1851 Liverpool Town Council election

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1851 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 Saturday 1 November 1851. 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 1851
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative
  Whig

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hugh Neill * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Hugh Hornby * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Aked *17172%
Whig John Johnson6528%
Majority10644%
Registered electors
Turnout 236
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Littledale * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Wagstaff * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig James Johnson * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Royden25361%
Whig William Fisher16139%
Majority9222%
Registered electors
Turnout 414
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Gladstone jun. Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
gain from Swing

Rodney Street

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

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond William Houghton20759%
Whig William Purser Freme *14141%
Majority6618%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 348
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Rowland McGuffie Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Whig gain from Conservative

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harmood Banner28561%
Whig Thomas Clarke *18239%
Majority10322%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 467
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig James Thomson * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Stewart27280%
Whig Edward Cannon Hindley *6620%
Majority20660%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 338
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Edward Bradley14765%
Conservative Thomas Llewelyn Hodson *7835%
Majority6930%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 225
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Mitchell Beckwith *23362%
Whig William Earle14038%
Majority9324%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 373
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (4) (scan)" . Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (5) (scan)" . Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (4) (scan)" . Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (5) (scan)" . Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (6) (scan)" . Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (7) (scan)" . Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (8) (scan)" . Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (9) (scan)" . Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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