1854 Liverpool Town Council election

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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.

Contents

Eight of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative  ?? ?? ?? ??
Reformers  ?? ?? ?? ??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1854
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative
  Whig

Ward results

* – Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Abraham Tinneunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hugh Hornby *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Crosthwaite39454%
Whig Thomas Chalmer33346%
Majority618%
Registered electors
Turnout 727
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Littledale *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Wagstaff *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
James Johnson*unopposed
Registered electors
Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bernard Hall30851%
Whig W. H. Ogden29649%
Majority122%
Registered electors
Turnout 604
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Gladstone jun. *UnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Flemming *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Joseph Kitchen21174%
Conservative Raymond William Houghton *7626%
Majority13548%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 287
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Rowland McGuffie *20458%
Whig Thomas Savage14742%
Majority5716%
Registered electors
Turnout 351
Whig hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harmood Banner *24752%
Whig A. H. Wylie7115%
Majority176
Registered electors
Turnout 475
Conservative hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Archibald Charles Stewart35058%
Conservative James Thomson *25642%
Majority35016%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 606
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Stewart *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Edward Bradley *16257%
Conservative Jonathan Atkinson12443%
Majority16214%
Registered electors
Turnout 286
Whig hold Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Mitchell Beckwith *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Marke Wood24253%
Whig John Rogers21147%
Majority316%
Registered electors
Turnout 453
Conservative hold Swing

[19]

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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.
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