| Conisford. | Berstreet | Mancroft. | St. Peter, Manc. |
| N. Conisford | St. Giles | ||
| S. Conisford | St. Stephen’s | ||
| Coslany, or the ward beyond the water. | Coslany | Wymer, or the Long Ward. | East Wymer |
| Colegate | Mid. Wymer | ||
| Fyebridge | West Wymer |
Of these four great wards Conisford chooses twelve common-council, Coslany twelve, Mancroft sixteen, and Wymer twenty; in all sixty. The Nominees are elected by the freemen inhabiting the ward, and the Nominees name the other common council-men.
COMMON COUNCIL, 1783.
Mr. SAMUEL HARMER,Speaker. | |||
Conisford Ward,12. | |||
When first elected | When first elected | ||
1769 | Mr. Tho. Emerson } | 1754 | Mr. John Marks |
72 | James Chase } Nominees | 79 | Robert Houghton |
74 | James Page } | 81 | Daniel Bloom |
75 | William Herring | 82 | Andrew Storey |
75 | Thomas Dove | 82 | Samuel Blogg |
75 | James Postons | 82 | Mark Osborn |
Mancroft Ward16. | |||
1775 | Mr. Samuel Harmer, Speaker. | 1775 | Mr. James Hudson |
82 | Wm. Foster } | 77 | John Harper |
82 | John Buckle } Nominees. | 78 | John Crouse |
82 | Rich. Matthews } | 79 | John Marks, Jun. |
54 | Charles Reynolds | 82 | Martin Booth |
65 | Gilbert Brownsmith | 82 | Robert Ward |
69 | Stephen Weavers | 82 | Samuel Colkett |
74 | Thomas Back | (One vacant.) | |
Great Wymer Ward20. | |||
1745 | Mr. Hewett Rand } Nominees | 1773 | Mr. Robert Priest |
61 | John Aldred } | 73 | John Loder |
51 | Charles Fearman | 74 | Richard Hutchinson |
52 | James Hardy | 78 | John Wright |
52 | James Smyth | 79 | Edward Leeds |
52 | John Hilyard | 79 | William Wilcocks |
56 | John Bringloe | 80 | Elisha De Hague, Jun. |
64 | James Dersley | 81 | Edward Crane |
70 | John White | 82 | John Watson |
70 | Thomas Marks | 82 | Samuel Stone |
N.B. In this Ward there is one vacany inthe Nominees, Mr. Thomas Day being elected one of the Sheriffsfor this year. | |||
1775 | Mr. Tho. Througton } | 1769 | Mr. Edward Marsh |
65 | William Cutting } Nominees. | 70 | James Beevor |
77 | Edm. Partridge } | 76 | Samuel Fremoult, Jun. |
62 | John Castell | 77 | Samuel Cubit |
66 | William Powell | 78 | Thomas Scott |
67 | Thomas Basely | 81 | Thomas Watson |
The city sends two citizens to parliament: the right of election being in the freeholders, and such freemen only, as are entered upon the books, and do not receive alms, March 12, 1701.
Norwich first sent representatives in 1295, 23d Edw. I. and the number of voters are about 3300.
The following are the number of votes polled by the freemen and freeholders in the several wards and hamlets belonging to the city and county of Norwich, in London and the country, at the contested election, March 18, 1768, for representatives in parliament.
| Candidates | Harbord Harbord, Esq; of Gunton |
| Edward Bacon, Esq; of Earlham | |
| Thomas Beevor, Esq; of Hethel |
| Harb. | Bac. | Beevor. | |
| Conisford ward | 250 | 228 | 195 |
| Mancroft ward | 288 | 212 | 213 |
| Wymer ward | 435 | 387 | 241 |
| Ward beyond the water | 375 | 334 | 309 |
| Hamlets | 60 | 54 | 42 |
| Precinct of the Close | 31 | 35 | 6 |
| Country | 268 | 244 | 125 |
| London | 105 | 102 | 5 |
| Total | 1812 | 1596 | 1136 |
Sir Harbord Harbord, Bart. and Edward Bacon, Esq; are the two present Representatives for this city. 1783.