1856 Liverpool Town Council election

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1856 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 Monday 2 November 1856. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

Eleven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative  ?? ?? ?? ??
Liberal  ?? ?? ?? ??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1856
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative
  Whig

Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Earleunopposed
Registered electors
Whig hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig James Steainsunopposed
Registered electors
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Johnson Stitt57351%
Conservative John Longton55949%
Majority72%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 1,132
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Turner *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alexander Shand *10793%
Whig William Gibson87%
Majority9986%
Registered electors
Turnout 115
Conservative hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig James Reddecliffe Jeffrey43054%
Conservative John Buck Lloyd *35946%
Majority718%N/A
Registered electors 957
Turnout 78982%
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
William Hollis Anthonyunopposed
Registered electors
gain from Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Walter Powell Jeffreys *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Aspinall Tobin *23681%
Whig George Holt5419%
Majority18262%
Registered electors
Turnout 290
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig James Mellor 20483%
Conservative Hugh Molyneux12338%
Majority8145%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 246
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Oliver Holden *unopposed
Registered electors
Whig hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Holme *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Woodruff *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
James Robertsonunopposed
Registered electors
gain from Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
William Nicholson *unopposed
Registered electors
Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Francis Anderson Clint *unopposed
Registered electors
Whig hold Swing

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Aldermanic Elections

On 10 November 1856, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1850 expired.

The following were elected as Aldermen by the Council on 10 November 1856 for a term of office of six years.

* - re-elected Alderman.

PartyAlderman
Conservative William Bennett *
Reformer William Preston *
Conservative Thomas Dover *
Conservative Thomas Robinson *
Conservative John Haywood Turner *
Conservative George Henry Horsfall
Reformer Thomas Chilton
Conservative Raymond William Houghton

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References

  1. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 2 November 1856
  2. ↑ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1856 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1856 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1856 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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