1846 Liverpool Town Council election

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1846 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 Monday 2 November 1846. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

Three of the sixteen wards were uncontested. In the uncontested elections, votes were still cast, although in very small numbers.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative 3601652
Reformers 120012

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1846
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1133069%52%2,654
  Whig 533031%48%2,443

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Kaye *26852%
Whig Thomas Todd24348%
Majority254%
Registered electors 719
Turnout 51171%
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig James Aikin *2100%
Registered electors
Turnout 2
Whig hold Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Atherton *30152%
Whig William Walthew27848%
Majority234%
Registered electors 899
Turnout 57964%
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Tyrer *18759%
Whig James Mellor 12941%
Majority5818%
Registered electors 610
Turnout 316
Conservative hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Cooper16862%
Whig William Purser Freme10338%
Majority6524%
Registered electors 459
Turnout 27159%
Conservative hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Henry Danson28052%
Conservative Charles Saunders25448%
Majority264%N/A
Registered electors 746
Turnout 53472%
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Robert Benn24164%
Conservative John Sheppard13536%
Majority10528%N/A
Registered electors 814
Turnout 37646%
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Toulmin *19955%
Whig George Holt16345%
Majority3610%
Registered electors 523
Turnout 36269%
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samuel Holme30657%
Whig Thomas Booth22943%
Majority7714%
Registered electors 821
Turnout 53565%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Bennett20256%
Whig Joseph Hornby *15944%
Majority4312%N/A
Registered electors 473
Turnout 36176%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig James Stitt14557%
Conservative John Briscoe10843%
Majority3714%
Registered electors 472
Turnout 25354%
Whig hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Abraham Tinne *3100%
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Holme22951%
Whig William Thornhill *22149%
Majority82%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 450
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Watson17151%
Conservative Thomas Swanbrook Glazebrook *16249%
Majority92%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 333
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Grant Morris11860%
Whig Thomas Chalmer7940%
Majority3920%N/A
Registered electors 296
Turnout 19767%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Hall Lawrence14100%
Registered electors
Conservative hold

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References

  1. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council Minute book June 1845 - April 1848 p. 255 scan)" . Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council Minute book June 1845 - April 1848 p. 256 scan)" . Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 28th October 1846)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 4th November 1846)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
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