St. James' was an electoral division of Manchester City Council which was represented from 1838 until 1919. It covered part of Manchester city centre including the area now known as the city's Civic Quarter.

Overview

St. James' 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 The Municipal Corporations (New Charters) Act 1877 was repealed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1882.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 The said section 243 was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1898.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 as to parts in col. 2 the enactments referred to have been repealed by subsequent Acts except 40 & 41 Vict.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that Part I of the First Schedule (wherein the short title of the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 was mentioned) was repealed because it was "spent".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Ninth Schedule to, the Municipal Corporations Act 1882, and formerly section 191 of that Act (the said section 191 was repealed by the Police Act 1964).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.8 (St. James') and No.11 (St. Peter's) of the Manchester Township, which covered an area of Manchester city centre around St. Peter's Square and what is now Chinatown. In 1919, the ward was abolished, and its area was divided between the Oxford and St. John's wards.

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 It briefly formed part of the Manchester Exchange Parliamentary constituency from 1918 until its abolition.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor 1838 William Nuttall (Lib) William Romaine Callender (Lib) George Nelson (Lib) May 1839 William Nuttall (Lib) Thomas Gasquoine (Lib) George Nelson (Lib) 1839 William Nuttall (Lib) Thomas Gasquoine (Lib) George Nelson (Lib) 1840 David Ainsworth (Lib) Richard Moore (Lib) George Nelson (Lib) 1841 David Ainsworth (Lib) Richard Moore (Lib) George Nelson (Lib) 1842 David Ainsworth (Lib) Richard Moore (Lib) George Nelson (Lib) 1843 David Ainsworth (Lib) Richard Moore (Lib) George Nelson (Lib) 1844 David Ainsworth (Lib) Richard Moore (Lib) George Nelson (Lib) 1845 David Ainsworth (Lib) Richard Moore (Lib) George Nelson (Lib) (1845–1872) 1872 E. Holt (Con) P. Goldschmidt (Lib) J. Waterhouse (Con) 1873 E. Holt (Con) R. Lovatt Reade (Con) J. Waterhouse (Con) 1874 J. Spencer (Lib) P. Goldschmidt (Lib) J. Waterhouse (Con) 1875 J. Spencer (Lib) P. Goldschmidt (Lib) J. Waterhouse (Con) 1876 J. Spencer (Lib) P. Goldschmidt (Lib) W. T. Windsor (Con) 1877 J. Spencer (Lib) P. Goldschmidt (Lib) W. T. Windsor (Con) 1878 J. Spencer (Lib) P. Goldschmidt (Lib) W. T. Windsor (Con) 1879 J. Spencer (Lib) P. Goldschmidt (Lib) W. T. Windsor (Con) 1880 A. E. Lloyd (Lib) P. Goldschmidt (Lib) W. T. Windsor (Con) 1881 A. E. Lloyd (Lib) P. Goldschmidt (Lib) W. T. Windsor (Con) 1882 A. E. Lloyd (Lib) P. Goldschmidt (Lib) W. T. Windsor (Con) 1883 A. E. Lloyd (Lib) P. Goldschmidt (Lib) W. T. Windsor (Con) 1884 A. E. Lloyd (Lib) P. Goldschmidt (Lib) W. T. Windsor (Con) 1885 A. E. Lloyd (Lib) A. Murray (Lib) W. T. Windsor (Con) 1886 A. E. Lloyd (Lib) A. Murray (Lib U) W. T. Windsor (Con) 1887 A. E. Lloyd (Lib) A. Murray (Lib U) W. T. Windsor (Con) August 1888 A. E. Lloyd (Lib) A. Murray (Lib U) H. Samson (Con) 1888 A. E. Lloyd (Lib) A. Murray (Lib U) H. Samson (Con) 1889 A. E. Lloyd (Lib) A. Murray (Lib U) H. Samson (Con) 1890 A. E. Lloyd (Lib) A. Murray (Lib U) H. Samson (Con) 1891 A. E. Lloyd (Lib) A. Murray (Lib U) H. Samson (Con) April 1892 H. J. Goldschmidt (Lib) A. Murray (Lib U) H. Samson (Con) 1892 H. J. Goldschmidt (Lib) A. Murray (Lib U) H. Samson (Con) 1893 H. J. Goldschmidt (Lib) A. Murray (Lib U) H. Samson (Con) 1894 H. J. Goldschmidt (Lib) A. Murray (Lib U) H. Samson (Con) 1895 H. J. Goldschmidt (Lib) A. Murray (Lib U) H. Samson (Con) 1896 H. J. Goldschmidt (Lib) A. Murray (Lib U) H. Samson (Con) 1897 H. J. Goldschmidt (Lib) T. T. Shann (Con) H. Samson (Con) 1898 H. J. Goldschmidt (Lib) T. T. Shann (Con) H. Samson (Con) 1899 H. J. Goldschmidt (Lib) T. T. Shann (Con) H. Samson (Con) 1900 H. J. Goldschmidt (Lib) T. T. Shann (Con) H. Samson (Con) 1901 H. J. Goldschmidt (Lib) T. T. Shann (Con) H. Samson (Con) 1902 H. J. Goldschmidt (Lib) T. T. Shann (Con) H. Samson (Con) 1903 H. J. Goldschmidt (Lib) T. T. Shann (Con) H. Samson (Con) 1904 H. J. Goldschmidt (Lib) T. T. Shann (Con) H. Samson (Con) 1905 H. J. Goldschmidt (Lib) T. T. Shann (Con) H. Samson (Con) June 1906 E. Holt (Lib) T. T. Shann (Con) H. Samson (Con) 1906 E. Holt (Lib) T. T. Shann (Con) H. Samson (Con) January 1907 E. Holt (Lib) T. T. Shann (Con) S. W. Royse (Con) 1907 A. H. Megson (Con) T. T. Shann (Con) S. W. Royse (Con) 1908 A. H. Megson (Con) T. T. Shann (Con) S. W. Royse (Con) 1909 A. H. Megson (Con) T. T. Shann (Con) S. W. Royse (Con) 1910 A. H. Megson (Con) T. T. Shann (Con) S. W. Royse (Con) 1911 A. H. Megson (Con) T. T. Shann (Con) S. W. Royse (Con) November 1911 A. H. Megson (Con) J. Hislop (Con) S. W. Royse (Con) 1912 A. H. Megson (Con) J. Hislop (Con) S. W. Royse (Con) 1913 A. H. Megson (Con) J. Hislop (Con) S. W. Royse (Con) 1914 A. H. Megson (Con) J. Hislop (Con) S. W. Royse (Con)

Elections

Elections in 1830s

December 1838

May 1839 (by-election)

November 1839

Elections in 1840s

November 1840

November 1841

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November 1845

Elections in 1870s

November 1872

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November 1880

November 1881

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August 1888 (by-election)

November 1888

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Elections in 1890s

November 1890

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April 1892 (by-election)

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Elections in 1900s

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June 1906 (by-election)

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January 1907 (by-election)

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Elections in 1910s

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November 1911 (by-election)

November 1912

November 1913

November 1914

See also Manchester City Council Manchester City Council elections

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