1851 Liverpool Town Council election

1851 Liverpool Town Council election
â 1850 November 1, 1851 1852 â
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.

Quick facts 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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Nine of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

More information Party, Councillors ...

Party		Councillors	Â±	Aldermen	Total
	Conservative	??	??	??	??
	Reformers	??	??	??	??

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Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/â
	Conservative
	Whig

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Conservative	Hugh Neill *	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Whig	Hugh Hornby *	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors
	Whig hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robert Aked *	171	72%
	Whig	John Johnson	65	28%
Majority			106	44%
Registered electors
Turnout			236
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Conservative	Thomas Littledale *	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors
	Conservative hold

1851 Liverpool Town Council election

Election result

Ward results

Abercromby

Castle Street

Everton

Exchange

Great George

Lime Street

North Toxteth

Pitt Street

Rodney Street

St. Anne Street

St. Paul's

St. Peter's

Scotland

South Toxteth

Vauxhall

West Derby

See also

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Conservative	Thomas Wagstaff *	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Whig	James Johnson *	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors
	Whig hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Thomas Royden	253	61%
	Whig	William Fisher	161	39%
Majority			92	22%
Registered electors
Turnout			414
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Conservative	John Gladstone jun.	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Conservative	Thomas Flemming	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Conservative	Raymond William Houghton	207	59%
	Whig	William Purser Freme *	141	41%
Majority			66	18%	N/A
Registered electors
Turnout			348
	Conservative gain from Whig		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Whig	John Rowland McGuffie	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors
	Whig gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Conservative	Harmood Banner	285	61%
	Whig	Thomas Clarke *	182	39%
Majority			103	22%	N/A
Registered electors
Turnout			467
	Conservative gain from Whig		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Whig	James Thomson *	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors
	Whig hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Conservative	John Stewart	272	80%
	Whig	Edward Cannon Hindley *	66	20%
Majority			206	60%	N/A
Registered electors
Turnout			338
	Conservative gain from Whig		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Whig	Edward Bradley	147	65%
	Conservative	Thomas Llewelyn Hodson *	78	35%
Majority			69	30%	N/A
Registered electors
Turnout			225
	Whig gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Conservative	Richard Mitchell Beckwith *	233	62%
	Whig	William Earle	140	38%
Majority			93	24%	N/A
Registered electors
Turnout			373
	Conservative gain from Whig		Swing