1845 Liverpool Town Council election
1845 English local government election
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Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1845. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
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November 1, 1845
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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 | |
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Ten of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
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| Conservative | 35 | -3 | 16 | 51 | |
| Reformers | 13 | +3 | 0 | 13 | |
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/â | |
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| Conservative | 10 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 63% | 49% | 1,273 | ||
| Whig | 6 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 17% | 51% | 1,317 | ||
Given that ten of the sixteen seats were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context.
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles William Reade | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Castle Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | Hugh Hornby * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
Everton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Francis Shand * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Exchange
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Thomas Littledale jun | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Great George
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Thomas Royden * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Lime Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | Vincent Higgins | 324 | 56% | ||
| Conservative | Robert Rigby * | 252 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 72 | 12% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 576 | ||||
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | Timmy Turner | 291 | 56% | ||
| Conservative | John Sheppard * | 227 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 64 | 12% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 518 | ||||
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Thomas Robinson | 203 | 65% | ||
| Whig | George Thirkell | 108 | 35% | ||
| Majority | 95 | 30% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 311 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Nelson Wood * | 275 | 50% | ||
| Whig | Robert Ellison Harvey | 275 | 50% | ||
| Majority | 0 | 0% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 550 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Because there was a tie, the casting vote of the presiding alderman (Richard Smethurst Crook, Conservative) went to John Nelson Wood (Conservative). [1]
St. Anne Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | William Earle | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Whig gain from Conservative | |||||
St. Paul's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | Eyre Evans | 171 | 56% | ||
| Conservative | John Caton Thompson * | 133 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 38 | 12% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 304 | ||||
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | John Stewart | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Scotland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Richard Houghton jun * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
South Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ambrose Lace * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Vauxhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | William Rathbone | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
West Derby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | James Plumpton * | 183 | 55% | ||
| Whig | James Mellor | 148 | 45% | ||
| Majority | 35 | 10% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 331 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879
- Liverpool City Council elections 1880âpresent
- Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
- History of local government in England