# 1839 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1839. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
One of the sixteen wards was uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| | Reformers | 28 | -2 | 16 | 44 |
| | Conservative | 20 | +2 | 0 | 20 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1839 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Whig | 7 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 44% | 48% | 3,146 | |
| | Conservative | 9 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 56% | 52% | 3,342 | |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Bushell | 318 | 51% | |
| | Whig | Henry Ripley | 310 | 49% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 755 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 628 | 83% | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Thomas Bolton * | 245 | 52% |
| | Conservative | P. Hope | 222 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 685 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 467 | 68% |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | George Quayle | 304 | 50.1% | |
| | Conservative | William Shand | 303 | 49.9% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 761 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 607 | 80% | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | James Mellor* | 193 | 50.1% |
| | Conservative | Ambrose Lace | 192 | 49.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 552 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 385 | 70% |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Robinson | 188 | 53% |
| | Whig | Lawrence Heyworth | 167 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 6% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 505 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 355 | 70% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Rigby | 405 | 52% | |
| | Whig | Vincent Higgins * | 371 | 48% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34 | 4% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 990 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 776 | 78% | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Daniel Mather | 257 | 52% |
| | Conservative | Richard Harbord | 233 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 710 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 490 | 69% |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Richard Vaughan Yates | 192 | 50.4% | |
| | Conservative | John Bibby * | 189 | 49.6% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.8% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 560 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 381 | 68% | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Nelson Wood * | 274 | 55% | |
| | Whig | George Loch | 225 | 45% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 10% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 715 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 499 | 70% | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Jones jun. | 192 | 53% | |
| | Whig | Joseph Mason * | 173 | 47% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 6% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 489 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 365 | 75% | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Barton * | 178 | 50.1% |
| | Whig | John Deakin | 177 | 49.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 433 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 355 | 82% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Richard Bright * | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 583 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Houghton * | 232 | 55% |
| | Whig | H. T. Atkinson | 191 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 594 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 423 | 71% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Francis Jordan | 148 | 51% |
| | Conservative | William McKee | 142 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 363 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 290 | 80% |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Henry Robertson Sandbach | 110 | 55% |
| | Whig | Thomas Chalmer | 91 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 289 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 201 | 70% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Smith * | 164 | 62% |
| | Whig | Edward James | 102 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 24% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 422 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 201 | 63% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |