1839 Liverpool Town Council election

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1839 Liverpool Town Council election
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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 1839. 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
Reformers28-21644
Conservative 20+2020

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1839
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Reformers 724-244%48%3,146
  Conservative 942+256%52%3,342

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Bushell 318 51%
Reformer Henry Ripley31049%
Majority82%N/A
Registered electors 755
Turnout 62883%
Conservative gain from Reformer Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reformer Thomas Bolton *245 52%
Conservative P. Hope22248%
Majority234%
Registered electors 685
Turnout 46768%
Reformer hold Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reformer George Quayle 304 50.1%
Conservative William Shand30349.9%
Majority10.2%N/A
Registered electors 761
Turnout 60780%
Reformer gain from Conservative Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reformer James Mellor* 193 50.1%
Conservative Ambrose Lace19249.9%
Majority10.2%
Registered electors 552
Turnout 38570%
Reformer hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Robinson 188 53%
Reformer Lawrence Heyworth16747%
Majority216%
Registered electors 505
Turnout 35570%
Conservative hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Rigby 405 52%
Reformer Vincent Higgins *37148%
Majority344%N/A
Registered electors 990
Turnout 77678%
Conservative gain from Reformer Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reformer Daniel Mather 257 52%
Conservative Richard Harbord23348%
Majority244%
Registered electors 710
Turnout 49069%
Reformer hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reformer Richard Vaughan Yates 192 50.4%
Conservative John Bibby *18949.6%
Majority30.8%N/A
Registered electors 560
Turnout 38168%
Reformer gain from Conservative Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Nelson Wood * 274 55%
Reformer George Loch22545%
Majority4910%N/A
Registered electors 715
Turnout 49970%
Conservative gain from Reformer Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Jones jun. 192 53%
Reformer Joseph Mason *17347%
Majority196%N/A
Registered electors 489
Turnout 36575%
Conservative gain from Reformer Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Barton * 178 50.1%
Reformer John Deakin17749.9%
Majority10.2%
Registered electors 433
Turnout 35582%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reformer Richard Bright *Unopposed
Registered electors 583
Reformer hold

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Houghton * 232 55%
Reformer H. T. Atkinson19145%
Majority4110%
Registered electors 594
Turnout 42371%
Conservative hold Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reformer Francis Jordan 148 51%
Conservative William McKee14249%
Majority62%
Registered electors 363
Turnout 29080%
Reformer hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Robertson Sandbach 110 55%
Reformer Thomas Chalmer9145%
Majority1910%
Registered electors 289
Turnout 20170%
Conservative hold Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Smith * 164 62%
Reformer Edward James10238%
Majority6224%
Registered electors 422
Turnout 20163%
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury Friday 8 November 1839 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury Friday 8 November 1839 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury Friday 8 November 1839 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury Friday 8 November 1839 (4) (scan)" . Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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