1845 Manchester Borough Council election

1845 Manchester Borough Council election
â 1844 1 November 1845 1846 â
16 of 64 seats ; to Manchester Borough Council; 33 seats needed for a majority
	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]

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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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	Robert Anlezark Pilling	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	James Thompson*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	William Shuttleworth*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	Thomas Handley*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

1845 Manchester Borough Council election

Election result

Full council

Aldermen

Councillors

Ward results

All Saints'

Ardwick

Cheetham

Collegiate Church

Exchange

Medlock Street

New Cross

Oxford

St. Ann's

St. Clement's

St. George's

St. James'

St. John's

St. Luke's

St. Michael's

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Conservative	John Howard	214	51.6	â8.5
	Liberal	John Swindells*	213	51.3	+13.1
	Conservative	Matthew Kennedy	206	49.6	â10.5
	Liberal	George Robertson*	187	45.1	+6.9
Majority			7	1.7
Turnout			415
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	Benjamin Nicholls	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Liberal	John Standring	131	78.0	N/A
	Residents	William Cottrell	37	22.0	N/A
Majority			94	56.0	N/A
Turnout			168
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Conservative	William Harrison	uncontested
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Conservative	Thomas Slater	207	63.8	+14.9
	Liberal	John Mills	117	36.1	â14.9
Majority			90	27.8
Turnout			324
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing