Local election in Manchester
1844 Manchester City Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Arms_of_the_City_of_Manchester.svg/50px-Arms_of_the_City_of_Manchester.svg.png)
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← 1843 | 1 November 1844 (1844-11-01) | 1845 → |
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16 of 64 seats to Manchester Town Council 32 seats needed for a majority |
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| 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 | |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Manchester_1844.png/300px-Manchester_1844.png) Map of results of 1844 election |
Leader of the Council before election Liberal | Leader of the Council after election Liberal | |
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]
Election result
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council |
Liberal Party | | 558 (40.3%) | | 59.7 | 13 (81.25%) | | | 61 (95.3%) | |
Conservative Party | | 796 (57.4%) | | N/A | 3 (18.75%) | | N/A | 3 (4.7%) | |
Radical | | 32 (2.3%) | | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | |
Full council
Aldermen
Councillors
Ward results
All Saints'
All Saints' Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | S. Potter | uncontested | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Ardwick
Ardwick Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | H. Lees | uncontested | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Cheetham
Cheetham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | T. Diggles* | uncontested | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Collegiate Church
Collegiate Church Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | J. Sutcliffe | uncontested | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Exchange
Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | T. Goadsby* | uncontesed | | |
| Conservative | G. Macbeth | no votes | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Medlock Street
Medlock Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | J. Chapman* | uncontested | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
New Cross
New Cross (2 vacancies) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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 | | |
Oxford
Oxford Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | T. Gatenby | uncontested | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
St. Ann's
St. Ann's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | J. Shawcross | uncontested | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
St. Clement's
St. Clement's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | R. G. Stracey* | uncontested | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
St. George's
St. George's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | J. Standring | uncontested | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
St. James'
St. James' Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | D. Ainsworth* | uncontested | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
St. John's
St. John's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J. Woollam | 151 | 65.9 | |
| Liberal | J. 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 | J. Mayson* | uncontested | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
St. Michael's
St. Michael's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | G. Wilson* | 181 | 51.0 | |
| Conservative | C. Ashmore | 174 | 49.0 | |
Majority | 7 | 2.0 | |
Turnout | 355 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Aldermanic elections
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 | 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 |
References
- ^ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Manchester Courier, November 9, 1844, p.8
- ^ MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1844, p.5
- ^ MANCHESTER TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, November 13, 1844, p.2
- ^ MANCHESTER COUNCIL - QUARTERLY MEETING, Manchester Guardian, November 13, 1844, p.6