1844 Manchester Borough Council election

1844 Manchester Borough Council election

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16 of 64 seats to Manchester Borough Council 33 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Liberal Conservative Last election 17 seats, 90.3% did not contest Seats before 64 0 Seats won 13 3 Seats after 61 3 Seat change 3 N/A Popular vote 558 796 Percentage 40.3% 57.4% Swing 59.7% N/A
Map of results of 1844 election
Leader of the Council before election Liberal Leader of the Council after election Liberal

Elections to Manchester Borough Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1844. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative anti-corporators contested municipal elections for the first time, winning three seats. ^[1]

The Liberal incorporators retained overall control of the council. ^[2]

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Liberal Party		558 (40.3%)		59.7	13 (81.3%)	13 / 16	3	61 (95.3%)	61 / 64
Conservative Party		796 (57.4%)		N/A	3 (18.7%)	3 / 16	N/A	3 (4.7%)	3 / 64
Radical		32 (2.3%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 16	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 64

Full council

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61

3

Aldermen

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16

Councillors

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45

3

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sidney Potter	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Lees	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Diggles*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Sutcliffe	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Goadsby*	uncontested
	Conservative	W. Gibb	no votes
	Liberal hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

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

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Lewis Williams	241	60.1
	Conservative	George Peel	230	57.4
	Liberal	John Woolfall	153	38.2
	Liberal	William Howarth	146	36.4
	Radical	John Hewitt	32	8.0
Majority			77	19.2
Turnout			401
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Gatenby*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Shawcross	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert George Stracey*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frederick Watson	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. James'

St. James'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Ainsworth*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Woollam	151	65.9
	Liberal	John Simpson	78	34.1
Majority			73	31.8
Turnout			229
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

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

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Wilson*	181	51.0
	Conservative	Charles Ashmore	174	49.0
Majority			7	2.0
Turnout			355
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aldermanic election

Aldermanic election, 9 November 1844

At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1844, the terms of office of eight aldermen expired. ^{[3] [4]}

The following eight were elected by the council as alderman on 9 November 1844 for a term of six years.

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Liberal	James Bancroft	St. Michael's	1850
	Liberal	James Kershaw*	Collegiate Church	1850
	Liberal	John Mayson	All Saints'	1850
	Liberal	William Neild*	St. Clement's	1850
	Liberal	Frederick Phillips	Medlock Street	1850
	Liberal	Sir Thomas Potter*	St. James'	1850
	Liberal	C. J. S. Walker*	New Cross	1850
	Liberal	William Benjamin Watkins	Ardwick	1850

Aldermanic election, 29 March 1845

Caused by the death on 20 March 1845 of Alderman Sir Thomas Potter (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 15 December 1838). ^{[5] [6]}

In his place, John Potter (Liberal, never a councillor) was elected as an alderman by the council on 29 March 1845. ^[7]

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Liberal	John Potter	St. James'	1850

References

1. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Manchester Courier, November 9, 1844, p.8
2. MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1844, p.5
3. MANCHESTER TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, November 13, 1844, p.2
4. MANCHESTER COUNCIL - QUARTERLY MEETING, Manchester Guardian, November 13, 1844, p.6
5. DEATH OF SIR THOMAS POTTER, Manchester Guardian, March 22, 1845, p.5
6. "Borough of Manchester Municipal Elections". The Manchester Guardian . Vol. 18, no. 1038. 19 December 1838. p. 2. Retrieved 10 February 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Times, April 5, 1845, p.6