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Liverpool Town Council Elections
Liverpool Town Council existed from 1835 to 1880. Liverpool Town Council was established by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, replacing the Liverpool Common Council which was first established under the Charter of John, King of England, King John in 1207. Records for the Common Council go back to 1550. In 1835, Sixteen wards were established, each of which elected three councillors for a three-year term. One-third of the councillors were elected each year in a three-year cycle. The councillors were elected by male ratepayers (not all adults). The franchise was extended throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. In addition there were 16 Alderman, aldermen who were elected by the council and had the same voting rights as the elected councillors. The Municipal Year ran from the date of the Council Annual General Meeting, (9 November, unless this was a Sunday, in which case the AGM was held on Monday 10 November) until 8 (or 9) November the following year. The increase in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipal Corporations Act 1835
The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 (5 & 6 Will 4 c 76), sometimes known as the Municipal Reform Act, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in the incorporated boroughs of England and Wales. The legislation was part of the reform programme of the Whigs and followed the Reform Act 1832, which had abolished most of the rotten boroughs for parliamentary purposes. Royal commission The government of Lord Grey, having carried reform out of parliamentary constituencies, turned its attention to local government. In February 1833 a select committee was appointed "to inquire into the state of the Municipal Corporations in England, Wales, and Ireland; and to report if any, and what abuses existed in them, and what measures, in their opinion, it would be most expedient to adopt, with a view to the correction of those abuses". The committee made their report in June 1833, having enquired into a handful of boroughs. The committee found that: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liverpool Courier
The ''Liverpool Courier'' was a 19th-century conservative newspaper that circulated in Liverpool, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b .... First published in 1808 as a four-page weekly political paper priced as 6d, it was published and printed by Thomas Kaye. As well as containing political news, the newspaper published details of departing ships, cargoes, ship location updates, births, deaths and bankruptcies. During its lifetime the paper was renamed multiple times; *''Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser'' (1808–1863) *''Daily Courier'' (1863–1882) *''Liverpool Courier'' (1882–1922) *''Liverpool Daily Courier'' (1922) *''Daily Courier'' (1922–1929) References Newspapers established in 1808 Defunct newspapers published in the United Kingd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1845 Liverpool Town Council Election
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1845. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Ten of the sixteen wards were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was: Election result Given that ten of the sixteen seats were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context. Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby Castle Street Everton Exchange Great George Lime Street North Toxteth Pitt Street Rodney Street Because there was a tie, the casting vote of the presiding alderman (Richard Smethurst Crook, Conservative) went to John Nelson Wood (Conservative). St. Anne Street St. Paul's St. Peter's Scotland South Toxteth Vauxhall West Derby See also *Liverpool Town Council electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1844 Liverpool Town Council Election
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1844. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Seven of the sixteen wards were uncontested. After the election of Councillors on Friday 1 November 1844 and the Aldermanic election on Saturday 9 November 1844, the composition of the council was: Election result Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby Castle Street Everton Exchange Great George Lime Street North Toxteth Pitt Street Rodney Street St. Anne Street St. Paul's St. Peter's Scotland South Toxteth Vauxhall West Derby Aldermanic Elections On 9 November 1844, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1838 expired. The following were elected as Aldermen by the Council on 9 Novemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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: Election result Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby 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 Polling Place : The House, formerly the Queen's Arms Hotel, Castle-street. Everton Polling Place : Halliday's Everton Coffee House, Everton. Exchange Polling Place : The north end of the Sessions'-house, in Chapel-street. Great George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1842 Liverpool Town Council Election
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Tuesday 1 November 1842. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Three of the sixteen wards were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was: Election result Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby Castle Street Everton Exchange Great George Lime Street North Toxteth Pitt Street Rodney Street St. Anne Street St. Paul's St. Peter's Scotland South Toxteth Vauxhall West Derby James Plumpton, unlike John Smith, was an advocate for scriptural education in the Corporation Schools. See also *Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879 *Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present * Mayors and Lord Mayors of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1841 Liverpool Town Council Election
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1841. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. There were a total of 12,097 registered electors for the entire borough in 1841. The census of 1841 recorded the population of the borough as 293,963 (exclusive of about 10,000 seamen). These figures revealing that only about 4% of the population were enfranchised. (Although the census figures includes children, which skews the figures to some extent). Three of the sixteen wards were uncontested. After the election of 16 Councillors on 1 November 1841, and the election of 8 Aldermen on 9 November 1841, the composition of the council was: Election result Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby Castle Street Everton Exchange Great George Lime Street North Toxteth Pitt Street Rodne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1840 Liverpool Town Council Election
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1840. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. All of the sixteen wards were contested. After the election, the composition of the council was: Election result Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby Castle Street Everton Exchange Great George Lime Street North Toxteth Pitt Street Rodney Street St. Anne Street St. Paul's St. Peter's Scotland South Toxteth Vauxhall West Derby See also *Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879 *Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present * Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present *History of local government in England References {{Liverpool 1840 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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: Election result Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby Castle Street Everton Exchange Great George Lime Street North Toxteth Pitt Street Rodney Street St. Anne Street St. Paul's St. Peter's Scotland South Toxteth Vauxhall West Derby See also * Liverpool City Council *Liverpool Town Council elections 1835–1879 *Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present * Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present *History of local government in England References {{Merseyside elections 1839 Even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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: Election result Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby Castle Street Everton Exchange Great George Lime Street North Toxteth Pitt Street Rodney Street St. Anne Street St. Paul's St. Peter's Scotland South Toxteth Vauxhall West Derby Aldermanic Elections On 9 November 1838, the term of office of eigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1837 Liverpool Town Council Election
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1837. 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: Election result Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby Castle Street Everton Exchange Great George Lime Street North Toxteth Pitt Street Rodney Street St. Anne Street St. Paul's St. Peter's Scotland South Toxteth Vauxhall West Derby See also *Liverpool City Council *Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879 *Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present * Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present *History of local government in England References {{Liverpool 1837 Events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1836 Liverpool Town Council Election
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Tuesday 2 November 1836. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. All of the sixteen wards were contested. In addition there was also a by-election in South Toxteth. After the election, the composition of the council was: Election result Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby Castle Street Everton Exchange Great George Lime Street North Toxteth Pitt Street Rodney Street St. Anne Street St. Paul's St. Peter's Scotland South Toxteth Vauxhall West Derby See also Liverpool City Council Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879 Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present History of local gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |