1873 Manchester City Council election

1873 Manchester City Council election
â 1872 1 November 1873 1874 â
16 of 64 seats ; to Manchester City Council; 33 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1873 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Liberal	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Liberal

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Saturday, 1 November 1873. 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.^[1]^[2]

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Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Liberal Party	20,023 (51.3%)	6.3	9 (56.2%)	9 / 16	1	37 (57.8%)	37 / 64
Conservative Party	18,654 (47.8%)	7.2	7 (43.8%)	7 / 16	1	27 (42.2%)	27 / 64
Independent	365 (0.9%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 16	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 64

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	C. Walker	1,257	59.5	+10.3
	Conservative	J. E. Middlehurst	856	40.5	â10.3
Majority			401	19.0
Turnout			2,113
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Conservative	R. K. Payne	1,945	58.8	â2.3
	Liberal	C. Preston	1,270	38.4	â0.5
	Independent	H. Payne	35	1.0	N/A
	Independent	J. Buxton Payne	30	0.9	N/A
	Independent	J. Brown Payne	29	0.9	N/A
Majority			675	20.4	â1.8
Turnout			3,309
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Conservative	J. Croston*	1,111	52.3	+37.7
	Liberal	J. Phythian	1,015	47.7	â37.7
Majority			96	4.6
Turnout			2,126
	Conservative hold		Swing

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

1873 Manchester City Council election

Election result

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	W. Batty*	372*	50.0	â15.3
	Conservative	J. Neild*	372	50.0	+15.3
Majority			0	0.0	â30.6
Turnout			744
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Conservative	J. Marshall*	1,691	52.3	+2.4
	Liberal	H. F. Blair	1,542	47.7	â2.4
Majority			149	4.6
Turnout			3,233
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	C. Stewart	3,117	54.0	+6.5
	Liberal	T. Bright	2,928	50.7	+3.2
	Conservative	T. Greenwood*	2,802	48.5	â6.2
	Conservative	J. Grantham	2,703	46.8	â7.9
Majority			126	2.2
Turnout			5,776
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Conservative	L. Rostron*	540	51.6	+4.2
	Liberal	J. W. Southern	506	48.4	â4.2
Majority			34	3.2
Turnout			1,046
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	J. Fox Turner*	489	63.3	â6.7
	Conservative	J. F. Milne	283	36.7	+6.7
Majority			206	26.6	â13.4
Turnout			772
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	T. A. Bazley	1,100	55.4	+20.0
	Conservative	J. W. Whitaker*	837	42.1	â22.5
	Independent	C. H. Bazley	50	2.5	N/A
Majority			263	13.3
Turnout			1,987
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	W. Birch	2,262	62.2	N/A
	Conservative	S. Latham	1,377	37.8	N/A
Majority			885	24.4	N/A
Turnout			3,639
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Conservative	R. Lovatt Reade	694	50.8	N/A
	Liberal	P. Goldschmidt*	671	49.2	N/A
Majority			23	1.6	N/A
Turnout			1,365
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Conservative	J. Smith	830	59.0	+15.1
	Liberal	J. R. Hampson*	576	41.0	â15.1
Majority			254	18.0
Turnout			1,406
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Conservative	R. Hope	206	85.5	+33.7
	Independent	J. Walton	35	14.5	N/A
Majority			171	71.0	+67.4
Turnout			241
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	W. Brown*	2,918	52.9	+5.1
	Conservative	G. Moulton	2,407	43.7	â8.5
	Independent	J. Barber	114	2.1	N/A
	Independent	S. Brown	29	0.5	N/A
	Independent	W. T. Brown	23	0.4	N/A
	Independent	W. Brown	20	0.4	N/A
Majority			511	9.2
Turnout			5,511
	Liberal hold		Swing