1847 Liverpool Town Council election
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1847. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Four of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the annual Council election on 1 November 1847, the Aldermanic election on 9 November 1847 and the four by-elections caused by four Councillors having been elected as Aldermen on 17 November 1847, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | ± | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservative | 32 | −2 | 15 | −1 | 47 |
style="background-color: Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color" | | Reformers | 16 | +2 | 1 | +! | 17 |
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 13 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 81% | 55% | 2,879 | ||
Whig | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 19% | 45% | 2,347 |
Ward results
* – Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Procter * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Castle Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Holmes * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold | Swing |
Everton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Watthew | 283 | 50.4% | ||
Conservative | George Green Hornby | 278 | 49.6% | ||
Majority | 5 | ||||
Registered electors | 858 | ||||
Turnout | 561 | 65% | |||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |
Exchange
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Henry Horsfall | 256 | 58% | ||
Whig | William Clare | 182 | 42% | ||
Majority | 74 | ||||
Registered electors | 748 | ||||
Turnout | 438 | 59% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Great George
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Gordon Harbord | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 564 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lime Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Buck Lloyd * | 312 | 53% | ||
Whig | James Allanson Picton | 281 | 47% | ||
Majority | 31 | ||||
Registered electors | 818 | ||||
Turnout | 593 | 72% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
North Toxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Mann * | 281 | 55% | ||
Whig | William Purser Freme | 230 | 45% | ||
Majority | 51 | ||||
Registered electors | 907 | ||||
Turnout | 511 | 56% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pitt Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Rimmer | 169 | 56% | ||
Whig | James Denton | 131 | 44% | ||
Majority | 38 | ||||
Registered electors | 476 | ||||
Turnout | 300 | 63% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Rodney Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Aspinall Tobin | 295' | 63% | ||
Whig | James Lewin | 176 | 37% | ||
Majority | 119 | ||||
Registered electors | 781 | ||||
Turnout | 471 | 60% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Anne Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Parker * | 216 | 55% | ||
Whig | James Mellor | 180 | 45% | ||
Majority | 36 | ||||
Registered electors | 491 | ||||
Turnout | 396 | 81% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Paul's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Brodhurst Hill * | 173 | 57% | ||
Whig | Thomas Booth | 129 | 43% | ||
Majority | 44 | ||||
Registered electors | 461 | ||||
Turnout | 302 | 66% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Peter's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Sellar Henderson * | 242 | 53% | ||
Whig | Daniel Bell | 214 | 47% | ||
Majority | 28 | ||||
Registered electors | 725 | ||||
Turnout | 456 | 63% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Scotland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Woodruff | 197 | 51% | ||
Whig | James Thompson | 190 | 49% | ||
Majority | 7 | ||||
Registered electors | 535 | ||||
Turnout | 387 | 72% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
South Toxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Lyon Jones * | 219 | 54% | ||
Whig | Thomas Avison | 184 | 46% | ||
Majority | 35 | ||||
Registered electors | 625 | ||||
Turnout | 403 | 64% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Vauxhall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Preston * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 234 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing |
West Derby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Josias Booker | 210 | 56% | ||
Whig | Richard Mitchell Beckwith | 163 | 44% | ||
Majority | 47 | ||||
Registered electors | 661 | ||||
Turnout | 373 | 56% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
On 9 November 1847, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1841 expired.
The following were elected as Aldermen by the council on 9 November 1847 for a term of office of six years.
* – re-elected Alderman.
Party | Alderman | |
---|---|---|
style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color " | | Conservative | John Bramley-Moore * |
style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color " | | Conservative | Edmund Molyneux * |
style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color " | | Conservative | Thomas Chilton * |
style="background-color:Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color " | | Reformer | John Holmes |
style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color " | | Conservative | William Nicol * |
style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color " | | Conservative | James Procter |
style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color " | | Conservative | John Nelson Wood |
style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color " | | Conservative | Joseph Cooper |
By-elections
No. 6, Castle Street, Wednesday 17 November 1847
Caused by the election of Councillor John Holmes (Reformer, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1847) as an Alderman on 9 November 1847.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | George Holt | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold | Swing |
No. 9, Great George, Wednesday 17 November 1847
Caused by the election of Councillor Joseph Cooper (Conservative, Great George, elected 1 November 1846) as an Alderman on 9 November 1847.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Rogers | 177 | 53% | ||
Conservative | Mr. Dover | 156 | 47% | ||
Majority | 21 | ||||
Registered electors | 564 | ||||
Turnout | 333 | 59% | |||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |
No. 11, Abercromby, Wednesday 17 November 1847
Caused by the election of Councillor James Procter (Conservative, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1847
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Cardwell Gardner | 189 | 51% | ||
Whig | Robertson Gladstone | 183 | 49% | ||
Majority | 6 | ||||
Registered electors | 613 | ||||
Turnout | 372 | 61% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
No. 10, Rodney Street, Wednesday 17 November 1847
Caused by the election of Councillor John Nelson Wood (Conservative, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1845) as an Alderman on 9 November 1847.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Booker | 267 | 66% | ||
Whig | Mr. Lewin | 140 | 34% | ||
Majority | 127 | ||||
Registered electors | 781 | ||||
Turnout | 407 | 52% | |||
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
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