1853 Liverpool by-election

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The 1853 Liverpool by-election was held due to the previous election of two Conservative MPs being declared void. It resulted in the election of the Conservative MPs Charles Turner and Thomas Horsfall. [1]

Liverpool by-election, 1853 (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Horsfall 6,034 34.4 +5.6
Conservative Henry Thomas Liddell 5,543 31.6 +4.2
Liberal Sir Thomas Erskine Perry 4,67326.7+5.6
Ind. Conservative J B Moore1,2747.3New
Majority8704.9+0.1
Turnout 17,52464.7−1.9
Registered electors 16,182
Conservative hold Swing +1.4
Conservative hold Swing +0.7

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