1857 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 2 November 1857. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

1857 Liverpool Town Council election

← 1856 November 2, 1857 (1857-11-02) 1858 →

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 ?? ?? ?? ??
Whig ?? ?? ?? ??

Election result edit

Liverpool Local Election Result 1857
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

No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Hutchinson 361 52%
Whig Dr. Joseph Anderson 335 48%
Majority 26 4% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 696
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

Castle Street edit

No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Ryley unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Everton edit

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Crosthwaite * 564 57%
Whig George Melly 417 43%
Majority 147 14%
Registered electors
Turnout 981
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange edit

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thomas Littledale * unopposed
Registered electors
Swing

Great George edit

No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thomas Wagstaff * unopposed
Registered electors
Swing

Lime Street edit

No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
James Johnson * unopposed
Registered electors
Swing

North Toxteth edit

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Vernon 405 64%
Whig Thomas Avison 231 36%
Majority 174 28%
Registered electors
Turnout 636
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street edit

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Samuel Robert Graves unopposed
Registered electors
Swing

Rodney Street edit

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Charles Mozley * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

St. Anne Street edit

No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Joseph Kitchen * 209 54%
Conservative James Clegg 177 46%
Majority 32 8%
Registered electors
Turnout 386
Whig hold Swing

St. Paul's edit

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Barton 201 51%
Whig John Rowland McGuffie * 195 49%
Majority 6 2% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 396
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

St. Peter's edit

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Charles Tricks Bowring 322 52%
Conservative Harmood Banner * 301 48%
Majority 21 4% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 623
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

Scotland edit

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
James Crellin 362 50.3%
William Liversidge 357 49.7%
Majority 5
Registered electors
Turnout 719
gain from Swing

South Toxteth edit

No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Stewart * 164 92%
Whig Mr. Alpass 14 8%
Majority 150 84%
Registered electors
Turnout 178
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall edit

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Christopher James Corbally 121 64%
Conservative Mr. Savage 69 36%
Majority 52 28%
Registered electors
Turnout 190
Whig hold Swing

West Derby edit

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Mitchell Beckwith * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

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By-elections edit

See also edit

Liverpool City Council

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

  1. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Council Minute Book 1857 pg 327 (scan)". Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 3 November 1857 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 3 November 1857 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 20 December 2016.