1845 Manchester Borough Council election

1845 Manchester Borough Council election

1 November 1845 (1845-11-01)
16 of 64 seats to Manchester Borough Council 33 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Liberal Conservative Last election 13 seats, 40.3% 3 seats, 57.4% Seats before 60 4 Seats won 13 3 Seats after 57 7 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 828 627 Percentage 50.1% 37.9% Swing 9.8% 14.5%
Map of results of 1845 election
Leader of the Council before election Liberal Leader of the Council after election Liberal

Elections to Manchester Borough Council were held on Saturday, 1 November 1845. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Liberal Party retained overall control of the council.^[1][2]

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Liberal Party		828 (50.1%)		9.8	13 (81.3%)	13 / 16	3	57 (89.1%)	57 / 64
Conservative Party		627 (37.9%)		19.5	3 (18.7%)	3 / 16	3	7 (10.9%)	7 / 64
Residents		198 (12.0%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 16	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 64

Full council

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57

7

Aldermen

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16

Councillors

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41

7

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. A. Pilling	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

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

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Shuttleworth*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

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

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Rawson*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. Tomlinson*	180	52.8	N/A
	Residents	J. Dearden	161	47.2	N/A
Majority			19	5.6	N/A
Turnout			341
	Liberal hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Howard	214	51.6	−8.5
	Liberal	J. Swindells*	213	51.3	+13.1
	Conservative	M. Kennedy	206	49.6	−10.5
	Liberal	G. Robertson*	187	45.1	+6.9
Majority			7	1.7
Turnout			415
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

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

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. H. Wood*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	B. Nicholls	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Standring	131	78.0	N/A
	Residents	J. Cotterill	37	22.0	N/A
Majority			94	56.0	N/A
Turnout			168
	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	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Harrison	uncontested
	Conservative gain from Liberal		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	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Slater	207	63.8	+14.9
	Liberal	J. Mills	117	36.1	−14.9
Majority			90	27.8
Turnout			324
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Aldermanic election

By-elections between 1845 and 1846

References

1. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 5, 1845, p.5
2. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 8, 1845, p.6