1874 Manchester City Council election

1874 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 Last election 9 seats, 51.3% 7 seats, 47.8% Seats before 38 26 Seats won 8 8 Seats after 39 25 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 9,978 9,406 Percentage 51.5% 48.5% Swing 0.2% 0.7%
Map of results of 1874 election
Leader of the Council before election Liberal Leader of the Council after election Liberal

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Monday, 2 November 1874. 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		9,978 (51.5%)		0.2	8 (50.0%)	8 / 16	1	39 (60.9%)	36 / 64
Conservative Party		9,406 (48.5%)		0.7	8 (50.0%)	8 / 16	1	25 (39.1%)	25 / 64

Full council

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39

25

Aldermen

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11

5

Councillors

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28

20

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Little*	1,058	62.3	+2.8
	Conservative	W. Sanderson	641	37.7	−2.8
Majority			417	24.6	+5.6
Turnout			1,699
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

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

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Ashton*	1,129	52.3	+4.6
	Conservative	T. H. Drew	1,028	47.7	−4.6
Majority			101	4.6
Turnout			2,157
	Liberal hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Griffin*	893	57.3	N/A
	Liberal	T. Peel	665	42.7	N/A
Majority			228	14.6	N/A
Turnout			1,558
	Conservative hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	G. Booth*	382	64.5	+14.5
	Conservative	W. Milner	210	35.5	−14.5
Majority			172	29.0	+29.0
Turnout			592
	Liberal hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Craven*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Shaw*	uncontested
	Liberal	W. Smith*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Ingham*	517	54.2	+2.6
	Liberal	M. Hilton	436	45.8	−2.6
Majority			81	8.4	+5.2
Turnout			953
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. A. Birch*	482	54.5	+17.8
	Liberal	J. Mark	402	45.5	−17.8
Majority			80	9.0
Turnout			884
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Townsend*	929	50.5	+8.4
	Liberal	J. W. Southern	910	49.5	−5.9
Majority			19	1.0
Turnout			1,839
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Mather*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. James'

St. James'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Spencer	585	52.7	+3.5
	Conservative	R. Lovatt Reade	526	47.5	−3.5
Majority			59	5.4
Turnout			1,111
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Kilvert*	744	69.4	+10.4
	Liberal	A. Maccollah	328	30.6	−10.4
Majority			416	38.8	+20.8
Turnout			1,072
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Scott Brown	1,437	68.8	N/A
	Conservative	J. Bardsley	653	31.2	−54.3
Majority			784	37.6
Turnout			2,090
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Moulton	2,783	51.3	+7.6
	Liberal	J. Jackson	2,646	48.7	−4.2
Majority			137	2.6
Turnout			5,429
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

References

1. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1874, p.6
2. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1874, p.6