# 1845 Manchester Borough Council election

Elections to Manchester Borough Council were held on Saturday, 1 November 1845. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Liberal Party retained overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Liberal Party | 828 (50.1%) | 9.8 | 13 (81.3%) | 13 / 16 | 3 | 57 (89.1%) | 57 / 64 |
| Conservative Party | 627 (37.9%) | 19.5 | 3 (18.7%) | 3 / 16 | 3 | 7 (10.9%) | 7 / 64 |
| Residents | 198 (12.0%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 16 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 64 |

### Full council

| 57 | 7 |

### Aldermen

* 16

### Councillors

| 41 | 7 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | R. A. Pilling | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Thompson* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. Shuttleworth* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | T. Handley* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Exchange

Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. Rawson* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | M. Tomlinson* | 180 | 52.8 | N/A |
| | Residents | J. Dearden | 161 | 47.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 5.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 341 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Howard | 214 | 51.6 | −8.5 |
| | Liberal | J. Swindells* | 213 | 51.3 | +13.1 |
| | Conservative | M. Kennedy | 206 | 49.6 | −10.5 |
| | Liberal | G. Robertson* | 187 | 45.1 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 415 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Oxford

Oxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Gyre | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Ann's

St. Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. H. Wood* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | B. Nicholls | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Standring | 131 | 78.0 | N/A |
| | Residents | J. Cotterill | 37 | 22.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 56.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 168 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. James'

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

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Harrison | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

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

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Slater | 207 | 63.8 | +14.9 |
| | Liberal | J. Mills | 117 | 36.1 | −14.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 27.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 324 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |