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.
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All of the sixteen wards were contested. In addition there was also a by-election in South Toxteth.
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
editParty | 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
edit* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Brocklebank * | 192 | 53% | ||
Conservative | Thomas Kaye | 168 | 47% | ||
Majority | 24 | 6% | |||
Registered electors | 568 | ||||
Turnout | 360 | 63% | |||
Whig hold | Swing |
Castle Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Bolton * | 188 | 70% | ||
Conservative | John Wilkinson | 79 | 30% | ||
Majority | 24 | 40% | |||
Registered electors | 627 | ||||
Turnout | 267 | 43% | |||
Whig hold | Swing |
Everton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Heyworth | 206 | 50.1% | ||
Whig | George Quayle | 205 | 49.9% | ||
Majority | 1 | 0.2% | |||
Registered electors | 562 | ||||
Turnout | 411 | 73% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Exchange
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Mellor * | 173 | 50.1% | ||
Conservative | Thomas Sands | 172 | 49.9% | ||
Majority | 1 | 0.2% | |||
Registered electors | 513 | ||||
Turnout | 345 | 67% | |||
Whig hold | Swing |
Great George
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 'Charles Lawrence' | 160 | 55% | ||
Whig | Henry Ripley | 130 | 45% | ||
Majority | 30 | 10% | K.A. | ||
Registered electors | 404 | ||||
Turnout | 290 | 72% | |||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing |
Lime Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Vincent Higgins | 295 | 52% | ||
Conservative | Ambrose Lace | 275 | 48% | ||
Majority | 20 | 4% | |||
Registered electors | 744 | ||||
Turnout | 570 | 77% | |||
Whig hold | Swing |
North Toxteth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | George Ramsden | 195 | 59% | ||
Conservative | John Sheppard | 133 | 41% | ||
Majority | 62 | 18% | |||
Registered electors | 538 | ||||
Turnout | 328 | 61% | |||
Whig hold | Swing |
Pitt Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Bibby | 199 | 55% | ||
Whig | William Robert Preston * | 151 | 43% | ||
Majority | 48 | 12% | K.A. | ||
Registered electors | 551 | ||||
Turnout | 350 | 64% | |||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing |
Rodney Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Nelson Wood | 217 | 53% | ||
Whig | Thomas Holt * | 193 | 47% | ||
Majority | 24 | 6% | K.A. | ||
Registered electors | 575 | ||||
Turnout | 410 | 71% | |||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing |
St. Anne Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Joseph Mason | 200 | 53% | ||
Conservative | John N. Wright | 180 | 47% | ||
Majority | 20 | 6% | |||
Registered electors | 477 | ||||
Turnout | 380 | 80% | |||
Whig hold | Swing |
St. Paul's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Barton * | 138 | 54% | ||
Whig | James Stitt | 116 | 46% | ||
Majority | 22 | 8% | |||
Registered electors | 340 | ||||
Turnout | 254 | 75% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +8% |
St. Peter's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Richard Bright * | 199 | 51% | ||
Conservative | Nathan Litherland | 192 | 49% | ||
Majority | 7 | 2% | |||
Registered electors | 596 | ||||
Turnout | 391 | 66% | |||
Whig hold | Swing | -3% |
Scotland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Houghton | 196 | 74% | 34% | |
Whig | Richard Shiel * | 68 | 26% | 28% | |
Majority | 128 | 48% | K.A. | ||
Registered electors | 491 | ||||
Turnout | 264 | 54% | |||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing |
South Toxteth
editParty | 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 | 6% | |||
Registered electors | 279 | ||||
Turnout | 212 | 76% | |||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Whig hold | Swing |
Vauxhall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Shand | 107 | 55% | ||
Whig | James Muspratt | 89 | 45% | ||
Majority | 18 | 10% | K.A. | ||
Registered electors | 279 | ||||
Turnout | 196 | 70% | |||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing |
West Derby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Smith | 165 | 54% | ||
Whig | R. W. Wood | 138 | 46% | ||
Majority | 27 | 8% | |||
Registered electors | 405 | ||||
Turnout | 303 | 75% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
See also
editLiverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879
Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present
Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
References
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- ^ "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.
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