1874 Manchester City Council election

Local election in Manchester 1874 Manchester City Council election England Arms of the City of Manchester.svg parliamentary no 1873 Manchester City Council election 1873 1874 11 02 y 1875 Manchester City Council election 1875 16 of 64 seats to Manchester City Council 33 Manchester 1874.png Map of results of 1874 election Leader of the Council Liberal Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 9 seats,51.3% 36 8 37 1 9,978 51.5% 0.2% Conservative Party (UK) 7 seats,47.8% 28 8 27 1 9,406 48.5% 0.7% Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Monday, 2 November 1874. 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 3, 1874, p.6THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1874, p.6 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLiberal Party 9,978 (51.5%)51.5 Liberal Party (UK) 0.28 (50.0%)8 16 Liberal Party (UK) 137 (57.8%)37 64 Liberal Party (UK)Conservative Party 9,406 (48.5%)48.5 Conservative Party (UK) 0.78 (50.0%)8 16 Conservative Party (UK) 127 (42.2%)27 64 Conservative Party (UK) Full council + ↓ 37 27 Aldermen + ↓ 10 6 Councillors + ↓ 27 21 Ward results All Saints' All Saints' Liberal Party (UK) J. Little* 1,058 62.3 +2.8 Conservative Party (UK) W. Sanderson 641 37.7 -2.8 417 24.6 +5.6 1,699 Liberal Party (UK) Ardwick Ardwick Liberal Party (UK) J. Thompson* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) Cheetham Cheetham Liberal Party (UK) J. Ashton* 1,129 52.3 +4.6 Conservative Party (UK) T. H. Drew 1,028 47.7 -4.6 101 4.6 2,157 Liberal Party (UK) Collegiate Church Collegiate Church Conservative Party (UK) W. Griffin* 893 57.3 N/A Liberal Party (UK) T. Peel 665 42.7 N/A 228 14.6 N/A 1,558 Conservative Party (UK) Exchange Exchange Liberal Party (UK) G. Booth* 382 64.5 +14.5 Conservative Party (UK) W. Milner 210 35.5 -14.5 172 29.0 +29.0 592 Liberal Party (UK) Medlock Street Medlock Street Conservative Party (UK) J. Craven* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) New Cross New Cross Conservative Party (UK) H. Shaw* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) W. Smith* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Oxford Oxford Conservative Party (UK) S. Ingham* 517 54.2 +2.6 Liberal Party (UK) M. Hilton 436 45.8 -2.6 81 8.4 +5.2 953 Conservative Party (UK) St. Ann's St. Ann's Conservative Party (UK) J. A. Birch* 482 54.5 +17.8 Liberal Party (UK) J. Mark 402 45.5 -17.8 80 9.0 884 Conservative Party (UK) St. Clement's St. Clement's Conservative Party (UK) J. Townsend* 929 50.5 +8.4 Liberal Party (UK) J. W. Southern 910 49.5 -5.9 19 1.0 1,839 Conservative Party (UK) St. George's St. George's Liberal Party (UK) W. Mather* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) St. James' St. James' Liberal Party (UK) J. Spencer 585 52.7 +3.5 Conservative Party (UK) R. Lovatt Reade 526 47.5 -3.5 59 5.4 1,111 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. John's St. John's Conservative Party (UK) N. Kilvert* 744 69.4 +10.4 Liberal Party (UK) A. Maccollah 328 30.6 -10.4 416 38.8 +20.8 1,072 Conservative Party (UK) St. Luke's St. Luke's Liberal Party (UK) W. Scott Brown 1,437 68.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Bardsley 653 31.2 -54.3 784 37.6 2,090 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Michael's St. Michael's Conservative Party (UK) G. Moulton 2,783 51.3 +7.6 Liberal Party (UK) J. Jackson 2,646 48.7 -4.2 137 2.6 5,429 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Aldermanic elections June 2025 By-elections between 1874 and 1875 June 2025 References Category:Manchester City Council elections Manchester