St. Paul’s ward is a ward in Liverpool, England. It was one of the 16 original municipal wards created in Liverpool in 1835 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835.

Overview St. Paul’s ward was one of the 16 original municipal wards created in Liverpool in 1835 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. It was listed alongside others such as Everton & Kirkdale, Vauxhall, and Exchange. It elected three councillors, like the other original wards. The ward remained in place until April 1895, when ward boundaries were expanded and restructured, removing St. Paul’s from the list of active wards. The name “St. Paul” ward refers to a parish or church-dedicated area; such naming was common for wards in Liverpool in the 1800s, often taking names of prominent churches or parishes. Over time, boundary revisions and reorganisations (especially mid-20th century) led to the ward being abolished or merged with adjacent wards. Among the Liverpool electoral ward changes, many wards named after churches like St. Paul were removed or merged in general reorganisations around 1953.

Elections

1835

Polling place : At Mather's Baths, corner of St. Paul's-square and Virginia-street

1836

1837

1838

Time George Wright Christopher Rawdon Votes % Votes % 10:00 56 62% 35 38% 11:00 94 12:00 121 55% 99 45% 13:00 136 54% 116 46% 14:00 153 54% 129 46% 15:00 166 54% 142 46% 16:00 184 53% 163 47%

1839

1840

TimeRichard Benson Blundell Hollinshead BlundellJohn Rowland McGuffieVotes%Votes%10:007251%6849%11:008650.3%8549.7%12:009952%9048%13:0013152%12348%14:0014653%13147%15:0016752%15248%16:0017751%16749%

1841

1842

TimeJohn Caton ThompsonJohn DeakinVotes%Votes%10:003071%1229%11:005960%4040%12:009158%6642%13:0011659%8141%14:0014356%11344%15:0015053%13147%16:0018653%16547%

1843

Polling Place : Mr. Mather's Baths, at the north west corner of St. Paul's-square.

1844

1845

1846

1847

1848

Polling Place : The House of Mr. Mather, at the northwest corner of St. Paul's-square. Both candidates were pro-raters.

1849

Thomas Godfrey was opposed to the Rivington Pike water scheme and in favour of imposing rates on the dock and council estates, as was Dr. John Games.

1850

1851

1852

1853

1854

1855

1856

1857

1858

TimeJohn ClerkThomas RigbyVotes%Votes%10:004063%2337%11:008063%4637%12:0011968%5732%13:0014066%7134%14:0016066%8434%15:0017465%9235%16:0018563%11037% Polling Place : The House of Mr. John Mather, at the north-west corner of St. Paul's Square.

1859

1860

1861

TimeJohn Buck SpenceThomas RigbyVotes%Votes%10:005549%5751%11:0010960%7340%12:0013759%9441%13:0015559%10641%14:0017059%11841%15:0018058%13242%16:0018757%14143%

1862

1863

1864

TimeMaurice WilliamsLewis HornblowerVotes%Votes%11:0015674%5526%11:3016675%5525%12:0019175%6425%12:3020875%7025%13:0022274%7626%13:3022774%7826%14:0023175%7925%15:0024474%8426%15:3024574%8526%16:0025275%8525%

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1890

1891

1892 Caused by the election of Councillor Philip Henry Rathbone JP (Liberal, St, Paul's, elected 1 November 1892) as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1892 .

1893

1894

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