1838 Manchester Town Council election
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Elections to Manchester Town Council were held on Friday, 14 December 1838.
This was the first local election held in Manchester since it had been incorporated under the provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 alongside the townships of Beswick, Cheetham Hill, Chorlton upon Medlock, and Hulme. As this was the first election to the Council, all seats for each of the fifteen wards were up for election. The candidate in each ward with the highest number of votes was elected for three years, the candidate with the second highest number of votes was elected for two years and the candidate with the third highest number of votes was elected for one year. Only one of the fifteen wards was contested.
The Tories boycotted the election due to their opposition to incorporation.[1] All seats were won by pro-incorporation candidates aligned with the Whigs with the only opposition coming in New Cross ward where the Radicals stood a slate of candidates.[2]
Election result[edit]
| Party | Votes | Seats | |||
| Whigs | 10,713 (90.8%) | 64 (100.0%) | 64 / 64
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| Radicals | 1,082 (9.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 64
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Full council[edit]
| 64 |
Aldermen[edit]
| 16 |
Councillors[edit]
| 48 |
Ward results[edit]
All Saints'[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | H. Marsland | 150 | 100.0 | ||
| Whig | S. D. Darbishire | 149 | 99.3 | ||
| Whig | S. Eveleigh | 149 | 99.3 | ||
| Turnout | 150 | ||||
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Ardwick[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | W. B. Watkins | 186 | 100.0 | ||
| Whig | P. F. Willert | 185 | 99.5 | ||
| Whig | A. Nodal | 181 | 97.3 | ||
| Turnout | 186 | ||||
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Cheetham[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | J. Harrison | 127 | 100.0 | ||
| Whig | G. Heywood | 127 | 100.0 | ||
| Whig | T. Hopkins | 127 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | 127 | ||||
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Collegiate Church[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | S. Satterthwaite | 440 | 100.0 | ||
| Whig | J. Kershaw | 439 | 99.8 | ||
| Whig | G. H. Winder | 437 | 99.3 | ||
| Turnout | 440 | ||||
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Exchange[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | E. Armitage | 194 | 100.0 | ||
| Whig | D. Broadhurst | 194 | 100.0 | ||
| Whig | E. Shawcross | 194 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | 194 | ||||
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Medlock Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | A. Smith | 179 | 100.0 | ||
| Whig | J. R. White | 178 | 99.4 | ||
| Whig | T. Hopkins | 175 | 97.8 | ||
| Turnout | 179 | ||||
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New Cross[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | H. Day | 368 | 73.0 | ||
| Whig | E. Dodgshon | 328 | 65.1 | ||
| Whig | W. Howarth | 324 | 64.3 | ||
| Whig | J. Hampson | 319 | 63.3 | ||
| Whig | A. Prentice | 301 | 59.7 | ||
| Whig | C. J. S. Walker | 299 | 59.3 | ||
| Radical | J. Wroe | 221 | 43.8 | ||
| Radical | J. Broadie | 184 | 36.5 | ||
| Radical | J. Redfern | 179 | 35.5 | ||
| Radical | W. G. Seed | 171 | 33.9 | ||
| Radical | W. Willis | 165 | 32.7 | ||
| Radical | W. Croft | 162 | 32.1 | ||
| Majority | 78 | 15.5 | |||
| Turnout | 504 | ||||
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Oxford[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | S. Stocks | 199 | 100.0 | ||
| Whig | R. Roberts | 198 | 99.5 | ||
| Whig | H. Tootal | 198 | 99.5 | ||
| Turnout | 199 | ||||
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St. Ann's[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | J. Herford | 193 | 100.0 | ||
| Whig | H. Newbery | 193 | 100.0 | ||
| Whig | J. E. Taylor | 192 | 99.5 | ||
| Turnout | 193 | ||||
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St. Clement's[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | T. Molineaux | 204 | 100.0 | ||
| Whig | W. Neild | 204 | 100.0 | ||
| Whig | W. Woodward | 203 | 99.5 | ||
| Turnout | 204 | ||||
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St. George's[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | H. Wadkin | 137 | 100.0 | ||
| Whig | G. Smith | 136 | 99.3 | ||
| Whig | T. Hopkins | 135 | 98.5 | ||
| Turnout | 137 | ||||
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St. James'[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | W. Nuttall | 284 | 100.0 | ||
| Whig | W. R. Callender | 281 | 98.9 | ||
| Whig | G. Nelson | 281 | 98.9 | ||
| Turnout | 284 | ||||
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St. John's[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | G. Brown | 238 | 100.0 | ||
| Whig | A. Kay | 238 | 100.0 | ||
| Whig | J. Griffiths | 237 | 99.6 | ||
| Turnout | 238 | ||||
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St. Lukes's[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | J. Mayson | 245 | 100.0 | ||
| Whig | J. Smith | 245 | 100.0 | ||
| Whig | T. Hopkins | 244 | 99.6 | ||
| Turnout | 245 | ||||
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St. Michael's[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | R. Cobden | 160 | 100.0 | ||
| Whig | J. Brooks | 159 | 99.4 | ||
| Whig | T. Potter | 159 | 99.4 | ||
| Turnout | 160 | ||||
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Aldermanic election[edit]
Aldermanic elections took place during the council's first meeting on 15 December 1838, all Aldermanic seats were up for election.[3]
| Party | Alderman | Votes | Term | Ward | |
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| Whigs | Henry Tootal | 45 | 1841 | All Saints' | |
| Whigs | Thomas Potter | 45 | 1841 | Ardwick | |
| Whigs | John Kershaw | 45 | 1841 | Collegiate Church | |
| Whigs | Richard Cobden | 45 | 1841 | Medlock Street | |
| Whigs | C. J. S. Walker | 45 | 1841 | New Cross | |
| Whigs | William Callender | 45 | 1841 | St. James' | |
| Whigs | John Brooks | 45 | 1841 | St. Michael's | |
| Whigs | Daniel Broadhurst | 45 | 1838 | Exchange | |
| Whigs | James Murray | 45 | 1838 | New Cross | |
| Whigs | Alexander Kay | 45 | 1838 | St. John's | |
| Whigs | William Neild | 44 | 1841 | St. Clement's | |
| Whigs | John Burd | 44 | 1838 | Cheetham | |
| Whigs | John Macvicar | 44 | 1838 | Oxford | |
| Whigs | Richard Roberts | 44 | 1838 | St. Ann's | |
| Whigs | John Shuttleworth | 44 | 1838 | St. George's | |
| Whigs | Joshua Procter Westhead | 44 | 1838 | St. Luke's | |
| Whigs | James Hampson | 2 | N/A | N/A | |
| Whigs | Thomas Hopkins | 1 | N/A | N/A | |
| Whigs | Shakespear Phillips | 1 | N/A | N/A | |
| Whigs | William Rawson | 1 | N/A | N/A | |
References[edit]
- ^ "The Approaching Municipal Elections". The Manchester Guardian. Vol. 18, no. 1035. 8 December 1838. p. 3. Retrieved 10 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Elections of Councillors for the Borough of Manchester". The Manchester Guardian. Vol. 18, no. 1037. 15 December 1838. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 10 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Borough of Manchester Municipal Elections". The Manchester Guardian. Vol. 18, no. 1038. 19 December 1838. p. 2. Retrieved 10 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.