1844 Salford Borough Council election
Local election in Salford
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Elections to Salford Borough Council were held on Friday, 12 July 1844.
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12 July 1844
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This was the first local election held in Salford since it had been incorporated under the provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. As this was the first election to the council, all seats for each of the four wards were up for election. Each ward elected six councillors. The candidates in each ward with the highest and second-highest numbers of votes were elected for three years. The candidates with the third and fourth-highest number of votes were elected for two years, and the candidates with the fifth and sixth-highest numbers of votes were elected for one year.
A slate consisting of Liberals who supported the town's previous administration under William Lockett was formed to contest the election. Another slate comprising Conservatives as well as some Chartists and Independent Liberals was then formed in opposition to the "Lockett Party".
The Liberal slate gained overall control of the council.[1][2]
Election result
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
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| Liberal Party | 3,173 (56.1%) | 17 (70.8%) | 17 / 24 |
25 (78.1%) | 25 / 32 | |||||
| Liberal slate | 3,173 (56.1%) | 17 (70.8%) | 17 / 24 |
25 (78.1%) | 25 / 32 | |||||
| Independent slate | ||||||||||
| Conservative Party | 1,733 (30.6%) | 6 (25.0%) | 6 / 24 |
6 (18.8%) | 6 / 32 | |||||
| Independent Liberal | 366 (6.5%) | 1 (4.2%) | 1 / 24 |
1 (3.1%) | 1 / 32 | |||||
| Chartist | 387 (6.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 24 |
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32 | |||||
| Independent slate | 2,486 (43.9%) | 7 (29.2%) | 7 / 24 |
7 (21.9%) | 7 / 32 | |||||
Full council
| 25 | 7 |
Aldermen
| 8 |
Councillors
| 17 | 7 |
Ward results
Blackfriars
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Dracup | 102 | 53.4 | ||
| Liberal | William Morris | 100 | 52.4 | ||
| Liberal | R. P. Livingstone | 99 | 51.8 | ||
| Liberal | James Higgins | 97 | 50.8 | ||
| Liberal | Robert McIntyre | 97 | 50.8 | ||
| Conservative | William Lomas | 96 | 50.3 | ||
| Chartist | Peter Gendall | 93 | 48.7 | ||
| Conservative | Benjamin Joule | 92 | 48.2 | ||
| Chartist | William Hall | 91 | 47.6 | ||
| Conservative | William Jenkinson | 91 | 47.6 | ||
| Liberal | Jon Thompson | 90 | 47.1 | ||
| Independent Liberal | William Morris | 88 | 46.1 | ||
| Majority | 3 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 191 | 77.0 | |||
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Crescent
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent Liberal | Adam Howe | 120 | 54.1 | ||
| Conservative | William Wanklyn | 120 | 54.1 | ||
| Conservative | Jerry Lees | 119 | 53.6 | ||
| Conservative | James Worrall | 119 | 53.6 | ||
| Conservative | Philip Bateman | 117 | 52.7 | ||
| Conservative | Charles Cox | 115 | 51.8 | ||
| Liberal | James Hall | 104 | 46.8 | ||
| Liberal | John Kay | 103 | 46.3 | ||
| Liberal | Lawrence Rostron | 103 | 46.4 | ||
| Liberal | Cornelius Nichols | 102 | 45.9 | ||
| Liberal | Thomas Chadwick | 101 | 45.5 | ||
| Liberal | William Harvey | 100 | 45.0 | ||
| Majority | 11 | 5.0 | |||
| Turnout | 222 | 78.4 | |||
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St. Stephen's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | John Leeming | 161 | 63.6 | ||
| Liberal | Thomas Bury | 160 | 63.2 | ||
| Liberal | Thomas Eames | 158 | 62.5 | ||
| Liberal | H. C. Renshaw | 157 | 62.1 | ||
| Liberal | Abraham Holmes | 156 | 61.7 | ||
| Liberal | Thomas Agnew | 153 | 60.5 | ||
| Conservative | John Gardom | 96 | 37.9 | ||
| Conservative | William Harrison | 96 | 37.9 | ||
| Chartist | Thomas Galley | 95 | 37.5 | ||
| Conservative | Henry Sagar | 95 | 37.5 | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Underwood | 94 | 37.2 | ||
| Independent Liberal | John Leeming | 92 | 36.4 | ||
| Majority | 57 | 22.6 | |||
| Turnout | 253 | 74.2 | |||
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Trinity
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Harding | 178 | 62.9 | ||
| Liberal | George Langworthy | 176 | 62.2 | ||
| Liberal | Daniel Lee | 175 | 61.8 | ||
| Liberal | William Collier | 172 | 60.8 | ||
| Liberal | Richard Woodward | 172 | 60.8 | ||
| Liberal | George Campbell | 157 | 55.5 | ||
| Conservative | Huitson Dearman | 125 | 44.2 | ||
| Chartist | J. W. Hodgetts | 111 | 35.7 | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Southern | 108 | 38.2 | ||
| Conservative | J. S. Williamson | 105 | 37.1 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Eaton | 103 | 36.4 | ||
| Independent Liberal | William Collier | 66 | 23.3 | ||
| Majority | 32 | 11.3 | |||
| Turnout | 283 | 73.1 | |||
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Aldermanic elections
Aldermanic election, 20 July 1844
Aldermanic elections took place during the council's first meeting on 20 July 1844, all Aldermanic seats were up for election.[3]
| Party | Alderman | Votes | Term | Ward | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | James Hall | 16 | 1849 | Blackfriars | |
| Liberal Party | William Harvey | 16 | 1849 | St. Stephen's | |
| Liberal Party | Eaton Hodgkinson | 16 | 1846 | St. Stephen's | |
| Liberal Party | John Kay | 16 | 1846 | Crescent | |
| Liberal Party | Edward Ryley Langworthy | 16 | 1849 | Trinity | |
| Liberal Party | William Lockett | 16 | 1849 | Crescent | |
| Liberal Party | Lawrence Rostron | 16 | 1846 | Blackfriars | |
| Liberal Party | George Wood | 16 | 1846 | Trinity | |
| Conservative Party | Huitson Dearman | 7 | N/A | N/A | |
| Conservative Party | Lot Gardinger | 7 | N/A | N/A | |
| Independent Liberal | Daniel Lee | 7 | N/A | N/A | |
| Independent Liberal | John Leeming | 7 | N/A | N/A | |
| Conservative Party | Jerry Lees | 7 | N/A | N/A | |
| Conservative Party | William Lomas | 7 | N/A | N/A | |
| Conservative Party | Sibson Rigg | 7 | N/A | N/A | |
| Conservative Party | William Wanklyn | 7 | N/A | N/A | |
Aldermanic election, 31 July 1844
Caused by the resignation on 31 July 1844 of Alderman George Wood (Liberal Party, elected as an alderman by the council on 20 July 1844).[4][5]
In his place, Charles Tysoe (Liberal, not a councillor) was elected as an alderman by the council on 31 July 1844.[6]
| Party | Alderman | Votes | Term | Ward | |
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| Liberal Party | Charles Tysoe | 17 | 1846 | Trinity | |
| Conservative Party | Huitson Dearman | 11 | N/A | N/A | |