1879 Manchester City Council election
Local election in Manchester
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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.[1][2]
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1 November 1879
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16 of 64 seats to Manchester City Council 33 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map of results of 1879 election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Liberal Party | 4,933 (52.1%) |  1.4 |
12 (75.0%) | 12 / 16 |
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43 (67.2%) | 43 / 64 | |||
| Conservative Party | 4,530 (47.9%) |  1.4 |
4 (25.0%) | 4 / 16 |
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21 (32.8%) | 21 / 64 | |||
Full council
| 43 | 21 |
Aldermen
| 12 | 4 |
Councillors
| 31 | 17 |
Ward results
All Saints'
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | J. H. Ryder | 1,229 | 54.7 | +5.0 | |
| Conservative | J. Roberts | 1,018 | 45.3 | â5.0 | |
| Majority | 211 | 9.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,247 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Ardwick
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | J. Hinchliffe | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Cheetham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | J. Croston* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Collegiate Church
Exchange
Medlock Street
New Cross
Oxford
St. Ann's
St. Clement's
St. George's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | R. Lovatt Reade* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. James'
St. John's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | J. Smith* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Luke's
St. Michael's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||||