichol* | 1,579 | 75.3 | +24.7 |
| | Social Democratic Federation | W. Skivington | 519 | 24.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,060 | 50.6 | +32.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,098 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative 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* | 434 | 47.7 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal | J. Ashworth | 277 | 30.4 | −19.3 |
| | Ind. Conservative | S. Barnett | 199 | 21.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 17.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 910 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | S. H. Brooks* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | D. McCabe* | 1,829 | 78.2 | +58.8 |
| | Independent Liberal | W. Brown | 509 | 21.8 | +18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,320 | 56.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,338 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |