1847 Manchester Borough Council election
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1 November 1847
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16 of 64 seats to Manchester Borough Council 33 seats needed for a majority | |
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Elections to Manchester Borough Council were held on Monday, 1 November 1847. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office.[1][2]
Ward results
All Saints'
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sidney Potter* | uncontested | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Ardwick
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James McConnell | uncontested | ||||
| Swing | |||||
Cheetham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Evans* | uncontested | ||||
| Swing | |||||
Collegiate Church
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Thompson | uncontested | ||||
| Swing | |||||
Exchange
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ivie Mackie | 233 | 56.1 | ||
| Ratepayers | James Hibbert | 182 | 43.9 | −3.2 | |
| Majority | 51 | 12.2 | |||
| Turnout | 415 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Medlock Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Dearden | uncontested | ||||
| Swing | |||||
New Cross
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Lewis Williams* | 266 | 81.3 | N/A | |
| Radical | James Scholefield | 260 | 79.5 | N/A | |
| William Hamer | 65 | 19.9 | N/A | ||
| Liberal | John Woolfall | 63 | 19.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 195 | 59.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 327 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Radical gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Oxford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Bake | 269 | 61.7 | +21.1 | |
| Conservative | William Gibb | 167 | 38.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 102 | 23.4 | +4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 436 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Ann's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Shawcross* | uncontested | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Clement's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Robert George Stracey* | uncontested | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. George's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Haworth | uncontested | ||||
| Swing | |||||
St. James'
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David Ainsworth* | uncontested | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. John's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | William Bowker | uncontested | |||
| Ratepayers gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
St. Luke's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Cornelius Randall* | uncontested | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Michael's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Ashmore* | 246 | 68.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal | John Kirkham | 112 | 31.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 134 | 37.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 296 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||