1845 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1845. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

1845 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

Ten of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Councillors   ±   Aldermen Total
Conservative 35 -3 16 51
Reformers 13 +3 0 13

Election result

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Liverpool Local Election Result 1845
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 10 1 4 -3 63% 49% 1,273
  Whig 6 4 1 +3 17% 51% 1,317

Given that ten of the sixteen seats were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context.

Ward results

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* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

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No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles William Reade Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Castle Street

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

Everton

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No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Francis Shand * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Exchange

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

Great George

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

Lime Street

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No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Vincent Higgins 324 56%
Conservative Robert Rigby * 252 44%
Majority 72 12% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 576
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

North Toxteth

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No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Thomas Lloyd 291 56%
Conservative John Sheppard * 227 44%
Majority 64 12% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 518
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

Pitt Street

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No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Robinson 203 65%
Whig George Thirkell 108 35%
Majority 95 30% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 311
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Rodney Street

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No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Nelson Wood * 275 50%
Whig Robert Ellison Harvey 275 50%
Majority 0 0%
Registered electors
Turnout 550
Conservative hold Swing

Because there was a tie, the casting vote of the presiding alderman (Richard Smethurst Crook, Conservative) went to John Nelson Wood (Conservative). [1]

St. Anne Street

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No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig William Earle Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Whig gain from Conservative

St. Paul's

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No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Eyre Evans 171 56%
Conservative John Caton Thompson * 133 44%
Majority 38 12% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 304
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

St. Peter's

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No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Stewart Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Scotland

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No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Houghton jun * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

South Toxteth

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No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ambrose Lace * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Vauxhall

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No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig William Rathbone Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

West Derby

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No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Plumpton * 183 55%
Whig James Mellor 148 45%
Majority 35 10%
Registered electors
Turnout 331
Conservative hold Swing

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (6) (scan)". Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (7) (scan)". Retrieved 5 November 2016.