1845 Manchester Town Council election

Elections to Manchester Town 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.

1845 Manchester Town Council election

1 November 1845 (1845-11-01)
16 of 64 seats to Manchester Town 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

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