1845 Liverpool Town Council election

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1845 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 1845. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

Ten of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative 35-31651
Reformers 13+3013

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1845
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1014-363%49%1,273
  Whig 641+317%51%1,317

Given that ten of the sixteen seats were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context.

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles William Reade Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Hugh Hornby * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis Shand * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Littledale jun Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Royden * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Vincent Higgins32456%
Conservative Robert Rigby *25244%
Majority7212%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 576
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Thomas Lloyd29156%
Conservative John Sheppard *22744%
Majority6412%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 518
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Robinson20365%
Whig George Thirkell10835%
Majority9530%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 311
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Nelson Wood *27550%
Whig Robert Ellison Harvey27550%
Majority00%
Registered electors
Turnout 550
Conservative hold Swing

Because there was a tie, the casting vote of the presiding alderman (Richard Smethurst Crook, Conservative) went to John Nelson Wood (Conservative). [1]

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Earle Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Whig gain from Conservative

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Eyre Evans17156%
Conservative John Caton Thompson *13344%
Majority3812%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 304
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Stewart Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Houghton jun * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ambrose Lace * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Vauxhall

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

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Plumpton *18355%
Whig James Mellor 14845%
Majority3510%
Registered electors
Turnout 331
Conservative hold Swing

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (5) (scan)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (4) (scan)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (4) (scan)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (5) (scan)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (6) (scan)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (7) (scan)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
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