Elections
1835
The Polling place was Mr. Horner's at the corner of Eccles-street and Vauxhall-road.
1838
| Time | Isaac Holmes | Samuel L |
|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % |
|---|
| 10:00 | 57 | 48% | 63 | 53% |
| 11:00 | 86 | 57% | 64 | 43% |
| 12:00 | 106 | 53% | 93 | 47% |
| 13:00 | 133 | 53% | 116 | 47% |
| 14:00 | 158 | 53% | 141 | 47% |
| 15:00 | 185 | 53% | 166 | 47% |
| 16:00 | | | 196 | |
|
1840
| Time | William Thornhill | Thomas Murray Gladstone |
|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % |
|---|
| 10:00 | 33 | 45% | 40 | 55% |
| 11:00 | 79 | 48% | 85 | 52% |
| 12:00 | 104 | 48% | 112 | 52% |
| 13:00 | 121 | 48% | 129 | 52% |
| 14:00 | 166 | 52% | 155 | 48% |
| 15:00 | 182 | 49.7% | 184 | 50.3% |
| 16:00 | 215 | 51.1% | 214 | 49.9% |
|
1843
Polling Place : The House, No. 61, on the south side of Burlington Street, near Limekiln-lane occupied by Mrs. Bell.
1848
Polling Place : The House No. 64, on the north side of Burlington-street, near Limekiln-lane, occupied by Mr. Joseph Jones.
James Thomson advocated the rating of the Corporate and Dock estates.
1849
John Bingham was opposed to the Rivington Pike water scheme, but James Holme was in favour.
There were two cases of Personation. John Jones of Cazneau-street, who intended to vote for Mr. Bingham, discovered that he had been personated by someone who had voted for James Holme. David Starke of Waterloo-road discovered that someone else had voted for Mr. Bingham in his name.
John Holmes of Dryden-street, gave in his voting paper for Mr. Bingham, but as he walked away before his name was recorded, his vote was lost.
1858
Polling place : The House, No. 237, on the north side of Burlington Street, occupied by Mr. Des?er.
Richard Sheil was the first Catholic elected to Liverpool Town Council.
1859
Caused by the election of Councillor John Woodruff (Liberal, Scotland, elected 1 November 1859) as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1859 and prounounced on18 November 1859. [5]
1895
Old Scotland ward was abolished and its boundaries were rearranged, making the old Scotland ward to be redistributed into North Scotland and South Scotland wards.
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