1835 Liverpool Town Council election

English local election February 2017 1835 Liverpool Town Council election Liverpool Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary no 1835 12 26 y 1836 Liverpool Town Council election 1836 48 new seats were up for election for the first time: three seats for each of the new 16 wards 33 (incl. 16 Aldermen) 6,803 80.36% Reformers Reformers 33 44 3,213 59% Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 33 4 2,254 41% Council Leader Conservative Party (UK) Council Leader after election Reformers Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Saturday 26 December 1835. This was the first democratic election to Liverpool Town Council. The predecessor council, the Common Council, elected new members itself. This election was conducted under the provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. As this was the first election to the council, all three seats for each of the sixteen wards were up for election. The candidate in each ward with the highest number of votes was elected for three years, the candidate with the second highest number of votes was elected for two years and the candidate with the third highest number of votes was elected for one year. All of the sixteen wards were contested. The local press, at the time, referred exclusively to candidates as Reformers or Conservatives. Members of the preceding Corporation of Liverpool that was replaced by the Liverpool Town Council The Liverpool Corporation consisted of 17 aldermen, including the mayor, and 19 members of the Common Council. PartyPositionName Mayor James Aspinall Recorder James Clarke Alderman George Case Alderman P. W. Brancker Alderman John Bourne Alderman Samuel StaniforthConservative Alderman John Wright Alderman Thomas Case Alderman Sir John Tobin Alderman Richard LeylandConservative Alderman Charles LawrenceConservative Alderman Peter Bourne Alderman Thomas Littledale Alderman Nicholas Robinson Alderman Sir George DrinkwaterConservative Alderman Sir Thomas Brancker Alderman Samuel SandbachConservative Alderman Charles HorsefallConservative Bailiff Ambrose Lace Bailiff James Pownall Town Clerk Thomas FosterCommon CouncilParty Name Thomas CorrieWhig William Wallace Currie John Deane Case Isaac Oldham BoldWhig William EarleConservative John Shaw LeighConservative William Ripley Henry Moss John Ewart Samuel ThompsonConservative Richard Houghton Anthony Molyneux Thomas ShawConservative Richard B. B. Hollinshead Henry AshtonConservative Robertson Gladstone James Crosbie James Cockshot Joseph N. Walker https://historic-liverpool.co.uk/old-maps-of-liverpool/1836-ma-gages-trigonometrical-plan-of-liverpool/#5/51.317/16.607 M. A. Gage's Trigonometrical Plan of Liverpool 1836 2023-11-15 Members of the preceding Liverpool Common Council who sought election to the Liverpool Town Council PartyCandidateWard StandingElectedConservative Charles Horsfall Everton and Kirkdale YesConservativeRichard Houghton Scotland NoConservativeJohn Wright Vauxhall NoConservativeR. B. B. Hollinshhead St. Paul's No Conservative Sir Thomas Brancker Castle Street No Conservative Charles Lawrence Great George No Reformers William Earle jun. Abercromby Yes Conservative Robertson Gladstone Abercromby No Conservative William Ripley Abercromby No Conservative Ambrose Lace Lime Street No Conservative John Shaw Leigh West Derby Yes Conservative Charles Lawrence Great George Yes Reformers W. W. Currie North Toxteth Yes Composition of the Council After the election of Councillors on 26 December 1835 and the Aldermanic election in January 1836, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillorsAldermen TotalReformers 44 15 59Conservative 4 1 5 Election result Liverpool local election result 1835 Reformers 44 N/A N/A N/A 92% 59% 3,213 Conservative Party (UK) 4 N/A N/A N/A 8% 41% 2,254 Ward results * - Previously a member of the preceding Common Council Everton and Kirkdale No. 1 Everton and Kirkdale - 3 seats Reformer John Holmes 224 51% N/A Reformer S. Hope 215 49% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Charles Horsfall * 214 49% N/A Reformer Joseph Hornby 211 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Adam Hodgson 195 N/A Conservative Party (UK) W. C. Molyneux 193 N/A 10 N/A 503 438 87% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Conservative Party (UK) The polling place for the township of Kirkdale was Mrs. Stretch's public house in Kirkdale Village. The polling place for Everton township was Halliday's, Everton Coffee-house Scotland No. 2 Scotland - 3 seats Whigs (British political party) Reformer Crawford Logan 177 60% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer William Thornhill 171 58% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Richard Shiel 159 54% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Richard Houghton * 118 40% N/A Conservative Party (UK) James Heyworth 96 33% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Mr. Foster 89 30% N/A 59 N/A 345 295 86% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer The Polling place was Mr. Horner's at the corner of Eccles-street and Vauxhall-road. Vauxhall No. 3 Vauxhall - 3 seats Whigs (British political party) Reformer Enoch Harvey 92 55% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Egerton Smith 86 51% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer J. D. Thornely 80 48% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Henry Coupland 76 45% N/A Conservative Party (UK) John Wright * 74 44% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Ackers 66 39% N/A 16 N/A 201 168 84% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer The polling place was at the Vauxhall Vaults, corner of Banastre-street and Vauxhall-road. St. Paul's No. 4 St. Paul's - 3 seats Whigs (British political party) Reformer Christopher Rawdon 137 54% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Alexander McGregor 124 48% N/A Conservative Party (UK) John Barton 119 46% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer William Stuart 117 46% N/A Conservative Party (UK) R. B. B. Hollinshead * 102 40% N/A Conservative Party (UK) William Shand 89 35% N/A 18 N/A 297 256 86% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Conservative Party (UK) Polling place : At Mather's Baths, corner of St. Paul's-square and Virginia-street Exchange No. 5 Exchange - 3 seats Whigs (British political party) Reformer James Holmes 179 56% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Lawrence Heyworth 167 53% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer James Mellor 161 51% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Sands 139 44% N/A Conservative Party (UK) John Bent 126 40% N/A Conservative Party (UK) G. B. Irlam 118 37% N/A 40 N/A 468 318 N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Polling places : Surnames A to K : at the south end of the Sessions'-house in South Chapel-street. Surnames L to Z : at the north end of the Sessions'-house in Chapel-street. Castle Street No. 6 Castle Street - 3 seats Whigs (British political party) Reformer Joshua Walmsley 260 73% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Charles Birch 259 73% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Thomas Bolton 248 70% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Sir Thomas Brancker * 96 27% Conservative Party (UK) George Grant 83 23% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Mr. Wood 78 22% N/A 164 N/A 604 356 59% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Polling place : At the two windows of the King's Arms Hotel fronting Castle-street St. Peter's No. 7 St. Peter's - 3 seats Whigs (British political party) Reformer John Woollright 205 59% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer William Rushton 200 57% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Richard Bright 190 54% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Mr. Potter 145 41% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Nathan Litherland 143 41% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Tobin 142 41% N/A 60 N/A 548 359 64% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Polling place : At the two windows of the Horse and Jockey public-house fronting Seel-street Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street - 3 seats Whigs (British political party) Reformer Hugh Hornby 201 56% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer William Rathbone 193 54% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer William Robert Preston 184 51% N/A Conservative Party (UK) John Bibby 158 44% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Peter Bourne 151 42% N/A Conservative Party (UK) T. C. Molyneux 140 39% N/A 43 N/A 532 359 67% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Polling place : At two compartments in the South Free School in Park-lane. Great George No. 9 Great George Whigs (British political party) Reformer James Lawrence 237 64% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Wellwood Maxwell 146 40% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer James Aikin 135 37% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Charles Lawrence * 131 36% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Cooper 108 29% N/A 106 N/A 335 N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Polling place : At a warehouse, east side of St. James's-street, near the corner of St. Vincent-street. Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street - 3 seats Conservative Party (UK) Henry Lawrence 198 50.1% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer William Lassell 197 49.9% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Thomas Holt 194 49% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Dr. J. P. Brandreth 192 49% N/A Conservative Party (UK) John H. Turner 182 46% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Eyre Evans 179 45% N/A 1 N/A 478 395 83% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Polling place : A to K : at a new shop at the entrance of the New Arcade from Renshaw Street. L to Z : at a window of an empty-house, opposite the Unitarian Chapel, in Renshaw-street. Abercromby No. 11 Abercromby - 3 seats Whigs (British political party) Reformer William Earle jun. * 186 56% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Jas. Carson M.D. 184 55% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Thomas Brocklebank 172 52% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Robertson Gladstone * 147 44% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Kaye 141 42% N/A Conservative Party (UK) William Ripley * 129 39% N/A 39 N/A 373 333 89% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Polling place : At the Phoenix Inn, at the top of Mount Pleasant Lime Street No. 12 Lime Street - 3 seats Whigs (British political party) Reformer Mr. Langton 308 62% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Thomas Blackburn 302 61% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer R. Roskell 292 59% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Ambrose Lace * 190 38% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Robert Rigby 176 35% N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Todd Naylor 170 34% N/A 118 N/A 633 498 79% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Polling places : A to K : at a window in the Black Bell Inn, London-road. L to Z : at a window in Challinor's Public-house, on the opposite side of London-road. St. Anne Street No. 13 St. Anne Street - 3 seats Whigs (British political party) Reformer Richard Alison 288 67% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Thomas Coglan 195 46% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Edward Cropper 191 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Edward Gibbon 139 33% N/A Conservative Party (UK) John Davies 132 31% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Richard Jones 127 30% N/A 149 N/A 393 N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Polling place : At the Pontack's Public-house, in Christian-street. West Derby No. 14 West Derby - 3 seats Conservative Party (UK) John Shaw Leigh * 172 50.9% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer George Holt 166 49.4% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Sanders 153 45% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer William Purser Freme 153 45% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer William Blaine 152 N/A Conservative Party (UK) William P. Bushby 136 40% N/A 6 N/A 370 338 91% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Reformer Conservative Party (UK) Polling place : At the Edge-hill Coffee-house. South Toxteth No. 15 South Toxteth - 3 seats Whigs (British political party) Reformer John Cropper 114 59% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer W. Sharples 99 51% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Francis Jordan 92 47% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Mr. Fletcher 80 41% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Mr. Smith 75 39% N/A Conservative Party (UK) N. Robinson 65 34% 34 N/A 230 194 84% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Polling place : At the southernmost of the Shops recently built by Dr. Hughes, on the west side of Park-road. North Toxteth No. 16 North Toxteth - 3 seats Whigs (British political party) Reformer W. W. Currie * 242 65% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Mr. Duncan 223 60% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer C. Tayleur 222 59% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Mr. Troughton 132 35% N/A Conservative Party (UK) Mr. Gibbons 130 35% N/A Conservative Party (UK) James Dempsey 90 24% N/A 110 N/A 493 374 76% N/A Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Whigs (British political party) Reformer Polling place : At two windows of the Royal Oak Public-house, at the corner of Upper Warwick-street and Park-place. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pWElDRkJiNDJxT1k The Albion Monday 28th December 1835 (1) (scan) 2016-09-30 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pWnBxeE5RNjFsTWM The Albion Monsday 28th December 1835 (2) (scan) 2016-09-30 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pT1JuX0lrbURIcm8 The Albion Monday 28th December 1835 (3) (scan) 2016-09-30 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pS2N4bjZROTNrS1E The Albion Monday 28th December 1835 (4) (scan) 2016-09-30 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pVUlJazNGbGlIZDA The Albion Monday 28th December 1835 (5) (scan) 2016-09-30 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pY1ZlV2RxSnRhUk0 The Albion Monday 28th December 1835 (6) (scan) 2016-09-30 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pNnotbFJHMnRYeEk The Albion Monday 28th December 1835 (7) (scan) 2016-09-30 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pa1FQZTJvNWlQYVU Liverpool Courier Wednesday 30th December 1835 (1) (scan) 2016-09-30 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pMk9Hd2M1RG9ra00 Liverpool Courier Wednesday 30th December 1835 (2) (scan) 2016-09-30 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pV0Q4OU5wT1M3c0E Liverpool Courier Wednesday 30th December 1835 (3) (scan) 2016-09-30 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pNzdLTG5CZEx2Uzg Liverpool Courier Wednesday 30th December 1835 (3) (scan) 2016-09-30 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pZlV6bHFKT3l1OEU Liverpool Mercury Friday 1st January 1836 (1) (scan) 2016-09-30 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pWlJKR0pNdHY0a2M Liverpool Mercury Friday 1st January 1836 (2) (scan) 2016-09-30 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pQWplWmg0NjVJQ0E Liverpool Mercury Friday 1st January 1836 (3) (scan) 2016-09-30 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pUGtDUG9UZFR1NUE Liverpool Mercury Friday 1st January 1836 (4) (scan) 2016-09-30 Aldermanic elections At the meeting of the Council in January 1836, sixteen Aldermen were elected by the Council, eight for a term of six years and eight for a term of three years. PartyAldermanTerm expiresWard Reformers William Stuart 1841 Reformers Thomas Booth 1841 Reformers Joseph Hornby 1841 Reformers William Brown 1841 Reformers Thomas Leathom 1841 Reformers Thomas Smith (Toxteth park) 1841 Reformers Robert Benn 1841 Reformers Christopher Hird Jones 1841 Reformers Thomas Bulley 1838 Reformers Eyre Evans 1838 Reformers William Blaine 1838 Reformers James Moon 1838 Reformers William Purser Freme 1838 Reformers Thomas Brockhurst Barclay 1838 Reformers George Robinson 1838 Conservative Ormerod Heyworth 1838 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pMlJoUnZyZDlzMXc Liverpool Mercury January 1836 (1) (scan) 2016-09-30 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1palZIeVVxVUJvc2c The Albion January 1836 (1) (scan) 2016-09-30 By-elections No. 12, Lime Street, 7 January 1836 Caused by the disqualification of Joseph Langton (Reformers, Lime Street, elected 26 December 1835) because he did not sign the councillors' declaration. Mr. Langton was the manager of the Bank of Liverpool and the directors of the bank did not think him being a town councillor was compatible with his role as manager of the bank. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pWlM1a3EzS1MyUkE Liverpool Mercury 15 January 1836 (1) (scan) 2017-10-26 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pdGNiZkRIYURwVkU Liverpool Mercury 15 January 1836 (2) (scan) 2017-10-26 No. 12 Lime Street 7 January 1836 Whigs (British political party) Reformer Thomas Morecroft 270 56% Conservative Party (UK) John Holmes 209 44% 61 12% 633 479 76% Whigs (British political party) Reformer https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pMC1FejE1VTBJWWM Liverpool Mercury 15 January 1836 (1) (scan) 2016-10-31 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pMC1FejE1VTBJWWM Liverpool Mercury 15 January 1836 (2) (scan) 2016-10-31 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pOTNnNjBnWFF3Znc Liverpool Courier 13 January 1836 (1) (scan) 2017-10-26 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pRDRLUDFtODROblk Liverpool Courier 13 January 1836 (2) (scan) 2017-10-26 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 1835 Category:1835 English local elections Category:December 1835 Category:1830s in Liverpool