1841 Manchester Town Council election

1841 Manchester Town Council election

← 1840 1 November 1841 (1841-11-01) 1842 →
16 of 64 seats to Manchester Town Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party   Party Liberal Last election 16 seats, uncontested Seats before 64 Seats won 16 Seats after 64 Seat change Popular vote 117 Percentage 92.2%
Map of results of 1841 election
Leader of the Council before election Liberal Leader of the Council after election Liberal

Elections to Manchester Town Council were held on Monday, 1 November 1841. 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^[1] and only one of the fifteen wards was contested.^[2] The Liberal Party retained overall control of the council.

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Liberal Party		117 (92.2%)			16 (100.0%)	16 / 16		64 (100.0%)	64 / 64
Independent		1 (0.8%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 16	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 64

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48

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Marsland*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. B. Watkins*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Hopkins*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	P. T. Candelet	75	63.6
	Liberal	S. Satterthwaite*	42	35.6
	Independent	J. Smith	1	0.8
Majority			33	15.5
Turnout			118
	Liberal gain from Liberal		Swing

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Wilson	uncontesed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Wheeler	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

New Cross (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Day*	uncontested
	Liberal	W. Hanley	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Gatenby	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Bazerey	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. G. Stracey	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Wadkin*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. James'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. Ainsworth*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Bazley*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Mayson*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	G. Wilson	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1841, the terms of office of eight aldermen expired.^[3][4]

The following eight were elected by the council as alderman on 9 November 1841 for a term of six years.

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Liberal	Elkanah Armitage	St. Ann's	1847
	Liberal	John Burd*	Cheetham	1847
	Liberal	George Royle Chappell	St. Luke's	1847
	Liberal	Thomas Hopkins	Exchange	1847
	Liberal	Alexander Kay*	St. John's	1847
	Liberal	James Murray*	New Cross	1847
	Liberal	John Shuttleworth*	St. George's	1847
	Liberal	Paul Ferdinand Willert	Oxford	1847