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'
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sidney Potter | uncontested | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Ardwick
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Henry Lees | uncontested | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Cheetham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Diggles* | uncontested | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Collegiate Church
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Joseph Sutcliffe | uncontested | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Exchange
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Goadsby* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative | W. Gibb | no votes | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Medlock Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Chapman* | uncontested | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
New Cross
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Gatenby* | uncontested | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Ann's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Shawcross | uncontested | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Clement's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Robert George Stracey* | uncontested | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. George's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Frederick Watson | uncontested | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. James'
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David Ainsworth* | uncontested | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Mayson* | uncontested | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ DEATH OF SIR THOMAS POTTER, Manchester Guardian, March 22, 1845, p.5
- ↑ "Borough of Manchester Municipal Elections". The Manchester Guardian. Vol. 18, no. 1038. 19 December 1838. p. 2. Retrieved 10 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MANCHESTER COUNCIL, Manchester Times, April 5, 1845, p.6