1840 Liverpool Town Council election

English local election March 2020 March 2020 1840 Liverpool Town Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg local no 1839 Liverpool Town Council election 1839 1840 11 01 y 1841 Liverpool Town Council election 1841 16 seats were up for election: one seat for the each of the 16 wards Reformers Reformers 6 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 6 Council Leader Conservative Party (UK) 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: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalReformers 22 -6 16 38Conservative 26 +6 0 26 Election result Liverpool local election result 1840 Whigs (British political party) 6 0 6 -6 37% 49% 3,227 Conservative Party (UK) 10 6 0 +6 63% 51% 3,414 Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby No. 11 Abercromby Conservative Party (UK) James Procter 317 53% Whigs (British political party) Reformer Thomas Todd 282 47% 35 6% N/A 599 Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Reformer 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 Whigs (British political party) Reformer James Aikin 228 53% Conservative Party (UK) Peter Hope 206 47% 22 6% 434 Whigs (British political party) Reformer 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 Conservative Party (UK) David Hodgson * 308 52% Whigs (British political party) Reformer William Brown 287 48% 21 4% 595 Conservative Party (UK) 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 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Sands * 190 54% Whigs (British political party) Reformer William Wood 160 46% 30 8% 350 Conservative Party (UK) 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 Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Cooper * 180 51% Whigs (British political party) Reformer Thomas Taylor 172 49% 8 2% 352 Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Reformer 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 Whigs (British political party) Reformer Thomas Blackburn * 390 50.1% Conservative Party (UK) John Kilshaw 388 49.9% 2 0.2% 778 Whigs (British political party) Reformer 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 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Harbord 240 51% Whigs (British political party) Reformer William McMurdo Duncan * 233 49% 7 2% N/A 473 Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Reformer 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 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Toulmin 189 50.1% Whigs (British political party) Reformer William Rathbone * 188 49.9% 1 0.2% N/A 377 Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Reformer 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 Conservative Party (UK) William Birkett 269 56% Whigs (British political party) Reformer Charles Holland 212 44% 57 12% N/A 481 Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Reformer 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 Whigs (British political party) Reformer William Slater 192 51% Conservative Party (UK) John Davies 188 49% 4 2% 380 Whigs (British political party) Reformer 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 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Benson Blundell Hollinshead Blundell 177 51% Whigs (British political party) Reformer John Rowland McGuffie 167 49% 10 2% N/A 344 Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Reformer 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 Whigs (British political party) Reformer John Priestley * 156 53% Conservative Party (UK) Ebenezer Rae 137 47% 19 6% 293 Whigs (British political party) Reformer 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 Whigs (British political party) Reformer William Thornhill * 215 50.1% Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Murray Gladstone 214 49.9% 1 0.2% 429 Whigs (British political party) Reformer 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 Whigs (British political party) Reformer John Platt * 144 51% Conservative Party (UK) J. Shepperd 138 49% 6 2% 282 Whigs (British political party) Reformer 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 Conservative Party (UK) Henry Copeland 108 53% Whigs (British political party) Reformer William Preston * 96 47% 12 6% N/A 204 Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Reformer 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 Conservative Party (UK) George Hall Lawrence * 156 62% Whigs (British political party) Reformer Lawrence Heyworth jun. 95 38% 61 24% 251 Conservative Party (UK) 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% https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pZmNmMHpDSHJOUGc Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday November 4, 1840 (1) (scan) 25 October 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pclRqQlZLT2hxZ3c Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday November 4, 1840 (2) (scan) 25 October 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pSU1kdjlGaWtLems Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday November 6, 1840 (1) (scan) 25 October 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1peUcxczY1dUhOd00 Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday November 6, 1840 (2) (scan) 25 October 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pTm9INklqMjN5WHM Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday November 6, 1840 (3) (scan) 25 October 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pbm9faV9QaXhmcE0 Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday November 6, 1840 (4) (scan) 25 October 2016 See also 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 1840 Category:1840 English local elections Category:November 1840 Category:1840s in Liverpool