Liverpool Town Council election, 1836
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Tuesday 2 November 1836. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
All of the sixteen wards were contested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reformers | 37 | -6 | 15 | 52 | |
Conservative | 11 | +6 | 1 | 12 | |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1836 | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Whig | 9 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 50% | 49.7% | ||||
Conservative | 8 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 50% | 50.3% | ||||
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Brocklebank * | 192 | 53% | ||
Conservative | Thomas Kaye | 168 | 47% | ||
Majority | 24 | ||||
Registered electors | 568 | ||||
Turnout | 360 | 63% | |||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Bolton * | 188 | 70% | ||
Conservative | John Wilkinson | 79 | 30% | ||
Majority | 24 | ||||
Registered electors | 627 | ||||
Turnout | 267 | 43% | |||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Everton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Heyworth | 206 | 50.1% | ||
Whig | George Quayle | 205 | 49.9% | ||
Majority | 1 | ||||
Registered electors | 562 | ||||
Turnout | 411 | 73% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Exchange
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Mellor | 173 | 50.1% | ||
Conservative | Thomas Sands | 172 | 49.9% | ||
Majority | 1 | ||||
Registered electors | 513 | ||||
Turnout | 345 | 67% | |||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Great George
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Lawrence | 160 | 55% | ||
Whig | Henry Ripley | 130 | 45% | ||
Majority | 30 | ||||
Registered electors | 404 | ||||
Turnout | 290 | 72% | |||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
Lime Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Vincent Higgins | 295 | 52% | ||
Conservative | Ambrose Lace | 275 | 48% | ||
Majority | 20 | ||||
Registered electors | 744 | ||||
Turnout | 570 | 77% | |||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | George Ramsden | 195 | 59% | ||
Conservative | John Sheppard | 133 | 41% | ||
Majority | 62 | ||||
Registered electors | 538 | ||||
Turnout | 328 | 61% | |||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Bibby | 199 | 55% | ||
Whig | William Robert Preston * | 151 | 43% | ||
Majority | 48 | ||||
Registered electors | 551 | ||||
Turnout | 350 | 64% | |||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Nelson Wood | 217' | 53% | ||
Whig | Thomas Holt * | 193 | 47% | ||
Majority | 24 | ||||
Registered electors | 575 | ||||
Turnout | 410 | 71% | |||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Joseph Mason | 200 | 53% | ||
Conservative | John N. Wright | 180 | 47% | ||
Majority | 20 | ||||
Registered electors | 477 | ||||
Turnout | 380 | 80% | |||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Barton * | 138 | 54% | ||
Whig | James Stitt | 116 | 46% | ||
Majority | 22 | ||||
Registered electors | 340 | ||||
Turnout | 254 | 75% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +8% | |||
St. Peter's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Richard Bright * | 199 | 51% | ||
Conservative | Nathan Litherland | 192 | 49% | ||
Majority | 7 | ||||
Registered electors | 596 | ||||
Turnout | 391 | 66% | |||
Whig hold | Swing | -3% | |||
Scotland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Houghton | 196 | 74% | +34% | |
Whig | Richard Shiel * | 68 | 26% | -28% | |
Majority | 128 | ||||
Registered electors | 491 | ||||
Turnout | 264 | 54% | |||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Platt | 112 | 53% | ||
Whig | Francis Jordan * | 109 | 53% | ||
Conservative | Alexander Smith | 100 | 47% | ||
Conservative | Thomas M. Gladstone | 98 | 47% | ||
Majority | 12 | ||||
Registered electors | 279 | ||||
Turnout | 212 | 76% | |||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Shand | 107 | 55% | ||
Whig | James Muspratt | 89 | 45% | ||
Majority | 18 | ||||
Registered electors | 279 | ||||
Turnout | 196 | 70% | |||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
West Derby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Smith | 165 | 54% | ||
Whig | R. W. Wood | 138 | 46% | ||
Majority | 27 | ||||
Registered electors | 405 | ||||
Turnout | 303 | 75% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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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
References
- ↑ "The Albion Monday November 7th 1836 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "The Albion Monday November 7th 1836 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "The Albion Monday November 7th 1836 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "The Albion Monday November 7th 1836 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "The Albion Monday November 7th 1836 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "The Albion Monday November 7th 1836 (6) (scan)". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser, Friday November 4th 1836 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser, Friday November 4th 1836 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser, Friday November 4th 1836 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser, Friday November 4th 1836 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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