1844 Salford Borough Council election

Local election in Salford 1844 Salford Borough Council election England parliamentary no 1844 07 12 y May 1845 Salford Borough Council election May 1845 24 of 32 seats to Salford Borough Council 17 Votes Votes (%) Swing (pp) Salford 1844.png Map of results of 1844 election Leader of the Council Leader of the Council after election Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal slate FFD700 17 25 3,173 56.1% Conservative Party (UK) Independent slate 0087DC 6 6 1,733 30.6% Independent Liberal Independent slate 0087DC 1 1 366 6.5% 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.EFFECT OF THE ELECTIONS, Manchester Times, July 12, 1844, p.5SALFORD ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, July 13, 1844, p.5 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLiberal slateLiberal Party3,173 (56.1%)56.1 Liberal Party (UK) 17 (70.8%)17 24 Liberal Party (UK) 25 (78.1%)25 32 Liberal Party (UK)Liberal slate 3,173 (56.1%) 56.1 Liberal Party (UK) 17 (70.8%) 17 24 Liberal Party (UK) 25 (78.1%)25 32 Liberal Party (UK)Independent slateConservative Party1,733 (30.6%)30.6 Conservative Party (UK) 6 (25.0%)6 24 Conservative Party (UK) 6 (18.8%)6 32 Conservative Party (UK)Independent Liberal366 (6.5%)6.5 Independent Liberal 1 (4.2%)1 24 Independent Liberal 1 (3.1%)1 32 Independent LiberalChartist387 (6.8%)6.8 Chartism 0 (0.0%)0 24 Chartism 0 (0.0%)0 32 ChartismIndependent slate 2,486 (43.9%) 43.9 Conservative Party (UK) 7 (29.2%) 7 24 Conservative Party (UK) 7 (21.9%)7 32 Conservative Party (UK) Full council + ↓ 25 7 Aldermen + ↓ 8 Councillors + ↓ 17 7 Ward results Blackfriars Blackfriars Liberal Party (UK) John Dracup 102 53.4 Liberal Party (UK) William Morris 100 52.4 Liberal Party (UK) R. 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Livingstone 99 51.8 Liberal Party (UK) James Higgins 97 50.8 Liberal Party (UK) Robert McIntyre 97 50.8 Conservative Party (UK) William Lomas 96 50.3 Chartism Peter Gendall 93 48.7 Conservative Party (UK) Benjamin Joule 92 48.2 Chartism William Hall 91 47.6 Conservative Party (UK) William Jenkinson 91 47.6 Liberal Party (UK) Jon Thompson 90 47.1 Independent Liberal William Morris 88 46.1 3 1.6 191 77.0 Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Crescent Crescent Independent Liberal Adam Howe 120 54.1 Conservative Party (UK) William Wanklyn 120 54.1 Conservative Party (UK) Jerry Lees 119 53.6 Conservative Party (UK) James Worrall 119 53.6 Conservative Party (UK) Philip Bateman 117 52.7 Conservative Party (UK) Charles Cox 115 51.8 Liberal Party (UK) James Hall 104 46.8 Liberal Party (UK) John Kay 103 46.3 Liberal Party (UK) Lawrence Rostron 103 46.4 Liberal Party (UK) Cornelius Nichols 102 45.9 Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Chadwick 101 45.5 Liberal Party (UK) William Harvey 100 45.0 11 5.0 222 78.4 Independent Liberal Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Stephen's St. Stephen's Liberal Party (UK) John Leeming 161 63.6 Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Bury 160 63.2 Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Eames 158 62.5 Liberal Party (UK) H. C. Renshaw 157 62.1 Liberal Party (UK) Abraham Holmes 156 61.7 Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Agnew 153 60.5 Conservative Party (UK) John Gardom 96 37.9 Conservative Party (UK) William Harrison 96 37.9 Chartism Thomas Galley 95 37.5 Conservative Party (UK) Henry Sagar 95 37.5 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Underwood 94 37.2 Independent Liberal John Leeming 92 36.4 57 22.6 253 74.2 Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Trinity Trinity Liberal Party (UK) John Harding 178 62.9 Liberal Party (UK) George Langworthy 176 62.2 Liberal Party (UK) Daniel Lee 175 61.8 Liberal Party (UK) William Collier 172 60.8 Liberal Party (UK) Richard Woodward 172 60.8 Liberal Party (UK) George Campbell 157 55.5 Conservative Party (UK) Huitson Dearman 125 44.2 Chartism J. W. Hodgetts 111 35.7 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Southern 108 38.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. S. Williamson 105 37.1 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Eaton 103 36.4 Independent Liberal William Collier 66 23.3 32 11.3 283 73.1 Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 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.MEETING OF THE SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Times, July 27, 1844, p.6 PartyAldermanVotesTermWard 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).SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, August 3, 1844, p.3MEETING OF THE SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Times, July 27, 1844, p.6 In his place, Charles Tysoe (Liberal, not a councillor) was elected as an alderman by the council on 31 July 1844.SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, August 3, 1844, p.3 PartyAldermanVotesTermWard Liberal Party Charles Tysoe 17 1846 Trinity Conservative Party Huitson Dearman 11 N/A N/A References Category:Salford City Council elections Salford