, ▁Six teen ▁w ards ▁were ▁established , ▁each ▁of ▁which ▁elected ▁three ▁coun c ill ors ▁for ▁a ▁three - year ▁term . ▁One - third ▁of ▁the ▁coun c ill ors ▁were ▁elected ▁each ▁year ▁in ▁a ▁three - year ▁cycle . ▁The ▁coun c ill ors ▁were ▁elected ▁by ▁male ▁rate pay ers ▁( not ▁all ▁adult s ). ▁The ▁franch ise ▁was ▁extended ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 6 ▁ ▁al der men ▁who ▁were ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁council ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁same ▁voting ▁rights ▁as ▁the ▁elected ▁coun c ill ors . ▁ ▁The ▁Municipal ▁Year ▁ran ▁from ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁Ann ual ▁General ▁Me eting , ▁( 9 ▁November , ▁unless ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁Sunday , ▁in ▁which ▁case ▁the ▁AG M ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁Monday ▁ 1 0 ▁November ) ▁until ▁ 8 ▁( or ▁ 9 ) ▁November ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁numbers ▁of ▁elect ors ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁increasing ▁population ▁and ▁the ▁w iden ing ▁of ▁the ▁franch ise . ▁ ▁Liverpool ▁Town ▁Council ▁became ▁Liverpool ▁City ▁Council ▁when ▁Liverpool ▁was ▁awarded ▁City ▁Status ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁ ▁Council ▁elections ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁- ▁First ▁elections ▁to ▁the ▁Council . ▁Reform ers ▁win ▁over wh el ming ▁victory ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁ 1