1839 Manchester Town Council election

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1839 Manchester City Council election
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  1838 1 November 1839 (1839-11-01) 1840  

16 of 64 seats
to Manchester Town Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 First party
 
Party Whig
Last election48 seats,
90.8%
Seats before64
Seats won16
Seats after64
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote642
Percentage54.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg36.3%

Manchester 1839.png
Map of results of 1839 election

Leader of the Council before election


Whig

Leader of the Council after election


Whig

Elections to Manchester Town Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1839. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party continued their boycott of municipal elections due to their opposition to Manchester's incorporation [1] and only one of the fifteen wards was contested. [2] Pro-incorporation candidates aligned with the Whigs retained overall control of the council. [3]

Contents

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Whigs 642 (54.5%)
Decrease2.svg 36.316 (100.0%)
16 / 16
Steady2.svg64 (100.0%)
64 / 64
Radical 536 (45.5%)
Increase2.svg 36.30 (0.0%)
0 / 16
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 64

Full council

64

Aldermen

16

Councillors

48

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig S. Eveleigh*uncontested
Whig hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig A. Nodal*uncontested
Whig hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig G. Heywood*uncontested
Whig hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig G. H. Winder*uncontested
Whig hold Swing

Exchange

Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig W. Burd*uncontesed
Whig hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig J. Naylor*uncontested
Whig hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig J. Swindells*33156.2-16.8
Whig A. Prentice*31152.8-20.2
Radical J. Wroe27045.8+2.0
Radical J. Scholefield26645.2+1.4
Majority417.0-8.5
Turnout 589
Whig hold Swing
Whig hold Swing

Oxford

Oxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig S. Lowcock*uncontested
Whig hold Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig J. E. Taylor*uncontested
Whig hold Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig W. Woodward*uncontested
Whig hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig W. Nicholson*uncontested
Whig hold Swing

St. James'

St. James'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig G. Nelson*uncontested
Whig hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig J. Griffiths*uncontested
Whig hold Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig G. R. Chappelluncontested
Whig hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig H. Hilton*uncontested
Whig hold Swing

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References

  1. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1839, p.4
  2. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1839, p.3
  3. BOROUGH OF MANCHESTER, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1839, p.1