# 1841 Manchester Borough Council election

Elections to Manchester Borough Council were held on Monday, 1 November 1841. 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 and only one of the fifteen wards was contested. The Liberal Party retained overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council | Full Council |
| Liberal Party | | 117 (92.2%) | | | 16 (100.0%) | 16 / 16 | | 64 (100.0%) | 64 / 64 |
| Independent | | 1 (0.8%) | | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 16 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 64 |

### Full council

* 64

### Aldermen

* 16

### Councillors

* 48

## Ward results
### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | H. Marsland* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. B. Watkins* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | T. Hopkins* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | P. T. Candelet | 75 | 63.6 |
| | Liberal | S. Satterthwaite* | 42 | 35.6 |
| | Independent | J. Smith | 1 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 15.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 118 | |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal | Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Exchange

Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | R. Wilson | uncontesed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | T. Wheeler | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | H. Day* | uncontested |
| Liberal | W. Hanley | uncontested |
| Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |
| Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Oxford

Oxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | T. Gatenby | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Ann's

St. Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | T. Bazerey | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | R. G. Stracey | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | H. Wadkin* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. James'

St. James' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | D. Ainsworth* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | T. Bazley* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Mayson* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | G. Wilson | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

## Aldermanic elections
### Aldermanic election, 9 November 1841

At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1841, the terms of office of eight aldermen expired.
The following eight were elected by the council as alderman on 9 November 1841 for a term of six years.
| Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| Liberal | Elkanah Armitage | St. Ann's | 1847 |
| Liberal | John Burd* | Cheetham | 1847 |
| Liberal | George Royle Chappell | St. Luke's | 1847 |
| Liberal | Thomas Hopkins | Exchange | 1847 |
| Liberal | Alexander Kay* | St. John's | 1847 |
| Liberal | James Murray* | New Cross | 1847 |
| Liberal | John Shuttleworth* | St. George's | 1847 |
| Liberal | Paul Ferdinand Willert | Oxford | 1847 |