Oxford was an electoral division of Manchester City Council which was represented from 1838 until 1950. It covered part of Manchester city centre including the area surrounding Oxford Street and Canal Street.

Overview

Oxford ward was one of the fifteen municipal wards created in 1838, when the Manchester Borough Council was granted a Charter of Incorporation under the provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act 1835.The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 2 of, and the First Schedule to, the Municipal Corporations (New Charters) Act 1877 (40 & 41 Vict c 69). The Municipal Corporations (New Charters) Act 1877 was repealed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1882. As to the continued use of this short title, see section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978. Section 243 of the Municipal Corporations Act 1882 made provision as to the continued use of certain short titles mentioned in First Schedule to that Act. The said section 243 was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1898. The Bill for the Statute Law Revision Act 1898 says the reason for the repeal of the said section 243 was: "As to s. 243 so much of the First Schedule as gives short titles not otherwise given is proposed for repeal". The Bill then says that reason for the repeal of the entries in Part II of the First Schedule to Municipal Corporations Act 1882 (which does not mention the short title of Municipal Corporations Act 1835) specified by column 2 of the Bill was "Sched. I., Pt. II. . . . as to parts in col. 2 the enactments referred to have been repealed by subsequent Acts except 40 & 41 Vict. c. 47 in Sched. I., Pt. II., which is proposed for repeal by the Bill"; and that Part I of the First Schedule (wherein the short title of the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 was mentioned) was repealed because it was "spent". As to the construction of references to the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, see sections 7(1) and 242 of, and the Ninth Schedule to, the Municipal Corporations Act 1882, and formerly section 191 of that Act (the said section 191 was repealed by the Police Act 1964).

Initially, the ward's boundaries corresponded with those of Districts No.7 (Minshull Street) and No.10 (Oxford Street) of the Manchester Township, which covered the area of Manchester city centre on the north bank of the River Medlock. Its original boundaries remained in place until 1919 when the northern portion of the former St. James' ward, including what is now Chinatown was transferred to the ward. In 1950, the ward was abolished, and its area became part of the new St. Peter's ward.TORIES' NET GAIN OF TWO SEATS IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p.8

From 1838 until 1885, the ward formed part of the Manchester Parliamentary constituency. From 1885 until 1918, it was part of the Manchester North West Parliamentary constituency.Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 c.23, Schedule 6: Divisions of Boroughs From 1918 until its abolition, it was part of the Manchester Exchange Parliamentary constituency.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor 1838 Samuel Stocks (Lib) Richard Roberts (Lib) Henry Tootal (Lib) May 1839 Samuel Stocks (Lib) Richard Roberts (Lib) Samuel Lowcock (Lib) 1839 Samuel Stocks (Lib) Richard Roberts (Lib) Samuel Lowcock (Lib) 1840 Samuel Stocks (Lib) Richard Roberts (Lib) Samuel Lowcock (Lib) 1841 Thomas Gatenby (Lib) Richard Roberts (Lib) Samuel Lowcock (Lib) 1842 Thomas Gatenby (Lib) Richard Roberts (Lib) Samuel Lowcock (Lib) 1843 Thomas Gatenby (Lib) James Bake (Lib) Samuel Lowcock (Lib) 1844 Thomas Gatenby (Lib) James Bake (Lib) Samuel Lowcock (Lib) 1845 Thomas Gatenby (Lib) Richard Roberts (Lib) John Gyte (Lib) (1845–1872) 1872 S. Ingham (Con) L. Rostron (Con) J. F. Roberts (Lib) 1873 S. Ingham (Con) L. Rostron (Con) J. F. Roberts (Lib) 1874 S. Ingham (Con) L. Rostron (Con) J. F. Roberts (Lib) 1875 S. Ingham (Con) L. Rostron (Con) J. F. Roberts (Lib) 1876 S. Ingham (Con) M. Hilton (Lib) J. F. Roberts (Lib) 1877 G. Watts (Lib) M. Hilton (Lib) J. F. Roberts (Lib) 1878 G. Watts (Lib) M. Hilton (Lib) J. F. Roberts (Lib) 1879 G. Watts (Lib) M. Hilton (Lib) J. F. Roberts (Lib) 1880 B. T. Leech (Lib) M. Hilton (Lib) J. F. Roberts (Lib) 1881 B. T. Leech (Lib) M. Hilton (Lib) J. F. Roberts (Lib) 1882 B. T. Leech (Lib) G. Clay (Lib) J. F. Roberts (Lib) 1883 B. T. Leech (Lib) G. Clay (Lib) J. F. Roberts (Lib) 1884 B. T. Leech (Lib) G. Clay (Lib) J. F. Roberts (Lib) 1885 B. T. Leech (Lib) G. Clay (Lib) B. Gibbons (Con) 1886 B. T. Leech (Lib) G. Clay (Lib U) B. Gibbons (Con) 1887 B. T. Leech (Lib) G. Clay (Lib U) B. Gibbons (Con) 1888 B. T. Leech (Lib) G. Clay (Lib U) B. Gibbons (Con) 1889 B. T. Leech (Lib) G. Clay (Lib U) B. Gibbons (Con) November 1889 B. T. Leech (Lib) G. Clay (Lib U) H. Simpson (Con) 1890 B. T. Leech (Lib) G. Clay (Lib U) H. Simpson (Con) September 1891 J. H. Greenhow (Lib) G. Clay (Lib U) H. Simpson (Con) 1891 J. H. Greenhow (Lib) G. Clay (Lib U) H. Simpson (Con) 1892 J. H. Greenhow (Lib) G. Clay (Lib U) H. Simpson (Con) February 1893 J. H. Greenhow (Lib) W. Simpson (Lib) H. Simpson (Con) 1893 J. H. Greenhow (Lib) W. Simpson (Lib) H. Simpson (Con) 1894 J. H. Greenhow (Lib) W. Simpson (Lib) H. Simpson (Con) 1895 J. H. Greenhow (Lib) W. Simpson (Lib) H. Simpson (Con) 1896 J. H. Greenhow (Lib) W. Simpson (Lib) J. J. Lambert (Con) 1897 J. H. Greenhow (Lib) W. Simpson (Lib) J. J. Lambert (Con) 1898 J. H. Greenhow (Lib) W. Simpson (Lib) J. J. Lambert (Con) 1899 J. H. Greenhow (Lib) W. Simpson (Lib) J. J. Lambert (Con) 1900 J. H. Greenhow (Lib) G. Simpson (Con) J. J. Lambert (Con) 1901 J. Pitt-Hardacre (Ind) G. Simpson (Con) J. J. Lambert (Con) 1902 J. Pitt-Hardacre (Ind) G. Simpson (Con) A. Burgon (Lib) 1903 J. Pitt-Hardacre (Ind) C. Behrens (Lib) A. Burgon (Lib) 1904 H. Elverston (Lib) C. Behrens (Lib) A. Burgon (Lib) 1905 H. Elverston (Lib) C. Behrens (Lib) A. Burgon (Lib) 1906 H. Elverston (Lib) C. Behrens (Lib) A. Burgon (Lib) 1907 H. Elverston (Lib) C. Behrens (Lib) A. Burgon (Lib) 1908 H. Elverston (Lib) C. Behrens (Lib) A. Burgon (Lib) 1909 H. Elverston (Lib) C. Behrens (Lib) A. Burgon (Lib) 1910 W. Tattersall (Lib) C. Behrens (Lib) A. Burgon (Lib) 1911 W. Tattersall (Lib) C. Behrens (Lib) W. B. Midgley (Con) 1912 W. Tattersall (Lib) C. Behrens (Lib) W. B. Midgley (Con) 1913 W. Tattersall (Lib) C. Behrens (Lib) W. B. Midgley (Con) 1914 W. Tattersall (Lib) C. Behrens (Lib) W. B. Midgley (Con) 1919 W. Tattersall (Lib) R. Noton Barclay (Lib) O. P. Lancashire (Con) 1920 R. W. Shepherd (Con) R. Noton Barclay (Lib) O. P. Lancashire (Con) 1921 R. W. Shepherd (Con) R. Noton Barclay (Lib) O. P. Lancashire (Con) 1922 R. W. Shepherd (Con) R. Noton Barclay (Lib) O. P. Lancashire (Con) 1923 R. W. Shepherd (Con) R. Noton Barclay (Lib) O. P. Lancashire (Con) 1924 R. W. Shepherd (Con) R. Noton Barclay (Lib) O. P. Lancashire (Con) 1925 R. W. Shepherd (Con) R. Noton Barclay (Lib) O. P. Lancashire (Con) 1926 R. W. Shepherd (Con) R. Noton Barclay (Lib) O. P. Lancashire (Con) 1927 R. W. Shepherd (Con) R. Noton Barclay (Lib) O. P. Lancashire (Con) 1928 R. W. Shepherd (Con) R. Noton Barclay (Lib) O. P. Lancashire (Con) 1929 R. W. Shepherd (Con) R. Noton Barclay (Lib) O. P. Lancashire (Con) 1930 R. W. Shepherd (Con) R. Noton Barclay (Lib) O. P. Lancashire (Con) 1931 R. W. Shepherd (Con) R. Noton Barclay (Lib) O. P. Lancashire (Con) 1932 R. W. Shepherd (Con) R. Noton Barclay (Lib) O. P. Lancashire (Con) April 1933 R. W. Shepherd (Con) R. Noton Barclay (Lib) O. P. Lancashire (Con) 1933 R. W. Shepherd (Con) R. Noton Barclay (Lib) W. R. Sutton (Con) July 1934 C. B. Walker (Con) R. Noton Barclay (Lib) W. R. Sutton (Con) 1934 C. B. Walker (Con) J. T. Griffiths (Lib) W. R. Sutton (Con) 1935 C. B. Walker (Con) J. T. Griffiths (Lib) W. R. Sutton (Con) 1936 C. B. Walker (Con) J. T. Griffiths (Lib) W. R. Sutton (Con) 1937 C. B. Walker (Con) A. Ellison (Ind) W. R. Sutton (Con) 1938 C. B. Walker (Con) A. Ellison (Ind) W. R. Sutton (Con) 1945 S. A. Gradwell (Con) C. B. Walker (Con) G. B. Cary (Con) 1946 S. A. Gradwell (Con) C. B. Walker (Con) G. B. Cary (Con) 1947 S. A. Gradwell (Con) C. B. Walker (Con) G. B. Cary (Con) 1949 S. A. Gradwell (Con) C. B. Walker (Con) G. B. Cary (Con)

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See also Manchester City Council Manchester City Council elections

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