1855 Liverpool Town Council election

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.

Nine 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 1855

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 *	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
Registered electors
	Whig hold

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph Gibbons Livingston	298	54%
	Whig	Thomas Avison *	252	46%
Majority			40	8%	N/A
Registered electors
Turnout			550
	Conservative gain from Whig		Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton

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

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Tyrer *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Lawrence	232	59%
	Whig	John Rogers	159	41%
Majority			73	18%
Registered electors
Turnout			391
	Conservative hold		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 *	313	71%
	Whig	William Evans	129	29%
Majority			184	42%
Registered electors			941
Turnout			442	47%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Mann	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street

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

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	Thomas Llewelyn Hodson *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Whig hold		Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Godfrey	222	55%
	Whig	J. B. Spence	179	45%
Majority			43	10%
Registered electors			522
Turnout			401	77%
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's

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

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland

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

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Farnworth	267	76%
	Whig	W. F. McGregor	83	24%
Majority			184	52%
Registered electors			651
Turnout			350	54%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Roger Haydock	145	51%
		Thomas Chalmer	138	49%
Majority			7
Registered electors			394
Turnout			283	72%
	gain from		Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	John Aikin	335	54%
	Conservative	Arthur Henderson *	284	46%
Majority			51	8%	N/A
Registered electors			1,054
Turnout			619	59%
	Whig gain from Conservative		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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6. "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1855 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 24 December 2016.
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9. "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1855 (4) (scan)" . Retrieved 24 December 2016.
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11. "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1855 (6) (scan)" . Retrieved 24 December 2016.
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