Samiksha Jaiswal (Editor)

Liverpool Town Council election, 1841

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit

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.

Contents

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 1st November 1841, and the election of 8 Aldermen on 9th November 1841, the composition of the council was:

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Aldermanic Elections

On 9th November 1841, the term of office of eight of the sixteen aldermen expired.

The following were elected as Aldermen by the Council on 9th November 1841 for a term of office of six years.

* - re-elected Alderman.

References

Liverpool Town Council election, 1841 Wikipedia