1876 Manchester City Council election

1876 Manchester City Council election

1 November 1876 (1876-11-01)
16 of 64 seats to Manchester City Council 33 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Liberal Conservative Seats before 44 20 Seats won 13 3 Seats after 45 19 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 15,894 14,776 Percentage 51.8% 48.2%
Map of results of 1876 election
Leader of the Council before election Liberal Leader of the Council after election Liberal

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Wednesday, 1 November 1876. 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.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Liberal Party		15,894 (51.8%)			13 (81.3%)	13 / 16	1	45 (70.3%)	45 / 64
Conservative Party		14,776 (48.2%)			3 (18.7%)	3 / 16	1	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	C. Walker*	1,021	54.0
	Conservative	W. T. Windsor	869	46.0
Majority			152	8.0
Turnout			1,890
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. K. Payne*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

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

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

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

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Batty*	513	55.6
	Conservative	E. H. Downs	410	44.4
Majority			103	11.2
Turnout			923
	Liberal hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. Evans*	1,677	58.4
	Conservative	G. Anderton	1,195	41.6
Majority			482	16.8
Turnout			2,872
	Liberal hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. Stewart*	2,913	50.9
	Liberal	T. Bright*	2,895	50.6
	Conservative	T. Greenwood	2,643	46.2
	Conservative	W. G. Bennett	2,564	44.8
Majority			252	4.4
Turnout			5,719
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. Hilton	465	52.2
	Conservative	R. T. Walker	425	47.8
Majority			40	4.4
Turnout			890
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Fox Turner*	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	%	±%
	Liberal	R. B. Goldsworthy*	1,534	50.1
	Conservative	R. Lovatt Reade	1,532	49.9
Majority			2	0.2
Turnout			3,066
	Liberal 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	J. Smith*	822	63.9
	Liberal	W. Crighton	464	36.1
Majority			358	27.8
Turnout			1,286
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. Murray*	1,333	51.1
	Conservative	W. Carter	1,278	48.9
Majority			55	2.2
Turnout			2,611
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Brown*	3,079	50.3
	Conservative	J. Richards	3,038	49.7
Majority			41	0.6
Turnout			6,117
	Liberal hold		Swing