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. These figures revealing that only about 4% of the population were enfranchised..
1841 Census Population1841 electorate% enfranchised
Parish of Liverpool222,9549,2144.1%
Everton & Kirkdale9,148 & 3,7798206.3%
West Derby16,9025683.4%
Toxteth Park41,1801,4953.6%
Borough of Liverpool293,96312,0974.1%

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:

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Pitt Street

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On 9 November 1841, the term of office of eight of the sixteen aldermen expired.
The following were elected as Aldermen by the council on 9 November 1841 for a term of office of six years.
* - re-elected Alderman.