Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1889. 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, 1889, p.8THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, October 25, 1889, p.6

Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party 16,170 (48.6%) 14.19 (47.4%) 36 (47.4%)Liberal Party 15,780 (47.4%) 15.99 (47.4%) 30 (39.5%)Liberal Unionist 0 (0.0%) 1 (5.3%) 10 (13.2%)Independent 1,350 (4.1%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)

Full council

+ ↓ 30 10 36

Aldermen

+ ↓ 8 4 7

Councillors

+ ↓ 22 6 29

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, 9 November 1889

At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1889, the terms of office of ten aldermen expired.MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 11, 1889, p.6

The following ten were elected as aldermen by the council on 9 November 1889 for a term of six years.

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Liberal Abel Heywood* Collegiate Church 1895 Liberal Unionist John Hopkinson* All Saints' 1895 Liberal Unionist John King* Oxford 1895 Conservative Joseph Lamb* New Cross 1895 Liberal Unionist John Mark* St. Ann's 1895 Conservative Richard Lovatt Reade* Rusholme 1895 Conservative William Robinson Unassigned 1895 Conservative Hugo Shaw* Bradford 1895 Liberal Joseph Thompson* Ardwick 1895 Conservative William Tessimond Windsor* St. James' 1895

Aldermanic election, 4 June 1890

Caused by the resignation on 7 May 1890 of Alderman William Batty (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 6 February 1884).MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, May 8, 1890, p.6MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, February 7, 1884, p.3

In his place, Councillor John Milling (Liberal, Exchange, elected 5 April 1879)THE REPRESENTATION OF EXCHANGE WARD, Manchester Guardian, April 7, 1879, p.8 was elected as an alderman by the council on 4 June 1890.MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, June 4, 1890, p.2

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Liberal John Milling 1892

By-elections between 1889 and 1890

St. Ann's, 4 November 1889

Caused by the election as an alderman of 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 on 30 October 1889MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 31, 1889, p.7 following 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

THE REPRESENTATION OF ST. ANN'S WARD, Manchester Guardian, November 5, 1889, p.8

Oxford, 18 November 1889

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Benjamin Gibbons (Conservative, Oxford, elected 24 March 1885)THE OXFORD WARD ELECTION, Manchester Courier, March 25, 1885, p.6 on 9 November 1889.MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 11, 1889, p.6

THE VACANCIES IN THE MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 19, 1889, p.7

St. John's, 25 November 1889

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor William Robinson (Conservative, St. John's, elected 1 November 1877)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1877, p.6 on 9 November 1889MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 11, 1889, p.6 following the defeat on 9 November 1889 of Alderman William Brown (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1885).MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, November 11, 1889, p.6ELECTION OF MAYORS, Manchester Courier, November 10, 1885, p.7

MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN ST. JOHN'S WARD, Manchester Guardian, November 26, 1889, p.11

Exchange, 9 June 1890

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor John Milling (Liberal, Exchange, elected 5 April 1879)THE REPRESENTATION OF EXCHANGE WARD, Manchester Guardian, April 7, 1879, p.8 on 4 June 1890MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, June 4, 1890, p.2 following the resignation on 7 May 1890 of Alderman William Batty (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 6 February 1884).MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, May 8, 1890, p.6MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, February 7, 1884, p.3

THE VACANCY IN EXCHANGE WARD, Manchester Courier, June 10, 1890, p.6

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