1882 Manchester City Council election

1882 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 8 seats, 43.5% 8 seats, 52.2% Seats before 40 24 Seats won 12 4 Seats after 40 24 Seat change Popular vote 2,061 3,145 Percentage 39.6% 60.4% Swing 3.9% 8.2%
Map of results of 1882 election
Leader of the Council before election Liberal Leader of the Council after election Liberal

Elections to Manchester City Council took place on Wednesday, 1 November 1882. 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		2,061 (39.6%)		3.9	12 (75.0%)	12 / 16		40 (62.5%)	40 / 64
Conservative Party		3,145 (60.4%)		8.2	4 (25.0%)	4 / 16		24 (37.5%)	24 / 64

Full council

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40

24

Aldermen

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12

4

Councillors

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28

20

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Roberts	994	54.1	−4.8
	Liberal	J. H. Ryder*	842	45.9	N/A
Majority			152	8.2	−9.6
Turnout			1,836
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

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

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Holt	1,219	50.1	N/A
	Conservative	J. Croston*	1,214	49.9	N/A
Majority			5	0.2	N/A
Turnout			2,433
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

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

Exchange

Exchange

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

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

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

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Bright*	uncontested
	Liberal	C. Stewart*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	G. Clay	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Mark*	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	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Lovatt Reade*	uncontested
	Conservative 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	G. Kenworthy	522	55.7	N/A
	Conservative	J. Smith*	415	44.3	N/A
Majority			107	11.4	N/A
Turnout			937
	Conservative gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Hoy	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

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

References

1. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1882, p.6
2. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1882, p.8