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1842 Liverpool Town Council election

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.

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

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 edit

Liverpool Local Election Result 1842
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 edit

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby edit

No. 11 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 edit

No. 6 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 edit

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Francis Shand Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 760
Conservative gain from Whig

Exchange edit

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John North Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 694
Conservative gain from Whig

Great George edit

No. 9 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 edit

No. 12 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 edit

No. 16 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 edit

No. 8 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 edit

No. 10 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 edit

No. 13 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 edit

No. 4 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 edit

No. 7 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 edit

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Houghton junr * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 536
Conservative hold

South Toxteth edit

No. 15 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 edit

No. 3 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 edit

No. 14 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 edit

References edit

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