1848 Manchester Borough Council election

1848 Manchester Borough Council election

1 November 1848 (1848-11-01)
16 of 64 seats to Manchester Borough Council 33 seats needed for a majority

Elections to Manchester Borough Council were held on Wednesday, 1 November 1848. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office.

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Barnes	270	51.9	N/A
		Thomas Brindle*	250	48.1	N/A
Majority			35	3.8	N/A
Turnout			520
	Liberal gain from		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Thompson*	211	70.8	N/A
		Charles Ridings	87	29.2	N/A
Majority			124	41.6	N/A
Turnout			298
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ralph Wareing	241	64.8	N/A
		William Milne	131	35.2	N/A
Majority			110	29.6	N/A
Turnout			372
			Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Matthew Thackray*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	James Hibbert	205	54.6	+10.7
	Conservative	Samuel Berry	170	45.3	N/A
Majority			35	9.4
Turnout			375
	Ratepayers gain from Liberal		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Thomas Taylor	258	51.9	N/A
		William Duesbery	239	48.1	N/A
Majority			19	3.8	N/A
Turnout			497
			Swing

New Cross

New Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Howard*	270	78.7	N/A
		John Middleton	245	71.4
	Chartist	William Willis	101	29.4	N/A
	Chartist	James Mitchell	69	20.1	N/A
Majority			144	42.0
Turnout			343
	Conservative hold		Swing
			Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Benjamin Fothergill	uncontested
			Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Samuel Fletcher	257	67.6	N/A
		Edward Bennett	108	28.4	N/A
		John Maskell	15	4.0	N/A
Majority			149	39.2	N/A
Turnout			380
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Benjamin Nicholls*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	John Richardson White	219	57.9	N/A
	Liberal	Edward Salmon Green	159	42.1	N/A
Majority			60	15.8	N/A
Turnout			378
	Ratepayers gain from Liberal		Swing

St. James'

St. James'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Watts	uncontested
			Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Joseph Nall	uncontested
			Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Walter Clark*	365	62.9	N/A
	Conservative	Martin Middleton	215	37.1	N/A
Majority			150	25.8	N/A
Turnout			580
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Slater*	205	55.7	−13.0
	Liberal	Holmes Milner	163	44.3	+13.0
Majority			42	37.4	−26.0
Turnout			368
	Conservative hold		Swing