1836 Liverpool Town Council election
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← 1835 | 2 November 1836 (1836-11-02) | 1837 → |
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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 | % | ±% |
| Whig | Thomas Brocklebank * | 192 | 53% | |
| Conservative | Thomas Kaye | 168 | 47% | |
Majority | 24 | 6% | |
Registered electors | 568 | | |
Turnout | 360 | 63% | |
| Whig hold | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street Party | 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
No. 1 Everton Party | 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
No. 5 Exchange Party | 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
No. 9 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | 'Charles Lawrence' | 160 | 55% | |
| Whig | Henry Ripley | 130 | 45% | |
Majority | 30 | 10% | N/A |
Registered electors | 404 | | |
Turnout | 290 | 72% | |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
Lime Street
North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth Party | 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
Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Nelson Wood | 217 | 53% | |
| Whig | Thomas Holt * | 193 | 47% | |
Majority | 24 | 6% | N/A |
Registered electors | 575 | | |
Turnout | 410 | 71% | |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street Party | 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
St. Peter's
Scotland
South Toxteth
Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Shand | 107 | 55% | |
| Whig | James Muspratt | 89 | 45% | |
Majority | 18 | 10% | N/A |
Registered electors | 279 | | |
Turnout | 196 | 70% | |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
West Derby
No. 14 West Derby Party | 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 | | |
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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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- ^ "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.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser, Friday November 4th 1836 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 3 October 2016.