1842 Liverpool Town Council election
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16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards
33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Tuesday 1 November 1842. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Three of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Councillors   ±   Aldermen Total
Conservative 38 +5 9 47
Reformers 10 -5 7 17

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1842
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 13 6 1 +5 81% 60% 2,793
  Whig 3 1 6 -5 19% 40% 1,839

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Bushell * 172 88%
Whig John Downey 24 12%
Majority 148 76%
Registered electors 696
Turnout 196 28%
Conservative hold Swing
Time Christopher Bushell John Downey
Votes % Votes %
10:00
11:00 74 93% 6 8%
12:00
13:00 86 90% 10 10%
14:00 123 87% 18 13%
15:00
16:00 172 88% 24 12%

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Hugh Hornby 312 53%
Conservative Thomas Twanbrook Glazebrooke 277 47%
Majority 35 6%
Registered electors 795
Turnout 589 74%
Whig hold Swing
Time Hugh Hornby Thomas Twanbrook Glazebrooke
Votes % Votes %
10:00 62 52% 57 48%
11:00 109 53% 98 47%
12:00 126 52% 118 48%
13:00 164 54% 141 46%
14:00 198 54% 170 46%
15:00 237 52% 221 48%
16:00 312 53% 277 47%

Everton

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Francis Shand Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 760
Conservative gain from Whig

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John North Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 694
Conservative gain from Whig

Great George

No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Royden 177 66%
Whig Edward Chaloner 90 34%
Majority 87 32% N/A
Registered electors 473
Turnout 267 56%
Conservative gain from Whig
Time Thomas Royden Edward Chaloner
Votes % Votes %
10:00 69 78% 19 22%
11:00 98 77% 30 23%
12:00 120 69% 53 31%
13:00 134 68% 64 32%
14:00 157 68% 74 32%
15:00 166 67% 82 33%
16:00 177 66% 90 34%

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Rigby * 313 57%
Whig Thomas Morecroft 236 43%
Majority 77 14%
Registered electors 855
Turnout 549 64%
Conservative hold Swing
Time Robert Rigby Thomas Morecroft
Votes % Votes %
10:00 42 53% 37 47%
11:00 84 53% 78 48%
12:00 120 54% 101 46%
13:00 159 56% 123 44%
14:00 226 58% 164 42%
15:00 245 58% 175 42%
16:00 313 57% 236 43%

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Sheppard 278 65%
Whig William Lockerby 149 35%
Majority 129 30% N/A
Registered electors 946
Turnout 427 45%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing
Time John Sheppard William Lockerby
Votes % Votes %
10:00 32 52% 30 48%
11:00 61 54% 53 64%
12:00 76 55% 61 45%
13:00 126 61% 80 39%
14:00 175 64% 100 36%
15:00 216 63% 128 37%
16:00 278 65% 149 35%

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig William Fawcett 190 53%
Conservative John Taylor 171 47%
Majority 19 6%
Registered electors 484
Turnout 361 75%
Whig hold Swing
Time William Fawcett John Taylor
Votes % Votes %
10:00 51 57% 39 43%
11:00 76 56% 60 44%
12:00 87 57% 66 43%
13:00 107 56% 83 44%
14:00 138 54% 116 46%
15:00 160 52% 145 48%
16:00 190 53% 171 47%

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Nelson Wood * 217 62%
Whig James Mulleneux 132 38%
Majority 85 24%
Registered electors 699
Turnout 349 50%
Conservative hold Swing
Time John Nelson Wood James Mulleneux Votes % Votes %
10:00 46 62% 28 38%
11:00 97 64% 54 36%
12:00 107 58% 76 42%
13:00 133 61% 85 39%
14:00 158 60% 104 40%
15:00
16:00 217 62% 132 38%

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Jones jun. * 210 51%
Whig Robert Ellison Harvey 202 49%
Majority 8 2%
Registered electors 545
Turnout 412 76%
Conservative hold Swing
Time Robert Jones jun. Robert Ellison Harvey
Votes % Votes %
10:00 29 53% 26 47%
11:00 48 51% 47 49%
12:00 77 52% 71 48%
13:00 102 53% 92 47%
14:00 124 50% 122 50%
15:00 164 52% 151 48%
16:00 210 51% 202 49%

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Caton Thompson 186 53%
Whig John Deakin 165 47%
Majority 21 6%
Registered electors 477
Turnout 351 74%
Conservative hold Swing
Time John Caton Thompson John Deakin
Votes % Votes %
10:00 30 71% 12 29%
11:00 59 60% 40 40%
12:00 91 58% 66 42%
13:00 116 59% 81 41%
14:00 143 56% 113 44%
15:00 150 53% 131 47%
16:00 186 53% 165 47%

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Holme 252 65%
Whig Adam Cliff 137 35%
Majority 115 30% N/A
Registered electors 682
Turnout 389 57%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing
Time Samuel Holme Adam Cliff
Votes % Votes %
10:00 64 70% 28 30%
11:00 108 67% 53 33%
12:00 145 63% 85 37%
13:00 173 63% 103 37%
14:00 195 63% 117 38%
15:00 214 63% 126 37%
16:00 252 65% 137 35%

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Houghton junr * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 536
Conservative hold

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ambrose Lace 142 69%
Whig Francis Jordan * 64 31%
Majority 78 38% N/A
Registered electors 385
Turnout 206 54%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing
Time Ambrose Lace Francis Jordan
Votes % Votes %
10:00
11:00 53 72% 21 28%
12:00 63 73% 23 27%
13:00 80 74% 28 26%
14:00 103 74% 36 26%
15:00 106 71% 43 29%
16:00 142 69% 64 31%

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Thomas Blackburn 138 57%
Conservative Thomas Case 104 43%
Majority 34 14% N/A
Registered electors 332
Turnout 242 73%
Whig gain from Conservative Swing
Time Thomas Blackburn Thomas Case
Votes % Votes %
10:00 22 69% 10 31%
11:00 49 62% 30 38%
12:00 67 56% 53 44%
13:00 77 53% 69 47%
14:00 108 57% 80 43%
15:00 122 58% 90 42%
16:00 138 57% 104 43%

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Plumpton 182 62%
Conservative John Smith * 112 38%
Majority 70 24%
Registered electors 497
Turnout 294 59%
Conservative hold Swing
Time James Plumpton John Smith
Votes % Votes %
10:00 77 67 38 33%
11:00 101 63% 60 37%
12:00 113 60% 75 40%
13:00 134 61% 87 39%
14:00 153 62% 95 38%
15:00 162 61% 105 39%
16:00 182 62% 112 38%

James Plumpton, unlike John Smith, was an advocate for scriptural education in the Corporation Schools.

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See also

References

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