1836 Liverpool Town Council election
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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. 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

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

No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reformer Thomas Brocklebank * 192 53%
Conservative Thomas Kaye 168 47%
Majority 24 6%
Registered electors 568
Turnout 360 63%
Reformer hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reformer Thomas Bolton * 188 70%
Conservative John Wilkinson 79 30%
Majority 24 40%
Registered electors 627
Turnout 267 43%
Reformer hold Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Heyworth 206 50.1%
Reformer George Quayle 205 49.9%
Majority 1 0.2%
Registered electors 562
Turnout 411 73%
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reformer James Mellor * 173 50.1%
Conservative Thomas Sands 172 49.9%
Majority 1 0.2%
Registered electors 513
Turnout 345 67%
Reformer hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 'Charles Lawrence' 160 55%
Reformer Henry Ripley 130 45%
Majority 30 10% N/A
Registered electors 404
Turnout 290 72%
Conservative gain from Reformer Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reformer Vincent Higgins 295 52%
Conservative Ambrose Lace 275 48%
Majority 20 4%
Registered electors 744
Turnout 570 77%
Reformer hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reformer George Ramsden 195 59%
Conservative John Sheppard 133 41%
Majority 62 18%
Registered electors 538
Turnout 328 61%
Reformer hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Bibby 199 55%
Reformer William Robert Preston * 151 43%
Majority 48 12% N/A
Registered electors 551
Turnout 350 64%
Conservative gain from Reformer Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Nelson Wood 217 53%
Reformer Thomas Holt * 193 47%
Majority 24 6% N/A
Registered electors 575
Turnout 410 71%
Conservative gain from Reformer Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reformer Joseph Mason 200 53%
Conservative John N. Wright 180 47%
Majority 20 6%
Registered electors 477
Turnout 380 80%
Reformer hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Barton * 138 54%
Reformer James Stitt 116 46%
Majority 22 8%
Registered electors 340
Turnout 254 75%
Conservative hold Swing +8%

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reformer Richard Bright * 199 51%
Conservative Nathan Litherland 192 49%
Majority 7 2%
Registered electors 596
Turnout 391 66%
Reformer hold Swing -3%

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Houghton 196 74% Increase34%
Reformer Richard Shiel * 68 26% Decrease28%
Majority 128 48% N/A
Registered electors 491
Turnout 264 54%
Conservative gain from Reformer Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth - 2 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reformer John Platt 112 53%
Reformer Francis Jordan * 109 53%
Conservative Alexander Smith 100 47%
Conservative Thomas M. Gladstone 98 47%
Majority 12 6%
Registered electors 279
Turnout 212 76%
Reformer hold Swing
Reformer hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Shand 107 55%
Reformer James Muspratt 89 45%
Majority 18 10% N/A
Registered electors 279
Turnout 196 70%
Conservative gain from Reformer Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Smith 165 54%
Reformer R. W. Wood 138 46%
Majority 27 8%
Registered electors 405
Turnout 303 75%
Conservative hold Swing

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See also

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

References

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