1838 Liverpool Town Council election
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Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1838. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
There was a by-election in the Castle Street ward.
Five of the seventeen seats were uncontested.
The terms "Whig" and "Reformer" are used interchangeably, although the local press at the time referred exclusively to "Reformers".
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Reformers | 30 | -4 | 16 | 46 |
| Conservative | 18 | +4 | 0 | 18 |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1838 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Whig | 11 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 65% | 53% | 2,610 | |
| Conservative | 6 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 35% | 47% | 2,344 | |
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robertson Gladstone | 296 | 52% | |
| Whig | William Earle | 273 | 48% | |
Majority | 23 | 4% | N/A |
Registered electors | 663 | | |
Turnout | 569 | 86% | |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
Time | Robertson Gladstone | William Earle |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 79 | 53% | 71 | 47% |
11:00 | 138 | 55% | 112 | 45% |
12:00 | 170 | 52% | 157 | 48% |
13:00 | 197 | 53% | 178 | 47% |
14:00 | 235 | 52% | 215 | 48% |
15:00 | 237 | 49% | 243 | 51% |
16:00 | 296 | 52% | 273 | 48% |
Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street - 2 seats Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | Joshua Walmsley * | Unopposed |
| Whig | Edward Pilcher | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 674 | | |
| Whig hold |
| Whig hold |
Everton
No. 1 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | John Holmes * | 279 | 51% | |
| Conservative | Francis Shand | 273 | 49% | |
Majority | 6 | 2% | |
Registered electors | 706 | | |
Turnout | 552 | 78% | |
| Whig hold | Swing | | |
Time | John Holmes | Francis Shand |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 67 | 50% | 66 | 50% |
11:00 | 120 | 49% | 126 | 51% |
12:00 | 152 | 49% | 157 | 51% |
13:00 | 179 | 52% | 168 | 48% |
14:00 | 199 | 50% | 199 | 50% |
15:00 | 213 | 49% | 233 | 51% |
16:00 | 279 | 51% | 273 | 49% |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | Henry Holmes | 163 | 62% | |
| Conservative | George Gurden | 101 | 38% | |
Majority | 62 | 24% | |
Registered electors | 549 | | |
Turnout | 264 | 48% | |
| Whig hold | Swing | | |
Time | Henry Holmes | George Gurden |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 35 | 70% | 15 | 30% |
11:00 | 69 | 69% | 31 | 31% |
12:00 | 91 | 62% | 55 | 38% |
13:00 | 120 | 63% | 69 | 37% |
14:00 | 138 | 64% | 76 | 36% |
15:00 | 154 | 62% | 94 | 38% |
16:00 | 163 | 62% | 101 | 38% |
Great George
No. 9 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Lawrence | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 442 | | |
| Conservative gain from Whig |
Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | Thomas Morecroft * | 348 | 55% | |
| Conservative | Ambrose Lace | 286 | 45% | |
Majority | 62 | 10% | |
Registered electors | 790 | | |
Turnout | 634 | 80% | |
| Whig hold | Swing | | |
Time | Thomas Morecroft | Ambrose Lace |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 45 | 45% | 55 | 55% |
11:00 | | | | |
12:00 | 134 | 44% | 171 | 56% |
13:00 | 201 | 50% | 198 | 50% |
14:00 | 241 | 52% | 226 | 48% |
15:00 | 283 | | | |
16:00 | 348 | 55% | 286 | 45% |
North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | William Wallace Currie * | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 693 | | |
| Whig hold |
Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | Hugh Hornby * | 210 | 56% | |
| Conservative | Thomas Toulmin | 166 | 44% | |
Majority | 44 | 12% | |
Registered electors | 563 | | |
Turnout | 376 | 67% | |
| Whig hold | Swing | | |
Time | Hugh Hornby | Thomas Toulmin |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 57 | 49% | 60 | 51% |
11:00 | 113 | 53% | 100 | 47% |
12:00 | | | 113 | |
13:00 | 167 | 56% | 131 | 44% |
14:00 | 172 | 55% | 140 | 45% |
15:00 | 194 | 55% | 156 | 45% |
16:00 | 210 | 56% | 166 | 44% |
Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | Thomas Harvey | 274 | 51% | |
| Conservative | Henry Lawrence * | 265 | 49% | |
Majority | 9 | 2% | N/A |
Registered electors | 637 | | |
Turnout | 539 | | |
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Time | Thomas Harvey | Henry Lawrence |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 28 | 38% | 45 | 62% |
11:00 | 83 | 42% | 115 | 58% |
12:00 | 132 | 46% | 152 | 54% |
13:00 | 170 | 47% | 191 | 53% |
14:00 | 189 | 48% | 204 | 52% |
15:00 | 227 | | | |
16:00 | 274 | 51% | 265 | 49% |
St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | Thomas Coglan * | 220 | 56% | |
| Conservative | John Davies | 175 | 44% | |
Majority | 45 | 12% | |
Registered electors | 487 | | |
Turnout | 395 | 81% | |
| Whig hold | Swing | | |
Time | Thomas Coglan | John Davies |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 27 | 54% | 23 | 46% |
11:00 | | | | |
12:00 | 111 | 56% | 89 | 45% |
13:00 | 129 | 52% | 121 | 48% |
14:00 | 154 | 52% | 145 | 48% |
15:00 | 187 | 53% | 163 | 47% |
16:00 | 220 | 56% | 175 | 44% |
St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Wright | 184 | 53% | |
| Whig | Christopher Rawdon * | 163 | 47% | |
Majority | 21 | 6% | N/A |
Registered electors | 481 | | |
Turnout | 347 | 72% | |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
Time | George Wright | Christopher Rawdon |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 56 | 62% | 35 | 38% |
11:00 | 94 | | | |
12:00 | 121 | 55% | 99 | 45% |
13:00 | 136 | 54% | 116 | 46% |
14:00 | 153 | 54% | 129 | 46% |
15:00 | 166 | 54% | 142 | 46% |
16:00 | 184 | 53% | 163 | 47% |
St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | John Woollright * | 208 | 60% | |
| Conservative | Wilfred Troutbeck | 137 | 40% | |
Majority | 71 | 20% | |
Registered electors | 607 | | |
Turnout | 345 | 57% | |
| Whig hold | Swing | | |
Time | John Woollright | Wilfred Troutbeck |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 34 | 60% | 23 | 40% |
11:00 | 74 | 59% | 51 | 41% |
12:00 | 106 | 59% | 73 | 41% |
13:00 | 130 | 58% | 96 | 42% |
14:00 | 146 | 57% | 108 | 43% |
15:00 | 170 | 58% | 121 | 42% |
16:00 | 208 | 60% | 137 | 40% |
Scotland
No. 2 Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Isaac Holmes | 228 | 54% | |
| Whig | Samuel Lacon | 196 | 46% | |
Majority | 32 | 8% | N/A |
Registered electors | 534 | | |
Turnout | 424 | 79% | |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
Time | Isaac Holmes | Samuel L |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 57 | 48% | 63 | 53% |
11:00 | 86 | 57% | 64 | 43% |
12:00 | 106 | 53% | 93 | 47% |
13:00 | 133 | 53% | 116 | 47% |
14:00 | 158 | 53% | 141 | 47% |
15:00 | 185 | 53% | 166 | 47% |
16:00 | | | 196 | |
South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | John Cropper * | 145 | 57% | |
| Conservative | Thomas Murray Gladstone | 108 | 43% | |
Majority | 37 | 14% | |
Registered electors | 355 | | |
Turnout | 253 | 71% | |
| Whig hold | Swing | | |
Time | John Cropper | Thomas Murray Gladstone |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 64 | 70% | 28 | 30% |
11:00 | 71 | 61% | 45 | 39% |
12:00 | 86 | 65% | 47 | 35% |
13:00 | 101 | 60% | 68 | 40% |
14:00 | 121 | 61% | 79 | 40% |
15:00 | 129 | 60% | 85 | 40% |
16:00 | 145 | 57% | 108 | 43% |
Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Case | 125 | 55% | |
| Whig | Enoch Harvey * | 103 | 45% | |
Majority | 22 | 10% | N/A |
Registered electors | 311 | | |
Turnout | 228 | 73% | |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
Time | Thomas Case | Enoch Harvey |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 47 | 59% | 33 | 41% |
11:00 | 73 | 55% | 59 | 45% |
12:00 | 90 | 58% | 66 | 42% |
13:00 | 98 | 52% | 89 | 48% |
14:00 | 105 | 53% | 93 | 47% |
15:00 | 111 | 54% | 94 | 46% |
16:00 | 125 | 55% | 103 | 45% |
West Derby
No. 14 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Shaw Leigh * | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 470 | | |
| Conservative hold |
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Aldermanic Elections
On 9 November 1838, the term of office of eight of the sixteen aldermen expired.
The following were elected as Aldermen until 9 November 1844.
* - re-elected Alderman.
Party | Alderman |
| Reformers | Thomas Brockhurst Barclay * |
| Reformers | Eyre Evans * |
| Reformers | Thomas Holt |
| Reformers | James Moon * |
| Reformers | Thomas Bulley * |
| Reformers | William Purser Freme * |
| Reformers | William Earle |
| Reformers | Enoch Harvey |
See also
References
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1838 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1838 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1838 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1838 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 15 October 2016.