Liverpool Town Council election, 1853
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1853. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Eleven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Reformers | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1853 | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | ||||||||||
Whig | ||||||||||
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Cardwell Gardner * | 369 | 75% | |||
John H. Brancken ? | 124 | 24% | |||
Majority | 245 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 493 | ||||
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] | Swing | ||||
Castle Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Holt * | 2 | unopposed | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Everton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Samuel Moulsdale Mellor * | 6 | unopposed | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Exchange
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Turner * | 5 | unopposed | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Great George
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alexander Shand | 6 | unopposed | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lime Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Buck Lloyd * | 11 | unopposed | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Matthew Gregson * | 4 | unopposed | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Powell Jeffreys * | 225 | 63% | ||
Whig | John Smith | 133 | 37% | ||
Majority | 92 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 358 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Aspinall Tobin * | 2' | unopposed | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Nicholson * | 3 | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
[[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Oliver Holden * | 22 | unopposed | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Holme * | 2 | unopposed | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Scotland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Woodruff * | 329 | 69% | ||
Whig | James Jack | 146 | 31% | ||
Majority | 183 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 475 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Samuel Holme * | 3 | unopposed | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Nicholson | 165 | 51% | |||
Daniel Powell | 157 | 49% | |||
Majority | 8 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 322 | ||||
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] | Swing | ||||
West Derby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Francis Anderson Clint | 250 | 51% | ||
Conservative | William Earle | 241 | 49% | ||
Majority | 9 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 491 | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative | 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
References
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Council Minute Book 1853 pg 703 (scan)". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Council Minute Book 1853 pg 704 (scan)". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Mercury 28 October 1853 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Mercury 28 October 1853 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Mercury 4 November 1853 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Mercury 4 November 1853 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
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