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.
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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 | ||
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Eleven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
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| Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Election result edit
| 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 edit
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | William Earle | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | James Steains | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Everton edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John Johnson Stitt | 573 | 51% | ||
| Conservative | John Longton | 559 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 7 | 2% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,132 | ||||
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Exchange edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Charles Turner * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Great George edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Alexander Shand * | 107 | 93% | ||
| Whig | William Gibson | 8 | 7% | ||
| Majority | 99 | 86% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 115 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lime Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | James Reddecliffe Jeffrey | 430 | 54% | ||
| Conservative | John Buck Lloyd * | 359 | 46% | ||
| Majority | 71 | 8% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 957 | ||||
| Turnout | 789 | 82% | |||
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hollis Anthony | unopposed | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Walter Powell Jeffreys * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | James Aspinall Tobin * | 236 | 81% | ||
| Whig | George Holt | 54 | 19% | ||
| Majority | 182 | 62% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 290 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | James Mellor | 204 | 83% | ||
| Conservative | Hugh Molyneux | 123 | 38% | ||
| Majority | 81 | 45% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 246 | ||||
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | Oliver Holden * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Holme * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Scotland edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | John Woodruff * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| James Robertson | unopposed | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| William Nicholson * | unopposed | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Swing | |||||
West Derby edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | Francis Anderson Clint * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Aldermanic Elections edit
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 | |
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| Conservative | William Bennett * | |
| Reformer | William Preston * | |
| Conservative | Thomas Dover * | |
| Conservative | Thomas Robinson * | |
| Conservative | John Haywood Turner * | |
| Conservative | George Henry Horsfall | |
| Reformer | Thomas Chilton | |
| Conservative | Raymond William Houghton | |
See also edit
- 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 edit
- ^ 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.