1838 Liverpool Town Council election explained

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 Street 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:

Party		Councillors	±	Aldermen	Total
		30	-4	16	46
		18	+4	0	18

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%

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%

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%

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 9 November 1838, the term of office of eight of the sixteen aldermen expired.

The following were elected as Aldermen until 9 November 1844.

• - re-elected Alderman.

Party		Alderman
		Thomas Brockhurst Barclay *
		Eyre Evans *
		Thomas Holt
		James Moon *
		Thomas Bulley *
		William Purser Freme *
		William Earle
		Enoch Harvey

See also

• Liverpool City Council
• Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879
• Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present
• Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
• History of local government in England

Notes and References

1. Web site: Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1838 (1) (scan). 15 October 2016 .
2. Web site: Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1838 (2) (scan). 15 October 2016 .
3. Web site: Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1838 (3) (scan). 15 October 2016 .
4. Web site: Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1838 (4) (scan). 15 October 2016 .