Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1888. 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.THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1888, p.8THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1888, p.6
Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party 3,615 (62.7%) 13.410 (52.6%) 134 (44.7%)Liberal Party 1,815 (31.5%) 19.24 (21.1%) 132 (42.1%)Liberal Unionist 0 (0.0%) 5 (26.3%) 10 (13.2%)Ind. Nationalist 338 (5.9%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Full council
+ ↓ 32 10 34
Aldermen
+ ↓ 10 3 6
Councillors
+ ↓ 22 7 28
Ward results
All Saints'
Ardwick
Bradford
Cheetham
Collegiate Church
Exchange
Harpurhey
Medlock Street
New Cross
Oxford
Rusholme
St. Ann's
St. Clement's
St. George's
St. James'
St. John's
St. Luke's
St. Michael's
Aldermanic elections
Aldermanic election, 19 March 1889
Caused by the death on 7 March 1889 of Alderman Philip Goldschmidt (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 7 October 1885).DEATH OF MR. ALDERMAN GOLDSCHMIDT, Manchester Courier, March 9, 1889, p.7MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, October 10, 1885, p.14
In his place, Councillor Richard Lovatt Reade (Conservative, St. George's, elected 27 January 1877; previously 1873)RESULT OF THE ST. GEORGE'S WARD ELECTION, Manchester Evening News, January 29, 1877, p.2 was elected as an alderman by the council on 19 March 1889.MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, March 20, 1889, p.7
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative Richard Lovatt Reade Rusholme 1889
Aldermanic election, 30 October 1889
Caused by the death on 19 October 1889 of Alderman John Marsland Bennett (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1859)."DEATH OF MR. ALDERMAN BENNETT", Manchester Guardian, October 21, 1889, p.5MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1859, p.3
In his place, Councillor John Mark (Liberal Unionist, St. Ann's, elected 14 August 1877)ELECTION IN ST. ANN'S WARD, Manchester Evening News, August 15, 1877, p.14 was elected as an alderman by the council on 30 October 1889.MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 31, 1889, p.7
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Liberal Unionist John Mark St. Ann's 1889
By-elections between 1888 and 1889
St. George's, 1 April 1889
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Richard Lovatt Reade (Conservative, St. George's, elected 27 January 1877; previously 1873)RESULT OF THE ST. GEORGE'S WARD ELECTION, Manchester Evening News, January 29, 1877, p.2 on 19 March 1889MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, March 20, 1889, p.7 following the death on 7 March 1889 of Alderman Philip Goldschmidt (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 7 October 1885).DEATH OF MR. ALDERMAN GOLDSCHMIDT, Manchester Courier, March 9, 1889, p.7MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, October 10, 1885, p.14
MUNICIPAL CONTEST IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, April 2, 1889, p.8
St. John's, 11 July 1889
Caused by the death of Councillor George Kenworthy (Conservative, St. John's, elected 1 November 1882)MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1882, p.6 on 3 July 1889.DEATH OF MR. COUNCILLOR KENWORTHY, Manchester Guardian, July 4, 1889, p.5
MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL - THE VACANCY IN ST. JOHN'S WARD, Manchester Courier, July 12, 1889, p.5
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