1837 Liverpool Town Council election
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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.
One of the sixteen wards was uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reformers | 33 | -4 | 15 | 48 | |
| Conservative | 15 | +4 | 1 | 16 | |
Election result
[edit]| 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
[edit]* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Charles Birch * | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
Everton
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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 | ||||
See also
[edit]- Liverpool City Council
- Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879
- Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present
- Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
