1872 Manchester City Council election

1872 Manchester City Council election

1 November 1872 (1872-11-01)
16 of 64 seats to Manchester City Council 33 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Liberal Conservative Seats before 37 27 Seats won 9 7 Seats after 36 28 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 13,625 16,644 Percentage 45.0% 55.0%
Map of results of 1872 election
Leader of the Council before election Liberal Leader of the Council after election Liberal

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1872. 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		13,625 (45.0%)			9 (56.2%)	9 / 16	1	36 (56.2%)	36 / 64
Conservative Party		16,644 (55.0%)			7 (43.8%)	7 / 16	1	28 (43.8%)	28 / 64

Full council

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36

28

Aldermen

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11

5

Councillors

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25

23

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Potts	806	50.8
	Liberal	T. Clowes*	782	49.2
Majority			24	1.6
Turnout			1,588
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Whittaker*	1,672	61.1
	Liberal	H. Shaw	1,066	38.9
Majority			606	22.2
Turnout			2,738
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. J. Harwood*	751	85.4
	Conservative	R. Bower	128	14.6
Majority			623	70.8
Turnout			879
	Liberal hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Worthington*	902	56.0
	Conservative	R. Simister	709	44.0
Majority			193	12.0
Turnout			1,611
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Warburton*	471	65.3
	Conservative	T. Dale	250	34.7
Majority			221	30.6
Turnout			721
	Liberal hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. Price	1,430	50.1
	Conservative	G. Cunningham*	1,424	49.9
Majority			6	0.2
Turnout			2,854
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Woodward*	2,982	54.7
	Conservative	W. G. Bennett	2,742	50.3
	Liberal	C. Stewart*	2,586	47.5
Majority			156	2.8
Turnout			5,448
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. F. Roberts*	537	52.6
	Conservative	J. Henstock	484	47.4
Majority			53	5.2
Turnout			1,021
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Baker*	476	70.0
	Conservative	J. E. Middlehurst	204	30.0
Majority			272	40.0
Turnout			680
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Anderton*	1,132	64.6
	Liberal	E. Asquith	621	35.4
Majority			511	29.2
Turnout			1,753
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

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

St. James'

St. James'

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

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Sawley Brown	799	56.1
	Conservative	W. Livesley*	626	43.9
Majority			173	12.2
Turnout			1,425
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. W. May	951	51.8
	Liberal	J. Duncan*	886	48.2
Majority			65	3.6
Turnout			1,837
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. T. Walker*	2,534	52.2
	Liberal	W. Cliff	2,318	47.8
Majority			216	4.4
Turnout			4,852
	Conservative hold		Swing