1842 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Tuesday 1 November 1842. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Three of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative38+5947
Reformers10-5717

Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1842
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 13 6 1 +5 81% 60% 2,793
  Whig 3 1 6 -5 19% 40% 1,839

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Bushell * 172 88%
Whig John Downey 24 12%
Majority 148
Registered electors 696
Turnout 196 28%
Conservative hold Swing
Time Christopher Bushell John Downey
Votes  % Votes  %
10:00
11:007493%68%
12:00
13:008690%1010%
14:0012387%1813%
15:00
16:0017288%2412%

Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Hugh Hornby 312 53%
Conservative Thomas Twanbrook Glazebrooke 277 47%
Majority 35
Registered electors 795
Turnout 589 74%
Whig hold Swing
Time Hugh Hornby Thomas Twanbrook Glazebrooke
Votes  % Votes  %
10:006252%5748%
11:0010953%9847%
12:0012652%11848%
13:0016454%14146%
14:0019854%17046%
15:0023752%22148%
16:0031253%27747%

Everton
No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Francis Shand unopposed
Registered electors 760
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Exchange
No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John North unopposed
Registered electors 694
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Great George
No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Royden 177 66%
Whig Edward Chaloner 90 34%
Majority 87
Registered electors 473
Turnout 267 56%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing
Time Thomas Royden Edward Chaloner
Votes  % Votes  %
10:006978%1922%
11:009877%3023%
12:0012069%5331%
13:0013468%6432%
14:0015768%7432%
15:0016667%8233%
16:0017766%9034%

Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Rigby * 313 57%
Whig Thomas Morecroft 236 43%
Majority 77
Registered electors 855
Turnout 549 64%
Conservative hold Swing
Time Robert Rigby Thomas Morecroft
Votes  % Votes  %
10:004253%3747%
11:008453%7848%
12:0012054%10146%
13:0015956%12344%
14:0022658%16442%
15:0024558%17542%
16:0031357%23643%

North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Sheppard 278 65%
Whig William Lockerby 149 35%
Majority 129
Registered electors 946
Turnout 427 45%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing
Time John Sheppard William Lockerby
Votes  % Votes  %
10:003252%3048%
11:006154%5364%
12:007655%6145%
13:0012661%8039%
14:0017564%10036%
15:0021663%12837%
16:0027865%14935%

Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig William Fawcett 190 53%
Conservative John Taylor 171 47%
Majority 19
Registered electors 484
Turnout 361 75%
Whig hold Swing
Time William Fawcett John Taylor
Votes  % Votes  %
10:005157%3943%
11:007656%6044%
12:008757%6643%
13:0010756%8344%
14:0013854%11646%
15:0016052%14548%
16:0019053%17147%

Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Nelson Wood * 217' 62%
Whig James Mulleneux 132 38%
Majority 85
Registered electors 699
Turnout 349 50%
Conservative hold Swing
Time John Nelson Wood James Mulleneux Votes  % Votes  %
10:004662%2838%
11:009764%5436%
12:0010758%7642%
13:0013361%8539%
14:0015860%10440%
15:00
16:0021762%13238%

St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Jones jun. * 210 51%
Whig Robert Ellison Harvey 202 49%
Majority 8
Registered electors 545
Turnout 412 76%
Conservative hold Swing
Time Robert Jones jun. Robert Ellison Harvey
Votes  % Votes  %
10:002953%2647%
11:004851%4749%
12:007752%7148%
13:0010253%9247%
14:0012450%12250%
15:0016452%15148%
16:0021051%20249%

St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Caton Thompson 186 53%
Whig John Deakin 165 47%
Majority 21
Registered electors 477
Turnout 351 74%
Conservative hold Swing
Time John Caton Thompson John Deakin
Votes  % Votes  %
10:003071%1229%
11:005960%4040%
12:009158%6642%
13:0011659%8141%
14:0014356%11344%
15:0015053%13147%
16:0018653%16547%

St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Holme 252 65%
Whig Adam Cliff 137 35%
Majority 115
Registered electors 682
Turnout 389 57%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing
Time Samuel Holme Adam Cliff
Votes  % Votes  %
10:006470%2830%
11:0010867%5333%
12:0014563%8537%
13:0017363%10337%
14:0019563%11738%
15:0021463%12637%
16:0025265%13735%

Scotland
No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Houghton junr. * unopposed
Registered electors 536
Conservative hold Swing

South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ambrose Lace 142 69%
Whig Francis Jordan * 64 31%
Majority 78
Registered electors 385
Turnout 206 54%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing
Time Ambrose Lace Francis Jordan
Votes  % Votes  %
10:00
11:005372%2128%
12:006373%2327%
13:008074%2826%
14:0010374%3626%
15:0010671%4329%
16:0014269%6431%

Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Thomas Blackburn 138 57%
Conservative Thomas Case 104 43%
Majority 34
Registered electors 332
Turnout 242 73%
Whig gain from Conservative Swing
Time Thomas Blackburn Thomas Case
Votes  % Votes  %
10:002269%1031%
11:004962%3038%
12:006756%5344%
13:007753%6947%
14:0010857%8043%
15:0012258%9042%
16:0013857%10443%

West Derby
No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Plumpton 182 62%
Conservative John Smith * 112 38%
Majority 70
Registered electors 497
Turnout 294 59%
Conservative hold Swing
Time James Plumpton John Smith
Votes  % Votes  %
10:0077673833%
11:0010163%6037%
12:0011360%7540%
13:0013461%8739%
14:0015362%9538%
15:0016261%10539%
16:0018262%11238%

James Plumpton, unlike John Smith, was an advocate for scriptural education in the Corporation Schools.

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See also

References
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