1876 Manchester City Council election

1876 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 12 seats, 50.8% 4 seats, 49.2% Seats before 43 21 Seats won 13 3 Seats after 44 20 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 15,894 14,776 Percentage 51.8% 48.2% Swing 1.0% 1.0%
Map of results of 1876 election
Leader of the Council before election Liberal Leader of the Council after election Liberal

Elections to Manchester City Council took place on Wednesday, November 1, 1876. 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 maintained its overall control of the council. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Liberal Party		15,894 (51.8%)		1.0	13 (81.3%)	13 / 16	1	44 (68.7%)	44 / 64
Conservative Party		14,776 (48.2%)		1.0	3 (18.7%)	3 / 16	1	20 (31.3%)	20 / 64

Full council

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44

20

Aldermen

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12

4

Councillors

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32

16

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. Walker*	1,021	54.0	+1.4
	Conservative	W. T. Windsor	869	46.0	−1.4
Majority			152	8.0	+2.8
Turnout			1,890
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. K. Payne*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

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

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. S. Muirhead	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Batty*	513	55.6	+4.4
	Conservative	E. H. Downs	410	44.4	−4.4
Majority			103	11.2	+8.8
Turnout			923
	Liberal hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. Evans*	1,677	58.4	+3.2
	Conservative	G. Anderton	1,195	41.6	−3.2
Majority			482	16.8	+6.4
Turnout			2,872
	Liberal hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. Stewart*	2,913	50.9	−1.2
	Liberal	T. Bright*	2,895	50.6	−1.5
	Conservative	T. Greenwood	2,643	46.2	−2.7
	Conservative	W. G. Bennett	2,564	44.8	−3.9
Majority			252	4.4	+3.0
Turnout			5,719
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. Hilton	465	52.2	N/A
	Conservative	R. T. Walker	425	47.8	N/A
Majority			40	4.4	N/A
Turnout			890
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

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

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

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

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. B. Goldsworthy*	1,534	50.1	N/A
	Conservative	R. Lovatt Reade	1,532	49.9	N/A
Majority			2	0.2	N/A
Turnout			3,066
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. James'

St. James'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	P. Goldschmidt*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Smith*	822	63.9	+3.4
	Liberal	W. Crighton	464	36.1	−3.4
Majority			358	27.8	+6.8
Turnout			1,286
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. Murray*	1,333	51.1	+8.4
	Conservative	W. Carter	1,278	48.9	−8.4
Majority			55	2.2
Turnout			2,611
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Brown*	3,079	50.3	−1.4
	Conservative	J. Richards	3,038	49.7	+1.4
Majority			41	0.6	−2.8
Turnout			6,117
	Liberal hold		Swing

References

1. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1876, p.8
2. , Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1876, p.2