1840 Liverpool Town Council election
English local election
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Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1840. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
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All of the sixteen wards were contested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reformers | 22 | -6 | 16 | 38 | |
| Conservative | 26 | +6 | 0 | 26 | |
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | 6 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 37% | 49% | 3,227 | ||
| Conservative | 10 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 63% | 51% | 3,414 | ||
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Procter | 317 | 53% | ||
| Whig | Thomas Todd | 282 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 35 | 6% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 599 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
| Time | James Procter | Thomas Todd | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 63 | 50% | 64 | 50% |
| 11:00 | 142 | 52% | 131 | 48% |
| 12:00 | 176 | 51% | 171 | 49% |
| 13:00 | 214 | |||
| 14:00 | ||||
| 15:00 | ||||
| 16:00 | 317 | 53% | 282 | 47% |
Castle Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | James Aikin | 228 | 53% | ||
| Conservative | Peter Hope | 206 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 22 | 6% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 434 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
| Time | James Aikin | Peter Hope | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 65 | 65% | 35 | 35% |
| 11:00 | 115 | 56% | 90 | 44% |
| 12:00 | 148 | 54% | 127 | 46% |
| 13:00 | 170 | 54% | 143 | 46% |
| 14:00 | 178 | 52% | 162 | 48% |
| 15:00 | 206 | 53% | 181 | 47% |
| 16:00 | 228 | 53% | 206 | 47% |
Everton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Hodgson * | 308 | 52% | ||
| Whig | William Brown | 287 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 21 | 4% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 595 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Time | David Hodgson | William Brown | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 109 | 57% | 81 | 43% |
| 11:00 | 155 | 54% | 132 | 46% |
| 12:00 | 185 | 54% | 158 | 46% |
| 13:00 | 213 | 55% | 177 | 45% |
| 14:00 | 230 | 55% | 200 | 47% |
| 15:00 | 271 | 54% | 228 | 46% |
| 16:00 | 308 | 52% | 287 | 48% |
Exchange
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Sands * | 190 | 54% | ||
| Whig | William Wood | 160 | 46% | ||
| Majority | 30 | 8% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 350 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Time | Thomas Sands | William Wood | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 50 | 65% | 27 | 35% |
| 11:00 | 101 | 62% | 61 | 38% |
| 12:00 | 132 | 58% | 95 | 42% |
| 13:00 | 154 | 58% | 111 | 42% |
| 14:00 | 171 | 57% | 131 | 435 |
| 15:00 | 191 | 55% | 154 | 45% |
| 16:00 | 199 | 54% | 168 | 46% |
Great George
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joseph Cooper * | 180 | 51% | ||
| Whig | Thomas Taylor | 172 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 8 | 2% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 352 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Time | Joseph Cooper | Thomas Taylor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 56 | 51% | 53 | 49% |
| 11:00 | 94 | 51% | 89 | 49% |
| 12:00 | 115 | 49.6% | 117 | 50.4% |
| 13:00 | 140 | 50.4% | 138 | 49.6% |
| 14:00 | 154 | 51% | 150 | 49% |
| 15:00 | 170 | 55% | 157 | 48% |
| 16:00 | 180 | 51% | 172 | 49% |
Lime Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Thomas Blackburn * | 390 | 50.1% | ||
| Conservative | John Kilshaw | 388 | 49.9% | ||
| Majority | 2 | 0.2% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 778 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
| Time | Thomas Blackburn | John Kilshaw | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 64 | 52% | 60 | 48% |
| 11:00 | 116 | |||
| 12:00 | 166 | |||
| 13:00 | 223 | |||
| 14:00 | 279 | 51% | 271 | 49% |
| 15:00 | 324 | |||
| 16:00 | 390 | 50.1% | 388 | 49.9% |
North Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Harbord | 240 | 51% | ||
| Whig | William McMurdo Duncan * | 233 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 7 | 2% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 473 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
| Time | Richard Harbord | William McMurdo Duncan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 33 | |||
| 11:00 | 74 | 49% | 76 | 51% |
| 12:00 | 101 | |||
| 13:00 | 167 | 51% | 158 | 49% |
| 14:00 | 199 | 51% | 189 | 49% |
| 15:00 | 219 | |||
| 16:00 | 240 | 233 | 49% | |
Pitt Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Toulmin | 189 | 50.1% | ||
| Whig | William Rathbone * | 188 | 49.9% | ||
| Majority | 1 | 0.2% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 377 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
| Time | Thomas Toulmin | William Rathbone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 75 | 57% | 56 | 43% |
| 11:00 | 105 | 56% | 84 | 44% |
| 12:00 | 135 | 54% | 115 | 46% |
| 13:00 | 149 | 53% | 134 | 47% |
| 14:00 | 164 | 53% | 146 | 47% |
| 15:00 | 170 | 51% | 164 | 49% |
| 16:00 | 189 | 50.1% | 188 | 49.9% |
Rodney Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Birkett | 269 | 56% | ||
| Whig | Charles Holland | 212 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 57 | 12% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 481 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
| Time | William Birkett | Charles Holland | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 56 | |||
| 11:00 | 77 | |||
| 12:00 | 111 | 57% | 84 | 43% |
| 13:00 | 134 | |||
| 14:00 | ||||
| 15:00 | 182 | |||
| 16:00 | 269 | 56% | 212 | 44% |
St. Anne Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | William Slater | 192 | 51% | ||
| Conservative | John Davies | 188 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 4 | 2% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 380 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
| Time | William Slater | John Davies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 40 | 53% | 35 | 47% |
| 11:00 | 66 | 57% | 50 | 43% |
| 12:00 | 95 | 54% | 82 | 46% |
| 13:00 | 117 | 49% | 120 | 51% |
| 14:00 | 148 | 50% | 150 | 50% |
| 15:00 | 167 | 51% | 162 | 49% |
| 16:00 | 192 | 51% | 188 | 49% |
St. Paul's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Benson Blundell Hollinshead Blundell | 177 | 51% | ||
| Whig | John Rowland McGuffie | 167 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 10 | 2% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 344 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
| Time | Richard Benson Blundell Hollinshead Blundell | John Rowland McGuffie | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 72 | 51% | 68 | 49% |
| 11:00 | 86 | 50.3% | 85 | 49.7% |
| 12:00 | 99 | 52% | 90 | 48% |
| 13:00 | 131 | 52% | 123 | 48% |
| 14:00 | 146 | 53% | 131 | 47% |
| 15:00 | 167 | 52% | 152 | 48% |
| 16:00 | 177 | 51% | 167 | 49% |
St. Peter's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John Priestley * | 156 | 53% | ||
| Conservative | Ebenezer Rae | 137 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 19 | 6% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 293 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
| Time | John Priestley | Ebenezer Rae | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 41 | 47% | 47 | 53% |
| 11:00 | 70 | 49% | 73 | 51% |
| 12:00 | 97 | 53% | 86 | 47% |
| 13:00 | 108 | 53% | 97 | 47% |
| 14:00 | 127 | 53% | 113 | 47% |
| 15:00 | 146 | 55% | 121 | 45% |
| 16:00 | 156 | 53% | 137 | 47% |
Scotland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | William Thornhill * | 215 | 50.1% | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Murray Gladstone | 214 | 49.9% | ||
| Majority | 1 | 0.2% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 429 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
| Time | William Thornhill | Thomas Murray Gladstone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 33 | 45% | 40 | 55% |
| 11:00 | 79 | 48% | 85 | 52% |
| 12:00 | 104 | 48% | 112 | 52% |
| 13:00 | 121 | 48% | 129 | 52% |
| 14:00 | 166 | 52% | 155 | 48% |
| 15:00 | 182 | 49.7% | 184 | 50.3% |
| 16:00 | 215 | 51.1% | 214 | 49.9% |
South Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John Platt * | 144 | 51% | ||
| Conservative | J. Shepperd | 138 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 6 | 2% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 282 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
| Time | John Platt | John Shepperd | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 30 | 45% | 36 | 55% |
| 11:00 | 76 | 58% | 56 | 42% |
| 12:00 | ||||
| 13:00 | 107 | 54% | 91 | 46% |
| 14:00 | 122 | 54% | 106 | 46% |
| 15:00 | 129 | 51% | 122 | 49% |
| 16:00 | 144 | 51% | 138 | 49% |
Vauxhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Copeland | 108 | 53% | ||
| Whig | William Preston * | 96 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 12 | 6% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 204 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
| Time | Henry Copeland | William Preston | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 44 | 56% | 35 | 44% |
| 11:00 | 56 | 56% | 44 | 44% |
| 12:00 | 69 | 55% | 56 | 45% |
| 13:00 | 80 | 58% | 57 | 42% |
| 14:00 | 84 | 56% | 66 | 44% |
| 15:00 | 100 | 56% | 77 | 44% |
| 16:00 | 108 | 56% | 86 | 44% |
West Derby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Hall Lawrence * | 156 | 62% | ||
| Whig | Lawrence Heyworth jun. | 95 | 38% | ||
| Majority | 61 | 24% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 251 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Time | George Hall Lawrence | Lawrence Heyworth jun. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 85 | 78% | 24 | 22% |
| 11:00 | 128 | 74% | 46 | 26% |
| 12:00 | 138 | 71% | 56 | 29% |
| 13:00 | 139 | 66% | 71 | 34% |
| 14:00 | 149 | 64% | 83 | 36% |
| 15:00 | 155 | 63% | 91 | 37% |
| 16:00 | 156 | 62% | 96 | 38% |
See also
- Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879
- Liverpool City Council elections 1880âpresent
- Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
- History of local government in England