Brighouse Municipal Elections : 1893

The following people were involved in the first Brighouse Municipal Election in 1893.

The numbers in brackets show how many votes they received. The 3 candidates with the most votes were elected to the Council. Their election expenses are also shown

Hove Edge Ward

• John Wilson Armitage [93] Expenses 13/3d
• Clayton Aspinall [97] Expenses £1 2/1d
• James Aspinall [102] of Slead Syke, Brighouse, stone dresser 2 years – Expenses 13/3d = Elected
• Joseph Bunce [91] Expenses 13/3d
• William Ganson [98] of Hove Edge, mineral water manufacturer 1 year – Expenses £1 2/1d = Elected
• Thomas Shepherd [127] of Southgate House Hipperholme, stone merchant 3 years – Expenses £1 2/1d = Elected

North Ward

• Goldthorpe Broughton [59] Expenses £2 16/10d
• Thomas Butterworth [218] of Belle Vue Terrace, Brighouse, silk spinner 3 years – Expenses £2 7/9d = Elected
• William Camm [166] Belle Vue Terrace, Brighouse, gentleman 1 year – Expenses £2 16/11d = Elected
• George Wilson Hirst [61] Expenses £2 16/10d
• John Inman [197] of Garden Road, Brighouse, gentleman 2 years – Expenses £1 11/9d = Elected
• Henry James Turner [118] Expenses £2 12/3d

Calder Ward

• Charles Aspinall [140] Expenses £2 16/10d
• John Ellis Brook [151] Expenses £2 16/10d
• William Henry Helliwell [256] of John Street, Brighouse, out of business 1 year – Expenses 7/1d = Elected
• George Beaumont Jessop [193] Expenses £2 16/10d
• William Pilling [290] Elland Road, Brighouse, tobacconist 2 years – Expenses £1 15/4d = Elected
• Henry Sugden [315] of Woodfield, Brighouse, cotton spinner 3 years – Expenses £5 17/4d = Elected

Bonegate Ward

• James Dyson [370] of Emmanuel Street, Brighouse, innkeeper 3 years – Expenses £9 0/11d = Elected
• John Fairburn [320] of Church Street, Brighouse, cardmaker 2 years – Expenses £2 16/10d = Elected
• Thomas Freeman [146] Expenses £2 1/6d
• George Healey [292] Expenses £1 12/1d
• Charley Jessop [304] of High Street, Brighouse, solicitor's clerk 1 year – Expenses £2 16/11d = Elected
• Joseph Pickersgill [251] Expenses £1 10/4d
• Thomas Whiteley [222] Expenses £1 8/10d

Central Ward

• William Bradley [201] Expenses £4 14/10d
• David Crowther Holmes [310] of Briggate, Brighouse, boot merchant 1 year – Expenses £9 19/9d = Elected
• Tommy Milnes [325] of Spring Bank, Brighouse, stone merchant 3 years – Expenses £3 4/- = Elected
• John Morton [130] Expenses £4 14/10d
• William Henry Newhouse [80] Expenses £3 8/-
• John Aspinall Robinson [324] of Wood Villa, Brighouse, stone merchant 2 years – Expenses £1 14/- = Elected
• Joseph Vickerman [86] Expenses £4 14/10d

West Ward

• William Robinson Carter [276] of Poplars, Rastrick, Bach of Medicine 1 year – Expenses £4 9/- = Elected
• John Haigh [216] Expenses £4 0/3d
• William Healey [314] of Fern House, Rastrick, wire manufacturer 3 years – Expenses £3 19/3d = Elected
• John Watson Miller [279] of Alma Terrace, Rastrick, oil merchant 2 years – Expenses £3 17/9d = Elected
• Thomas Sheffield [225] Expenses £4 9/-
• John Thornton [244] Expenses £4 9/-

East Ward

• James Bottomley [176] of Cliff Field House, Rastrick, timber merchant, 1 year – Expenses £4 11/- = Elected
• Ralph Brearley [96] Expenses £4 11/-
• William Brown [165] Expenses £2 4/-
• Abraham Grandage [193] of Royd House, Rastrick, dyer 3 years – Expenses £4 11/- = Elected
• John Edward Blackburn Howe [181] of Newlands, Rastrick, merchant 2 years – Expenses £2 4/6d = Elected

South Ward

• Abraham Brewer [128] Expenses £1 8/4d
• John William Clay [188] Expenses £5 4/7d
• Joseph William Helm [248] of Laurel Bank, Rastrick, woollen manufacturer 3 years – Expenses £2 15/10d = Elected
• William Smith [238] of Lands House, Rastrick, woollen manufacturer 2 years – Expenses £5 4/7d = Elected
• John Taylor [231] of Cross Lanes House, Rastrick, gentleman 1 year – Expenses £5 4/7d = Elected

This & associated entries use material contributed by Alan Longbottom

Page Ref: QQ_24

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