1840 Liverpool Town Council election
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← 1839 | 1 November 1840 (1840-11-01) | 1841 → |
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| Reformers | Conservative | Party | Reformers | Conservative | |
Council Leader before election Conservative | Council Leader after election Reformers | |
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1840. 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.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Reformers | 22 | -6 | 16 | 38 |
| Conservative | 26 | +6 | 0 | 26 |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1840 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Whig | 6 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 37% | 49% | 3,227 | |
| Conservative | 10 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 63% | 51% | 3,414 | |
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Procter | 317 | 53% | |
| Whig | Thomas Todd | 282 | 47% | |
Majority | 35 | 6% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 599 | | |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
Time | James Procter | Thomas Todd |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 63 | 50% | 64 | 50% |
11:00 | 142 | 52% | 131 | 48% |
12:00 | 176 | 51% | 171 | 49% |
13:00 | 214 | | | |
14:00 | | | | |
15:00 | | | | |
16:00 | 317 | 53% | 282 | 47% |
Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | James Aikin | 228 | 53% | |
| Conservative | Peter Hope | 206 | 47% | |
Majority | 22 | 6% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 434 | | |
| Whig hold | Swing | | |
Time | James Aikin | Peter Hope |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 65 | 65% | 35 | 35% |
11:00 | 115 | 56% | 90 | 44% |
12:00 | 148 | 54% | 127 | 46% |
13:00 | 170 | 54% | 143 | 46% |
14:00 | 178 | 52% | 162 | 48% |
15:00 | 206 | 53% | 181 | 47% |
16:00 | 228 | 53% | 206 | 47% |
Everton
No. 1 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Hodgson * | 308 | 52% | |
| Whig | William Brown | 287 | 48% | |
Majority | 21 | 4% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 595 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Time | David Hodgson | William Brown |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 109 | 57% | 81 | 43% |
11:00 | 155 | 54% | 132 | 46% |
12:00 | 185 | 54% | 158 | 46% |
13:00 | 213 | 55% | 177 | 45% |
14:00 | 230 | 55% | 200 | 47% |
15:00 | 271 | 54% | 228 | 46% |
16:00 | 308 | 52% | 287 | 48% |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Sands * | 190 | 54% | |
| Whig | William Wood | 160 | 46% | |
Majority | 30 | 8% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 350 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Time | Thomas Sands | William Wood |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 50 | 65% | 27 | 35% |
11:00 | 101 | 62% | 61 | 38% |
12:00 | 132 | 58% | 95 | 42% |
13:00 | 154 | 58% | 111 | 42% |
14:00 | 171 | 57% | 131 | 435 |
15:00 | 191 | 55% | 154 | 45% |
16:00 | 199 | 54% | 168 | 46% |
Great George
No. 9 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Cooper * | 180 | 51% | |
| Whig | Thomas Taylor | 172 | 49% | |
Majority | 8 | 2% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 352 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Time | Joseph Cooper | Thomas Taylor |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 56 | 51% | 53 | 49% |
11:00 | 94 | 51% | 89 | 49% |
12:00 | 115 | 49.6% | 117 | 50.4% |
13:00 | 140 | 50.4% | 138 | 49.6% |
14:00 | 154 | 51% | 150 | 49% |
15:00 | 170 | 55% | 157 | 48% |
16:00 | 180 | 51% | 172 | 49% |
Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | Thomas Blackburn * | 390 | 50.1% | |
| Conservative | John Kilshaw | 388 | 49.9% | |
Majority | 2 | 0.2% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 778 | | |
| Whig hold | Swing | | |
Time | Thomas Blackburn | John Kilshaw |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 64 | 52% | 60 | 48% |
11:00 | 116 | | | |
12:00 | | | 166 | |
13:00 | | | 223 | |
14:00 | 279 | 51% | 271 | 49% |
15:00 | 324 | | | |
16:00 | 390 | 50.1% | 388 | 49.9% |
North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Harbord | 240 | 51% | |
| Whig | William McMurdo Duncan * | 233 | 49% | |
Majority | 7 | 2% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 473 | | |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
Time | Richard Harbord | William McMurdo Duncan |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | | | 33 | |
11:00 | 74 | 49% | 76 | 51% |
12:00 | 101 | | | |
13:00 | 167 | 51% | 158 | 49% |
14:00 | 199 | 51% | 189 | 49% |
15:00 | 219 | | | |
16:00 | 240 | | 233 | 49% |
Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Toulmin | 189 | 50.1% | |
| Whig | William Rathbone * | 188 | 49.9% | |
Majority | 1 | 0.2% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 377 | | |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
Time | Thomas Toulmin | William Rathbone |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 75 | 57% | 56 | 43% |
11:00 | 105 | 56% | 84 | 44% |
12:00 | 135 | 54% | 115 | 46% |
13:00 | 149 | 53% | 134 | 47% |
14:00 | 164 | 53% | 146 | 47% |
15:00 | 170 | 51% | 164 | 49% |
16:00 | 189 | 50.1% | 188 | 49.9% |
Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Birkett | 269 | 56% | |
| Whig | Charles Holland | 212 | 44% | |
Majority | 57 | 12% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 481 | | |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
Time | William Birkett | Charles Holland |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | | | 56 | |
11:00 | | | 77 | |
12:00 | 111 | 57% | 84 | 43% |
13:00 | | | 134 | |
14:00 | | | | |
15:00 | | | 182 | |
16:00 | 269 | 56% | 212 | 44% |
St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | William Slater | 192 | 51% | |
| Conservative | John Davies | 188 | 49% | |
Majority | 4 | 2% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 380 | | |
| Whig hold | Swing | | |
Time | William Slater | John Davies |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 40 | 53% | 35 | 47% |
11:00 | 66 | 57% | 50 | 43% |
12:00 | 95 | 54% | 82 | 46% |
13:00 | 117 | 49% | 120 | 51% |
14:00 | 148 | 50% | 150 | 50% |
15:00 | 167 | 51% | 162 | 49% |
16:00 | 192 | 51% | 188 | 49% |
St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Benson Blundell Hollinshead Blundell | 177 | 51% | |
| Whig | John Rowland McGuffie | 167 | 49% | |
Majority | 10 | 2% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 344 | | |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
Time | Richard Benson Blundell Hollinshead Blundell | John Rowland McGuffie |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 72 | 51% | 68 | 49% |
11:00 | 86 | 50.3% | 85 | 49.7% |
12:00 | 99 | 52% | 90 | 48% |
13:00 | 131 | 52% | 123 | 48% |
14:00 | 146 | 53% | 131 | 47% |
15:00 | 167 | 52% | 152 | 48% |
16:00 | 177 | 51% | 167 | 49% |
St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | John Priestley * | 156 | 53% | |
| Conservative | Ebenezer Rae | 137 | 47% | |
Majority | 19 | 6% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 293 | | |
| Whig hold | Swing | | |
Time | John Priestley | Ebenezer Rae |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 41 | 47% | 47 | 53% |
11:00 | 70 | 49% | 73 | 51% |
12:00 | 97 | 53% | 86 | 47% |
13:00 | 108 | 53% | 97 | 47% |
14:00 | 127 | 53% | 113 | 47% |
15:00 | 146 | 55% | 121 | 45% |
16:00 | 156 | 53% | 137 | 47% |
Scotland
No. 2 Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | William Thornhill * | 215 | 50.1% | |
| Conservative | Thomas Murray Gladstone | 214 | 49.9% | |
Majority | 1 | 0.2% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 429 | | |
| Whig hold | Swing | | |
Time | William Thornhill | Thomas Murray Gladstone |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 33 | 45% | 40 | 55% |
11:00 | 79 | 48% | 85 | 52% |
12:00 | 104 | 48% | 112 | 52% |
13:00 | 121 | 48% | 129 | 52% |
14:00 | 166 | 52% | 155 | 48% |
15:00 | 182 | 49.7% | 184 | 50.3% |
16:00 | 215 | 51.1% | 214 | 49.9% |
South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | John Platt * | 144 | 51% | |
| Conservative | J. Shepperd | 138 | 49% | |
Majority | 6 | 2% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 282 | | |
| Whig hold | Swing | | |
Time | John Platt | John Shepperd |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 30 | 45% | 36 | 55% |
11:00 | 76 | 58% | 56 | 42% |
12:00 | | | | |
13:00 | 107 | 54% | 91 | 46% |
14:00 | 122 | 54% | 106 | 46% |
15:00 | 129 | 51% | 122 | 49% |
16:00 | 144 | 51% | 138 | 49% |
Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Henry Copeland | 108 | 53% | |
| Whig | William Preston * | 96 | 47% | |
Majority | 12 | 6% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 204 | | |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
Time | Henry Copeland | William Preston |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 44 | 56% | 35 | 44% |
11:00 | 56 | 56% | 44 | 44% |
12:00 | 69 | 55% | 56 | 45% |
13:00 | 80 | 58% | 57 | 42% |
14:00 | 84 | 56% | 66 | 44% |
15:00 | 100 | 56% | 77 | 44% |
16:00 | 108 | 56% | 86 | 44% |
West Derby
No. 14 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Hall Lawrence * | 156 | 62% | |
| Whig | Lawrence Heyworth jun. | 95 | 38% | |
Majority | 61 | 24% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 251 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Time | George Hall Lawrence | Lawrence Heyworth jun. |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 85 | 78% | 24 | 22% |
11:00 | 128 | 74% | 46 | 26% |
12:00 | 138 | 71% | 56 | 29% |
13:00 | 139 | 66% | 71 | 34% |
14:00 | 149 | 64% | 83 | 36% |
15:00 | 155 | 63% | 91 | 37% |
16:00 | 156 | 62% | 96 | 38% |
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See also
References
- ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday November 4, 1840 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday November 4, 1840 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday November 6, 1840 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday November 6, 1840 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday November 6, 1840 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday November 6, 1840 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 25 October 2016.