1845 Liverpool Town Council election
Appearance
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.
Ten of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservative | 35 | -3 | 16 | 51 |
style="background-color: Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color" | | Reformers | 13 | +3 | 0 | 13 |
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Castle Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Hugh Hornby * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold | Swing |
Everton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Shand * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Exchange
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Littledale jun. | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Great George
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Royden * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lime Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Vincent Higgins | 324 | 56% | ||
Conservative | Robert Rigby * | 252 | 44% | ||
Majority | 72 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 576 | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |
North Toxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Lloyd | 291 | 56% | ||
Conservative | John Sheppard * | 227 | 44% | ||
Majority | 64 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 518 | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |
Pitt Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Robinson | 203 | 65% | ||
Whig | George Thirkell | 108 | 35% | ||
Majority | 95 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Earle | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. Paul's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Eyre Evans | 171 | 56% | ||
Conservative | John Caton Thompson * | 133 | 44% | ||
Majority | 38 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 304 | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. Peter's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Stewart | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Scotland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Houghton jun. * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
South Toxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ambrose Lace * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Vauxhall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Rathbone | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold | Swing |
West Derby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Plumpton * | 183 | 55% | ||
Whig | James Mellor | 148 | 45% | ||
Majority | 35 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 331 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
See also
- 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
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- ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 5 November 2016.
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