1847 Liverpool Town Council election

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1847 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 1847. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

Four of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the annual Council election on 1 November 1847, the Aldermanic election on 9 November 1847 and the four by-elections caused by four Councillors having been elected as Aldermen on 17 November 1847, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen  ±  Total
Conservative 32−215−147
Reformers 16+21+!17

[1] [2] [3]

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1847
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1302-281%55%2,879
  Whig 320+219%45%2,347

Ward results

* – Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

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

Castle Street

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

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Watthew28350.4%
Conservative George Green Hornby27849.6%
Majority50.8%N/A
Registered electors 858
Turnout 56165%
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Henry Horsfall25658%
Whig William Clare18242%
Majority7416%
Registered electors 748
Turnout 43859%
Conservative hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Gordon Harbord Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 564
Conservative hold

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Buck Lloyd *31253%
Whig James Allanson Picton 28147%
Majority316%
Registered electors 818
Turnout 59372%
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Mann *28155%
Whig William Purser Freme23045%
Majority5110%
Registered electors 907
Turnout 51156%
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Rimmer16956%
Whig James Denton13144%
Majority3812%
Registered electors 476
Turnout 30063%
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Aspinall Tobin29563%
Whig James Lewin17637%
Majority11926%
Registered electors 781
Turnout 47160%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Parker *21655%
Whig James Mellor 18045%
Majority3610%
Registered electors 491
Turnout 39681%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Brodhurst Hill *17357%
Whig Thomas Booth12943%
Majority4414%
Registered electors 461
Turnout 30266%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Sellar Henderson *24253%
Whig Daniel Bell21447%
Majority286%
Registered electors 725
Turnout 45663%
Conservative hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Woodruff19751%
Whig James Thompson19049%
Majority72%
Registered electors 535
Turnout 38772%
Conservative hold Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Lyon Jones *21954%
Whig Thomas Avison18446%
Majority358%
Registered electors 625
Turnout 40364%
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Preston * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 234
Whig hold

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Josias Booker21056%
Whig Richard Mitchell Beckwith16344%
Majority4712%
Registered electors 661
Turnout 37356%
Conservative hold Swing

[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Aldermanic Elections

On 9 November 1847, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1841 expired.

The following were elected as Aldermen by the council on 9 November 1847 for a term of office of six years.

* – re-elected Alderman.

PartyAlderman
Conservative John Bramley-Moore *
Conservative Edmund Molyneux *
Conservative Thomas Chilton *
Reformer John Holmes
Conservative William Nicol *
Conservative James Procter
Conservative John Nelson Wood
Conservative Joseph Cooper

[15] [16] [17]

By-elections

No. 6, Castle Street, Wednesday 17 November 1847

Caused by the election of Councillor John Holmes (Reformer, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1847) as an Alderman on 9 November 1847.

No. 6 Castle Street 17 November 1847
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig George Holt Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

No. 9, Great George, Wednesday 17 November 1847

Caused by the election of Councillor Joseph Cooper (Conservative, Great George, elected 1 November 1846) as an Alderman on 9 November 1847.

No. 9 Great George 17 November 1847
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Rogers17753%
Conservative Mr. Dover15647%
Majority216%N/A
Registered electors 564
Turnout 33359%
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

No. 11, Abercromby, Wednesday 17 November 1847

Caused by the election of Councillor James Procter (Conservative, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1847

No. 11 Abercromby 17 November 1847
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Cardwell Gardner18951%
Whig Robertson Gladstone 18349%
Majority62%
Registered electors 613
Turnout 37261%
Conservative hold Swing

No. 10, Rodney Street, Wednesday 17 November 1847

Caused by the election of Councillor John Nelson Wood (Conservative, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1845) as an Alderman on 9 November 1847.

No. 10 Rodney Street 17 November 1847
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Booker26766%
Whig Mr. Lewin14034%
Majority12732%
Registered electors 781
Turnout 40752%
Conservative hold Swing

[18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

See also

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  2. ↑ "Liverpool Albion Monday 22 November 1847 (5) (scan)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool Albion Monday 22 November 1847 (6) (scan)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council – Council Minute Book 1847 p. 558 (scan)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council – Council Minute Book 1847 p. 559 (scan)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "(Liverpool) Albion Monday 25 October 1847 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
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  8. ↑ "(Liverpool) Albion Monday 1 November 1847 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "(Liverpool) Albion Monday 1 November 1847 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool Albion Monday 8 November 1847 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
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  13. ↑ "Liverpool Albion Monday 8 November 1847 (4) (scan)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "Liverpool Albion Monday 15 November 1847 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 5 November 2016.
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