1844 Manchester Borough Council election

1844 Manchester Borough Council election
1 November 1844 (1844-11-01)
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

↓
61 3

Aldermen

↓
16

Councillors

↓
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

By-elections between 1844 and 1845

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
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