Scotland (ward)
Electoral ward
Scotland (ward) Location withinMerseyside
OS grid reference	SJ349909
• London	178 mi (286 km) SSE
Metropolitan borough	City of Liverpool
Metropolitan county	Merseyside
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LIVERPOOL
Postcode district	L
Dialling code	0151
Police	Merseyside
Fire	Merseyside
Ambulance	North West
List of places UK England Merseyside 53°24′54″N2°58′52″W / 53.4150°N 2.9810°W /53.4150; -2.9810

Scotland was a former electoral ward in Liverpool, England. It existed in various forms during the 19th and early 20th centuries, before being reorganised and abolished with changes to local government boundaries.^[1]

Scotland Ward was one of the original wards created under theMunicipal Corporations Act 1835. It elected three councillors. It was part of Liverpool’s early division into wards; some records show it asScotland Ward among the list of first wards from 1835 to 1895.^[2] Later on, as the city expanded, integers of wards and population shifted; after 1895, the “Scotland” name appears to split intoNorth Scotland and South Scotland wards.^[3]

Scotland Ward was located in the northern parts of Liverpool, aroundScotland Road, a major thoroughfare in the city. It served a densely populated area with many terraced streets and courts. As originally formed, Scotland Ward returned three councillors to the Liverpool City Council.^[4] It was an important residential ward; Scotland Road is often mentioned in historical and social accounts of Liverpool as a large working-class area with high population density and strong local identity.

The Polling place was Mr. Horner's at the corner of Eccles-street and Vauxhall-road.

No. 2 Scotland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Houghton	196	74%	34%
	Whig	Richard Shiel*	68	26%	28%
Majority			128	48%	N/A
Registered electors			491
Turnout			264	54%
	Conservativegain fromWhig		Swing

Polling Place : The House, No. 61, on the south side of Burlington Street, near Limekiln-lane occupied by Mrs. Bell.

Polling Place : The House No. 64, on the north side of Burlington-street, near Limekiln-lane, occupied by Mr. Joseph Jones.

James Thomson advocated the rating of the Corporate and Dock estates.

John Bingham was opposed to the Rivington Pike water scheme, but James Holme was in favour.

There were two cases ofPersonation. John Jones of Cazneau-street, who intended to vote for Mr. Bingham, discovered that he had been personated by someone who had voted for James Holme. David Starke of Waterloo-road discovered that someone else had voted for Mr. Bingham in his name.

John Holmes of Dryden-street, gave in his voting paper for Mr. Bingham, but as he walked away before his name was recorded, his vote was lost.

Polling place : The House, No. 237, on the north side of Burlington Street, occupied by Mr. Des?er.

Richard Sheil was the first Catholic elected to Liverpool Town Council.

Caused by the election of Councillor John Woodruff (Liberal, Scotland, elected 1 November 1859) as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1859 and prounounced on18 November 1859.^[5]

Old Scotland ward was abolished and its boundaries were rearranged, making the old Scotland ward to be redistributed into North Scotland and South Scotland wards.

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