St. Michael's (Manchester ward)

CreatedDecember 1838

UK Parliamentary ConstituencyManchester Cheetham

St. Michael's
Ward
St. Michael's ward (1931) within Manchester
Coat of arms
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County borough	Manchester
Created	December 1838
Named after	St. Michael's and All Angels
Government
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Manchester City Council
UK Parliamentary Constituency	Manchester Cheetham

St. Michael's was an electoral division of Manchester City Council which was represented from 1838 until 1950. It covered an area to the north of Manchester city centre including Newtown and a part of Collyhurst.

St. Michael's ward was one of the fifteen municipal wards created in 1838,^[1] when the Manchester Borough Council was granted a Charter of Incorporation under the provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act 1835.^[2]

Initially, the ward's boundaries corresponded with those of District No.2 (St. Michael's) of the Manchester Township, which covered the northernmost part of the township including the areas of Collyhurst and Monsall. Its original boundaries remained in place until 1885,^[3]^[4] when that part of the ward north of Collyhurst Street was transferred to the new Harpurhey ward. A further boundary revision took place in 1919^[5] which had a relatively minor effect on the boundaries of St. Michael's ward. In 1950, the ward was abolished, and its area became part of the new Newtown ward.^[6]

From 1838 until 1885, the ward formed part of the Manchester Parliamentary constituency. From 1885 until 1918, it was part of the Manchester North Parliamentary constituency.^[7] From 1918 until 1950, it split between the Manchester Exchange and Manchester Platting Parliamentary constituencies.^[8] It briefly formed part of the Manchester Cheetham Parliamentary constituency from 1950 until its abolition.

Councillors

Election
1838	Richard Cobden (Lib)	John Brooks (Lib)	Thomas Potter (Lib)
1839	George Wilson (Lib)	John Kirkham (Lib)	Henry Hilton (Lib)
1840	George Wilson (Lib)	John Kirkham (Lib)	Henry Hilton (Lib)
1841	George Wilson (Lib)	John Kirkham (Lib)	Henry Hilton (Lib)
1842	George Wilson (Lib)	John Kirkham (Lib)	William Holmes (Lib)
1843	Georeg Wilson (Lib)	John Kirkham (Lib)	William Holmes (Lib)
1844	George Wilson (Lib)	John Kirkham (Lib)	William Holmes (Lib)
1845	Charles Ashmore (Con)	John Kirkham (Lib)	Thomas Slater (Con)
(1845–1872)
1872	S. Dyson (Lib)	W. Brown (Lib)	R. T. Walker (Con)
1873	S. Dyson (Lib)	W. Brown (Lib)	R. T. Walker (Con)
1874	G. Moulton (Con)	W. Brown (Lib)	R. T. Walker (Con)
1875	G. Moulton (Con)	W. Brown (Lib)	B. Brierley (Lib)
1876	G. Moulton (Con)	W. Brown (Lib)	B. Brierley (Lib)
1877	G. Moulton (Con)	W. Brown (Lib)	B. Brierley (Lib)
1878	G. Moulton (Con)	W. Brown (Lib)	B. Brierley (Lib)
1879	G. Moulton (Con)	W. Brown (Lib)	B. Brierley (Lib)
1880	G. Moulton (Con)	W. Brown (Lib)	B. Brierley (Lib)
1881	G. Moulton (Con)	W. Brown (Lib)	J. Faulkner (Con)
1882	G. Moulton (Con)	W. Brown (Lib)	J. Faulkner (Con)
1883	G. Moulton (Con)	W. Brown (Lib)	J. Faulkner (Con)
1884	G. Moulton (Con)	W. Brown (Lib)	J. Faulkner (Con)
1885	G. Moulton (Con)	W. Brown (Lib)	J. Faulkner (Con)
1886	G. Moulton (Con)	C. O'Neill (Lib)	J. Faulkner (Con)
1887	J. Ashworth (Lib)	C. O'Neill (Lib)	R. M. Newton (Lib)
1888	J. Ashworth (Lib)	C. O'Neill (Lib)	R. M. Newton (Lib)
1889	D. McCabe (Lib)	C. O'Neill (Lib)	R. M. Newton (Lib)
1890	D. McCabe (Lib)	C. O'Neill (Lib)	J. H. Wells (Lib)
1891	D. McCabe (Lib)	J. McCreesh (Lib)	J. H. Wells (Lib)
1892	D. McCabe (Lib)	J. McCreesh (Lib)	J. H. Wells (Lib)
1893	D. McCabe (Lib)	J. McCreesh (Lib)	J. H. Wells (Lib)
1894	D. McCabe (Lib)	J. Faulkner (Con)	J. H. Wells (Lib)
1895	D. McCabe (Lib)	J. Faulkner (Con)	J. H. Wells (Lib)
1896	D. McCabe (Lib)	J. Faulkner (Con)	J. H. Wells (Lib)
1897	D. McCabe (Lib)	T. Quinn Ruddin (Lib)	J. H. Wells (Lib)
1898	D. McCabe (Lib)	T. Quinn Ruddin (Lib)	J. H. Wells (Lib)
1899	D. McCabe (Lib)	T. Quinn Ruddin (Lib)	J. H. Wells (Lib)
1900	D. McCabe (Lib)	T. Quinn Ruddin (Lib)	J. H. Wells (Lib)
1901	D. McCabe (Lib)	T. Quinn Ruddin (Lib)	J. H. Wells (Lib)
1902	A. Hibbert (Con)	T. Quinn Ruddin (Lib)	J. H. Wells (Lib)
1903	A. Hibbert (Con)	T. Quinn Ruddin (Lib)	J. H. Wells (Lib)
1904	A. Hibbert (Con)	T. Quinn Ruddin (Lib)	J. H. Wells (Lib)
1905	A. Hibbert (Con)	T. Quinn Ruddin (Lib)	R. Leah (Con)
1906	A. Hibbert (Con)	T. Quinn Ruddin (Lib)	R. Leah (Con)
1907	A. Hibbert (Con)	T. Quinn Ruddin (Lib)	R. Leah (Con)
1908	A. Hibbert (Con)	T. Quinn Ruddin (Lib)	C. C. Singleton (Con)
1909	A. Hibbert (Con)	T. Quinn Ruddin (Lib)	C. C. Singleton (Con)
1910	A. Hibbert (Con)	T. Quinn Ruddin (Lib)	C. C. Singleton (Con)
1911	A. Hibbert (Con)	T. Quinn Ruddin (Lib)	C. Egan (Lib)
1912	A. Hibbert (Con)	T. Boyle (Con)	C. Egan (Lib)
1913	J. Reilly (Lib)	T. Boyle (Con)	C. Egan (Lib)
1914	J. Reilly (Lib)	T. Boyle (Con)	C. Egan (Lib)
1919	J. Reilly (Labour)	T. Ronan (Labour)	C. Egan (Lib)
1920	J. Reilly (Labour)	T. Ronan (Labour)	C. Egan (Lib)
1921	J. Reilly (Labour)	T. Ronan (Labour)	T. Cassidy (Labour)
1922	J. Reilly (Labour)	G. H. Dale (Con)	T. Cassidy (Labour)
1923	J. Reilly (Labour)	G. H. Dale (Con)	T. Cassidy (Labour)
1924	J. Reilly (Labour)	G. H. Dale (Con)	T. Cassidy (Labour)
1925	J. Reilly (Labour)	G. H. Dale (Con)	T. Cassidy (Labour)
1926	J. Reilly (Labour)	G. H. Dale (Con)	T. Cassidy (Labour)
1927	J. Reilly (Labour)	G. H. Dale (Con)	T. Cassidy (Labour)
1928	J. Reilly (Labour)	A. Cathcart (Labour)	T. Cassidy (Labour)
1929	J. Reilly (Labour)	A. Cathcart (Labour)	T. Cassidy (Labour)
1930	J. Reilly (Labour)	A. Cathcart (Labour)	T. Cassidy (Labour)
1931	J. Reilly (Labour)	A. Cathcart (Labour)	T. Cassidy (Labour)
1932	E. Rafferty (Labour)	A. Cathcart (Labour)	T. Cassidy (Labour)
1933	E. Rafferty (Labour)	A. Cathcart (Labour)	T. Cassidy (Labour)
1933	E. Rafferty (Labour)	A. Cathcart (Labour)	T. Cassidy (Labour)
1935	E. Rafferty (Labour)	A. Cathcart (Labour)	T. Cassidy (Labour)
1936	E. Rafferty (Labour)	A. Cathcart (Labour)	T. Cassidy (Labour)
1937	E. Rafferty (Labour)	A. Cathcart (Labour)	T. Cassidy (Labour)
1938	M. F. Griffin (Labour)	A. Cathcart (Labour)	T. Cassidy (Labour)
1945	M. F. Griffin (Labour)	A. Cathcart (Labour)	A. Donovan (Labour)
1946	M. F. Griffin (Labour)	W. M. McGuirk (Labour)	A. Donovan (Labour)
1947	M. F. Griffin (Labour)	W. M. McGuirk (Labour)	A. Donovan (Labour)
1949	M. F. Griffin (Labour)	W. M. McGuirk (Labour)	A. Donovan (Labour)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Richard Cobden	160	100.0
	Liberal	John Brooks	159	99.4
	Liberal	Thomas Potter	159	99.4
Turnout			160
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Hilton*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Kirkham	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Wilson	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Holmes	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	George Wilson*	181	51.0
	Conservative	Charles Ashmore	174	49.0
Majority			7	2.0
Turnout			355
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thiomas Slater	207	63.8	+14.9
	Liberal	John Mills	117	36.1	−14.9
Majority			90	27.8
Turnout			324
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. T. Walker*	2,534	52.2
	Liberal	W. Cliff	2,318	47.8
Majority			216	4.4
Turnout			4,852
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Brown*	2,918	52.9	+5.1
	Conservative	G. Moulton	2,407	43.7	−8.5
	Independent	J. Barber	114	2.1	N/A
	Independent	S. Brown	29	0.5	N/A
	Independent	W. T. Brown	23	0.4	N/A
	Independent	W. Brown	20	0.4	N/A
Majority			511	9.2
Turnout			5,511
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Moulton	2,783	51.3	+7.6
	Liberal	J. Jackson	2,646	48.7	−4.2
Majority			137	2.6
Turnout			5,429
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	B. Brierley	2,817	51.7	+3.0
	Conservative	R. T. Walker*	2,628	48.3	−3.0
Majority			189	3.4
Turnout			5,445
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Brown*	3,079	50.3	−1.4
	Conservative	J. Richards	3,038	49.7	+1.4
Majority			41	0.6	−2.8
Turnout			6,117
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Moulton*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Brown*	3,704	51.3	N/A
	Conservative	J. Richards	3,512	48.7	N/A
Majority			192	2.6	N/A
Turnout			7,216
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Faulkner	2,372	51.0	N/A
	Liberal	B. Brierley*	2,275	49.0	N/A
Majority			97	2.0	N/A
Turnout			4,647
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

1884
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Faulkner*	2,373	41.9	−10.8
	Liberal	W. Sherratt	1,985	35.1	−12.2
	Ind. Nationalist	M. Hasney	1,305	23.0	N/A
Majority			388	6.8	+1.4
Turnout			5,663
	Conservative hold		Swing

1893
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. H. Wells*	1,372	91.5	+1.3
	Liberal	H. Lightholder	127	8.5	−1.3
Majority			1,245	83.0	+2.6
Turnout			1,499
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Moulton*	2,468	52.7	N/A
	Liberal	R. Ramsbottom	2,215	47.3	N/A
Majority			253	5.4	N/A
Turnout			4,683
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Brown*	1,451	53.2	+18.1
	Conservative	R. Walker	1,277	46.8	+4.9
Majority			174	6.4
Turnout			2,728
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Moulton*	1,572	51.4	+4.6
	Liberal	J. Ashworth	1,471	48.1	−5.1
	Independent Liberal	W. Brown	15	0.5	N/A
Majority			101	3.3
Turnout			3,058
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. M. Newton	1,745	56.7	+8.6
	Conservative	J. Faulkner*	1,333	43.3	−8.1
Majority			412	13.4
Turnout			3,078
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. McCabe	1,650	58.3	N/A
	Conservative	J. Lee	1,179	41.7	N/A
Majority			471	16.6	N/A
Turnout			2,829
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. H. Wells	1,789	53.8	−4.5
	Conservative	J. Lee	1,168	35.2	−6.5
	Independent Liberal	W. Brown	366	11.0	N/A
Majority			621	18.6	+2.0
Turnout			3,323
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. McCreesh	1,739	52.8	−1.0
	Conservative	W. Moulton	1,554	47.2	+12.0
Majority			185	5.6	−13.0
Turnout			3,293
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. McCabe*	1,664	90.2	+37.4
	Liberal	H. Lightholder	180	9.8	N/A
Majority			1,484	80.4	+74.8
Turnout			1,844
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Faulkner	1,246	40.1	N/A
	Liberal	T. Quinn Ruddin	1,165	37.4	+28.9
	Liberal	J. McCreesh*	605	19.4	−72.1
	Independent Liberal	W. Brown	98	3.1	−5.4
Majority			81	2.7
Turnout			3,114
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. McCabe*	1,829	78.2	+58.8
	Independent Liberal	W. Brown	509	21.8	+18.7
Majority			1,320	56.4
Turnout			2,338
	Liberal hold		Swing

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Quinn Ruddin	1,937	63.1	N/A
	Conservative	J. Faulkner*	1,132	36.9	N/A
Majority			805	26.2	N/A
Turnout			3,069
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. H. Wells*	1,425	51.7	N/A
	Conservative	S. Williams	1,244	45.1	N/A
	Independent	W. Brown	88	3.2	N/A
Majority			181	6.6	N/A
Turnout			2,757
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Quinn Ruddin*	1,518	54.6	+2.9
	Conservative	J. Johnson	1,263	45.4	+0.3
Majority			255	9.2	+2.6
Turnout			2,781
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Hibbert*	1,517	52.6	+7.2
	Irish Nationalist	F. J. Farley	1,369	47.4	N/A
Majority			148	5.2
Turnout			2,886
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Leah	1,073	43.1	−9.5
	Independent	M. Kinahan	739	29.7	N/A
	Liberal	W. May*	677	27.2	N/A
Majority			334	13.4	+8.2
Turnout			2,489
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Hibbert*	1,405	54.4	N/A
	Liberal	J. Reilly	1,179	45.6	N/A
Majority			226	8.8	N/A
Turnout			2,584
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. C. Singleton	1,337	56.8	+2.4
	Liberal	W. May	1,017	43.2	−2.4
Majority			320	13.6	+4.8
Turnout			2,354
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Hibbert*	1,301	56.2	N/A
	Liberal	C. Egan	1,016	43.8	N/A
Majority			285	12.4	N/A
Turnout			2,317
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. Egan	1,204	52.7	+8.9
	Conservative	C. J. Holland	1,080	47.3	−8.9
Majority			124	5.4
Turnout			2,284
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Boyle*	1,136	50.3	+3.0
	Liberal	J. Reilly	1,124	49.7	−3.0
Majority			12	0.6
Turnout			2,260
	Conservative hold		Swing