1835 Liverpool Town Council election
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Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Saturday 26 December 1835.
This was the first democratic election to Liverpool Town Council. The predecessor Council, the Common Council, elected new members itself. This election was conducted under the provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. As this was the first election to the Council, all three seats for each of the sixteen wards were up for election. The candidate in each ward with the highest number of votes was elected for three years, the candidate with the second highest number of votes was elected for two years and the candidate with the third highest number of votes was elected for one year. All of the sixteen wards were contested.
The local press, at the time, referred exclusively to candidates as Reformers or Conservatives.
Members of the preceding Corporation of Liverpool that was replaced by the Liverpool Town Council
[edit]The Liverpool Corporation consisted of 17 Aldermen, including the mayor and 19 members of the Common Council.
Party | Position | Name | |
---|---|---|---|
Mayor | James Aspinall | ||
Recorder | James Clarke | ||
Alderman | George Case | ||
Alderman | P. W. Brancker | ||
Alderman | John Bourne | ||
Alderman | Samuel Staniforth | ||
Alderman | John Wright | ||
Alderman | Thomas Case | ||
Alderman | Sir John Tobin | ||
Alderman | Richard Leyland | ||
Alderman | Charles Lawrence | ||
Conservative | Alderman | Peter Bourne | |
Alderman | Thomas Littledale | ||
Alderman | Nicholas Robinson | ||
Alderman | Sir George Drinkwater | ||
Conservative | Alderman | Sir Thomas Brancker | |
Alderman | Samuel Sandbach | ||
Conservative | Alderman | Charles Horsefall | |
Conservative | Bailiff | Ambrose Lace | |
Bailiff | James Pownall | ||
Town Clerk | Thomas Foster | ||
Common Council | |||
Party | Name | ||
Thomas Corrie | |||
William Wallace Currie | |||
John Deane Case | |||
Isaac Oldham Bold | |||
William Earle | |||
Conservative | John Shaw Leigh | ||
William Ripley | |||
Henry Moss | |||
John Ewart | |||
Samuel Thompson | |||
Richard Houghton | |||
Anthony Molyneux | |||
Thomas Shaw | |||
Conservative | Richard B. B. Hollinshead | ||
Henry Ashton | |||
Conservative | Robertson Gladstone | ||
James Crosbie | |||
James Cockshot | |||
Joseph N. Walker |
Members of the preceding Liverpool Common Council who sought election to the Liverpool Town Council
[edit]Party | Candidate | Ward Standing | Elected | |
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Conservative | Charles Horsfall | Everton and Kirkdale | Yes | |
Conservative | John Wright | Vauxhall | No | |
Conservative | Sir Thomas Brancker | Castle Street | No | |
Conservative | Charles Lawrence | Great George | No | |
Reformers | William Earle jun. | Abercromby | Yes | |
Conservative | John Shaw Leigh | West Derby | Yes | |
Reformers | W. W. Currie | North Toxteth | Yes |
Composition of the Council
[edit]After the election of Councillors on 26 December 1835 and the Aldermanic election in January 1836, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | Aldermen | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Reformers | 44 | 15 | 59 | |
Conservative | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reformers | 44 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 92% | 59% | 3,213 | ||
Conservative | 4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8% | 41% | 2,254 |
Ward results
[edit]* - Previously a member of the preceding Common Council
Everton and Kirkdale
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Reformer | John Holmes | 224 | 51% | N/A | |
Reformer | S. Hope | 215 | 49% | N/A | |
Conservative | Charles Horsfall * | 214 | 49% | N/A | |
Reformer | Joseph Hornby | 211 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Adam Hodgson | 195 | N/A | ||
Conservative | W. C. Molyneux | 193 | N/A | ||
Majority | 10 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 503 | ||||
Turnout | 438 | 87% | N/A | ||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
The polling place for the township of Kirkdale was Mrs. Stretch's public house in Kirkdale Village.
The polling place for Everton township was Halliday's, Everton Coffee-house
Scotland
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Crawford Logan | 177 | 60% | N/A | |
Whig | William Thornhill | 171 | 58% | N/A | |
Whig | Richard Shiel | 159 | 54% | N/A | |
Conservative | Richard Houghton | 118 | 40% | N/A | |
Conservative | James Heyworth | 96 | 33% | N/A | |
Conservative | Mr. Foster | 89 | 30% | N/A | |
Majority | 59 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 345 | ||||
Turnout | 295 | 86% | N/A | ||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) |
The Polling place was Mr. Horner's at the corner of Eccles-street and Vauxhall-road.
Vauxhall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Enoch Harvey | 92 | 55% | N/A | |
Whig | Egerton Smith | 86 | 51% | N/A | |
Whig | J. D. Thornely | 80 | 48% | N/A | |
Conservative | Henry Coupland | 76 | 45% | N/A | |
Conservative | John Wright * | 74 | 44% | N/A | |
Conservative | Joseph Ackers | 66 | 39% | N/A | |
Majority | 16 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 201 | ||||
Turnout | 168 | 84% | N/A | ||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) |
The polling place was at the Vauxhall Vaults, corner of Banastre-street and Vauxhall-road.
St. Paul's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Christopher Rawdon | 137 | 54% | N/A | |
Whig | Alexander McGregor | 124 | 48% | N/A | |
Conservative | John Barton | 119 | 46% | N/A | |
Whig | William Stuart | 117 | 46% | N/A | |
Conservative | R. B. B. Hollinshead | 102 | 40% | N/A | |
Conservative | William Shand | 89 | 35% | N/A | |
Majority | 18 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 297 | ||||
Turnout | 256 | 86% | N/A | ||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Polling place : At Mather's Baths, corner of St. Paul's-square and Virginia-street
Exchange
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Holmes | 179 | 56% | N/A | |
Whig | Lawrence Heyworth | 167 | 53% | N/A | |
Whig | James Mellor | 161 | 51% | N/A | |
Conservative | Thomas Sands | 139 | 44% | N/A | |
Conservative | John Bent | 126 | 40% | N/A | |
Conservative | G. B. Irlam | 118 | 37% | N/A | |
Majority | 40 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 468 | ||||
Turnout | 318 | N/A | |||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) |
Polling places : Surnames A to K : at the south end of the Sessions'-house in South Chapel-street. Surnames L to Z : at the north end of the Sessions'-house in Chapel-street.
Castle Street
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Joshua Walmsley | 260 | 73% | N/A | |
Whig | Charles Birch | 259 | 73% | N/A | |
Whig | Thomas Bolton | 248 | 70% | N/A | |
Conservative | Sir Thomas Brancker * | 96 | 27% | ||
Conservative | George Grant | 83 | 23% | N/A | |
Conservative | Mr. Wood | 78 | 22% | N/A | |
Majority | 164 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 604 | ||||
Turnout | 356 | 59% | N/A | ||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) |
Polling place : At the two windows of the King's Arms Hotel fronting Castle-street
St. Peter's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Woollright | 205 | 59% | N/A | |
Whig | William Rushton | 200 | 57% | N/A | |
Whig | Richard Bright | 190 | 54% | N/A | |
Conservative | Mr. Potter | 145 | 41% | N/A | |
Conservative | Nathan Litherland | 143 | 41% | N/A | |
Conservative | Thomas Tobin | 142 | 41% | N/A | |
Majority | 60 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 548 | ||||
Turnout | 359 | 64% | N/A | ||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) |
Polling place : At the two windows of the Horse and Jockey public-house fronting Seel-street
Pitt Street
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Hugh Hornby | 201 | 56% | N/A | |
Whig | William Rathbone | 193 | 54% | N/A | |
Whig | William Robert Preston | 184 | 51% | N/A | |
Conservative | John Bibby | 158 | 44% | N/A | |
Conservative | Peter Bourne | 151 | 42% | N/A | |
Conservative | T. C. Molyneux | 140 | 39% | N/A | |
Majority | 43 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 532 | ||||
Turnout | 359 | 67% | N/A | ||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) |
Polling place : At two compartments in the South Free School in Park-lane.
Great George
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Lawrence | 237 | 64% | N/A | |
Whig | Wellwood Maxwell | 146 | 40% | N/A | |
Whig | James Aikin | 135 | 37% | N/A | |
Conservative | Charles Lawrence * | 131 | 36% | N/A | |
Conservative | Joseph Cooper | 108 | 29% | N/A | |
Majority | 106 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 335 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) |
Polling place : At a warehouse, east side of St. James's-street, near the corner of St. Vincent-street.
Rodney Street
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Lawrence | 198 | 50.1% | N/A | |
Whig | William Lassell | 197 | 49.9% | N/A | |
Whig | Thomas Holt | 194 | 49% | N/A | |
Conservative | Dr. J. P. Brandreth | 192 | 49% | N/A | |
Conservative | John H. Turner | 182 | 46% | N/A | |
Whig | Eyre Evans | 179 | 45% | N/A | |
Majority | 1 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 478 | ||||
Turnout | 395 | 83% | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) |
Polling place : A to K : at a new shop at the entrance of the New Arcade from Renshaw Street. L to Z : at a window of an empty-house, opposite the Unitarian Chapel, in Renshaw-street.
Abercromby
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Earle jun. * | 186 | 56% | N/A | |
Whig | Jas. Carson M.D. | 184 | 55% | N/A | |
Whig | Thomas Brocklebank | 172 | 52% | N/A | |
Conservative | Robertson Gladstone | 147 | 44% | N/A | |
Conservative | Thomas Kaye | 141 | 42% | N/A | |
Conservative | William Ripley | 129 | 39% | N/A | |
Majority | 39 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 373 | ||||
Turnout | 333 | 89% | N/A | ||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) |
Polling place : At the Phoenix Inn, at the top of Mount Pleasant
Lime Street
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Mr. Langton | 308 | 62% | N/A | |
Whig | Thomas Blackburn | 302 | 61% | N/A | |
Whig | R. Roskell | 292 | 59% | N/A | |
Conservative | Ambrose Lace | 190 | 38% | N/A | |
Conservative | Robert Rigby | 176 | 35% | N/A | |
Conservative | J. Todd Naylor | 170 | 34% | N/A | |
Majority | 118 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 633 | ||||
Turnout | 498 | 79% | N/A | ||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) |
Polling places : A to K : at a window in the Black Bell Inn, London-road. L to Z : at a window in Challinor's Public-house, on the opposite side of London-road.
St. Anne Street
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Richard Alison | 288 | 67% | N/A | |
Whig | Thomas Coglan | 195 | 46% | N/A | |
Whig | Edward Cropper | 191 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Edward Gibbon | 139 | 33% | N/A | |
Conservative | John Davies | 132 | 31% | N/A | |
Conservative | Richard Jones | 127 | 30% | N/A | |
Majority | 149 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 393 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) |
Polling place : At the Pontack's Public-house, in Christian-street.
West Derby
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Shaw Leigh * | 172 | 50.9% | N/A | |
Whig | George Holt | 166 | 49.4% | N/A | |
Conservative | Joseph Sanders | 153 | 45% | N/A | |
Whig | William Purser Freme | 153 | 45% | N/A | |
Whig | William Blaine | 152 | N/A | ||
Conservative | William P. Bushby | 136 | 40% | N/A | |
Majority | 6 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 370 | ||||
Turnout | 338 | 91% | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Polling place : At the Edge-hill Coffee-house.
South Toxteth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Cropper | 114 | 59% | N/A | |
Whig | W. Sharples | 99 | 51% | N/A | |
Whig | Francis Jordan | 92 | 47% | N/A | |
Conservative | Mr. Fletcher | 80 | 41% | N/A | |
Conservative | Mr. Smith | 75 | 39% | N/A | |
Conservative | N. Robinson | 65 | 34% | ||
Majority | 34 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 230 | ||||
Turnout | 194 | 84% | N/A | ||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) |
Polling place : At the southernmost of the Shops recently built by Dr. Hughes, on the west side of Park-road.
North Toxteth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | W. W. Currie * | 242 | 65% | N/A | |
Whig | Mr. Duncan | 223 | 60% | N/A | |
Whig | C. Tayleur | 222 | 59% | N/A | |
Conservative | Mr. Troughton | 132 | 35% | N/A | |
Conservative | Mr. Gibbons | 130 | 35% | N/A | |
Conservative | James Dempsey | 90 | 24% | N/A | |
Majority | 110 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 493 | ||||
Turnout | 374 | 76% | N/A | ||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) |
Polling place : At two windows of the Royal Oak Public-house, at the corner of Upper Warwick-street and Park-place. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Aldermanic elections
[edit]At the meeting of the Council in January 1836, sixteen Aldermen were elected by the Council, eight for a term of six years and eight for a term of three years.
Party | Alderman | Term expires | Ward | |
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Reformers | William Stuart | 1841 | ||
Reformers | Thomas Booth | 1841 | ||
Reformers | Joseph Hornby | 1841 | ||
Reformers | William Brown | 1841 | ||
Reformers | Thomas Leathom | 1841 | ||
Reformers | Thomas Smith (Toxteth park) | 1841 | ||
Reformers | Robert Benn | 1841 | ||
Reformers | Christopher Hird Jones | 1841 | ||
Reformers | Thomas Bulley | 1838 | ||
Reformers | Eyre Evans | 1838 | ||
Reformers | William Blaine | 1838 | ||
Reformers | James Moon | 1838 | ||
Reformers | William Purser Freme | 1838 | ||
Reformers | Thomas Brockhurst Barclay | 1838 | ||
Reformers | George Robinson | 1838 | ||
Conservative | Ormerod Heyworth | 1838 |
By-elections
[edit]No. 12, Lime Street, 7th January 1836
[edit]Caused by the disqualification of Joseph Langton (Reformers, Lime Street, elected 26 December 1835) because he did not sign the councillors' declaration. Mr. Langton was the manager of the Bank of Liverpool and the directors of the bank did not think him being a town councillor was compatible with his role as manager of the bank. [19] [20]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Thomas Morecroft | 270 | 56% | ||
Conservative | John Holmes | 209 | 44% | ||
Majority | 61 | 12% | |||
Registered electors | 633 | ||||
Turnout | 479 | 76% | |||
Whig hold | 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
- History of local government in England
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