1837 Liverpool Town Council election

Last updated October 14, 2025

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.

Election result

Liverpool local election result 1837
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Whig	12	0	4	-4	75%	51%	3,093
	Conservative	4	4	0	+4	25%	49%	2,945

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	Dr. James Carson *	250	51%
	Conservative	Robertson Gladstone	245	49%
Majority			5	2%
Registered electors
Turnout			495
	Whig hold		Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Whig	Charles Birch *	Unopposed
Registered electors
	Whig hold

Everton

No. 1 Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Hodgson	273	51%
	Whig	George Quayle *	258	49%
Majority			15	2%	N/A
Registered electors
Turnout			531
	Conservative gain from Whig		Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Sands	204	51%
	Whig	Lawrence Heyworth *	193	49%
Majority			11	2%	N/A
Registered electors
Turnout			397
	Conservative gain from Whig		Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph Cooper	172	57%
	Whig	Hardman Earle	131	43%
Majority			41	14%	N/A
Registered electors
Turnout			303
	Conservative gain from Whig		Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	' **Thomas Blackburn '***	328	57%
	Conservative	Ambrose Lace	252	43%
Majority			76	14%
Registered electors
Turnout			580
	Whig hold		Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	William McMurdo Duncan *	232	55%
	Conservative	John Sheppard	191	45%
Majority			41	10%
Registered electors
Turnout			423
	Whig hold		Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	William Rathbone *	229	52%
	Conservative	James Aspinall	208	48%
Majority			21	4%
Registered electors
Turnout			437
	Whig hold		Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	William Lassell *	261	51%
	Conservative	John Wright	247	49%
Majority			14	2%
Registered electors
Turnout			508
	Whig hold		Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	Edward Segar	214	51%
	Conservative	John Davies	205	49%
Majority			9	2%
Registered electors
Turnout			419
	Whig hold		Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	Benjamin Frankland	163	51%
	Conservative	William Winstanley	155	49%
Majority			8	2%
Registered electors
Turnout			318
	Whig hold		Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	John Priestly	192	53%
	Conservative	Henry R. Sandbach	168	47%
Majority			24	6%
Registered electors
Turnout			360
	Whig hold		Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	William Thornhill *	230	51%
	Conservative	Thomas Berry Horsfall	217	49%
Majority			13	2%
Registered electors
Turnout			447
	Whig hold		Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	John Platt	134	51%
	Conservative	Alexander Smith jnr	129	49%
Majority			5	2%
Registered electors
Turnout			263
	Whig hold		Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	William Preston	114	56%
	Conservative	Thomas Case	91	44%
Majority			23	12%
Registered electors
Turnout			205
	Whig hold		Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Hall Lawrence	188	53%
	Whig	George Holt *	164	47%
Majority			24	6%	N/A
Registered electors
Turnout			352
	Conservative gain from Whig		Swing

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References

↑ "The Albion Monday 6 November 1837 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 8 October 2016.
↑ "The Albion Monday 6 November 1837 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 8 October 2016.
↑ "The Albion Monday 6 November 1837 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 8 October 2016.
↑ "The Albion Monday 6 November 1837 (4) (scan)" . Retrieved 8 October 2016.

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[1] "The Albion Monday 6 November 1837 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 8 October 2016.

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

[3] "The Albion Monday 6 November 1837 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 8 October 2016.

[4] "The Albion Monday 6 November 1837 (4) (scan)" . Retrieved 8 October 2016.

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