1847 Manchester Borough Council election

1847 Manchester Borough Council election

1 November 1847 (1847-11-01)
16 of 64 seats to Manchester Borough Council 33 seats needed for a majority

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.

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sidney Potter*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James McConnell	uncontested
			Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Evans*	uncontested
			Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Thompson	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ivie Mackie	233	56.1	+3.2
	Ratepayers	James Hibbert	182	43.9	−3.2
Majority			51	12.2	+6.4
Turnout			415
	Liberal hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Abraham Dearden	uncontested
			Swing

New Cross

New Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Lewis Williams*	266	81.3	N/A
	Liberal	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
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Oxford

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

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Shawcross*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert George Stracey*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Haworth	uncontested
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

St. James'

St. James'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Ainsworth*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	William Bowker	uncontested
	Ratepayers gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Cornelius Randall*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Michael's

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