1839 Liverpool Town Council election
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Elections to the Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday, 1 November 1839. One-third of the council seats were up for election, with each councillor serving a three-year term.
One of the sixteen wards was uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reformers | 28 | -2 | 16 | 44 | |
| Conservative | 20 | +2 | 0 | 20 | |
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | 7 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 44% | 48% | 3,146 | ||
| Conservative | 9 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 56% | 52% | 3,342 | ||
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Bushell | 318 | 51% | ||
| Whig | Henry Ripley | 310 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 8 | 2% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 755 | ||||
| Turnout | 628 | 83% | |||
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
Castle Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Thomas Bolton * | 245 | 52% | ||
| Conservative | P. Hope | 222 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 23 | 4% | |||
| Registered electors | 685 | ||||
| Turnout | 467 | 68% | |||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Everton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | George Quayle | 304 | 50.1% | ||
| Conservative | William Shand | 303 | 49.9% | ||
| Majority | 1 | 0.2% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 761 | ||||
| Turnout | 607 | 80% | |||
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Exchange
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | James Mellor* | 193 | 50.1% | ||
| Conservative | Ambrose Lace | 192 | 49.9% | ||
| Majority | 1 | 0.2% | |||
| Registered electors | 552 | ||||
| Turnout | 385 | 70% | |||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Great George
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Robinson | 188 | 53% | ||
| Whig | Lawrence Heyworth | 167 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 21 | 6% | |||
| Registered electors | 505 | ||||
| Turnout | 355 | 70% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lime Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Rigby | 405 | 52% | ||
| Whig | Vincent Higgins * | 371 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 34 | 4% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 990 | ||||
| Turnout | 776 | 78% | |||
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Daniel Mather | 257 | 52% | ||
| Conservative | Richard Harbord | 233 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 24 | 4% | |||
| Registered electors | 710 | ||||
| Turnout | 490 | 69% | |||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Richard Vaughan Yates | 192 | 50.4% | ||
| Conservative | John Bibby * | 189 | 49.6% | ||
| Majority | 3 | 0.8% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 560 | ||||
| Turnout | 381 | 68% | |||
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Nelson Wood * | 274 | 55% | ||
| Whig | George Loch | 225 | 45% | ||
| Majority | 49 | 10% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 715 | ||||
| Turnout | 499 | 70% | |||
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Jones jun. | 192 | 53% | ||
| Whig | Joseph Mason * | 173 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 19 | 6% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 489 | ||||
| Turnout | 365 | 75% | |||
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Barton * | 178 | 50.1% | ||
| Whig | John Deakin | 177 | 49.9% | ||
| Majority | 1 | 0.2% | |||
| Registered electors | 433 | ||||
| Turnout | 355 | 82% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Richard Bright * | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 583 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
Scotland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Houghton * | 232 | 55% | ||
| Whig | H. T. Atkinson | 191 | 45% | ||
| Majority | 41 | 10% | |||
| Registered electors | 594 | ||||
| Turnout | 423 | 71% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Francis Jordan | 148 | 51% | ||
| Conservative | William McKee | 142 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 6 | 2% | |||
| Registered electors | 363 | ||||
| Turnout | 290 | 80% | |||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Robertson Sandbach | 110 | 55% | ||
| Whig | Thomas Chalmer | 91 | 45% | ||
| Majority | 19 | 10% | |||
| Registered electors | 289 | ||||
| Turnout | 201 | 70% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
West Derby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Smith * | 164 | 62% | ||
| Whig | Edward James | 102 | 38% | ||
| Majority | 62 | 24% | |||
| Registered electors | 422 | ||||
| Turnout | 201 | 63% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- Liverpool City Council
- Liverpool Town Council elections 1835–1879
- Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present
- Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
- History of local government in England
References
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury Friday 8 November 1839 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury Friday 8 November 1839 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury Friday 8 November 1839 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury Friday 8 November 1839 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
