1842 Liverpool Town Council election
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16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority | ||
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Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Tuesday 1 November 1842. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Three of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 38 | +5 | 9 | 47 | |
Reformers | 10 | -5 | 7 | 17 |
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 13 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 81% | 60% | 2,793 | ||
Whig | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 19% | 40% | 1,839 |
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Bushell * | 172 | 88% | ||
Whig | John Downey | 24 | 12% | ||
Majority | 148 | 76% | |||
Registered electors | 696 | ||||
Turnout | 196 | 28% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Time | Christopher Bushell | John Downey | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | ||||
11:00 | 74 | 93% | 6 | 8% |
12:00 | ||||
13:00 | 86 | 90% | 10 | 10% |
14:00 | 123 | 87% | 18 | 13% |
15:00 | ||||
16:00 | 172 | 88% | 24 | 12% |
Castle Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Hugh Hornby | 312 | 53% | ||
Conservative | Thomas Twanbrook Glazebrooke | 277 | 47% | ||
Majority | 35 | 6% | |||
Registered electors | 795 | ||||
Turnout | 589 | 74% | |||
Whig hold | Swing |
Time | Hugh Hornby | Thomas Twanbrook Glazebrooke | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 62 | 52% | 57 | 48% |
11:00 | 109 | 53% | 98 | 47% |
12:00 | 126 | 52% | 118 | 48% |
13:00 | 164 | 54% | 141 | 46% |
14:00 | 198 | 54% | 170 | 46% |
15:00 | 237 | 52% | 221 | 48% |
16:00 | 312 | 53% | 277 | 47% |
Everton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Shand | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 760 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig |
Exchange
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John North | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 694 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig |
Great George
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Royden | 177 | 66% | ||
Whig | Edward Chaloner | 90 | 34% | ||
Majority | 87 | 32% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 473 | ||||
Turnout | 267 | 56% | |||
Conservative gain from Whig |
Time | Thomas Royden | Edward Chaloner | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 69 | 78% | 19 | 22% |
11:00 | 98 | 77% | 30 | 23% |
12:00 | 120 | 69% | 53 | 31% |
13:00 | 134 | 68% | 64 | 32% |
14:00 | 157 | 68% | 74 | 32% |
15:00 | 166 | 67% | 82 | 33% |
16:00 | 177 | 66% | 90 | 34% |
Lime Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Rigby * | 313 | 57% | ||
Whig | Thomas Morecroft | 236 | 43% | ||
Majority | 77 | 14% | |||
Registered electors | 855 | ||||
Turnout | 549 | 64% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Time | Robert Rigby | Thomas Morecroft | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 42 | 53% | 37 | 47% |
11:00 | 84 | 53% | 78 | 48% |
12:00 | 120 | 54% | 101 | 46% |
13:00 | 159 | 56% | 123 | 44% |
14:00 | 226 | 58% | 164 | 42% |
15:00 | 245 | 58% | 175 | 42% |
16:00 | 313 | 57% | 236 | 43% |
North Toxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Sheppard | 278 | 65% | ||
Whig | William Lockerby | 149 | 35% | ||
Majority | 129 | 30% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 946 | ||||
Turnout | 427 | 45% | |||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing |
Time | John Sheppard | William Lockerby | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 32 | 52% | 30 | 48% |
11:00 | 61 | 54% | 53 | 64% |
12:00 | 76 | 55% | 61 | 45% |
13:00 | 126 | 61% | 80 | 39% |
14:00 | 175 | 64% | 100 | 36% |
15:00 | 216 | 63% | 128 | 37% |
16:00 | 278 | 65% | 149 | 35% |
Pitt Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Fawcett | 190 | 53% | ||
Conservative | John Taylor | 171 | 47% | ||
Majority | 19 | 6% | |||
Registered electors | 484 | ||||
Turnout | 361 | 75% | |||
Whig hold | Swing |
Time | William Fawcett | John Taylor | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 51 | 57% | 39 | 43% |
11:00 | 76 | 56% | 60 | 44% |
12:00 | 87 | 57% | 66 | 43% |
13:00 | 107 | 56% | 83 | 44% |
14:00 | 138 | 54% | 116 | 46% |
15:00 | 160 | 52% | 145 | 48% |
16:00 | 190 | 53% | 171 | 47% |
Rodney Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Nelson Wood * | 217 | 62% | ||
Whig | James Mulleneux | 132 | 38% | ||
Majority | 85 | 24% | |||
Registered electors | 699 | ||||
Turnout | 349 | 50% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Time | John Nelson Wood | James Mulleneux | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10:00 | 46 | 62% | 28 | 38% | ||||
11:00 | 97 | 64% | 54 | 36% | ||||
12:00 | 107 | 58% | 76 | 42% | ||||
13:00 | 133 | 61% | 85 | 39% | ||||
14:00 | 158 | 60% | 104 | 40% | ||||
15:00 | ||||||||
16:00 | 217 | 62% | 132 | 38% |
St. Anne Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Jones jun. * | 210 | 51% | ||
Whig | Robert Ellison Harvey | 202 | 49% | ||
Majority | 8 | 2% | |||
Registered electors | 545 | ||||
Turnout | 412 | 76% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Time | Robert Jones jun. | Robert Ellison Harvey | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 29 | 53% | 26 | 47% |
11:00 | 48 | 51% | 47 | 49% |
12:00 | 77 | 52% | 71 | 48% |
13:00 | 102 | 53% | 92 | 47% |
14:00 | 124 | 50% | 122 | 50% |
15:00 | 164 | 52% | 151 | 48% |
16:00 | 210 | 51% | 202 | 49% |
St. Paul's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Caton Thompson | 186 | 53% | ||
Whig | John Deakin | 165 | 47% | ||
Majority | 21 | 6% | |||
Registered electors | 477 | ||||
Turnout | 351 | 74% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Time | John Caton Thompson | John Deakin | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 30 | 71% | 12 | 29% |
11:00 | 59 | 60% | 40 | 40% |
12:00 | 91 | 58% | 66 | 42% |
13:00 | 116 | 59% | 81 | 41% |
14:00 | 143 | 56% | 113 | 44% |
15:00 | 150 | 53% | 131 | 47% |
16:00 | 186 | 53% | 165 | 47% |
St. Peter's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Samuel Holme | 252 | 65% | ||
Whig | Adam Cliff | 137 | 35% | ||
Majority | 115 | 30% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 682 | ||||
Turnout | 389 | 57% | |||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing |
Time | Samuel Holme | Adam Cliff | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 64 | 70% | 28 | 30% |
11:00 | 108 | 67% | 53 | 33% |
12:00 | 145 | 63% | 85 | 37% |
13:00 | 173 | 63% | 103 | 37% |
14:00 | 195 | 63% | 117 | 38% |
15:00 | 214 | 63% | 126 | 37% |
16:00 | 252 | 65% | 137 | 35% |
Scotland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Houghton junr * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | 536 | ||||
Conservative hold |
South Toxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ambrose Lace | 142 | 69% | ||
Whig | Francis Jordan * | 64 | 31% | ||
Majority | 78 | 38% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 385 | ||||
Turnout | 206 | 54% | |||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing |
Time | Ambrose Lace | Francis Jordan | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | ||||
11:00 | 53 | 72% | 21 | 28% |
12:00 | 63 | 73% | 23 | 27% |
13:00 | 80 | 74% | 28 | 26% |
14:00 | 103 | 74% | 36 | 26% |
15:00 | 106 | 71% | 43 | 29% |
16:00 | 142 | 69% | 64 | 31% |
Vauxhall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Blackburn | 138 | 57% | ||
Conservative | Thomas Case | 104 | 43% | ||
Majority | 34 | 14% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 332 | ||||
Turnout | 242 | 73% | |||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |
Time | Thomas Blackburn | Thomas Case | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 22 | 69% | 10 | 31% |
11:00 | 49 | 62% | 30 | 38% |
12:00 | 67 | 56% | 53 | 44% |
13:00 | 77 | 53% | 69 | 47% |
14:00 | 108 | 57% | 80 | 43% |
15:00 | 122 | 58% | 90 | 42% |
16:00 | 138 | 57% | 104 | 43% |
West Derby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Plumpton | 182 | 62% | ||
Conservative | John Smith * | 112 | 38% | ||
Majority | 70 | 24% | |||
Registered electors | 497 | ||||
Turnout | 294 | 59% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Time | James Plumpton | John Smith | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 77 | 67 | 38 | 33% |
11:00 | 101 | 63% | 60 | 37% |
12:00 | 113 | 60% | 75 | 40% |
13:00 | 134 | 61% | 87 | 39% |
14:00 | 153 | 62% | 95 | 38% |
15:00 | 162 | 61% | 105 | 39% |
16:00 | 182 | 62% | 112 | 38% |
James Plumpton, unlike John Smith, was an advocate for scriptural education in the Corporation Schools.
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See also
- Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879
- Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present
- Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
- History of local government in England
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