1877 Manchester City Council election

1877 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 13 seats, 51.8% 3 seats, 48.2% Seats before 43 21 Seats won 10 6 Seats after 45 19 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 587 480 Percentage 55.0% 45.0% Swing 3.2% 3.2%
Map of results of 1877 election
Leader of the Council before election Liberal Leader of the Council after election Liberal

Elections to Manchester City Council took place on Thursday, 1 November 1877. 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		587 (55.0%)		3.2	10 (62.5%)	10 / 16	2	45 (70.3%)	45 / 64
Conservative Party		480 (45.0%)		3.2	6 (37.5%)	6 / 16	2	19 (29.7%)	19 / 64

Full council

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45

19

Aldermen

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12

4

Councillors

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33

15

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

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

Ardwick

Ardwick

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

Cheetham

Cheetham

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

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Griffin*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	G. Booth*	uncontested
	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	%	±%
	Liberal	G. Watts	587	55.0	+2.8
	Conservative	S. Redfern	480	45.0	−2.8
Majority			107	10.0	+5.6
Turnout			1,067
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

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

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. W. Southern	uncontested
	Liberal gain from Conservative		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*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Robinson	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

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

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Moulton*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1877, p.6
2. , Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1877, p.2