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	\|percentage = '''42.6'''		\|percentage = '''54.8'''
	\|change = '''~~N/A~~'''		\|change = '''+12.3'''
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	\|candidate = G. W. Chadwick		\|candidate = G. W. Chadwick
	\|votes = 1,~~935~~		\|votes = 1,125
	\|percentage = 42.5		\|percentage = 23.6
	\|change = -19.6		\|change = -19.0
	}}		}}
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	\|party = Labour Party (UK)		\|party = Labour Party (UK)
	\|candidate = F. ~~Connor~~		\|candidate = J. Harker
	\|votes = ~~676~~		\|votes = 1,032
	\|percentage = 14.9		\|percentage = 21.6
	\|change = ~~-20~~.0		\|change = +6.7
	}}		}}
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	\|percentage = 0.1		\|percentage = 31.2
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Local election in Manchester

1894 Manchester City Council election

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1 November 1894 (1894-11-01)

1895 →

26 of 104 seats
to Manchester City Council
53 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Liberal	Conservative	Liberal Unionist
Last election	11 seats, 39.7%	15 seats, 43.7%	0 seats, 0.0%
Seats before	48	48	8
Seats won	8	14	2
Seats after	48	47	7
Seat change		1	1
Popular vote	16,487	18,167	0
Percentage	39.7%	43.7%	0.0%
Swing	6.2%	10.8%	2.4%

	Fourth party

Party	Labour
Last election	0 seats, 15.8%
Seats before	0
Seats won	2
Seats after	2
Seat change	2
Popular vote	0
Percentage	0.0%
Swing	2.4%

Map of results of 1894 election

Leader of the Council before election

No overall control

Leader of the Council after election

No overall control

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1894. 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.

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Liberal Party	16,487 (39.7%)	6.2	8 (30.8%)	8 / 26		48 (46.2%)	48 / 104
Conservative Party	18,167 (43.7%)	10.8	14 (53.8%)	14 / 26	1	47 (45.2%)	47 / 104
Liberal Unionist	0 (0.0%)	2.4	2 (7.7%)	2 / 26	1	7 (6.7%)	7 / 104
Labour Party	6,573 (15.8%)	6.0	2 (7.7%)	2 / 26	2	2 (1.9%)	2 / 104
Independent	227 (0.5%)	4.0	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26		0 (0.0%)	0 / 104
Independent Liberal	127 (0.3%)	0.5	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26		0 (0.0%)	0 / 104

Full council

↓
2	48	7	47

Aldermen

↓
14	5	7

Councillors

↓
2	34	2	40

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. C. Smale	1,041	60.3	N/A
	Labour	M. Deller	686	39.7	N/A
Majority			355	20.6	N/A
Turnout			1,727
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Fitzgerald*	2,306	61.4	+6.3
	Liberal	R. A. Brown	1,448	38.6	−6.3
Majority			858	22.8	+12.6
Turnout			3,754
	Conservative hold		Swing

Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Mills	930	50.3	N/A
	Liberal	C. Rowley*	919	49.7	N/A
Majority			11	0.6	N/A
Turnout			1,849
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. E. Sutton	2,072	54.4	N/A
	Conservative	E. Williams*	1,737	45.6	N/A
Majority			335	8.8	N/A
Turnout			3,809
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hampson*	1,508	65.8	N/A
	Liberal	R. Ramsbottom	784	34.2	N/A
Majority			724	31.6	N/A
Turnout			2,292
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Bagnall*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Butterworth*	620	62.9	+22.1
	Conservative	W. F. Dearden	366	37.1	−22.1
Majority			254	25.8
Turnout			986
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	F. Smallman*	346	50.7	−11.1
	Conservative	R. Cooper	337	49.3	N/A
Majority			9	1.4	−22.2
Turnout			683
	Liberal hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Needham*	2,616	54.8	+12.3
	Liberal	G. W. Chadwick	1,125	23.6	−19.0
	Labour	J. Harker	1,032	21.6	+6.7
Majority			1,491	31.2
Turnout			4,773
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Uttley*	783	50.7	N/A
	Conservative	J. Jones	762	49.3	N/A
Majority			21	1.4	N/A
Turnout			1,545
	Liberal hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. T. Bax*	1,782	65.0	N/A
	Labour	J. Lee	959	35.0	−4.2
Majority			823	30.0
Turnout			2,741
	Liberal hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Dixon	1,083	49.7	−8.0
	Labour	H. Henshall	607	27.9	−14.4
	Liberal	E. McGee	488	22.4	N/A
Majority			476	21.9	+6.5
Turnout			2,178
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Aldred*	1,930	39.1	−27.5
	Conservative	W. Holland	1,916	38.8	N/A
	Liberal	J. B. Fullerton*	1,784	36.1	−30.5
	Conservative	T. Hobson	1,541	31.2	N/A
	Labour	J. Ritson	1,356	27.4	−8.3
Majority			132	2.7
Turnout			4,941
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. T. Rothwell*	1,196	73.6	N/A
	Labour	G. G. Berisford	428	26.4	N/A
Majority			768	47.2	N/A
Turnout			1,624
	Conservative hold		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Butler	1,464	50.4	N/A
	Conservative	H. P. Ilderton	1,442	49.6	+12.0
Majority			22	0.8
Turnout			2,906
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Oxford

Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Simpson*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. E. Estcourt*	823	53.1	+18.8
	Liberal	E. C. Harding	728	46.9	−18.8
Majority			95	6.2
Turnout			1,551
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. G. Copeland*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. C. Abbott*	740	53.4	−0.3
	Conservative	G. H. Broadbent	645	46.6	+0.3
Majority			95	6.8	−0.6
Turnout			1,385
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. A. S. Daly*	1,775	62.5	N/A
	Labour	R. Anderson	1,066	37.5	N/A
Majority			709	25.0
Turnout			2,841
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. James'

St. James'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Samson*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. Wells	452	49.7	−5.1
	Conservative	T. Watmough	369	40.6	−4.6
	Labour	W. Harley	88	9.7	N/A
Majority			83	9.1	−0.5
Turnout			909
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	W. J. Sinclair*	1,538	73.9	N/A
	Labour	F. Leeming	542	26.1	+10.2
Majority			996	47.8
Turnout			2,080
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. H. Wainwright*	1,140	61.8	N/A
	Labour	F. Lawler	706	38.2	−7.1
Majority			434	23.6
Turnout			1,846
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Faulkner	1,246	40.1	N/A
	Independent Liberal	T. Quinn Ruddin	1,165	37.4	+28.9
	Liberal	J. McCreesh*	605	19.4	−72.1
	Independent Liberal	W. Brown	98	3.1	−5.4
Majority			81	2.7
Turnout			3,114
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1894 and 1895

References

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1894, p.6
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1894, p.5

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