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.THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1895, p.7THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1895, p.5
Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLiberal Party 15,075 (40.8%) 7.515 (57.8%) 149 (47.1%)Conservative Party 16,823 (45.5%) 5.411 (42.3%) 146 (44.2%)Liberal Unionist 0 (0.0%) 6.60 (0.0%) 7 (6.7%)Ind. Labour Party3,824 (10.3%) 9.50 (0.0%) 2 (1.9%)Social Democratic Federation 519 (1.4%)N/A0 (0.0%)N/A0 (0.0%)Independent Liberal 509 (1.4%) 1.20 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)Independent Conservative 199 (0.5%)N/A0 (0.0%)N/A0 (0.0%)
Full council
+ ↓ 2 49 7 46
Aldermen
+ ↓ 15 5 6
Councillors
+ ↓ 2 34 2 40
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, 9 November 1895
At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1895, the terms of office of thirteen aldermen expired.ELECTION OF MAYORS, Manchester Courier, November 11, 1895, p.6
The following thirteen were elected as aldermen by the council on 9 November 1895 for a term of six years.
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative Samuel Ashcroft* 1901 Liberal Unionist George Clay* 1901 Liberal Robert Gibson* 1901 Conservative John Grantham* 1901 Liberal Unionist John Hopkinson* 1901 Liberal Unionist John King* 1901 Liberal Sir Bosdin Leech* 1901 Liberal Unionist John Mark* 1901 Liberal Alexander McDougall 1901 Liberal Unionist Harry Rawson* 1901 Conservative Richard Lovatt Reade* 1901 Liberal G. T. Stanley* Blackley & Moston 1901 Liberal Joseph Thompson* Ardwick 1901
By-elections between 1895 and 1896
All Saints', 22 November 1895
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Alexander McDougall (Liberal, All Saints', elected 1 November 1884)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1884, p.5 on 9 November 1895ELECTION OF MAYORS, Manchester Courier, November 11, 1895, p.6 following the resignation on 9 November 1895 of Alderman Hugo Shaw (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1885).ELECTION OF MAYORS, Manchester Courier, November 11, 1895, p.6ELECTION OF MAYORS, Manchester Courier, November 10, 1885, p.7
, Manchester Courier, November 23, 1895, p.6
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