1837 Liverpool Town Council election
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Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1837. 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:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| | Reformers | 33 | -4 | 15 | 48 |
| | Conservative | 15 | +4 | 1 | 16 |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1837 | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Whig | 12 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 75% | 51% | 3,093 | |
| | Conservative | 4 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 25% | 49% | 2,945 | |
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Dr. James Carson * | 250 | 51% | |
| | Conservative | Robertson Gladstone | 245 | 49% | |
| Majority | 5 | 2% | |
| Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | 495 | | |
| | Whig hold | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Charles Birch * | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | | | |
| | Whig hold |
Everton
No. 1 Everton | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Hodgson | 273 | 51% | |
| | Whig | George Quayle * | 258 | 49% | |
| Majority | 15 | 2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | 531 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Sands | 204 | 51% | |
| | Whig | Lawrence Heyworth * | 193 | 49% | |
| Majority | 11 | 2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | 397 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
Great George
No. 9 Great George | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Cooper | 172 | 57% | |
| | Whig | Hardman Earle | 131 | 43% | |
| Majority | 41 | 14% | N/A |
| Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | 303 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
Lime Street
North Toxteth
Pitt Street
Rodney Street
St. Anne Street
St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Benjamin Frankland | 163 | 51% | |
| | Conservative | William Winstanley | 155 | 49% | |
| Majority | 8 | 2% | |
| Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | 318 | | |
| | Whig hold | Swing | | |
St. Peter's
Scotland
South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Platt | 134 | 51% | |
| | Conservative | Alexander Smith jnr | 129 | 49% | |
| Majority | 5 | 2% | |
| Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | 263 | | |
| | Whig hold | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | William Preston | 114 | 56% | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Case | 91 | 44% | |
| Majority | 23 | 12% | |
| Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | 205 | | |
| | Whig hold | Swing | | |
West Derby
No. 14 West Derby | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Hall Lawrence | 188 | 53% | |
| | Whig | George Holt * | 164 | 47% | |
| Majority | 24 | 6% | N/A |
| Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | 352 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
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See also
References
- ^ "The Albion Monday 6 November 1837 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "The Albion Monday 6 November 1837 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "The Albion Monday 6 November 1837 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "The Albion Monday 6 November 1837 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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