1846 Manchester Borough Council election

1846 Manchester Borough Council election

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17 of 64 seats to Manchester Borough Council 33 seats needed for a majority

Elections to Manchester Borough Council were held on Monday, 2 November 1846. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. ^{[1] [2]}

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Taylor	uncontested
			Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Youil	uncontested
			Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Bradford*	174	58.8	N/A
		William Aldred	122	41.2	N/A
Majority			52	17.6	N/A
Turnout			296
	Liberal hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Matthew Thackray	396	50.8	N/A
	Liberal	Abel Heywood*	383	49.2	N/A
	Ratepayers	John Middleton	364	46.7	N/A
	Ratepayers	Caleb Davenport	269	34.5	N/A
Majority			19	2.5	N/A
Turnout			779
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Medcalf	209	52.9	N/A
	Ratepayers	James Hibbert	186	47.1	N/A
Majority			23	5.8	N/A
Turnout			395
			Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	William Cottrell	255	56.3	N/A
	Liberal	John Richardson White*	198	43.7	−9.1
Majority			57	12.6
Turnout			453
	Ratepayers gain from Liberal		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph Lamb	uncontested
		Thomas Webster	uncontested
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing
			Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Adshead	277	59.4	N/A
	Liberal	James Bake*	189	40.6	N/A
Majority			57	18.8	N/A
Turnout			466
	Liberal gain from Liberal		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Samuel Phillips Hitchcock	397	79.6	N/A
		Malcolm Ross	102	20.4	N/A
Majority			295	59.2	N/A
Turnout			499
			Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Joseph Shiers	35	83.3	N/A
		Robert Hall	16.7	20.4	N/A
Majority			28	66.6	N/A
Turnout			42
			Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Pooley	uncontested
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

St. James'

St. James'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Hyde Lamb	271	52.1	N/A
	Liberal	Thomas Bayley Potter	249	47.9	N/A
Majority			22	4.2	N/A
Turnout			520
	gain from Liberal		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Fereday Smith	241	53.0	N/A
	Ratepayers	William Bowker	214	47.0	N/A
Majority			27	6.0	N/A
Turnout			455
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Edwards	uncontested
			Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Boardman	uncontested
			Swing

References

1. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 5, 1845, p.5
2. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 4, 1846, p.7