1844 Liverpool Town Council election

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1844 Liverpool Town Council election
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16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards
33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1844. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

Seven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election of Councillors on Friday 1 November 1844 and the Aldermanic election on Saturday 9 November 1844, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative 3501651
Reformers 100010

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1844
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1311081%56%2,105
  Whig 311019%44%1,646

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Procter Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 673
Conservative hold

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Holmes * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 821
Whig hold

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Shaw * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 781
Conservative hold

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Stuart Middleton Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 670
Conservative gain from Whig

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Green Hornby13667%
Conservative Robertson Gladstone 6733%
Majority6934%
Registered electors 487
Turnout 20342%
Conservative hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Buck Lloyd *32453%
Whig Henry Holmes29247%
Majority326%
Registered electors 813
Turnout 61676%
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Mann27456%
Whig George Holt 21444%
Majority6012%
Registered electors 877
Turnout 48856%
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Aspinall * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 536
Conservative hold

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Pemberton27355%
Whig Robert Ellison Harvey22245%
Majority5110%
Registered electors 796
Turnout 49562%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Parker *23152%
Whig William Earle21648%
Majority154%
Registered electors 527
Turnout 44785%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Brodhurst Hill15256%
Whig James Stitt11944%
Majority3312%
Registered electors 388
Turnout 27170%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Sellar Henderson26954%
Whig Thomas Bolton23046%
Majority3912%
Registered electors 716
Turnout 49970%
Conservative hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig James Brancker21752%
Conservative Isaac Holmes20448%
Majority134%N/A
Registered electors 535
Turnout 42179%
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Lyon Jones17556%
Whig Richard Vaughan Yates13644%
Majority3912%
Registered electors 464
Turnout 31167%
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Preston * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 512
Whig hold

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Shaw Leigh * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 590
Conservative hold

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Aldermanic Elections

On 9 November 1844, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1838 expired.

The following were elected as Aldermen by the Council on 9 November 1844 for a term of office of six years.

* - re-elected Alderman.

PartyAlderman
Conservative David Hodgson
Conservative Thomas Berry Horsfall
Conservative James Lawrence *
Conservative Sir Thomas Brancker *
Conservative Anthony Swainson
Conservative John Shaw Leigh
Conservative William Pratt Bushby
Conservative Thomas Sands

[8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 6 November 1844 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 6 November 1844 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 13 November 1844 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 13 November 1844 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 13 November 1844 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 8 November 1844 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 8 November 1844 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 12 November 1842 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 12 November 1842 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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