1850 Liverpool Town Council election

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1850 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 Friday 1 November 1850. 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  ??+1 ?? ??
Reformers  ??−1 ?? ??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1850
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1421+187.5%
  Whig 212-112.5%

Ward results

* – Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Cardwell Gardner Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Holt 27769%
Whig John Smith12231%
Majority15538%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 399
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samuel Moulsdale Mellor31151%
Whig William Walthew *29449%
Majority172%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 605
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Turner Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Ashley Clayton Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Buck Lloyd *30064%
Whig K. Leversedge16736%
Majority13328%
Registered electors
Turnout 467
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Gregson Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Walter Powell Jeffreys * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Aspinall Tobin * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Nicholson17254%
Whig W. K. Tyrer14446%
Majority288%
Registered electors
Turnout 316
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Oliver Holden19265%
Conservative John James10435%
Majority8830%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 296
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Holme28253%
Whig William Henderson24847%
Majority346%
Registered electors 784
Turnout 53068%
Conservative hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Woodruff *32766%
Conservative Raymond William Houghton17234%
Majority15532%
Registered electors
Turnout 499
Whig hold Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samuel Holme Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Preston * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Marks Wood26067%
Whig Eyre Evans12733%
Majority13334%
Registered electors
Turnout 387
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Aldermanic Elections

On 9 November 1850, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1844 expired.

The following were elected as Aldermen by the council on 9 November 1850 for a term of office of six years.

* – re-elected Alderman.

PartyAlderman
Conservative William Bennett
Conservative John Bent *
Conservative Thomas Dover *
Reformer Edward Langsdale
Conservative James Lawrence *
Reformer William Preston
Conservative Thomas Robinson
Conservative John Haywood Turner *

[8] [9]

By-elections

No. 10, Rodney Street, 1 November 1950

A signed declaration, dated 27 October 1850, from Councillors Bernard Hall, Thomas Wagstaff and John Charles Fernihough was submitted to the council on 29 October 1850 stating that Councillor George Booker (Conservative, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1848) had been absent from the borough for more than six months. This disqualified Councillor Booker and initiated the by election.

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Fleming Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

No. 1, Everton, 15 November 1850

Caused by the election of Councillor Edward Langsdale (Reformer, Everton, elected 1 November 1848) as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1850.

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Aked
Whig
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

No. 3, Vauxhall, 15 November 1850

Caused by the election of Councillor William Preston (Reformer, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1850) as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1850.

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
William Nicholson
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
gain from Swing

No. 8, Pitt Street, 15 November 1850

Caused by the election of Councillor Thomas Robinson (Conservative, Pitt Street, elected 1 November 1848) as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1850.

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
John Gladstone jun.
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
gain from Swing

No. 13, St. Anne Street, 15 November 1850

Caused by the election of Cllr. William Bennett (Conservative, St. Anne Street, elected 1 November 1849) as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1849.

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Kenney Tyrer
Conservative
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

[10] [11]

No. 7, St. Peter's, 4 August 1851

Caused by the death of Councillor John Ferguson (Conservative, elected 1 November 1848).

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Thomas Clarke
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
gain from Swing

[12]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 30 October 1850 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 30 October 1850 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 30 October 1850 (4) (scan)" . Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 30 October 1850 (5) (scan)" . Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 6 November 1850 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 6 November 1850 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 6 November 1850 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 13 November 1850 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 13 November 1850 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "(Liverpool) Albion Monday 18 November 1850 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "(Liverpool) Albion Monday 18 November 1850 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council – Council Minute Book 1850–1851 p. 237 (scan)" . Retrieved 30 November 2016.
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