1879 Manchester City Council election

1879 Manchester City Council election

1 November 1879 (1879-11-01)
16 of 64 seats to Manchester City Council 33 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Liberal Conservative Last election 10 seats, 50.7% 6 seats, 49.3% Seats before 42 22 Seats won 12 4 Seats after 42 22 Seat change Popular vote 4,933 4,530 Percentage 52.1% 47.9% Swing 1.4% 1.4%
Map of results of 1879 election
Leader of the Council before election Liberal Leader of the Council after election Liberal

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.

Election result

Party	Votes	Seats	Full Council
Liberal Party		4,933 (52.1%)		1.4	12 (75.0%)	12 / 16		42 (65.6%)	42 / 64
Conservative Party		4,530 (47.9%)		1.4	4 (25.0%)	4 / 16		22 (34.4%)	22 / 64

Full council

↓

42

22

Aldermen

↓

11

5

Councillors

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31

17

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Ardwick

Ardwick

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

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

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

New Cross

New Cross

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

Oxford

Oxford

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. Hilton*	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	J. Smith*	uncontested
	Conservative hold	Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

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

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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