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%) 17 (70.8%) 25 (78.1%)Liberal slate 3,173 (56.1%) 17 (70.8%) 25 (78.1%)Independent slateConservative Party1,733 (30.6%) 6 (25.0%) 6 (18.8%)Independent Liberal366 (6.5%) 1 (4.2%) 1 (3.1%)Chartist387 (6.8%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Independent slate 2,486 (43.9%) 7 (29.2%) 7 (21.9%)

Full council

+ ↓ 25 7

Aldermen

+ ↓ 8

Councillors

+ ↓ 17 7

Ward results

Blackfriars

Crescent

St. Stephen's

Trinity

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

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