1840 Liverpool Town Council election
1840 Liverpool Town Council election
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Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1840. 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 | 22 | -6 | 16 | 38 | |
| Conservative | 26 | +6 | 0 | 26 | |
Contents
1 Election result
2 Ward results
2.1 Abercromby
2.2 Castle Street
2.3 Everton
2.4 Exchange
2.5 Great George
2.6 Lime Street
2.7 North Toxteth
2.8 Pitt Street
2.9 Rodney Street
2.10 St. Anne Street
2.11 St. Paul's
2.12 St. Peter's
2.13 Scotland
2.14 South Toxteth
2.15 Vauxhall
2.16 West Derby
3 See also
4 References
Election result[edit]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Whig | 6 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 37% | 49% | 3,227 | |
| | Conservative | 10 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 63% | 51% | 3,414 | |
Ward results[edit]
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Procter | 317 | 53% | ||
Whig | Thomas Todd | 282 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 35 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 599 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
| Time | James Procter | Thomas Todd | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 63 | 50% | 64 | 50% |
| 11:00 | 142 | 52% | 131 | 48% |
| 12:00 | 176 | 51% | 171 | 49% |
| 13:00 | 214 | |||
| 14:00 | ||||
| 15:00 | ||||
| 16:00 | 317 | 53% | 282 | 47% |
Castle Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Aikin | 228 | 53% | ||
Conservative | Peter Hope | 206 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 22 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 434 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
| Time | James Aikin | Peter Hope | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 65 | 65% | 35 | 35% |
| 11:00 | 115 | 56% | 90 | 44% |
| 12:00 | 148 | 54% | 127 | 46% |
| 13:00 | 170 | 54% | 143 | 46% |
| 14:00 | 178 | 52% | 162 | 48% |
| 15:00 | 206 | 53% | 181 | 47% |
| 16:00 | 228 | 53% | 206 | 47% |
Everton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Hodgson * | 308 | 52% | ||
Whig | William Brown | 287 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 21 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 595 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Time | David Hodgson | William Brown | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 109 | 57% | 81 | 43% |
| 11:00 | 155 | 54% | 132 | 46% |
| 12:00 | 185 | 54% | 158 | 46% |
| 13:00 | 213 | 55% | 177 | 45% |
| 14:00 | 230 | 55% | 200 | 47% |
| 15:00 | 271 | 54% | 228 | 46% |
| 16:00 | 308 | 52% | 287 | 48% |
Exchange[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Sands * | 190 | 54% | ||
Whig | William Wood | 160 | 46% | ||
| Majority | 30 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 350 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Time | Thomas Sands | William Wood | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 50 | 65% | 27 | 35% |
| 11:00 | 101 | 62% | 61 | 38% |
| 12:00 | 132 | 58% | 95 | 42% |
| 13:00 | 154 | 58% | 111 | 42% |
| 14:00 | 171 | 57% | 131 | 435 |
| 15:00 | 191 | 55% | 154 | 45% |
| 16:00 | 199 | 54% | 168 | 46% |
Great George[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Cooper * | 180 | 51% | ||
Whig | Thomas Taylor | 172 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 8 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 352 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Time | Joseph Cooper | Thomas Taylor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 56 | 51% | 53 | 49% |
| 11:00 | 94 | 51% | 89 | 49% |
| 12:00 | 115 | 49.6% | 117 | 50.4% |
| 13:00 | 140 | 50.4% | 138 | 49.6% |
| 14:00 | 154 | 51% | 150 | 49% |
| 15:00 | 170 | 55% | 157 | 48% |
| 16:00 | 180 | 51% | 172 | 49% |
Lime Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Blackburn * | 390 | 50.1% | ||
Conservative | John Kilshaw | 388 | 49.9% | ||
| Majority | 2 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 778 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
| Time | Thomas Blackburn | John Kilshaw | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 64 | 52% | 60 | 48% |
| 11:00 | 116 | |||
| 12:00 | 166 | |||
| 13:00 | 223 | |||
| 14:00 | 279 | 51% | 271 | 49% |
| 15:00 | 324 | |||
| 16:00 | 390 | 50.1% | 388 | 49.9% |
North Toxteth[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Harbord | 240 | 51% | ||
Whig | William McMurdo Duncan * | 233 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 7 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 473 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
| Time | Richard Harbord | William McMurdo Duncan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 33 | |||
| 11:00 | 74 | 49% | 76 | 51% |
| 12:00 | 101 | |||
| 13:00 | 167 | 51% | 158 | 49% |
| 14:00 | 199 | 51% | 189 | 49% |
| 15:00 | 219 | |||
| 16:00 | 240 | 233 | 49% | |
Pitt Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Toulmin | 189 | 50.1% | ||
Whig | William Rathbone * | 188 | 49.9% | ||
| Majority | 1 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 377 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
| Time | Thomas Toulmin | William Rathbone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 75 | 57% | 56 | 43% |
| 11:00 | 105 | 56% | 84 | 44% |
| 12:00 | 135 | 54% | 115 | 46% |
| 13:00 | 149 | 53% | 134 | 47% |
| 14:00 | 164 | 53% | 146 | 47% |
| 15:00 | 170 | 51% | 164 | 49% |
| 16:00 | 189 | 50.1% | 188 | 49.9% |
Rodney Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Birkett | 269 | 56% | ||
Whig | Charles Holland | 212 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 57 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 481 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
| Time | William Birkett | Charles Holland | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 56 | |||
| 11:00 | 77 | |||
| 12:00 | 111 | 57% | 84 | 43% |
| 13:00 | 134 | |||
| 14:00 | ||||
| 15:00 | 182 | |||
| 16:00 | 269 | 56% | 212 | 44% |
St. Anne Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Slater | 192 | 51% | ||
Conservative | John Davies | 188 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 4 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 380 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
| Time | William Slater | John Davies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 40 | 53% | 35 | 47% |
| 11:00 | 66 | 57% | 50 | 43% |
| 12:00 | 95 | 54% | 82 | 46% |
| 13:00 | 117 | 49% | 120 | 51% |
| 14:00 | 148 | 50% | 150 | 50% |
| 15:00 | 167 | 51% | 162 | 49% |
| 16:00 | 192 | 51% | 188 | 49% |
St. Paul's[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Benson Blundell Hollinshead Blundell | 177 | 51% | ||
Whig | John Rowland McGuffie | 167 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 10 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 344 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
| Time | Richard Benson Blundell Hollinshead Blundell | John Rowland McGuffie | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 72 | 51% | 68 | 49% |
| 11:00 | 86 | 50.3% | 85 | 49.7% |
| 12:00 | 99 | 52% | 90 | 48% |
| 13:00 | 131 | 52% | 123 | 48% |
| 14:00 | 146 | 53% | 131 | 47% |
| 15:00 | 167 | 52% | 152 | 48% |
| 16:00 | 177 | 51% | 167 | 49% |
St. Peter's[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Priestley * | 156 | 53% | ||
Conservative | Ebenezer Rae | 137 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 19 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 293 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
| Time | John Priestley | Ebenezer Rae | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 41 | 47% | 47 | 53% |
| 11:00 | 70 | 49% | 73 | 51% |
| 12:00 | 97 | 53% | 86 | 47% |
| 13:00 | 108 | 53% | 97 | 47% |
| 14:00 | 127 | 53% | 113 | 47% |
| 15:00 | 146 | 55% | 121 | 45% |
| 16:00 | 156 | 53% | 137 | 47% |
Scotland[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Thornhill * | 215 | 50.1% | ||
Conservative | Thomas Murray Gladstone | 214 | 49.9% | ||
| Majority | 1 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 429 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
| Time | William Thornhill | Thomas Murray Gladstone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 33 | 45% | 40 | 55% |
| 11:00 | 79 | 48% | 85 | 52% |
| 12:00 | 104 | 48% | 112 | 52% |
| 13:00 | 121 | 48% | 129 | 52% |
| 14:00 | 166 | 52% | 155 | 48% |
| 15:00 | 182 | 49.7% | 184 | 50.3% |
| 16:00 | 215 | 51.1% | 214 | 49.9% |
South Toxteth[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Platt * | 144 | 51% | ||
Conservative | J. Shepperd | 138 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 6 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 282 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
| Time | John Platt | John Shepperd | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 30 | 45% | 36 | 55% |
| 11:00 | 76 | 58% | 56 | 42% |
| 12:00 | ||||
| 13:00 | 107 | 54% | 91 | 46% |
| 14:00 | 122 | 54% | 106 | 46% |
| 15:00 | 129 | 51% | 122 | 49% |
| 16:00 | 144 | 51% | 138 | 49% |
Vauxhall[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Copeland | 108 | 53% | ||
Whig | William Preston * | 96 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 12 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 204 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
| Time | Henry Copeland | William Preston | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 44 | 56% | 35 | 44% |
| 11:00 | 56 | 56% | 44 | 44% |
| 12:00 | 69 | 55% | 56 | 45% |
| 13:00 | 80 | 58% | 57 | 42% |
| 14:00 | 84 | 56% | 66 | 44% |
| 15:00 | 100 | 56% | 77 | 44% |
| 16:00 | 108 | 56% | 86 | 44% |
West Derby[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Hall Lawrence * | 156 | 62% | ||
Whig | Lawrence Heyworth jun. | 95 | 38% | ||
| Majority | 61 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 251 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Time | George Hall Lawrence | Lawrence Heyworth jun. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 85 | 78% | 24 | 22% |
| 11:00 | 128 | 74% | 46 | 26% |
| 12:00 | 138 | 71% | 56 | 29% |
| 13:00 | 139 | 66% | 71 | 34% |
| 14:00 | 149 | 64% | 83 | 36% |
| 15:00 | 155 | 63% | 91 | 37% |
| 16:00 | 156 | 62% | 96 | 38% |
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See also[edit]
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[edit]
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^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday November 6, 1840 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 25 October 2016.
^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday November 6, 1840 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 25 October 2016.
^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday November 6, 1840 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 25 October 2016.
^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday November 6, 1840 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 25 October 2016.
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