1844 Manchester Borough Council election

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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 Party contested these elections for the first time, winning three seats.^[1] The Liberal Party retained overall control of the council.^[2]

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

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All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. Potter	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Lees	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Diggles*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Sutcliffe	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Goadsby*	uncontested
	Conservative	G. Macbeth	no votes
	Liberal hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Chapman*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Gatenby*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Shawcross	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. G. Stracey*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Standring	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. James'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. Ainsworth*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Mayson*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

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

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