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1843 Manchester Borough Council election
16 of 64 seats ; to Manchester Borough Council; 32 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1843 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Liberal	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Liberal

Elections to Manchester Borough Council were held on Wednesday, 1 November 1843. 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]

In the wake of the election, the Conservative-leaning Manchester Courier, which had previously disputed the legitimacy of Manchester's Charter of Incorporation,^[3] published an editorial calling on the party to begin challenging the Liberals on Manchester Corporation.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Liberal Party		558 (100.0%)		9.7	16 (100.0%)	16 / 16		64 (100.0%)	64 / 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	J. Stockwell	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	E. P. Thomson*	172	76.8
	Liberal	J. Marshall	52	23.2
Majority			120	53.6
Turnout			224
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Shuttleworth	104	62.7	N/A
	Liberal	J. Harrison*	62	37.3	−37.1
Majority			42	25.4
Turnout			166
	Liberal gain from Liberal		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. Heywood	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. Satterthwaite*	uncontesed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. R. White*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	J. Hampson*	uncontested
Liberal	A. Prentice	uncontested
Liberal hold		Swing
Liberal hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Bake	86	51.2	−8.1
	Liberal	G. Macbeth	82	48.8	+8.1
Majority			4	2.4
Turnout			168
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Ann's

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

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. L. Cooke	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Malkin	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. James'

St. James'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Moore*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. John's

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

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. S. Grafton*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Kirkham*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

References

^ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Manchester Courier, November 4, 1843, p.8
^ MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 4, 1843, p.5
^ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Manchester Courier, November 7, 1840, p.5

[1] THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Manchester Courier, November 4, 1843, p.8

[2] MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, November 4, 1843, p.5

[3] THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Manchester Courier, November 7, 1840, p.5

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1843 Manchester Borough Council election