1854 Liverpool Town Council election

1854 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 Thursday 1 November 1854. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Eight 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 1854

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	%	±%
	Conservative	John Abraham Tinne	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Hornby *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Crosthwaite	394	54%
	Whig	Thomas Chalmer	333	46%
Majority			61	8%
Registered electors
Turnout			727
	Conservative hold		Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Littledale *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Wagstaff *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Johnson*	unopposed
Registered electors
			Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bernard Hall	308	51%
	Whig	W. H. Ogden	296	49%
Majority			12	2%
Registered electors
Turnout			604
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Gladstone jun. *	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
Registered electors
	Conservative hold

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Flemming *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	Joseph Kitchen	211	74%
	Conservative	Raymond William Houghton *	76	26%
Majority			135	48%	N/A
Registered electors
Turnout			287
	Whig gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	John Rowland McGuffie *	204	58%
	Whig	Thomas Savage	147	42%
Majority			57	16%
Registered electors
Turnout			351
	Whig hold		Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harmood Banner *	247	52%
	Whig	A. H. Wylie	71	15%
Majority			176
Registered electors
Turnout			475
	Conservative hold		Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	Archibald Charles Stewart	350	58%
	Conservative	James Thomson *	256	42%
Majority			350	16%	N/A
Registered electors
Turnout			606
	Whig gain from Conservative		Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Stewart *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	Edward Bradley *	162	57%
	Conservative	Jonathan Atkinson	124	43%
Majority			162	14%
Registered electors
Turnout			286
	Whig hold		Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Mitchell Beckwith *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

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By-elections

No. 9, Great George, Wednesday 1 November 1854

Caused by the resignation of Councillor John McNichol (Conservative, elected 1 November 1852)

No. 9 Great George

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Marke Wood	242	53%
	Whig	John Rogers	211	47%
Majority			31	6%
Registered electors
Turnout			453
	Conservative hold		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

1. "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 1 November 1854 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 6 December 2016.
2. "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 1 November 1854 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 6 December 2016.
3. "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 1 November 1854 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 6 December 2016.
4. "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 1 November 1854 (4) (scan)" . Retrieved 6 December 2016.
5. "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 8 November 1854 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 6 December 2016.
6. "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 8 November 1854 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 6 December 2016.
7. "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 8 November 1854 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 6 December 2016.
8. "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 8 November 1854 (4) (scan)" . Retrieved 6 December 2016.
9. "Liverpool Mercury Tuesday 31 October 1854 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 6 December 2016.
10. "Liverpool Mercury Tuesday 31 October 1854 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 6 December 2016.
11. "Liverpool Mercury Tuesday 31 October 1854 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 6 December 2016.
12. "Liverpool Mercury Tuesday 31 October 1854 (4) (scan)" . Retrieved 6 December 2016.
13. "Liverpool Mercury Tuesday 31 October 1854 (5) (scan)" . Retrieved 6 December 2016.
14. "Liverpool Mercury Friday 3 November 1854 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 6 December 2016.
15. "Liverpool Mercury Friday 3 November 1854 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 6 December 2016.
16. "Liverpool Mercury Friday 3 November 1854 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 6 December 2016.
17. "Liverpool Mercury Friday 3 November 1854 (4) (scan)" . Retrieved 6 December 2016.
18. "Liverpool Mercury Friday 3 November 1854 (5) (scan)" . Retrieved 6 December 2016.
19. "Liverpool Town Council – Council Minute Book 1854 p. 226 (scan)" . Retrieved 6 December 2016.