# 1839 Manchester Borough Council election

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 and only one of the fifteen wards was contested. Pro-incorporation candidates aligned with the Whigs retained overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council | 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

* 64

### Aldermen

* 16

### Councillors

* 48

## Ward results
### All Saints'

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

### Ardwick

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

### Cheetham

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

### Collegiate Church

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

### Exchange

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

### Medlock Street

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

### New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 41 | 7.0 | −8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 589 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | | |

### Oxford

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

### St. Ann's

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

### St. Clement's

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

### St. George's

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

### St. James'

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

### St. John's

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

### St. Luke's

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

### St. Michael's

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