The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-11-04 00:00:00

PRESTON.

The eledtion of councillors for the different wards of this
borough excited a very considerable degree of interest. The
wards were strongly contested, and, the town on Monday and
Yesterday presented all the appearance of a parliamentary elec.
lion. In Trinity ward the three candidates were Mi. William
Holmes, C. J• Seger, Lsq , barrister, and Clayton, Esq.,
banker; the last of whom is a conservative. The most indefa-
tigable efforts were used by the friends of Mr. Clayton to secure
hisrreturn,,but he took no active interest in the election him-
. seif,:yet consented to serve if chosen. Early yesterday morn-
ing several bands of music, accompanied with flags and banners
bearing different devices, paraded the town ; and the friends of
the 'respective parties commenced active operations.—lu Fish-
wick ward the candidates were Messrs: Shaw, Threlfall, Horn,
and Blackhurst.—lu Christ Church ward, Messrs. Brown,
Leech, Noble and Arkwright. In Sr. John's ward, Messrs. IL
:.Park, Jackson, Leece and Wilding. In St. George's ward,
Jildessrs. Jno. Park, Armstrong, Donson and '-lumber--and in
'St:; Peter's ward, Messrs. Stevenson, Crankshaw, Park and
Mat:gison. = lus political sentiment the candidates were about
equally divided, and party spirit was unquestionably the feeling
of all interested. Up to twelve at noon no disturbance of ma-
wrist consequence , took place, excepting a slight skirmish be-
tween two opponent parties in John-street, where missiles were
ip plentiful requisition. It passed off, however, with a few
broken windows.and the closing of some of the shops. In St.
George's ward Messrs. Park and Armstrong were the popular
' candidates throughout the election. The following is the result
of the election at four .o'clock

TrinityWard—Messrs. Clayton and Segar.
Fisbwick Ward—Messrs. I-forn and Blackhurst.
St. George's Ward—Messrs. Jno. Park and Armstrong.
Christ Church Ward—Messrs. Brown and Leech.
St. Peter's Ward—Messrs. James Park and Margison.
St. John's Ward—Messrs. Leece and Jackson.
Of the twelve candidates returned, seven are conservatives.-
Manchesier Guardian.

WIGAN.
The results of the municipal election here are as follow :

WARDS. RRPORMW.RS. TORIES.
Scholes Ainsworth, Mr. 67.... Knight, R. 71
Ditto Park, W. 67....Grimshaw, T. 69
St. George's ... - I\l'Nellie, D. 81....Latham, John, 78
Ditto Walker, James, 81 Mar,len, It. 78
Queen-street....M`Muldrow, Jas. 74....Eckerslev, James, 71
Ditto Wood, John, 73.... Fisher, John, 70
Swinley Acton, Joseph, 56.... Lamb, Wm. 64
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Ditto . Hopwood, I'. It. 53.... Leach, J. C.
All Saints' Alpinall, Josh. 77....L0rd, John, 73
Ditto Fergus.on, Wm. 79.... Walls, Thus. 71

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708
By these numbers it :rill appear that 6 reformers and 4 tories
have been returned, but the election has not been officially an-
nounced.' The cOuncillors of the borough are now V reformers
and 6 tories, who, with 1(t aldermen, all reformers, compose the
council,---:Mancheater Guardian. •

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