Liverpool Town Council election, 1838
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1838. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
There was a by-election in the Castle Strret ward.
Five of the seventeen seats were uncontested.
The terms "Whig" and "Reformer" are used interchangeably, although the local press at the time referred exclusively to "Reformers".
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Election result
| Liverpool Local Election Result 1838 |
| Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
| |
Whig |
11 |
1 |
5 |
-4 |
65% |
53% |
2,610 |
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Conservative |
6 |
5 |
1 |
+4 |
35% |
47% |
2,344 |
|
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
| Time |
Robertson Gladstone |
William Earle |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| 10:00 | 79 | 53% | 71 | 47% |
| 11:00 | 138 | 55% | 112 | 45% |
| 12:00 | 170 | 52% | 157 | 48% |
| 13:00 | 197 | 53% | 178 | 47% |
| 14:00 | 235 | 52% | 215 | 48% |
| 15:00 | 237 | 49% | 243 | 51% |
| 16:00 | 296 | 52% | 273 | 48% |
Castle Street
Everton
| Time |
John Holmes |
Francis Shand |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| 10:00 | 67 | 50% | 66 | 50% |
| 11:00 | 120 | 49% | 126 | 51% |
| 12:00 | 152 | 49% | 157 | 51% |
| 13:00 | 179 | 52% | 168 | 48% |
| 14:00 | 199 | 50% | 199 | 50% |
| 15:00 | 213 | 49% | 233 | 51% |
| 16:00 | 279 | 51% | 273 | 49% |
Exchange
| Time |
Henry Holmes |
George Gurden |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| 10:00 | 35 | 70% | 15 | 30% |
| 11:00 | 69 | 69% | 31 | 31% |
| 12:00 | 91 | 62% | 55 | 38% |
| 13:00 | 120 | 63% | 69 | 37% |
| 14:00 | 138 | 64% | 76 | 36% |
| 15:00 | 154 | 62% | 94 | 38% |
| 16:00 | 163 | 62% | 101 | 38% |
Great George
Lime Street
| Time |
Thomas Morecroft |
Ambrose Lace |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| 10:00 | 45 | 45% | 55 | 55% |
| 11:00 | | | | |
| 12:00 | 134 | 44% | 171 | 56% |
| 13:00 | 201 | 50% | 198 | 50% |
| 14:00 | 241 | 52% | 226 | 48% |
| 15:00 | 283 | | | |
| 16:00 | 348 | 55% | 286 | 45% |
North Toxteth
Pitt Street
| Time |
Hugh Hornby |
Thomas Toulmin |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| 10:00 | 57 | 49% | 60 | 51% |
| 11:00 | 113 | 53% | 100 | 47% |
| 12:00 | | | 113 | |
| 13:00 | 167 | 56% | 131 | 44% |
| 14:00 | 172 | 55% | 140 | 45% |
| 15:00 | 194 | 55% | 156 | 45% |
| 16:00 | 210 | 56% | 166 | 44% |
Rodney Street
| Time |
Thomas Harvey |
Henry Lawrence |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| 10:00 | 28 | 38% | 45 | 62% |
| 11:00 | 83 | 42% | 115 | 58% |
| 12:00 | 132 | 46% | 152 | 54% |
| 13:00 | 170 | 47% | 191 | 53% |
| 14:00 | 189 | 48% | 204 | 52% |
| 15:00 | 227 | | | |
| 16:00 | 274 | 51% | 265 | 49% |
St. Anne Street
| Time |
Thomas Coglan |
John Davies |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| 10:00 | 27 | 54% | 23 | 46% |
| 11:00 | | | | |
| 12:00 | 111 | 56% | 89 | 45% |
| 13:00 | 129 | 52% | 121 | 48% |
| 14:00 | 154 | 52% | 145 | 48% |
| 15:00 | 187 | 53% | 163 | 47% |
| 16:00 | 220 | 56% | 175 | 44% |
St. Paul's
| Time |
George Wright |
Christopher Rawdon |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| 10:00 | 56 | 62% | 35 | 38% |
| 11:00 | 94 | | | |
| 12:00 | 121 | 55% | 99 | 45% |
| 13:00 | 136 | 54% | 116 | 46% |
| 14:00 | 153 | 54% | 129 | 46% |
| 15:00 | 166 | 54% | 142 | 46% |
| 16:00 | 184 | 53% | 163 | 47% |
St. Peter's
| Time |
John Woollright |
Wilfred Troutbeck |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| 10:00 | 34 | 60% | 23 | 40% |
| 11:00 | 74 | 59% | 51 | 41% |
| 12:00 | 106 | 59% | 73 | 41% |
| 13:00 | 130 | 58% | 96 | 42% |
| 14:00 | 146 | 57% | 108 | 43% |
| 15:00 | 170 | 58% | 121 | 42% |
| 16:00 | 208 | 60% | 137 | 40% |
Scotland
| Time |
Isaac Holmes |
Samuel L |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| 10:00 | 57 | 48% | 63 | 53% |
| 11:00 | 86 | 57% | 64 | 43% |
| 12:00 | 106 | 53% | 93 | 47% |
| 13:00 | 133 | 53% | 116 | 47% |
| 14:00 | 158 | 53% | 141 | 47% |
| 15:00 | 185 | 53% | 166 | 47% |
| 16:00 | | | 196 | |
South Toxteth
| Time |
John Cropper |
Thomas Murray Gladstone |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| 10:00 | 64 | 70% | 28 | 30% |
| 11:00 | 71 | 61% | 45 | 39% |
| 12:00 | 86 | 65% | 47 | 35% |
| 13:00 | 101 | 60% | 68 | 40% |
| 14:00 | 121 | 61% | 79 | 40% |
| 15:00 | 129 | 60% | 85 | 40% |
| 16:00 | 145 | 57% | 108 | 43% |
Vauxhall
| Time |
Thomas Case |
Enoch Harvey |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| 10:00 | 47 | 59% | 33 | 41% |
| 11:00 | 73 | 55% | 59 | 45% |
| 12:00 | 90 | 58% | 66 | 42% |
| 13:00 | 98 | 52% | 89 | 48% |
| 14:00 | 105 | 53% | 93 | 47% |
| 15:00 | 111 | 54% | 94 | 46% |
| 16:00 | 125 | 55% | 103 | 45% |
West Derby
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Aldermanic Elections
On 9th November 1838, the term of office of eight of the sixteen aldermen expired.
The following were elected as Aldermen until 9th November 1844.
* - re-elected Alderman.
See also
References
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| Wards | |
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| Defunct wards |
- Abercromby
- Arundel
- Breckfield
- Brunswick
- Castle Street
- Dovecot
- Exchange
- Granby
- Great George
- Lime Street
- Little Woolton
- Low Hill
- Melrose
- Much Woolton
- Netherfield
- North Toxteth
- Pirrie
- Pitt Street
- Rodney Street
- St. Anne Street
- St. Domingo
- St. James'
- St. Mary's
- St. Paul's
- St. Peter's
- Sandhills
- Scotland
- Sefton Park
- Smithdown
- South Toxteth
- Vauxhall
- Westminster
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