1855 Liverpool Town Council election

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1855 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 1855. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

Nine 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 1855
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative
  Whig

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Robertson Gladstone *UnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Gibbons Livingston29854%
Whig Thomas Avison *25246%
Majority408%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 550
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Darnley Anderson *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Tyrer *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Lawrence23259%
Whig John Rogers15941%
Majority7318%
Registered electors
Turnout 391
Conservative hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig James Allanson Picton *UnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hilton Halhead *31371%
Whig William Evans12929%
Majority18442%
Registered electors 941
Turnout 44247%
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Mannunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Barnes Brancker *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Thomas Llewelyn Hodson *unopposed
Registered electors
Whig hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Godfrey22255%
Whig J. B. Spence17945%
Majority4310%
Registered electors 522
Turnout 40177%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Charles Fernihough *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Woodruff *UnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Farnworth26776%
Whig W. F. McGregor8324%
Majority18452%
Registered electors 651
Turnout 35054%
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Roger Haydock14551%
Thomas Chalmer13849%
Majority7
Registered electors 394
Turnout 28372%
gain from Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Aikin33554%
Conservative Arthur Henderson *28446%
Majority518%N/A
Registered electors 1,054
Turnout 61959%
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 1 November 1855 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 1 November 1855 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 1 November 1855 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 1 November 1855 (4) (scan)" . Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 1 November 1855 (5) (scan)" . Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1855 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1855 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1855 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1855 (4) (scan)" . Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1855 (5) (scan)" . Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1855 (6) (scan)" . Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1855 (7) (scan)" . Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1855 (8) (scan)" . Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1855 (9) (scan)" . Retrieved 24 December 2016.
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