1880 Manchester City Council election

1880 Manchester City Council election

←  1879 1 November 1880 (1880-11-01) 1881  →
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, 52.1% 4 seats, 47.9% Seats before 43 21 Seats won 9 7 Seats after 43 21 Seat change
Map of results of 1880 election
Leader of the Council before election Liberal Leader of the Council after election Liberal

Elections to Manchester City Council took place on Monday, 1 November 1880. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office.

None of the seats were contested, and all retiring councillors were returned unopposed. The Liberal Party retained overall control of the council. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Party		Seats			Full Council
Liberal Party		9 (56.3%)	9 / 16		43 (67.2%)	43 / 64
Conservative Party		7 (43.7%)	7 / 16		21 (32.8%)	21 / 64

Full council

↓

43

21

Aldermen

↓

12

4

Councillors

↓

31

17

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

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

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Chesters Thompson*	uncontested
	Conservative 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	J. Milling*	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	B. T. Leech*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		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 hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. B. Goldsworthy*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. James'

St. James'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. E. Lloyd*	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, 1880, p.8
2. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1880, p.8