| Election Name: | 1843 Liverpool Town Council election |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1842 Liverpool Town Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1842 |
| Next Election: | 1844 Liverpool Town Council election |
| Next Year: | 1844 |
| 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 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:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | +1 | 10 | 49 | ||
| 9 | -1 | 6 | 15 | ||
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.
Polling Place : The House, formerly the Queen's Arms Hotel, Castle-street.
Polling Place : Halliday's Everton Coffee House, Everton.
Polling Place : The north end of the Sessions'-house, in Chapel-street.
Polling Place : The Shop, No. 64, on the north side of Nelson-street, occupied by Mr. Richard Hesketh.
Polling Place : The Public-house of William Precott, at the corner of St. Vincent-street, London Road.
Polling Place : A Booth, on the Land situated on the east side of Park-road, and south side of St. Patrick's Chapel.
Polling Place : The Committee-room of the South Corporation School, in Park-lane.
Polling Place : The Shop near the entrance of the New Arcade, on the west side of Renshaw-street, occupied by Mr. Bryson.
Polling Place : The House of William Dyer, No. 52, on the south side of Christian-street
Polling Place : Mr. Mather's Baths, at the north west corner of St. Paul's-square.
Polling Place : The Horse and Jockey, in Seel-street.
Polling Place : The House, No. 61, on the south side of Burlington Street, near Limekiln-lane occupied by Mrs. Bell.
Polling Place : The Shop on the west side of Park-road, occupied by William McCartney, near the Church of John the Baptist.
Polling Place : The House occupied by Edward Ashort, nearly opposite the end of Naylor-street, being on the west side of Vauxhall-road.
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]