1872 Manchester City Council election

1872 Manchester City Council election

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16 of 64 seats to Manchester City Council 33 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Liberal Conservative Seats before 37 27 Seats won 9 7 Seats after 36 28 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 13,625 16,644 Percentage 45.0% 55.0%
Map of results of 1872 election
Leader of the Council before election Liberal Leader of the Council after election Liberal

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1872. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Liberal Party retained overall control of the council. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Liberal Party		13,625 (45.0%)			9 (56.2%)	9 / 16	1	36 (56.2%)	36 / 64
Conservative Party		16,644 (55.0%)			7 (43.8%)	7 / 16	1	28 (43.8%)	28 / 64

Full council

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36

28

Aldermen

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11

5

Councillors

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25

23

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Potts	806	50.8
	Liberal	T. Clowes*	782	49.2
Majority			24	1.6
Turnout			1,588
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Whittaker*	1,672	61.1
	Liberal	H. Shaw	1,066	38.9
Majority			606	22.2
Turnout			2,738
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. J. Harwood*	751	85.4
	Conservative	R. Bower	128	14.6
Majority			623	70.8
Turnout			879
	Liberal hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Worthington*	902	56.0
	Conservative	R. Simister	709	44.0
Majority			193	12.0
Turnout			1,611
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Warburton*	471	65.3
	Conservative	T. Dale	250	34.7
Majority			221	30.6
Turnout			721
	Liberal hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. Price	1,430	50.1
	Conservative	G. Cunningham*	1,424	49.9
Majority			6	0.2
Turnout			2,854
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Woodward*	2,982	54.7
	Conservative	W. G. Bennett	2,742	50.3
	Liberal	C. Stewart*	2,586	47.5
Majority			156	2.8
Turnout			5,448
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. F. Roberts*	537	52.6
	Conservative	J. Henstock	484	47.4
Majority			53	5.2
Turnout			1,021
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Baker*	476	70.0
	Conservative	J. E. Middlehurst	204	30.0
Majority			272	40.0
Turnout			680
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Anderton*	1,132	64.6
	Liberal	E. Asquith	621	35.4
Majority			511	29.2
Turnout			1,753
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Schofield*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. James'

St. James'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Waterhouse*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Sawley Brown	799	56.1
	Conservative	W. Livesley*	626	43.9
Majority			173	12.2
Turnout			1,425
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. W. May	951	51.8
	Liberal	J. Duncan*	886	48.2
Majority			65	3.6
Turnout			1,837
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. T. Walker*	2,534	52.2
	Liberal	W. Cliff	2,318	47.8
Majority			216	4.4
Turnout			4,852
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1872, p.8
2. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1872, p.2