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
Reformers 30 -4 16 46
Conservative 18 +4 0 18

Election result[edit]

Liverpool Local Election Result 1838
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Whig 11 1 5 -4 65% 53% 2,610
  Conservative 6 5 1 +4 35% 47% 2,344

Ward results[edit]

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby[edit]

No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robertson Gladstone 296 52%
Whig William Earle 273 48%
Majority 23
Registered electors 663
Turnout 569 86%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing
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[edit]

No. 6 Castle Street - 2 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Joshua Walmsley * unopposed
Whig Edward Pilcher unopposed
Registered electors 674
Whig hold Swing
Whig hold Swing

Everton[edit]

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Holmes * 279 51%
Conservative Francis Shand 273 49%
Majority 6
Registered electors 706
Turnout 552 78%
Whig hold Swing
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[edit]

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Henry Holmes 163 62%
Conservative George Gurden 101 38%
Majority 62
Registered electors 549
Turnout 264 48%
Whig hold Swing
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[edit]

No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Lawrence unopposed
Registered electors 442
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Lime Street[edit]

No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Thomas Morecroft * 348 55%
Conservative Ambrose Lace 286 45%
Majority 62
Registered electors 790
Turnout 634 80%
Whig hold Swing
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[edit]

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig William Wallace Currie * unopposed
Registered electors 693
Whig hold Swing

Pitt Street[edit]

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Hugh Hornby * 210 56%
Conservative Thomas Toulmin 166 44%
Majority 44
Registered electors 563
Turnout 376 67%
Whig hold Swing
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[edit]

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Thomas Harvey 274' 51%
Conservative Henry Lawrence * 265 49%
Majority 9
Registered electors 637
Turnout 539
Whig gain from Conservative Swing
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[edit]

No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Thomas Coglan * 220 56%
Conservative John Davies 175 44%
Majority 45
Registered electors 487
Turnout 395 81%
Whig hold Swing
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[edit]

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Wright 184 53%
Whig Christopher Rawdon * 163 47%
Majority 21
Registered electors 481
Turnout 347 72%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing
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[edit]

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Woollright * 208 60%
Conservative Wilfred Troutbeck 137 40%
Majority 71
Registered electors 607
Turnout 345 57%
Whig hold Swing
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[edit]

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Isaac Holmes 228 54%
Whig Samuel Lacon 196 46%
Majority 32
Registered electors 534
Turnout 424 79%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing
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[edit]

No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Cropper * 145 57%
Conservative Thomas Murray Gladstone 108 43%
Majority 37
Registered electors 355
Turnout 253 71%
Whig hold Swing
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[edit]

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Case 125 55%
Whig Enoch Harvey * 103 45%
Majority 22
Registered electors 311
Turnout 228 73%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing
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[edit]

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Shaw Leigh * unopposed
Registered electors 470
Conservative hold Swing

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Aldermanic Elections[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1838 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1838 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1838 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1838 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 15 October 2016.