1856 Liverpool Town Council election
Appearance
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
style="background-color: Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color" | | Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
Election result
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
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Earle | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold | Swing |
Castle Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Steains | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |
Everton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Johnson Stitt | 573 | 51% | ||
Conservative | John Longton | 559 | 49% | ||
Majority | 7 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,132 | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |
Exchange
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Turner * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Great George
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alexander Shand * | 107 | 93% | ||
Whig | William Gibson | 8 | 7% | ||
Majority | 99 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 115 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lime Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Reddecliffe Jeffrey | 430 | 54% | ||
Conservative | John Buck Lloyd * | 359 | 46% | ||
Majority | 71 | ||||
Registered electors | 957 | ||||
Turnout | 789 | 82% | |||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |
North Toxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Hollis Anthony | unopposed | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
gain from | Swing |
Pitt Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Powell Jeffreys * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Rodney Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Aspinall Tobin * | 236' | 81% | ||
Whig | George Holt | 54 | 19% | ||
Majority | 182 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 290 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Anne Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Mellor | 204 | 83% | ||
Conservative | Hugh Molyneux | 123 | 38% | ||
Majority | 81 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 246 | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. Paul's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Oliver Holden * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold | Swing |
St. Peter's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Holme * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Scotland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Woodruff * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
South Toxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Robertson | unopposed | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
gain from | Swing |
Vauxhall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Nicholson * | unopposed | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Swing |
West Derby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Francis Anderson Clint * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold | Swing |
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 | |
---|---|---|
style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color " | | Conservative | William Bennett * |
style="background-color:Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color " | | Reformer | William Preston * |
style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color " | | Conservative | Thomas Dover * |
style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color " | | Conservative | Thomas Robinson * |
style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color " | | Conservative | John Haywood Turner * |
style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color " | | Conservative | George Henry Horsfall |
style="background-color:Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color " | | Reformer | Thomas Chilton |
style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color " | | Conservative | Raymond William Houghton |
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
- ^ 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.