1839 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1839. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

One of the sixteen wards was uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Reformers28-21644
Conservative20+2020

Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1839
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Whig 7 2 4 -2 44% 48% 3,146
  Conservative 9 4 2 +2 56% 52% 3,342

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Bushell 318 51%
Whig Henry Ripley 310 49%
Majority 8
Registered electors 755
Turnout 628 83%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Thomas Bolton * 245 52%
Conservative P. Hope 222 48%
Majority 23
Registered electors 685
Turnout 467 68%
Whig hold Swing

Everton
No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig George Quayle 304 50.1%
Conservative William Shand 303 49.9%
Majority 1
Registered electors 761
Turnout 607 80%
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

Exchange
No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig James Mellor* 193 50.1%
Conservative Ambrose Lace 192 49.9%
Majority 1
Registered electors 552
Turnout 385 70%
Whig hold Swing

Great George
No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Robinson 188 53%
Whig Lawrence Heyworth 167 47%
Majority 21
Registered electors 505
Turnout 355 70%
Conservative hold Swing

Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Rigby 405 52%
Whig Vincent Higgins * 371 48%
Majority 34
Registered electors 990
Turnout 776 78%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Daniel Mather 257 52%
Conservative Richard Harbord 233 48%
Majority 24
Registered electors 710
Turnout 490 69%
Whig hold Swing

Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Richard Vaughan Yates 192 50.4%
Conservative John Bibby * 189 49.6%
Majority 3
Registered electors 560
Turnout 381 68%
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Nelson Wood * 274 55%
Whig George Loch 225 45%
Majority 49
Registered electors 715
Turnout 499 70%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Jones jun. 192 53%
Whig Joseph Mason * 173 47%
Majority 19
Registered electors 489
Turnout 365 75%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Barton * 178 50.1%
Whig John Deakin 177 49.9%
Majority 1
Registered electors 433
Turnout 355 82%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Richard Bright * unopposed
Registered electors 583
Whig hold Swing

Scotland
No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Houghton * 232 55%
Whig H. T. Atkinson 191 45%
Majority 41
Registered electors 594
Turnout 423 71%
Conservative hold Swing

South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Francis Jordan 148 51%
Conservative William McKee 142 49%
Majority 6
Registered electors 363
Turnout 290 80%
Whig hold Swing

Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Robertson Sandbach 110 55%
Whig Thomas Chalmer 91 45%
Majority 19
Registered electors 289
Turnout 201 70%
Conservative hold Swing

West Derby
No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Smith * 164 62%
Whig Edward James 102 38%
Majority 62
Registered electors 422
Turnout 201 63%
Conservative hold Swing

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See also

References
  1. "Liverpool Mercury Friday 8 November 1839 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. "Liverpool Mercury Friday 8 November 1839 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  3. "Liverpool Mercury Friday 8 November 1839 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  4. "Liverpool Mercury Friday 8 November 1839 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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