Elections to the Manchester City Council were held on Monday, 2 November 1891. 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 3, 1891, p.8THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1891, p.5
Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLiberal Party 9,473 (43.7%) 8.47 (26.9%) 49 (47.1%)Conservative Party 11,212 (51.8%) 4.715 (57.7%) 45 (43.3%)Liberal Unionist 526 (2.4%) 2.44 (15.4%) 10 (9.6%)Independent 446 (2.1%)N/A0 (0.0%)N/A0 (0.0%)
Full council
+ ↓ 49 10 45
Aldermen
+ ↓ 15 3 8
Councillors
+ ↓ 34 7 37
Ward results
All Saints'
Ardwick
Blackley and Moston
Bradford
Cheetham
Collegiate Church
Crumpsall
Exchange
Harpurhey
Longsight
Medlock Street
Miles Platting
New Cross
Newton Heath
Openshaw
Oxford
Rusholme
St. Ann's
St. Clement's
St. George's
St. James'
St. John's
St. Luke's
St. Mark's
St. Michael's
Aldermanic elections
Aldermanic election, 6 April 1892
Caused by the death on 22 February 1892 of Alderman Edmund Asquith (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 7 September 1887).DEATH OF MR. ALDERMAN ASQUITH, Manchester Evening News, February 23, 1892, p.2MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, September 7, 1887, p.7
In his place, Councillor A. E. Lloyd (Liberal, St. James', elected 1 November 1880)MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1880, p.8 was elected as an alderman by the council on 6 April 1892.MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, April 7, 1892, p.6
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Liberal A. E. Lloyd 1892
By-elections between 1891 and 1892
By-elections, 13 April 1892
Two by-elections were held on 13 April 1892 to fill vacancies which had arisen in the city council.MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, April 13, 1892, p.5
Cheetham
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Henry Boddington (Conservative, Cheetham, elected 8 March 1881)VERDICT OF VOTES, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1902, p.5 on 2 March 1892.MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, March 2, 1892, p.2
St. James'
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor A. E. Lloyd (Liberal, St. James', elected 1 November 1880)MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1880, p.8 on 6 April 1892MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, April 7, 1892, p.6 following the death on 22 February 1892 of Alderman Edmund Asquith (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 7 September 1887).DEATH OF MR. ALDERMAN ASQUITH, Manchester Evening News, February 23, 1892, p.2MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, September 7, 1887, p.7
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