1854 Liverpool Town Council election
English local election
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Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1854. 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, 1854
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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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Eight of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
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| Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
| Reformers | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | |||||||||
| Whig | |||||||||
Ward results
* â Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | John Abraham Tinne | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hugh Hornby * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Everton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Daniel Crosthwaite | 394 | 54% | ||
| Whig | Thomas Chalmer | 333 | 46% | ||
| Majority | 61 | 8% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 727 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Exchange
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Littledale * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Great George
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Wagstaff * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lime Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Johnson* | unopposed | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Swing | |||||
North Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Bernard Hall | 308 | 51% | ||
| Whig | W. H. Ogden | 296 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 12 | 2% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 604 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Gladstone jun. * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Rodney Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Flemming * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | Joseph Kitchen | 211 | 74% | ||
| Conservative | Raymond William Houghton * | 76 | 26% | ||
| Majority | 135 | 48% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 287 | ||||
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John Rowland McGuffie * | 204 | 58% | ||
| Whig | Thomas Savage | 147 | 42% | ||
| Majority | 57 | 16% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 351 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Harmood Banner * | 247 | 52% | ||
| Whig | A. H. Wylie | 71 | 15% | ||
| Majority | 176 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 475 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Scotland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Archibald Charles Stewart | 350 | 58% | ||
| Conservative | James Thomson * | 256 | 42% | ||
| Majority | 350 | 16% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 606 | ||||
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Stewart * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Edward Bradley * | 162 | 57% | ||
| Conservative | Jonathan Atkinson | 124 | 43% | ||
| Majority | 162 | 14% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 286 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
West Derby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Mitchell Beckwith * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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By-elections
No. 9, Great George, Wednesday 1 November 1854
Caused by the resignation of Councillor John McNichol (Conservative, elected 1 November 1852)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | James Marke Wood | 242 | 53% | ||
| Whig | John Rogers | 211 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 31 | 6% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 453 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 â 1879
- Liverpool City Council elections 1880âpresent
- Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
- History of local government in England