1843 Manchester Borough Council election

1843 Manchester Borough Council election

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16 of 64 seats to Manchester Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party   Party Liberal Last election 17 seats, 90.3% Seats before 64 Seats won 16 Seats after 64 Seat change Popular vote 558 Percentage 100.0% Swing 9.7%
Map of results of 1843 election
Leader of the Council before election Liberal Leader of the Council after election Liberal

Elections to Manchester Borough Council were held on Wednesday, 1 November 1843. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. Conservative anti-corporators continued their boycott of municipal elections due to their opposition to Manchester's incorporation. ^[1] Liberal incorporators retained overall control of the council. ^[2]

In the wake of the election, the Conservative-leaning Manchester Courier, which had previously disputed the legitimacy of Manchester's Charter of Incorporation, ^[3] published an editorial calling on the party to begin challenging the Liberals on Manchester Corporation.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Liberal Party		558 (100.0%)		9.7	16 (100.0%)	16 / 16		64 (100.0%)	64 / 64

Full council

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64

Aldermen

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16

Councillors

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48

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joshua Stockwell	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edmund Peel Thomson*	172	76.8
	Liberal	John Marshall	52	23.2
Majority			120	53.6
Turnout			224
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Bradford	104	62.7	N/A
	Liberal	John Harrison*	62	37.3	−37.1
Majority			42	25.4
Turnout			166
	Liberal gain from Liberal		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Abel Heywood	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Samuel Satterthwaite*	uncontesed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Richardson White*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Hampson*	uncontested
	Liberal	Archibald Prentice*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Bake	86	51.2	−8.1
	Liberal	George Macbeath	82	48.8	+8.1
Majority			4	2.4
Turnout			168
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

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

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Leigh Cooke	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Malkin	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. James'

St. James'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Moore*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Brown*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Josepth Smith Grafton*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

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

References

1. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Manchester Courier, November 4, 1843, p.8
2. MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 4, 1843, p.5
3. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Manchester Courier, November 7, 1840, p.5