1842 Manchester Borough Council election
Local election in Manchester
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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. Conservative anti-corporators continued their boycott of municipal elections due to their opposition to Manchester's incorporation.[1] Liberal incorporators retained overall control of the council.[2]
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1 November 1842
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17 of 64 seats to Manchester Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map of results of 1842 election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Liberal Party | 456 (90.3%) |  1.9 |
17 (100.0%) | 17 / 17 |
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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 |
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 64 | |||
Full council
| 64 |
Aldermen
| 16 |
Councillors
| 48 |
Ward results
All Saints'
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Samuel Eveleigh* | uncontested | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Ardwick
Cheetham
Collegiate Church
Exchange
Medlock Street
New Cross
Oxford
St. Ann's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | John Edward Taylor* | uncontested | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Clement's
St. George's
St. James'
St. John's
St. Luke's
St. Michael's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | William Holmes | uncontested | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||