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16 of 64 seats to Manchester City Council 33 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Manchester City Council took place on Saturday, 1 November 1879. 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]
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Liberal Party | 4,933 (52.1%) | ![]() | 12 (75.0%) | 12 / 16 | ![]() | 43 (67.2%) | 43 / 64 | |||
Conservative Party | 4,530 (47.9%) | ![]() | 4 (25.0%) | 4 / 16 | ![]() | 21 (32.8%) | 21 / 64 |
43 | 21 |
12 | 4 |
31 | 17 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | J. H. Ryder | 1,229 | 54.7 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | J. Roberts | 1,018 | 45.3 | −5.0 | |
Majority | 211 | 9.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,247 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Hinchliffe | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Croston* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | T. S. Muirhead* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | W. Batty* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | A. Evans* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | T. Bright* | uncontested | |||
Liberal | C. Stewart* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | M. Hilton* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | J. Mark* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | T. A. Bazley* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Lovatt Reade* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | P. Goldschmidt* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Smith* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | A. Murray* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | W. Brown* | 3,704 | 51.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | J. Richards | 3,512 | 48.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 192 | 2.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,216 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
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