1875 Manchester City Council election

1875 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 8 seats, 51.5% 8 seats, 48.5% Seats before 38 26 Seats won 12 4 Seats after 43 21 Seat change 5 5 Popular vote 14,899 14,446 Percentage 50.8% 49.2% Swing 0.7% 0.7%
Map of results of 1875 election
Leader of the Council before election Liberal Leader of the Council after election Liberal

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Monday, 1 November 1875. 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		14,899 (50.8%)		0.7	12 (75.0%)	12 / 16	5	43 (67.2%)	43 / 64
Conservative Party		14,446 (49.2%)		0.7	4 (25.0%)	4 / 16	5	21 (32.8%)	21 / 64

Full council

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43

21

Aldermen

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12

4

Councillors

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31

17

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Duncan	1,008	52.6	−9.7
	Conservative	T. Potts*	909	47.4	+9.7
Majority			99	5.2	−19.4
Turnout			1,917
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. H. Midwood	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

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

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Peel	860	50.9	+8.2
	Conservative	R. Simister*	829	49.1	−8.2
Majority			31	1.8
Turnout			1,689
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Warburton*	401	51.2	−13.3
	Conservative	E. H. Downs	382	48.8	+13.3
Majority			19	2.4	−26.6
Turnout			783
	Liberal hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. Greenwood	1,619	55.2	N/A
	Conservative	E. K. Norris	1,316	44.8	N/A
Majority			303	10.4	N/A
Turnout			2,935
	Liberal hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. Rowley	2,906	52.1	N/A
	Liberal	G. Howarth	2,805	50.3	N/A
	Conservative	W. G. Bennett*	2,725	48.9	N/A
	Conservative	W. H. Hughes	2,715	48.7	N/A
Majority			80	1.4	N/A
Turnout			5,575
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

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

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Rose*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Asquith	1,003	53.8	+4.3
	Conservative	G. Anderton*	860	46.2	−4.3
Majority			143	7.6
Turnout			1,863
	Liberal gain from Conservative		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	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Livesley	776	60.5	−8.9
	Liberal	J. Beahan	506	39.5	+8.9
Majority			270	21.0	−17.8
Turnout			1,282
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. W. May	1,306	57.3	+26.1
	Liberal	C. Whiteley	974	42.7	−26.1
Majority			332	14.6
Turnout			2,280
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	B. Brierley	2,817	51.7	+3.0
	Conservative	R. T. Walker*	2,628	48.3	−3.0
Majority			189	3.4
Turnout			5,445
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

References

1. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1875, p.8
2. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1875, p.4