1856 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 | ||
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Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 2 November 1856. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Eleven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Election result[edit]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | |||||||||
| Whig | |||||||||
Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.
Ward results[edit]
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | William Earle | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | James Steains | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Everton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John Johnson Stitt | 573 | 51% | ||
| Conservative | John Longton | 559 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 7 | 2% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,132 | ||||
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Exchange[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Turner * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Great George[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alexander Shand * | 107 | 93% | ||
| Whig | William Gibson | 8 | 7% | ||
| Majority | 99 | 86% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 115 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lime Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | James Reddecliffe Jeffrey | 430 | 54% | ||
| Conservative | John Buck Lloyd * | 359 | 46% | ||
| Majority | 71 | 8% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 957 | ||||
| Turnout | 789 | 82% | |||
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hollis Anthony | unopposed | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Powell Jeffreys * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Aspinall Tobin * | 236 | 81% | ||
| Whig | George Holt | 54 | 19% | ||
| Majority | 182 | 62% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 290 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | James Mellor | 204 | 83% | ||
| Conservative | Hugh Molyneux | 123 | 38% | ||
| Majority | 81 | 45% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 246 | ||||
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Oliver Holden * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Holme * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Scotland[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Woodruff * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Robertson | unopposed | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Nicholson * | unopposed | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Swing | |||||
West Derby[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | Francis Anderson Clint * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Aldermanic Elections[edit]
On 10 November 1856, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1850 expired.
The following were elected as Aldermen by the Council on 10 November 1856 for a term of office of six years.
* - re-elected Alderman.
| Party | Alderman | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Bennett * | |
| Reformer | William Preston * | |
| Conservative | Thomas Dover * | |
| Conservative | Thomas Robinson * | |
| Conservative | John Haywood Turner * | |
| Conservative | George Henry Horsfall | |
| Reformer | Thomas Chilton | |
| Conservative | Raymond William Houghton | |
See also[edit]
- Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879
- Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present
- Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
- History of local government in England
References[edit]
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 2 November 1856
- ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1856 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1856 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1856 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
