1844 Salford Borough Council election

1844 Salford Borough Council election
12 July 1844 (1844-07-12)
24 of 32 seats
to Salford Borough Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Liberal Conservative Independent Liberal
Alliance Liberal slate Independent slate Independent slate
Seats won 17 6 1
Seats after 25 6 1
Popular vote 3,173 1,733 366
Percentage 56.1% 30.6% 6.5%
Map of results of 1844 election
Leader of the Council after election


Liberal

Elections to Salford Borough Council were held on Friday, 12 July 1844.

This was the first local election held in Salford since it had been incorporated under the provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. As this was the first election to the council, all seats for each of the four wards were up for election. Each ward elected six councillors. The candidates in each ward with the highest and second-highest numbers of votes were elected for three years. The candidates with the third and fourth-highest number of votes were elected for two years, and the candidates with the fifth and sixth-highest numbers of votes were elected for one year.

A slate consisting of Liberals who supported the town's previous administration under William Lockett was formed to contest the election. Another slate comprising Conservatives as well as some Chartists and Independent Liberals was then formed in opposition to the "Lockett Party".

The Liberal slate gained overall control of the council.[1][2]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Liberal slate
Liberal Party 3,173 (56.1%)
17 (70.8%)
17 / 24
 25 (78.1%)
25 / 32
Liberal slate 3,173 (56.1%)
17 (70.8%)
17 / 24
 25 (78.1%)
25 / 32
Independent slate
Conservative Party 1,733 (30.6%)
6 (25.0%)
6 / 24
 6 (18.8%)
6 / 32
Independent Liberal 366 (6.5%)
1 (4.2%)
1 / 24
 1 (3.1%)
1 / 32
Chartist 387 (6.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 / 24
 0 (0.0%)
0 / 32
Independent slate 2,486 (43.9%)
7 (29.2%)
7 / 24
 7 (21.9%)
7 / 32

Full council

↓
25 7

Aldermen

↓
8

Councillors

↓
17 7

Ward results

Blackfriars

Blackfriars
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Dracup 102 53.4
Liberal William Morris 100 52.4
Liberal R. P. Livingstone 99 51.8
Liberal James Higgins 97 50.8
Liberal Robert McIntyre 97 50.8
Conservative William Lomas 96 50.3
Chartist Peter Gendall 93 48.7
Conservative Benjamin Joule 92 48.2
Chartist William Hall 91 47.6
Conservative William Jenkinson 91 47.6
Liberal Jon Thompson 90 47.1
Independent Liberal William Morris 88 46.1
Majority 3 1.6
Turnout 191 77.0
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Crescent

Crescent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Liberal Adam Howe 120 54.1
Conservative William Wanklyn 120 54.1
Conservative Jerry Lees 119 53.6
Conservative James Worrall 119 53.6
Conservative Philip Bateman 117 52.7
Conservative Charles Cox 115 51.8
Liberal James Hall 104 46.8
Liberal John Kay 103 46.3
Liberal Lawrence Rostron 103 46.4
Liberal Cornelius Nichols 102 45.9
Liberal Thomas Chadwick 101 45.5
Liberal William Harvey 100 45.0
Majority 11 5.0
Turnout 222 78.4
Independent Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

St. Stephen's

St. Stephen's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Leeming 161 63.6
Liberal Thomas Bury 160 63.2
Liberal Thomas Eames 158 62.5
Liberal H. C. Renshaw 157 62.1
Liberal Abraham Holmes 156 61.7
Liberal Thomas Agnew 153 60.5
Conservative John Gardom 96 37.9
Conservative William Harrison 96 37.9
Chartist Thomas Galley 95 37.5
Conservative Henry Sagar 95 37.5
Conservative Thomas Underwood 94 37.2
Independent Liberal John Leeming 92 36.4
Majority 57 22.6
Turnout 253 74.2
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Trinity

Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Harding 178 62.9
Liberal George Langworthy 176 62.2
Liberal Daniel Lee 175 61.8
Liberal William Collier 172 60.8
Liberal Richard Woodward 172 60.8
Liberal George Campbell 157 55.5
Conservative Huitson Dearman 125 44.2
Chartist J. W. Hodgetts 111 35.7
Conservative Thomas Southern 108 38.2
Conservative J. S. Williamson 105 37.1
Conservative Richard Eaton 103 36.4
Independent Liberal William Collier 66 23.3
Majority 32 11.3
Turnout 283 73.1
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Aldermanic elections

Aldermanic election, 20 July 1844

Aldermanic elections took place during the council's first meeting on 20 July 1844, all Aldermanic seats were up for election.[3]

Party Alderman Votes Term Ward
Liberal Party James Hall 16 1849 Blackfriars
Liberal Party William Harvey 16 1849 St. Stephen's
Liberal Party Eaton Hodgkinson 16 1846 St. Stephen's
Liberal Party John Kay 16 1846 Crescent
Liberal Party Edward Ryley Langworthy 16 1849 Trinity
Liberal Party William Lockett 16 1849 Crescent
Liberal Party Lawrence Rostron 16 1846 Blackfriars
Liberal Party George Wood 16 1846 Trinity
Conservative Party Huitson Dearman 7 N/A N/A
Conservative Party Lot Gardinger 7 N/A N/A
Independent Liberal Daniel Lee 7 N/A N/A
Independent Liberal John Leeming 7 N/A N/A
Conservative Party Jerry Lees 7 N/A N/A
Conservative Party William Lomas 7 N/A N/A
Conservative Party Sibson Rigg 7 N/A N/A
Conservative Party William Wanklyn 7 N/A N/A

Aldermanic election, 31 July 1844

Caused by the resignation on 31 July 1844 of Alderman George Wood (Liberal Party, elected as an alderman by the council on 20 July 1844).[4][5]

In his place, Charles Tysoe (Liberal, not a councillor) was elected as an alderman by the council on 31 July 1844.[6]

Party Alderman Votes Term Ward
Liberal Party Charles Tysoe 17 1846 Trinity
Conservative Party Huitson Dearman 11 N/A N/A

References

  1. ^ EFFECT OF THE ELECTIONS, Manchester Times, July 12, 1844, p.5
  2. ^ SALFORD ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, July 13, 1844, p.5
  3. ^ MEETING OF THE SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Times, July 27, 1844, p.6
  4. ^ SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, August 3, 1844, p.3
  5. ^ MEETING OF THE SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Times, July 27, 1844, p.6
  6. ^ SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, August 3, 1844, p.3
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