# 1838 Liverpool Town Council election

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

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1838 :
| Party | 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

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robertson Gladstone | 296 | 52% | |
| | Whig | William Earle | 273 | 48% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 4% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 663 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 569 | 86% | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
| Time | Robertson Gladstone | Robertson Gladstone | William Earle | William Earle |
| Time | 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

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

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Holmes * | 279 | 51% |
| | Conservative | Francis Shand | 273 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 706 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 552 | 78% |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |
| Time | John Holmes | John Holmes | Francis Shand | Francis Shand |
| Time | 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

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Henry Holmes | 163 | 62% |
| | Conservative | George Gurden | 101 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 24% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 549 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 264 | 48% |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |
| Time | Henry Holmes | Henry Holmes | George Gurden | George Gurden |
| Time | 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

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Lawrence | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 442 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Thomas Morecroft * | 348 | 55% |
| | Conservative | Ambrose Lace | 286 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 790 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 634 | 80% |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |
| Time | Thomas Morecroft | Thomas Morecroft | Ambrose Lace | Ambrose Lace |
| Time | 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

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | William Wallace Currie * | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 693 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Hugh Hornby * | 210 | 56% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Toulmin | 166 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 563 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 376 | 67% |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |
| Time | Hugh Hornby | Hugh Hornby | Thomas Toulmin | Thomas Toulmin |
| Time | 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

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Thomas Harvey | 274 | 51% | |
| | Conservative | Henry Lawrence * | 265 | 49% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 637 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 539 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Time | Thomas Harvey | Thomas Harvey | Henry Lawrence | Henry Lawrence |
| Time | 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

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Thomas Coglan * | 220 | 56% |
| | Conservative | John Davies | 175 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 487 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 395 | 81% |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |
| Time | Thomas Coglan | Thomas Coglan | John Davies | John Davies |
| Time | 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

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Wright | 184 | 53% | |
| | Whig | Christopher Rawdon * | 163 | 47% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 6% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 481 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 347 | 72% | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
| Time | George Wright | George Wright | Christopher Rawdon | Christopher Rawdon |
| Time | 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

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Woollright * | 208 | 60% |
| | Conservative | Wilfred Troutbeck | 137 | 40% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 20% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 607 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 345 | 57% |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |
| Time | John Woollright | John Woollright | Wilfred Troutbeck | Wilfred Troutbeck |
| Time | 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

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Isaac Holmes | 228 | 54% | |
| | Whig | Samuel Lacon | 196 | 46% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 8% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 534 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 424 | 79% | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
| Time | Isaac Holmes | Isaac Holmes | Samuel L | Samuel L |
| Time | 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

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Cropper * | 145 | 57% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Murray Gladstone | 108 | 43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 14% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 355 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 253 | 71% |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |
| Time | John Cropper | John Cropper | Thomas Murray Gladstone | Thomas Murray Gladstone |
| Time | 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

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Case | 125 | 55% | |
| | Whig | Enoch Harvey * | 103 | 45% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 10% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 311 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 228 | 73% | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
| Time | Thomas Case | Thomas Case | Enoch Harvey | Enoch Harvey |
| Time | 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

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Shaw Leigh * | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 470 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

## 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 |
| 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 |