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1842 Manchester Borough Council election
17 of 64 seats ; to Manchester Borough Council; 32 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1842 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Liberal	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Liberal

Elections to Manchester Borough Council were held on Tuesday, 1 November 1842. 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 continued their boycott of municipal elections due to their opposition to Manchester's incorporation.^[1] The Liberal Party retained overall control of the council.^[2]

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Liberal Party	456 (90.3%)	1.9	17 (100.0%)	17 / 17		64 (100.0%)	64 / 64
Independent Conservative	46 (9.1%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 17	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 64
Independent	3 (0.6%)	0.2	0 (0.0%)	0 / 17		0 (0.0%)	0 / 64

Full council

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64

Aldermen

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16

Councillors

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48

Ward results

All Saints'

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

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Thompson	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	W. Shuttleworth	134	74.4
	Ind. Conservative	T. Sugden	46	25.6
Majority			88	48.8
Turnout			180
	Liberal hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Handley	64	63.6	+31.9
	Independent	S. Berry	3	4.5	+3.7
Majority			61	91.0	+75.5
Turnout			67
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Rawson	uncontesed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	F. Phillips*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	G. Robertson	uncontested
Liberal	J. Swindells*	uncontested
Liberal hold		Swing
Liberal hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	S. Lowcock*	153	59.3
	Liberal	A. Heywood	105	40.7
Majority			48	18.6
Turnout			258
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Ann's

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

St. Clement's

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

St. George's

St. George's (2 vacancies)
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	B. Hampson	uncontested
Liberal	H. Smith	uncontested
Liberal hold		Swing
Liberal hold		Swing

St. James'

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

St. John's

St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Whitworth	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Clark*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Holmes	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

References

^ MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Manchester Courier, November 5, 1842, p.6
^ MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1842, p.2

[1] MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Manchester Courier, November 5, 1842, p.6

[2] MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1842, p.2

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1842 Manchester Borough Council election