1875 Manchester City Council election

Local election in Manchester 1875 Manchester City Council election England Arms of the City of Manchester.svg parliamentary no 1874 Manchester City Council election 1874 1875 11 01 y 1876 Manchester City Council election 1876 16 of 64 seats to Manchester City Council 33 Manchester 1875.png Map of results of 1875 election Leader of the Council Liberal Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 8 seats,51.5% 36 11 41 5 14,899 50.8% 0.7% Conservative Party (UK) 8 seats,48.5% 28 5 23 5 14,446 49.2% 0.7% Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Monday, 1 November 1875. 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.THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1875, p.8THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Evening News, November 2, 1875, p.4 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLiberal Party 14,899 (50.8%)50.8 Liberal Party (UK) 0.711 (68.8%)11 16 Liberal Party (UK) 541 (64.1%)41 64 Liberal Party (UK)Conservative Party 14,446 (49.2%)49.2 Conservative Party (UK) 0.75 (31.2%)5 16 Conservative Party (UK) 523 (35.9%)23 64 Conservative Party (UK) Full council + ↓ 41 23 Aldermen + ↓ 11 5 Councillors + ↓ 30 18 Ward results All Saints' All Saints' Liberal Party (UK) J. Duncan 1,008 52.6 -9.7 Conservative Party (UK) T. Potts* 909 47.4 +9.7 99 5.2 -19.4 1,917 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Ardwick Ardwick Conservative Party (UK) G. H. Midwood uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Cheetham Cheetham Liberal Party (UK) J. J. Harwood* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) Collegiate Church Collegiate Church Liberal Party (UK) T. Peel 860 50.9 +8.2 Conservative Party (UK) R. Simister* 829 49.1 -8.2 31 1.8 1,689 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Exchange Exchange Liberal Party (UK) T. Warburton* 401 51.2 -13.3 Conservative Party (UK) E. H. Downs 382 48.8 +13.3 19 2.4 -26.6 783 Liberal Party (UK) Medlock Street Medlock Street Liberal Party (UK) D. Greenwood 1,619 55.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) E. K. Norris 1,316 44.8 N/A 303 10.4 N/A 2,935 Liberal Party (UK) New Cross New Cross Liberal Party (UK) C. Rowley 2,906 52.1 N/A Liberal Party (UK) G. Howarth 2,805 50.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) W. G. Bennett* 2,725 48.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) W. H. Hughes 2,715 48.7 N/A 80 1.4 N/A 5,575 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Oxford Oxford Liberal Party (UK) J. F. Roberts* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) St. Ann's St. Ann's Conservative Party (UK) T. Rose* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) St. Clement's St. Clement's Liberal Party (UK) E. Asquith 1,003 53.8 +4.3 Conservative Party (UK) G. Anderton* 860 46.2 -4.3 143 7.6 1,863 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. George's St. George's Liberal Party (UK) T. Schofield* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) St. James' St. James' Conservative Party (UK) J. Waterhouse* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) St. John's St. John's Conservative Party (UK) W. Livesley 776 60.5 -8.9 Liberal Party (UK) J. Beahan 506 39.5 +8.9 270 21.0 -17.8 1,282 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) St. Luke's St. Luke's Conservative Party (UK) C. W. May 1,306 57.3 +26.1 Liberal Party (UK) C. Whiteley 974 42.7 -26.1 332 14.6 2,280 Conservative Party (UK) St. Michael's St. Michael's Liberal Party (UK) B. Brierley 2,817 51.7 +3.0 Conservative Party (UK) R. T. Walker* 2,628 48.3 -3.0 189 3.4 5,445 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Aldermanic elections June 2025 By-elections between 1875 and 1876 June 2025 References Category:Manchester City Council elections Manchester