1859 Manchester City Council election

1859 Manchester City Council election

1 November 1859 (1859-11-01)
16 of 64 seats to Manchester City Council 33 seats needed for a majority

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Tuesday, 1 November 1859. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office.

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Ryder*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph Hardy	457	52.9	N/A
	Liberal	Robert Rumney*	407	47.1	N/A
Majority			50	5.8	N/A
Turnout			864
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Bake*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Horsfall	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Edward Watkin	11	84.6	N/A
		Thomas Clegg	2	15.4	N/A
Majority			9	69.2	N/A
Turnout			13
			Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Vertegans	785	61.4	N/A
	Liberal	John Heywood	494	38.6	N/A
Majority			291	22.8	N/A
Turnout			1,279
	Conservative gain from		Swing

New Cross

New Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Ashmore	uncontested
	Conservative	John Gibson*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John King*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Robert Penny	248	41.2	N/A
		Maurice Fitzgerald	247	41.0	N/A
		Charles Affleck	107	17.8	N/A
Majority			1	0.2	N/A
Turnout			602
	gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Gibbon Newton*	211	50.1	N/A
	Liberal	John Kirkham	210	49.9	N/A
Majority			1	0.2	N/A
Turnout			421
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Booth	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. James'

St. James'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Sydney Grundy*	293	78.1	N/A
		Alexander W. Gilbody	82	21.9	N/A
Majority			211	56.2	N/A
Turnout			375
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Brougham*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Gordon McConnell*	uncontested
			Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hugh Warburton	uncontested
		Walter W. Woolsey	no votes
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing