1836 Liverpool Town Council election

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1836 Liverpool Town Council election
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Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Tuesday 2 November 1836. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

All of the sixteen wards were contested. In addition there was also a by-election in South Toxteth.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Reformers 37-61552
Conservative 11+6112

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1836
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Whig 906-650%49.7%
  Conservative 860+650%50.3%

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Thomas Brocklebank * 192 53%
Conservative Thomas Kaye 16847%
Majority246%
Registered electors 568
Turnout 36063%
Whig hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Thomas Bolton * 188 70%
Conservative John Wilkinson7930%
Majority2440%
Registered electors 627
Turnout 26743%
Whig hold Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Heyworth 206 50.1%
Whig George Quayle20549.9%
Majority10.2%
Registered electors 562
Turnout 41173%
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig James Mellor * 173 50.1%
Conservative Thomas Sands 17249.9%
Majority10.2%
Registered electors 513
Turnout 34567%
Whig hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative ' Charles Lawrence'160 55%
Whig Henry Ripley13045%
Majority3010%N/A
Registered electors 404
Turnout 29072%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Vincent Higgins 295 52%
Conservative Ambrose Lace 27548%
Majority204%
Registered electors 744
Turnout 57077%
Whig hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig George Ramsden 195 59%
Conservative John Sheppard13341%
Majority6218%
Registered electors 538
Turnout 32861%
Whig hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Bibby 199 55%
Whig William Robert Preston *15143%
Majority4812%N/A
Registered electors 551
Turnout 35064%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Nelson Wood 217 53%
Whig Thomas Holt * 19347%
Majority246%N/A
Registered electors 575
Turnout 41071%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Joseph Mason 200 53%
Conservative John N. Wright18047%
Majority206%
Registered electors 477
Turnout 38080%
Whig hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Barton * 138 54%
Whig James Stitt11646%
Majority228%
Registered electors 340
Turnout 25475%
Conservative hold Swing +8%

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Richard Bright * 199 51%
Conservative Nathan Litherland 19249%
Majority72%
Registered electors 596
Turnout 39166%
Whig hold Swing -3%

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Houghton 196 74% Increase2.svg34%
Whig Richard Shiel *6826%Decrease2.svg28%
Majority12848%N/A
Registered electors 491
Turnout 26454%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth - 2 seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Platt 112 53%
Whig Francis Jordan * 109 53%
Conservative Alexander Smith 10047%
Conservative Thomas M. Gladstone9847%
Majority126%
Registered electors 279
Turnout 21276%
Whig hold Swing
Whig hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Shand 107 55%
Whig James Muspratt8945%
Majority1810%N/A
Registered electors 279
Turnout 19670%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Smith 165 54%
Whig R. W. Wood13846%
Majority278%
Registered electors 405
Turnout 30375%
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

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

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References

  1. ↑ "The Albion Monday November 7th 1836 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Albion Monday November 7th 1836 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Albion Monday November 7th 1836 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Albion Monday November 7th 1836 (4) (scan)" . Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "The Albion Monday November 7th 1836 (5) (scan)" . Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "The Albion Monday November 7th 1836 (6) (scan)" . Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser, Friday November 4th 1836 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser, Friday November 4th 1836 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser, Friday November 4th 1836 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser, Friday November 4th 1836 (4) (scan)" . Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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