▁years . ▁ ▁There after , ▁eight ▁were ▁elected ▁every ▁third ▁year ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁six ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁Ald erman ic ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁Council ▁meeting ▁after ▁the ▁annual ▁election ▁of ▁Coun c ill ors ▁on ▁ 9 ▁November , ▁except ▁when ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁Sunday , ▁in ▁which ▁case ▁it ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Monday ▁ 1 0 ▁November . ▁ ▁The ▁election ▁process ▁was ▁for ▁" each ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁deliver ing ▁to ▁the ▁Mayor ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁paper ▁containing ▁the ▁names , ▁prof essions ▁and , ▁resid ences ▁of ▁the ▁parties ▁for ▁whom ▁he ▁votes ." ▁ ▁If ▁an ▁al der man ▁res igned , ▁he ▁was ▁f ined ▁£ 5 0 , ▁although ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁By e - law ▁of ▁ 9 ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁this ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁one ▁sh illing ▁( 5 ▁p ence ▁in ▁decimal ▁currency ). ▁ ▁Re levant ▁legisl ation ▁▁ ▁Municipal ▁Corpor ations ▁Act ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁replaced ▁Common ▁Coun c ils ▁with ▁directly ▁elected ▁Bor ough ▁Coun c ils . ▁ ▁Public ▁Health ▁Act ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁created ▁the ▁local ▁bo ards ▁of ▁health . ▁ ▁V est ries ▁Act ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁▁ ▁Municipal ▁Corpor ations ▁Act ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁ ▁Represent ation ▁of ▁the ▁People ▁Act ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁Double d ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁vot ers ▁by ▁enf ranch ising ▁all ▁male ▁heads ▁of ▁households ▁who ▁paid ▁R