1837 Liverpool Town Council election

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1837 Liverpool Town Council election
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  1836 1 November 1837 (1837-11-01) 1838  
 
Reformers
Conservative
Party Reformers Conservative

Council Leader before election


Conservative

Council Leader after election


Reformers

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1837. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

One of the sixteen wards was uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Reformers 33-41548
Conservative 15+4116

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1837
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Whig 1204-475%51%3,093
  Conservative 440+425%49%2,945

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Dr. James Carson * 250 51%
Conservative Robertson Gladstone 24549%
Majority52%
Registered electors
Turnout 495
Whig hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Charles Birch *Unopposed
Registered electors
Whig hold

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Hodgson 273 51%
Whig George Quayle *25849%
Majority152%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 531
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Sands 204 51%
Whig Lawrence Heyworth *19349%
Majority112%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 397
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Cooper 172 57%
Whig Hardman Earle 13143%
Majority4114%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 303
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig ' Thomas Blackburn *'328 57%
Conservative Ambrose Lace 25243%
Majority7614%
Registered electors
Turnout 580
Whig hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William McMurdo Duncan * 232 55%
Conservative John Sheppard 19145%
Majority4110%
Registered electors
Turnout 423
Whig hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Rathbone * 229 52%
Conservative James Aspinall20848%
Majority214%
Registered electors
Turnout 437
Whig hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Lassell * 261 51%
Conservative John Wright 24749%
Majority142%
Registered electors
Turnout 508
Whig hold Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Edward Segar 214 51%
Conservative John Davies 20549%
Majority92%
Registered electors
Turnout 419
Whig hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Benjamin Frankland 163 51%
Conservative William Winstanley15549%
Majority82%
Registered electors
Turnout 318
Whig hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Priestly 192 53%
Conservative Henry R. Sandbach16847%
Majority246%
Registered electors
Turnout 360
Whig hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Thornhill * 230 51%
Conservative Thomas Berry Horsfall21749%
Majority132%
Registered electors
Turnout 447
Whig hold Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Platt 134 51%
Conservative Alexander Smith jnr12949%
Majority52%
Registered electors
Turnout 263
Whig hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Preston 114 56%
Conservative Thomas Case9144%
Majority2312%
Registered electors
Turnout 205
Whig hold Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Hall Lawrence 188 53%
Whig George Holt *16447%
Majority246%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 352
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

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References

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  2. "The Albion Monday 6 November 1837 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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