1853 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 | ||
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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[edit]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | |||||||||
| Whig | |||||||||
Ward results[edit]
* – Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Cardwell Gardner * | 369 | 75% | |||
| John H. Brancken ? | 124 | 24% | |||
| Majority | 245 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 493 | ||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
Castle Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Holt * | 2 | Unopposed | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Everton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Samuel Moulsdale Mellor * | 6 | Unopposed | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Exchange[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Turner * | 5 | Unopposed | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Great George[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alexander Shand | 6 | Unopposed | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Lime Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Buck Lloyd * | 11 | Unopposed | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
North Toxteth[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Matthew Gregson * | 4 | Unopposed | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Pitt Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Powell Jeffreys * | 225 | 63% | ||
| Whig | John Smith | 133 | 37% | ||
| Majority | 92 | 26% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 358 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Aspinall Tobin * | 2 | Unopposed | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
St. Anne Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Nicholson * | 3 | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Swing | |||||
St. Paul's[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Oliver Holden * | 22 | Unopposed | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
St. Peter's[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Holme * | 2 | Unopposed | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Scotland[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John Woodruff * | 329 | 69% | ||
| Conservative | James Jack | 146 | 31% | ||
| Majority | 183 | 38% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 475 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Samuel Holme * | 3 | Unopposed | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Vauxhall[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Nicholson | 165 | 51% | |||
| Daniel Powell | 157 | 49% | |||
| Majority | 8 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 322 | ||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
West Derby[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | Francis Anderson Clint | 250 | 51% | ||
| Conservative | William Earle | 241 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 9 | 2% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 491 | ||||
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Aldermanic Elections[edit]
On 9 November 1853, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1847 expired.
The following were elected as Aldermen by the council on 9 November 1853 for a term of office of six years.
* – re-elected Alderman.
| Party | Alderman | |
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| Conservative | Joseph Cooper * | |
| Conservative | Richard Cardwell Gardner | |
| Thomas Bold | ||
| Conservative | John Bramley-Moore * | |
| Conservative | Francis Shand | |
| Conservative | James Parker * | |
| Conservative | Thomas Toulmin | |
| Conservative | Samuel Holme | |
By Elections[edit]
No. 11, Abercromby, November 1853[edit]
Caused by Councillor Richard Cardwell Gardner (Conservative, elected 1 November 1853) being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1853.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Earle | |||||
| Majority | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
No. 8, Pitt Street, November 1853[edit]
Caused by Councillor Thomas Toulmin (Conservative, elected 1 November 1852) being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1853.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Mann | |||||
| Majority | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
No. 15, South Toxteth, November 1853[edit]
Caused by Councillor Samuel Holme (Conservative, elected 1 November 1853) being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1853.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Robertson | |||||
| Majority | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
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 Town Council – Council Minute Book 1853 p. 703 (scan)". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council – Council Minute Book 1853 p. 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.
