1839 Manchester Borough Council election

1839 Manchester Borough Council election
16 of 64 seats ; to Manchester Borough Council; 33 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1839 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Whig	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Whig

Elections to Manchester Borough Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1839. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party continued their boycott of municipal elections due to their opposition to Manchester's incorporation^[1] and only one of the fifteen wards was contested.^[2] Pro-incorporation candidates aligned with the Whigs retained overall control of the council.^[3]

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats		Full Council
Whigs	642 (54.5%)	36.3	16 (100.0%)	16 / 16	64 (100.0%)	64 / 64
Radical	536 (45.5%)	36.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 16	0 (0.0%)	0 / 64

Full council

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64

Aldermen

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16

Councillors

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48

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	S. Eveleigh*	uncontested
	Whig hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	A. Nodal*	uncontested
	Whig hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	G. Heywood*	uncontested
	Whig hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	G. H. Winder*	uncontested
	Whig hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	W. Burd*	uncontesed
	Whig hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	J. Naylor*	uncontested
	Whig hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	J. Swindells*	331	56.2	−16.8
	Whig	A. Prentice*	311	52.8	−20.2
	Radical	J. Wroe	270	45.8	+2.0
	Radical	J. Scholefield	266	45.2	+1.4
Majority			41	7.0	−8.5
Turnout			589
	Whig hold		Swing
	Whig hold		Swing

Oxford

Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	S. Lowcock*	uncontested
	Whig hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	J. E. Taylor*	uncontested
	Whig hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	W. Woodward*	uncontested
	Whig hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	W. Nicholson*	uncontested
	Whig hold		Swing

St. James'

St. James'
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	G. Nelson*	uncontested
	Whig hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	J. Griffiths*	uncontested
	Whig hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	G. R. Chappell	uncontested
	Whig hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	H. Hilton*	uncontested
	Whig hold		Swing

References

^ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1839, p.4
^ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1839, p.3
^ BOROUGH OF MANCHESTER, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1839, p.1

[1] THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1839, p.4

[2] MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1839, p.3

[3] BOROUGH OF MANCHESTER, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1839, p.1

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