1842 Liverpool Town Council election explained
| Election Name: | 1842 Liverpool Town Council election |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Year: | 1841 |
| Previous Election: | 1841 Liverpool Town Council election |
| Next Year: | 1843 |
| Next Election: | 1843 Liverpool Town Council election |
| Seats For Election: | 16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards |
| Majority Seats: | 33 (incl. Aldermen) |
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:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
|---|
| | 38 | +5 | 9 | 47 |
| | 10 | -5 | 7 | 17 |
|
Ward results
- - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
| Time | Christopher Bushell | John Downey |
|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % |
|---|
| 10:00 | | | | |
| 11:00 | 74 | 93% | 6 | 8% |
| 12:00 | | | | |
| 13:00 | 86 | 90% | 10 | 10% |
| 14:00 | 123 | 87% | 18 | 13% |
| 15:00 | | | | |
| 16:00 | 172 | 88% | 24 | 12% |
|
Castle Street
| Time | Hugh Hornby | Thomas Twanbrook Glazebrooke |
|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % |
|---|
| 10:00 | 62 | 52% | 57 | 48% |
| 11:00 | 109 | 53% | 98 | 47% |
| 12:00 | 126 | 52% | 118 | 48% |
| 13:00 | 164 | 54% | 141 | 46% |
| 14:00 | 198 | 54% | 170 | 46% |
| 15:00 | 237 | 52% | 221 | 48% |
| 16:00 | 312 | 53% | 277 | 47% |
|
Great George
| Time | Thomas Royden | Edward Chaloner |
|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % |
|---|
| 10:00 | 69 | 78% | 19 | 22% |
| 11:00 | 98 | 77% | 30 | 23% |
| 12:00 | 120 | 69% | 53 | 31% |
| 13:00 | 134 | 68% | 64 | 32% |
| 14:00 | 157 | 68% | 74 | 32% |
| 15:00 | 166 | 67% | 82 | 33% |
| 16:00 | 177 | 66% | 90 | 34% |
|
Lime Street
| Time | Robert Rigby | Thomas Morecroft |
|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % |
|---|
| 10:00 | 42 | 53% | 37 | 47% |
| 11:00 | 84 | 53% | 78 | 48% |
| 12:00 | 120 | 54% | 101 | 46% |
| 13:00 | 159 | 56% | 123 | 44% |
| 14:00 | 226 | 58% | 164 | 42% |
| 15:00 | 245 | 58% | 175 | 42% |
| 16:00 | 313 | 57% | 236 | 43% |
|
North Toxteth
| Time | John Sheppard | William Lockerby |
|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % |
|---|
| 10:00 | 32 | 52% | 30 | 48% |
| 11:00 | 61 | 54% | 53 | 64% |
| 12:00 | 76 | 55% | 61 | 45% |
| 13:00 | 126 | 61% | 80 | 39% |
| 14:00 | 175 | 64% | 100 | 36% |
| 15:00 | 216 | 63% | 128 | 37% |
| 16:00 | 278 | 65% | 149 | 35% |
|
Pitt Street
| Time | William Fawcett | John Taylor |
|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % |
|---|
| 10:00 | 51 | 57% | 39 | 43% |
| 11:00 | 76 | 56% | 60 | 44% |
| 12:00 | 87 | 57% | 66 | 43% |
| 13:00 | 107 | 56% | 83 | 44% |
| 14:00 | 138 | 54% | 116 | 46% |
| 15:00 | 160 | 52% | 145 | 48% |
| 16:00 | 190 | 53% | 171 | 47% |
|
Rodney Street
| Time | John Nelson Wood | James Mulleneux | Votes | % | Votes | % |
|---|
| 10:00 | 46 | 62% | 28 | 38% |
| 11:00 | 97 | 64% | 54 | 36% |
| 12:00 | 107 | 58% | 76 | 42% |
| 13:00 | 133 | 61% | 85 | 39% |
| 14:00 | 158 | 60% | 104 | 40% |
| 15:00 | | | | |
| 16:00 | 217 | 62% | 132 | 38% |
|
St. Anne Street
| Time | Robert Jones jun. | Robert Ellison Harvey |
|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % |
|---|
| 10:00 | 29 | 53% | 26 | 47% |
| 11:00 | 48 | 51% | 47 | 49% |
| 12:00 | 77 | 52% | 71 | 48% |
| 13:00 | 102 | 53% | 92 | 47% |
| 14:00 | 124 | 50% | 122 | 50% |
| 15:00 | 164 | 52% | 151 | 48% |
| 16:00 | 210 | 51% | 202 | 49% |
|
St. Paul's
| Time | John Caton Thompson | John Deakin |
|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % |
|---|
| 10:00 | 30 | 71% | 12 | 29% |
| 11:00 | 59 | 60% | 40 | 40% |
| 12:00 | 91 | 58% | 66 | 42% |
| 13:00 | 116 | 59% | 81 | 41% |
| 14:00 | 143 | 56% | 113 | 44% |
| 15:00 | 150 | 53% | 131 | 47% |
| 16:00 | 186 | 53% | 165 | 47% |
|
St. Peter's
| Time | Samuel Holme | Adam Cliff |
|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % |
|---|
| 10:00 | 64 | 70% | 28 | 30% |
| 11:00 | 108 | 67% | 53 | 33% |
| 12:00 | 145 | 63% | 85 | 37% |
| 13:00 | 173 | 63% | 103 | 37% |
| 14:00 | 195 | 63% | 117 | 38% |
| 15:00 | 214 | 63% | 126 | 37% |
| 16:00 | 252 | 65% | 137 | 35% |
|
South Toxteth
| Time | Ambrose Lace | Francis Jordan |
|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % |
|---|
| 10:00 | | | | |
| 11:00 | 53 | 72% | 21 | 28% |
| 12:00 | 63 | 73% | 23 | 27% |
| 13:00 | 80 | 74% | 28 | 26% |
| 14:00 | 103 | 74% | 36 | 26% |
| 15:00 | 106 | 71% | 43 | 29% |
| 16:00 | 142 | 69% | 64 | 31% |
|
Vauxhall
| Time | Thomas Blackburn | Thomas Case |
|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % |
|---|
| 10:00 | 22 | 69% | 10 | 31% |
| 11:00 | 49 | 62% | 30 | 38% |
| 12:00 | 67 | 56% | 53 | 44% |
| 13:00 | 77 | 53% | 69 | 47% |
| 14:00 | 108 | 57% | 80 | 43% |
| 15:00 | 122 | 58% | 90 | 42% |
| 16:00 | 138 | 57% | 104 | 43% |
|
West Derby
| Time | James Plumpton | John Smith |
|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % |
|---|
| 10:00 | 77 | 67 | 38 | 33% |
| 11:00 | 101 | 63% | 60 | 37% |
| 12:00 | 113 | 60% | 75 | 40% |
| 13:00 | 134 | 61% | 87 | 39% |
| 14:00 | 153 | 62% | 95 | 38% |
| 15:00 | 162 | 61% | 105 | 39% |
| 16:00 | 182 | 62% | 112 | 38% |
|
James Plumpton, unlike John Smith, was an advocate for scriptural education inthe Corporation Schools.
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 4 November 1842 (1) (scan). 29 October 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 4 November 1842 (2) (scan). 29 October 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 4 November 1842 (3) (scan). 29 October 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 4 November 1842 (4) (scan). 29 October 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 4 November 1842 (5) (scan). 29 October 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 4 November 1842 (6) (scan). 29 October 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 4 November 1842 (7) (scan). 29 October 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 4 November 1842 (8) (scan). 29 October 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 4 November 1842 (9) (scan). 29 October 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 4 November 1842 (10) (scan). 29 October 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 4 November 1842 (11) (scan). 29 October 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 4 November 1842 (12) (scan). 29 October 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 4 November 1842 (13) (scan). 29 October 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 4 November 1842 (14) (scan). 29 October 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 4 November 1842 (15) (scan). 29 October 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 4 November 1842 (16) (scan). 29 October 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 4 November 1842 (17) (scan). 29 October 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 2 November 1842 (1) (scan). 29 October 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 2 November 1842 (2) (scan). 29 October 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 2 November 1842 (3) (scan). 29 October 2016 .
