Elections to Manchester Borough Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1839. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. Conservative anti-corporators continued their boycott of municipal elections due to their opposition to Manchester's incorporation[1] and only one of the fifteen wards was contested.[2] Liberal incorporators retained overall control of the council.[3]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Liberal 642 (54.5%)
Decrease 36.3 16 (100.0%)
16 / 16
 Steady 64 (100.0%)
64 / 64
Radical 536 (45.5%)
Increase 36.3 0 (0.0%)
0 / 16
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 64

Full council

↓
64

Aldermen

↓
16

Councillors

↓
48

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Samuel Eveleigh* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Aaron Nodal* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Heywood* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Hargreaves Winder* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Exchange

Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Burd* uncontesed
Liberal hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Naylor* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Swindells* 331 56.2 −16.8
Liberal Archibald Prentice* 311 52.8 −20.2
Radical James Wroe 270 45.8 +2.0
Radical James Scholefield 266 45.2 +1.4
Majority 41 7.0 −8.5
Turnout 589
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing

Oxford

Oxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Samuel Lowcock* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Edward Taylor* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Woodward* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Nicholson* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. James'

St. James'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Nelson* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Griffiths* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Royle Chappell uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Hilton* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1839, p.4
  2. ↑ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1839, p.3
  3. ↑ BOROUGH OF MANCHESTER, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1839, p.1
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1839_Manchester_Borough_Council_election