1843 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1843. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Two of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative39+11049
Reformers9-1615

Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1843
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 12 2 1 +1 75% 53% 2,914
  Whig 4 1 2 -1 25% 44% 2,385

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Boutflower 195 56%
Conservative Daniel Neilson 154 44%
Majority 195
Registered electors 683
Turnout 349 51%
Conservative hold Swing

Although both candidates were Conservative, Charles Boutflower "promised to support the exclusive system at the Corporation Schools", whilst Daniel Neilson stood in opposition to this stance. [1] [2]

Polling Place : A Booth in the Joiner's Yard of Thomas Bag?, on the east side of Mount-pleasant, nearly opposite the fever ward.

Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig James Aikin * unopposed
Registered electors 712
Whig hold Swing

Polling Place : The House, formerly the Queen's Arms Hotel, Castle-street.

Everton
No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Hodgson * 221 64%
Whig Christopher Rawdon 123 36%
Majority 98
Registered electors 907
Turnout 344 38%
Conservative hold Swing

Polling Place : Halliday's Everton Coffee House, Everton.

Exchange
No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Sands * 240 60%
Whig George Holt 157 40%
Majority 83
Registered electors 666
Turnout 397 60%
Conservative hold Swing

Polling Place : The north end of the Sessions'-house, in Chapel-street.

Great George
No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Sothern 158 71%
Whig Thomas Taylor 64 29%
Majority 94
Registered electors 499
Turnout 222 44%
Conservative hold Swing

Polling Place : The Shop, No. 64, on the north side of Nelson-street, occupied by Mr. Richard Hesketh.

Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Kilshaw 337 50.2%
Whig Thomas Morecroft 334 49.8%
Majority 3
Registered electors 840
Turnout 671 80%
Conservative hold Swing

Polling Place : The Public-house of William Precott, at the corner of St. Vincent-street, London Road.

North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Harbord * 222 53%
Whig William Lockerby 193 47%
Majority 29
Registered electors 657
Turnout 415 63%
Conservative hold Swing

Polling Place : A Booth, on the Land situated on the east side of Park-road, and south side of St. Patrick's Chapel.

Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Toulmin * 211 55%
Whig Robert Benn 173 45%
Majority 38
Registered electors 516
Turnout 384 74%
Conservative hold Swing

Polling Place : The Committee-room of the South Corporation School, in Park-lane.

Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Birkett * 279' 52%
Whig William Lassell 261 48%
Majority 18
Registered electors 799
Turnout 540 68%
Conservative hold Swing

Polling Place : The Shop near the entrance of the New Arcade, on the west side of Renshaw-street, occupied by Mr. Bryson.

St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Joseph Hornby 210 55%
Conservative H. G. Harbord 174 45%
Majority 36
Registered electors 511
Turnout 384 75%
Whig hold Swing

Polling Place : The House of William Dyer, No. 52, on the south side of Christian-street

St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Benson Blundell Hollinshead Blundell * 179 52%
Whig John Deakin 162 48%
Majority 17
Registered electors 423
Turnout 341 81%
Conservative hold Swing

Polling Place : Mr. Mather's Baths, at the north west corner of St. Paul's-square.

St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. A. Tinne 264 53%
Whig Thomas Bolton 233 47%
Majority 31
Registered electors 701
Turnout 497 71%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Polling Place : The Horse and Jockey, in Seel-street.

Scotland
No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig William Thornhill * 227 50.4%
Conservative Thomas Vernon 223 49.6%
Majority 4
Registered electors 563
Turnout 450 80%
Whig hold Swing

Polling Place : The House, No. 61, on the south side of Burlington Street, near Limekiln-lane occupied by Mrs. Bell.

South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. T. Glazebrook 118 50.2%
Whig John Platt * 117 49.8%
Majority 1
Registered electors 687
Turnout 235 34%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Polling Place : The Shop on the west side of Park-road, occupied by William McCartney, near the Church of John the Baptist.

Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Thomas Chalmer 131 58%
Conservative Thomas Case 93 42%
Majority 38
Registered electors 563
Turnout 224 40%
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

Polling Place : The House occupied by Edward Ashort, nearly opposite the end of Naylor-street, being on the west side of Vauxhall-road.

West Derby
No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Hall Lawrence * unopposed
Registered electors 453
Conservative hold Swing

Polling Place : The House on the south side of Edge-hill, opposite the Church in the occupation of Mr. Thomas Proctor. [3] [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

See also

References
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