Liverpool Town Council elections 1842
1842 Liverpool Town Council election
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← 1841 | November 1, 1842 (1842-11-01) | 1843 → |
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16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority |
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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 |
| Conservative | 38 | +5 | 9 | 47 |
| Reformers | 10 | -5 | 7 | 17 |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1842 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 13 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 81% | 60% | 2,793 | |
| Whig | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 19% | 40% | 1,839 | |
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Christopher Bushell * | 172 | 88% | |
| Whig | John Downey | 24 | 12% | |
Majority | 148 | 76% | |
Registered electors | 696 | | |
Turnout | 196 | 28% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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
No. 6 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | Hugh Hornby | 312 | 53% | |
| Conservative | Thomas Twanbrook Glazebrooke | 277 | 47% | |
Majority | 35 | 6% | |
Registered electors | 795 | | |
Turnout | 589 | 74% | |
| Whig hold | Swing | | |
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% |
Everton
No. 1 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Francis Shand | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | 760 | | |
| Conservative gain from Whig |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John North | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | 694 | | |
| Conservative gain from Whig |
Great George
No. 9 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Royden | 177 | 66% | |
| Whig | Edward Chaloner | 90 | 34% | |
Majority | 87 | 32% | N/A |
Registered electors | 473 | | |
Turnout | 267 | 56% | |
| Conservative gain from Whig |
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
No. 12 Lime Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Rigby * | 313 | 57% | |
| Whig | Thomas Morecroft | 236 | 43% | |
Majority | 77 | 14% | |
Registered electors | 855 | | |
Turnout | 549 | 64% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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
No. 16 North Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Sheppard | 278 | 65% | |
| Whig | William Lockerby | 149 | 35% | |
Majority | 129 | 30% | N/A |
Registered electors | 946 | | |
Turnout | 427 | 45% | |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
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
No. 8 Pitt Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | William Fawcett | 190 | 53% | |
| Conservative | John Taylor | 171 | 47% | |
Majority | 19 | 6% | |
Registered electors | 484 | | |
Turnout | 361 | 75% | |
| Whig hold | Swing | | |
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
No. 10 Rodney Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Nelson Wood * | 217 | 62% | |
| Whig | James Mulleneux | 132 | 38% | |
Majority | 85 | 24% | |
Registered electors | 699 | | |
Turnout | 349 | 50% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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
No. 13 St. Anne Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Jones jun. * | 210 | 51% | |
| Whig | Robert Ellison Harvey | 202 | 49% | |
Majority | 8 | 2% | |
Registered electors | 545 | | |
Turnout | 412 | 76% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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
No. 4 St. Paul's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Caton Thompson | 186 | 53% | |
| Whig | John Deakin | 165 | 47% | |
Majority | 21 | 6% | |
Registered electors | 477 | | |
Turnout | 351 | 74% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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
No. 7 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Samuel Holme | 252 | 65% | |
| Whig | Adam Cliff | 137 | 35% | |
Majority | 115 | 30% | N/A |
Registered electors | 682 | | |
Turnout | 389 | 57% | |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
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% |
Scotland
No. 2 Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Houghton junr * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | 536 | | |
| Conservative hold |
South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ambrose Lace | 142 | 69% | |
| Whig | Francis Jordan * | 64 | 31% | |
Majority | 78 | 38% | N/A |
Registered electors | 385 | | |
Turnout | 206 | 54% | |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
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
No. 3 Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | Thomas Blackburn | 138 | 57% | |
| Conservative | Thomas Case | 104 | 43% | |
Majority | 34 | 14% | N/A |
Registered electors | 332 | | |
Turnout | 242 | 73% | |
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
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
No. 14 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Plumpton | 182 | 62% | |
| Conservative | John Smith * | 112 | 38% | |
Majority | 70 | 24% | |
Registered electors | 497 | | |
Turnout | 294 | 59% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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 in the Corporation Schools.
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See also
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