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1851 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Saturday 1 November 1851. One-third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

1851 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

Nine of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Councillors   ±   Aldermen Total
Conservative ?? ?? ?? ??
Reformers ?? ?? ?? ??

Election result edit

Liverpool Local Election Result 1851
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative
  Whig

Ward results edit

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby edit

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

Castle Street edit

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

Everton edit

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Aked * 171 72%
Whig John Johnson 65 28%
Majority 106 44%
Registered electors
Turnout 236
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange edit

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Littledale * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Great George edit

No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Wagstaff * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Lime Street edit

No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig James Johnson * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

North Toxteth edit

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Royden 253 61%
Whig William Fisher 161 39%
Majority 92 22%
Registered electors
Turnout 414
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street edit

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Gladstone jun. Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
gain from Swing

Rodney Street edit

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Flemming Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

St. Anne Street edit

No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Raymond William Houghton 207 59%
Whig William Purser Freme * 141 41%
Majority 66 18% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 348
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

St. Paul's edit

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Rowland McGuffie Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Whig gain from Conservative

St. Peter's edit

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harmood Banner 285 61%
Whig Thomas Clarke * 182 39%
Majority 103 22% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 467
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Scotland edit

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig James Thomson * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

South Toxteth edit

No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Stewart 272 80%
Whig Edward Cannon Hindley * 66 20%
Majority 206 60% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 338
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Vauxhall edit

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Edward Bradley 147 65%
Conservative Thomas Llewelyn Hodson * 78 35%
Majority 69 30% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 225
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

West Derby edit

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Mitchell Beckwith * 233 62%
Whig William Earle 140 38%
Majority 93 24% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 373
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

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See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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  8. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (6) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (7) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (8) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (9) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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