# 1844 Manchester Borough Council election

Elections to Manchester Borough Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1844. 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 contested these elections for the first time, winning three seats. The Liberal Party retained overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Liberal Party | 558 (40.3%) | 59.7 | 13 (81.3%) | 13 / 16 | 3 | 61 (95.3%) | 61 / 64 |
| Conservative Party | 796 (57.4%) | N/A | 3 (18.7%) | 3 / 16 | N/A | 3 (4.7%) | 3 / 64 |
| Radical | 32 (2.3%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 16 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 64 |

### Full council

| 61 | 3 |

### Aldermen

* 16

### Councillors

| 45 | 3 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | S. Potter | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | H. Lees | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

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

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Sutcliffe | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Exchange

Exchange :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | T. Goadsby* | uncontested |
| Conservative | G. Macbeth | no votes |
| Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Chapman* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | T. L. Williams | 241 | 60.1 |
| | Conservative | G. Peel | 230 | 57.4 |
| | Liberal | J. Woolfall | 153 | 38.2 |
| | Liberal | W. Howarth | 146 | 36.4 |
| | Radical | J. Hewitt | 32 | 8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 19.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 401 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | 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 | J. Shawcross | 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 | J. Standring | 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 | % |
| | Conservative | J. Woollam | 151 | 65.9 |
| | Liberal | J. Simpson | 78 | 34.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | 31.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 229 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | 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* | 181 | 51.0 |
| | Conservative | C. Ashmore | 174 | 49.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 355 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

## Aldermanic election
### Aldermanic election, 9 November 1844

At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1844, the terms of office of eight aldermen expired.
The following eight were elected by the council as alderman on 9 November 1844 for a term of six years.
| Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| Liberal | James Bancroft | St. Michael's | 1850 |
| Liberal | James Kershaw* | Collegiate Church | 1850 |
| Liberal | John Mayson | All Saints' | 1850 |
| Liberal | William Neild* | St. Clement's | 1850 |
| Liberal | Frederick Phillips | Medlock Street | 1850 |
| Liberal | Sir Thomas Potter* | St. James' | 1850 |
| Liberal | C. J. S. Walker* | New Cross | 1850 |
| Liberal | William Benjamin Watkins | Ardwick | 1850 |