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16 of 64 seats to Manchester Town Council 32 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map of results of 1844 election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Manchester Town 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 Party contested these elections for the first time, winning three seats. [1] The Liberal Party retained overall control of the council. [2]
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Liberal Party | 558 (40.3%) | ![]() | 13 (81.25%) | 13 / 16 | ![]() | 61 (95.3%) | 61 / 64 | |||
Conservative Party | 796 (57.4%) | N/A | 3 (18.75%) | 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 |
61 | 3 |
16 |
45 | 3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | S. Potter | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | H. Lees | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | T. Diggles* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | J. Sutcliffe | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | T. Goadsby* | uncontesed | |||
Conservative | G. Macbeth | no votes | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | J. Chapman* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | T. L. Williams | 241 | 60.1 | ||
Conservative | G. Peel | 230 | 57.4 | ||
Liberal | J. Woolfall | 153 | 38.2 | ||
Liberal | W. Howarth | 146 | 36.4 | ||
Radical | J. Hewitt | 32 | 8.0 | ||
Majority | 77 | 19.2 | |||
Turnout | 401 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | T. Gatenby | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | J. Shawcross | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | R. G. Stracey* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | J. Standring | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | D. Ainsworth* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Woollam | 151 | 65.9 | ||
Liberal | J. Simpson | 78 | 34.1 | ||
Majority | 73 | 31.8 | |||
Turnout | 229 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | J. Mayson* | uncontested | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | G. Wilson* | 181 | 51.0 | ||
Conservative | C. Ashmore | 174 | 49.0 | ||
Majority | 7 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 355 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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 | |
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Liberal | James Bancroft | St. Michael's | 1850 | |
Liberal | John 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 | |
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