Editing Manchester, Maryland (section)

==Government==
[[Image:Manchester_Maryland_Town_Office_October_2017.jpg|thumb|right|Town office]]
Manchester has a democratically elected [[mayor]] and [[City council#United States and Canada|town council]]. The mayor and individual councilors are elected for a term of four years.<ref>{{cite web| title=Manchester's Elected Officials| url=http://manchestermd.org/ElectedOfficials.html| access-date=July 27, 2009| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://archive.today/20090124160054/http://manchestermd.org/ElectedOfficials.html| archive-date=January 24, 2009| df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2011 Mayor Ryan Warner was elected for the first time, previously serving as a Town Council member. In 2023, Warner would lose his bid for re-election to Melinda Smith, who previously served on the Town Council between 2013 and 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll/news/latest/cc-manchester-election-results-2023-20230517-hngiqil3gbfslbwbldpoqukjiu-story.html|title=Melinda Smith says she's 'honored' to be the next mayor of Manchester|first1=Sherry|last1=Greenfield|first2=Molly Fellin|last2=Spence|publisher=Baltimore Sun|date=May 17, 2023|accessdate=May 17, 2023}}</ref>

It was announced in September 2015 that a new [[Town Hall]] building would be erected several blocks from the current location on property purchased by the town on Victory St.<ref>{{cite web| title=Manchester approves $2.1M for new town hall| url=http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/ph-cc-manchester-town-hall-construction-20150910-story.html| access-date=September 15, 2015}}</ref>

Members of the town council are Todd A. Benner (2013), Douglas Myers (2013), Daniel C. Riley (2013), Tammy Black (2015), and Vincent C. Pacelli.

Manchester is in Maryland District 5A and is represented in the [[Maryland House of Delegates]] by Susan Krebs ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]), Haven Shoemaker (R) and April Rose (R). In the [[Maryland State Senate]] residents are represented by Justin D. Ready (R).<ref>{{cite web| title=Maryland Legislator List by District| url=http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmmain.aspx?pid=legisrpage&tab=subject6&s=dist| access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref>

At the federal level Manchester is located in the 1st Congressional District of Maryland and is represented by [[Andrew P. Harris|Andy Harris]] (R) in the [[United States House of Representatives]].