1852 Liverpool Town Council election

1852 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 1 November 1852. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Seven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party		Councillors	±	Aldermen	Total
	Conservative	??	??	??	??
	Reformers	??	??	??	??

Election result

Liverpool local election result 1852

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative
	Whig

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	Robertson Gladstone	360	61%
	Conservative	Bernard Hall *	226	39%
Majority			134	22%	N/A
Registered electors
Turnout			586
	Whig gain from Conservative		Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	Thomas Avison *	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
Registered electors
	Whig hold

Everton

No. 1 Everton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Darnley Anderson	439	56%
	Whig	Thomas Chalmer *	346	44%
Majority			93	12%	N/A
Registered electors
Turnout			785
	Conservative gain from Whig		Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Tyrer *	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
Registered electors
	Conservative hold

Great George

No. 9 Great George

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John McNichol	240	56%
	Whig	John Rogers *	188	44%
Majority			52	12%	N/A
Registered electors
Turnout			428
	Conservative gain from Whig		Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	James Allanson Picton *	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
Registered electors
	Whig hold

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hilton Halhead	329	69%
	Whig	Thomas Lloyd *	151	31%
Majority			178	38%	N/A
Registered electors
Turnout			480
	Conservative gain from Whig		Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Toulmin *	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
Registered electors
	Conservative hold

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Barnes Brancker	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
Registered electors
	Conservative hold

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	Thomas Llewelyn Hodson	226	56%
	Conservative	Francis Shand	181	44%
Majority			45	12%	N/A
Registered electors
Turnout			407
	Whig gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Godfrey *	207	52%
	Whig	Thomas Savage	193	48%
Majority			14	4%
Registered electors
Turnout			560
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	John Charles Fernihough *	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
Registered electors
	Whig hold

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	John Bingham *	297	54%
	Conservative	Samuel Taylor	249	44%
Majority			48	10%
Registered electors
Turnout			546
	Whig hold		Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Joseph Horsfall *	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
Registered electors
	Conservative hold

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	John Moss	144	54%
	Conservative	Alexander Shand	123	46%
Majority			21	8%	N/A
Registered electors
Turnout			267
	Whig gain from Conservative		Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arthur Henderson *	243	61%
	Whig	William Earle	158	39%
Majority			85	22%	N/A
Registered electors
Turnout			401
	Conservative gain from Whig		Swing

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See also

• Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879
• Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present
• Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
• History of local government in England

References

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