# 1843 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1843. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Two of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| | Conservative | 39 | +1 | 10 | 49 |
| | Reformers | 9 | -1 | 6 | 15 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1843 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 12 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 75% | 53% | 2,914 | |
| | Whig | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 25% | 44% | 2,385 | |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Boutflower | 195 | 56% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Neilson | 154 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | 12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 683 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 349 | 51% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Although both candidates were Conservative, Charles Boutflower "promised to support the exclusive system at the Corporation Schools", whilst Daniel Neilson stood in opposition to this stance.
Polling Place : A Booth in the Joiner's Yard of Thomas Bag?, on the east side of Mount-pleasant, nearly opposite the fever ward.

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | James Aikin * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 712 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
Polling Place : The House, formerly the Queen's Arms Hotel, Castle-street.

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Hodgson * | 221 | 64% |
| | Whig | Christopher Rawdon | 123 | 36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98 | 28% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 907 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 344 | 38% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Polling Place : Halliday's Everton Coffee House, Everton.

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Sands * | 240 | 60% |
| | Whig | George Holt | 157 | 40% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | 20% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 666 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 397 | 60% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Polling Place : The north end of the Sessions'-house, in Chapel-street.

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Sothern | 158 | 71% |
| | Whig | Thomas Taylor | 64 | 29% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 42% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 499 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 222 | 44% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Polling Place : The Shop, No. 64, on the north side of Nelson-street, occupied by Mr. Richard Hesketh.

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Kilshaw | 337 | 50.2% |
| | Whig | Thomas Morecroft | 334 | 49.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 840 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 671 | 80% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Polling Place : The Public-house of William Precott, at the corner of St. Vincent-street, London Road.

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Harbord * | 222 | 53% |
| | Whig | William Lockerby | 193 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 6% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 657 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 415 | 63% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Polling Place : A Booth, on the Land situated on the east side of Park-road, and south side of St. Patrick's Chapel.

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Toulmin * | 211 | 55% |
| | Whig | Robert Benn | 173 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 516 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 384 | 74% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Polling Place : The Committee-room of the South Corporation School, in Park-lane.

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Birkett * | 279 | 52% |
| | Whig | William Lassell | 261 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 799 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 540 | 68% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Polling Place : The Shop near the entrance of the New Arcade, on the west side of Renshaw-street, occupied by Mr. Bryson.

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Joseph Hornby | 210 | 55% |
| | Conservative | H. G. Harbord | 174 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 511 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 384 | 75% |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |
Polling Place : The House of William Dyer, No. 52, on the south side of Christian-street

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Benson Blundell Hollinshead Blundell * | 179 | 52% |
| | Whig | John Deakin | 162 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 423 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 341 | 81% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Polling Place : Mr. Mather's Baths, at the north west corner of St. Paul's-square.

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. A. Tinne | 264 | 53% | |
| | Whig | Thomas Bolton | 233 | 47% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 6% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 701 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 497 | 71% | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
Polling Place : The Horse and Jockey, in Seel-street.

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | William Thornhill * | 227 | 50.4% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Vernon | 223 | 49.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.8% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 563 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 450 | 80% |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |
Polling Place : The House, No. 61, on the south side of Burlington Street, near Limekiln-lane occupied by Mrs. Bell.

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. T. Glazebrook | 118 | 50.2% | |
| | Whig | John Platt * | 117 | 49.8% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.4% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 687 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 235 | 34% | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
Polling Place : The Shop on the west side of Park-road, occupied by William McCartney, near the Church of John the Baptist.

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Thomas Chalmer | 131 | 58% | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Case | 93 | 42% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 16% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 563 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 224 | 40% | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Polling Place : The House occupied by Edward Ashort, nearly opposite the end of Naylor-street, being on the west side of Vauxhall-road.

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Hall Lawrence * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 453 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Polling Place : The House on the south side of Edge-hill, opposite the Church in the occupation of Mr. Thomas Proctor.