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.THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1897, p.8THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1897, p.6
Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLiberal Party 17,306 (32.2%) 4.910 (38.5%) 350 (48.1%)Conservative Party 24,722 (45.9%) 7.712 (46.2%) 246 (44.2%)Liberal Unionist 1,664 (3.1%) 0.60 (0.0%) 24 (3.8%)Ind. Labour Party7,851 (14.6%) 4.82 (7.7%) 2 (1.9%)Social Democratic Federation 1,798 (3.3%) 0.11 (3.8%) 11 (1.0%)Independent 464 (0.9%) 0.31 (3.8%)1 (1.0%)
Full council
+ ↓ 1 2 50 1 4 46
Aldermen
+ ↓ 16 3 8
Councillors
+ ↓ 1 2 34 1 1 38
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, 18 May 1898
Caused by the death on 2 May 1898 of Alderman John Roberts (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 January 1893).DEATH OF ALDERMAN JOHN ROBERTS, Manchester Evening News, May 2, 1898, p.3MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, January 4, 1893, p.2
In his place, Councillor H. H. Mainwaring (Conservative, Medlock Street, elected 19 May 1886)MEDLOCK-STREET WARD ELECTION, Manchester Courier, May 20, 1886, p.8 was elected as an alderman by the council on 18 May 1898.MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, May 18, 1898, p.4
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative H. H. Mainwaring 1898
By-elections between 1897 and 1898
Harpurhey, 5 November 1897
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor John Richards (Conservative, Harpurhey, elected 2 November 1885)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1885, p.5 on 20 October 1897ELECTION OF AN ALDERMAN, Manchester Guardian, October 21, 1897, p.4 following the resignation on 6 October 1897 of Alderman John Mark (Liberal Unionist, elected as an alderman by the council on 30 October 1889).MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 7, 1897, p.4MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 31, 1889, p.7
HARPURHEY WARD BYE-ELECTION, Manchester Courier, November 6, 1897, p.15
Openshaw, 20 May 1898
Caused by the resignation of Councillor James Saxon (Liberal, Openshaw, elected 6 August 1891) , Manchester Courier, November 2, 1894, p.5 on 4 May 1891.MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, May 4, 1891, p.4
"MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS", Manchester Evening News, May 21, 1891, p.3
Medlock Street, 28 May 1898
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor H. H. Mainwaring (Conservative, Medlock Street, elected 19 May 1886)MEDLOCK-STREET WARD ELECTION, Manchester Courier, May 20, 1886, p.8 on 18 May 1898MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, May 18, 1898, p.4 following the death on 2 May 1898 of Alderman John Roberts (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 January 1893).DEATH OF ALDERMAN JOHN ROBERTS, Manchester Evening News, May 2, 1898, p.3MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, January 4, 1893, p.2
MEDLOCK-STREET WARD ELECTION, Manchester Evening News, May 30, 1898, p.4
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