1854 Liverpool Town Council election
Appearance
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.
Eight 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" | | Reformers | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | |||||||||
Whig |
Ward results
* – Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Daniel Crosthwaite | 394 | 54% | ||
Whig | Thomas Chalmer | 333 | 46% | ||
Majority | 61 | ||||
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bernard Hall | 308 | 51% | ||
Whig | W. H. Ogden | 296 | 49% | ||
Majority | 12 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 604 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pitt Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Gladstone jun. * | unopposed | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Swing |
Rodney Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Flemming * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Anne Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Joseph Kitchen | 211 | 74% | ||
Conservative | Raymond William Houghton * | 76 | 26% | ||
Majority | 135 | ||||
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 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 351 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing |
St. Peter's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Marke Wood | 242 | 53% | ||
Whig | John Rogers | 211 | 47% | ||
Majority | 31 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 453 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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 Courier Wednesday 1 November 1854 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 1 November 1854 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 1 November 1854 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 1 November 1854 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 8 November 1854 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 8 November 1854 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 8 November 1854 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 8 November 1854 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury Tuesday 31 October 1854 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury Tuesday 31 October 1854 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury Tuesday 31 October 1854 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury Tuesday 31 October 1854 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury Tuesday 31 October 1854 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury Friday 3 November 1854 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury Friday 3 November 1854 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury Friday 3 November 1854 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury Friday 3 November 1854 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury Friday 3 November 1854 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council – Council Minute Book 1854 p. 226 (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.