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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.

1847 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

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
Conservative 32 −2 15 −1 47
Reformers 16 +2 1 +! 17

[1] [2] [3]

Election result edit

Liverpool Local Election Result 1847
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 edit

* – Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby edit

No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Procter * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Castle Street edit

No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Holmes * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

Everton edit

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig William Watthew 283 50.4%
Conservative George Green Hornby 278 49.6%
Majority 5 0.8% N/A
Registered electors 858
Turnout 561 65%
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

Exchange edit

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Henry Horsfall 256 58%
Whig William Clare 182 42%
Majority 74 16%
Registered electors 748
Turnout 438 59%
Conservative hold Swing

Great George edit

No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Gordon Harbord Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 564
Conservative hold

Lime Street edit

No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Buck Lloyd * 312 53%
Whig James Allanson Picton 281 47%
Majority 31 6%
Registered electors 818
Turnout 593 72%
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth edit

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Mann * 281 55%
Whig William Purser Freme 230 45%
Majority 51 10%
Registered electors 907
Turnout 511 56%
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street edit

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Rimmer 169 56%
Whig James Denton 131 44%
Majority 38 12%
Registered electors 476
Turnout 300 63%
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street edit

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Aspinall Tobin 295 63%
Whig James Lewin 176 37%
Majority 119 26%
Registered electors 781
Turnout 471 60%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne Street edit

No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Parker * 216 55%
Whig James Mellor 180 45%
Majority 36 10%
Registered electors 491
Turnout 396 81%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's edit

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Brodhurst Hill * 173 57%
Whig Thomas Booth 129 43%
Majority 44 14%
Registered electors 461
Turnout 302 66%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's edit

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Sellar Henderson * 242 53%
Whig Daniel Bell 214 47%
Majority 28 6%
Registered electors 725
Turnout 456 63%
Conservative hold Swing

Scotland edit

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Woodruff 197 51%
Whig James Thompson 190 49%
Majority 7 2%
Registered electors 535
Turnout 387 72%
Conservative hold Swing

South Toxteth edit

No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Lyon Jones * 219 54%
Whig Thomas Avison 184 46%
Majority 35 8%
Registered electors 625
Turnout 403 64%
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall edit

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig William Preston * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 234
Whig hold

West Derby edit

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Josias Booker 210 56%
Whig Richard Mitchell Beckwith 163 44%
Majority 47 12%
Registered electors 661
Turnout 373 56%
Conservative hold Swing

[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Aldermanic Elections edit

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
Conservative John Bramley-Moore *
Conservative Edmund Molyneux *
Conservative Thomas Chilton *
Reformer John Holmes
Conservative William Nicol *
Conservative James Procter
Conservative John Nelson Wood
Conservative Joseph Cooper

[15] [16] [17]

By-elections edit

No. 6, Castle Street, Wednesday 17 November 1847 edit

Caused by the election of Councillor John Holmes (Reformer, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1847) as an Alderman on 9 November 1847.

No. 6 Castle Street 17 November 1847
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig George Holt Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

No. 9, Great George, Wednesday 17 November 1847 edit

Caused by the election of Councillor Joseph Cooper (Conservative, Great George, elected 1 November 1846) as an Alderman on 9 November 1847.

No. 9 Great George 17 November 1847
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Rogers 177 53%
Conservative Mr. Dover 156 47%
Majority 21 6% N/A
Registered electors 564
Turnout 333 59%
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

No. 11, Abercromby, Wednesday 17 November 1847 edit

Caused by the election of Councillor James Procter (Conservative, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1847

No. 11 Abercromby 17 November 1847
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Cardwell Gardner 189 51%
Whig Robertson Gladstone 183 49%
Majority 6 2%
Registered electors 613
Turnout 372 61%
Conservative hold Swing

No. 10, Rodney Street, Wednesday 17 November 1847 edit

Caused by the election of Councillor John Nelson Wood (Conservative, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1845) as an Alderman on 9 November 1847.

No. 10 Rodney Street 17 November 1847
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Booker 267 66%
Whig Mr. Lewin 140 34%
Majority 127 32%
Registered electors 781
Turnout 407 52%
Conservative hold Swing

[18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

See also edit

References edit

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