1881 Manchester City Council election

1881 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 9 seats, N/A 7 seats, N/A Seats before 42 22 Seats won 8 8 Seats after 41 23 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 6,082 7,285 Percentage 43.5% 52.2% Swing N/A N/A
Map of results of 1881 election
Leader of the Council before election Liberal Leader of the Council after election Liberal

Elections to Manchester City Council took place on Tuesday, 1 November 1881. 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		6,082 (43.5%)		N/A	8 (50.0%)	8 / 16	1	41 (64.1%)	41 / 64
Conservative Party		7,285 (52.2%)		N/A	8 (50.0%)	8 / 16	1	23 (35.9%)	23 / 64
Independent		596 (4.3%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 16	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 64

Full council

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41

23

Aldermen

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12

4

Councillors

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29

19

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Potts*	853	58.9	N/A
	Independent	C. J. Herford	596	41.1	N/A
Majority			257	17.8	N/A
Turnout			1,449
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Whittaker	2,139	53.9	N/A
	Liberal	W. H. Hewitt	1,827	46.1	N/A
Majority			312	7.8	N/A
Turnout			3,966
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Boddington*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

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

Exchange

Exchange

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

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. Greenwood*	1,208	50.7	N/A
	Conservative	W. Deakin	1,175	49.3	N/A
Majority			33	1.4	N/A
Turnout			2,383
	Liberal hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	G. Howarth*	uncontested
	Liberal	C. Rowley*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		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*	772	50.9	N/A
	Conservative	B. Gibbons	746	49.1	N/A
Majority			26	1.8	N/A
Turnout			1,518
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

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

St. James'

St. James'

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

St. John's

St. John's

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

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

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

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Faulkner	2,372	51.0	N/A
	Liberal	B. Brierley*	2,275	49.0	N/A
Majority			97	2.0	N/A
Turnout			4,647
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

References

1. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1881, p.6
2. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, October 24, 1881, p.7