1839 Liverpool Town Council election

1839 English local government election March 2020 March 2020 1839 Liverpool Town Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg local no 1838 Liverpool Town Council election 1838 1839 11 01 y 1840 Liverpool Town Council election 1840 16 seats were up for election: one seat for the each of the 16 wards Reformers Reformers 0 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 0 Council Leader Conservative Party (UK) Council Leader after election Reformers Elections to the Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday, 1 November 1839. One-third of the council seats were up for election, with each councillor serving a three-year term. One of the sixteen wards was uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was as follows: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalReformers 28 -2 16 44Conservative 20 +2 0 20 Election result Liverpool local election result 1839 Whigs (British political party) Reformers 7 2 4 -2 44% 48% 3,146 Conservative Party (UK) 9 4 2 +2 56% 52% 3,342 Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby No. 11 Abercromby Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Bushell 318 51% Whigs (British political party) Reformer Henry Ripley 310 49% 8 2% N/A 755 628 83% Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Reformer Castle Street No. 6 Castle Street Whigs (British political party) Reformer Thomas Bolton * 245 52% Conservative Party (UK) P. Hope 222 48% 23 4% 685 467 68% Whigs (British political party) Reformer Everton No. 1 Everton Whigs (British political party) Reformer George Quayle 304 50.1% Conservative Party (UK) William Shand 303 49.9% 1 0.2% N/A 761 607 80% Whigs (British political party) Reformer Conservative Party (UK) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Whigs (British political party) Reformer James Mellor* 193 50.1% Conservative Party (UK) Ambrose Lace 192 49.9% 1 0.2% 552 385 70% Whigs (British political party) Reformer Great George No. 9 Great George Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Robinson 188 53% Whigs (British political party) Reformer Lawrence Heyworth 167 47% 21 6% 505 355 70% Conservative Party (UK) Lime Street No. 12 Lime Street Conservative Party (UK) Robert Rigby 405 52% Whigs (British political party) Reformer Vincent Higgins * 371 48% 34 4% N/A 990 776 78% Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Reformer North Toxteth No. 16 North Toxteth Whigs (British political party) Reformer Daniel Mather 257 52% Conservative Party (UK) Richard Harbord 233 48% 24 4% 710 490 69% Whigs (British political party) Reformer Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street Whigs (British political party) Reformer Richard Vaughan Yates 192 50.4% Conservative Party (UK) John Bibby * 189 49.6% 3 0.8% N/A 560 381 68% Whigs (British political party) Reformer Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street Conservative Party (UK) John Nelson Wood * 274 55% Whigs (British political party) Reformer George Loch 225 45% 49 10% N/A 715 499 70% Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Reformer St. Anne Street No. 13 St. Anne Street Conservative Party (UK) Robert Jones jun. 192 53% Whigs (British political party) Reformer Joseph Mason * 173 47% 19 6% N/A 489 365 75% Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Reformer St. Paul's No. 4 St. Paul's Conservative Party (UK) John Barton * 178 50.1% Whigs (British political party) Reformer John Deakin 177 49.9% 1 0.2% 433 355 82% Conservative Party (UK) St. Peter's No. 7 St. Peter's Whigs (British political party) Reformer Richard Bright * 583 Whigs (British political party) Reformer Scotland No. 2 Scotland Conservative Party (UK) Richard Houghton * 232 55% Whigs (British political party) Reformer H. T. Atkinson 191 45% 41 10% 594 423 71% Conservative Party (UK) South Toxteth No. 15 South Toxteth Whigs (British political party) Reformer Francis Jordan 148 51% Conservative Party (UK) William McKee 142 49% 6 2% 363 290 80% Whigs (British political party) Reformer Vauxhall No. 3 Vauxhall Conservative Party (UK) Henry Robertson Sandbach 110 55% Whigs (British political party) Reformer Thomas Chalmer 91 45% 19 10% 289 201 70% Conservative Party (UK) West Derby No. 14 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) John Smith * 164 62% Whigs (British political party) Reformer Edward James 102 38% 62 24% 422 201 63% Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pVklVNElQV1VJV2s Liverpool Mercury Friday 8 November 1839 (1) (scan) 10 October 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pbGJ4Vzh2dDFSWk0 Liverpool Mercury Friday 8 November 1839 (2) (scan) 10 October 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pSDFjUng0V2FJVlU Liverpool Mercury Friday 8 November 1839 (3) (scan) 10 October 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pSVJGSUdwREdFOWc Liverpool Mercury Friday 8 November 1839 (4) (scan) 10 October 2016 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 1839 Category:1839 English local elections Category:November 1839 Category:1830s in Liverpool