# 1876 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Wednesday, 1 November 1876. 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 | Party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council | Full Council |
| Liberal Party | | 15,894 (51.8%) | | | 13 (81.3%) | 13 / 16 | 1 | 45 (70.3%) | 45 / 64 |
| Conservative Party | | 14,776 (48.2%) | | | 3 (18.7%) | 3 / 16 | 1 | 19 (29.7%) | 19 / 64 |

### Full council

| 45 | 19 |

### Aldermen

| 12 | 4 |

### Councillors

| 33 | 15 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | C. Walker* | 1,021 | 54.0 |
| | Conservative | W. T. Windsor | 869 | 46.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,890 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. K. Payne* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Croston* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | T. S. Muirhead | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Exchange

Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | W. Batty* | 513 | 55.6 |
| | Conservative | E. H. Downs | 410 | 44.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 103 | 11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 923 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | A. Evans* | 1,677 | 58.4 |
| | Conservative | G. Anderton | 1,195 | 41.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 482 | 16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,872 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | C. Stewart* | 2,913 | 50.9 |
| | Liberal | T. Bright* | 2,895 | 50.6 |
| | Conservative | T. Greenwood | 2,643 | 46.2 |
| | Conservative | W. G. Bennett | 2,564 | 44.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 252 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,719 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Oxford

Oxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | M. Hilton | 465 | 52.2 |
| | Conservative | R. T. Walker | 425 | 47.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 890 | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### St. Ann's

St. Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Fox Turner* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | T. A. Bazley* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | R. B. Goldsworthy* | 1,534 | 50.1 |
| | Conservative | R. Lovatt Reade | 1,532 | 49.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,066 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### St. James'

St. James' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | P. Goldschmidt* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Smith* | 822 | 63.9 |
| | Liberal | W. Crighton | 464 | 36.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 358 | 27.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,286 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | A. Murray* | 1,333 | 51.1 |
| | Conservative | W. Carter | 1,278 | 48.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,611 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | W. Brown* | 3,079 | 50.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Richards | 3,038 | 49.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,117 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |