Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Saturday 1 November 1851. 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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Nine of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
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Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Reformers | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | |||||||||
Whig |
Ward results
edit* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Hugh Neill * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold |
Castle Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Hugh Hornby * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold |
Everton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Aked * | 171 | 72% | ||
Whig | John Johnson | 65 | 28% | ||
Majority | 106 | 44% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 236 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Exchange
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Thomas Littledale * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold |
Great George
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Thomas Wagstaff * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold |
Lime Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | James Johnson * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold |
North Toxteth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Thomas Royden | 253 | 61% | ||
Whig | William Fisher | 161 | 39% | ||
Majority | 92 | 22% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 414 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pitt Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Gladstone jun. | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
gain from | Swing |
Rodney Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Thomas Flemming | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold |
St. Anne Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Raymond William Houghton | 207 | 59% | ||
Whig | William Purser Freme * | 141 | 41% | ||
Majority | 66 | 18% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 348 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing |
St. Paul's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | John Rowland McGuffie | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Whig gain from Conservative |
St. Peter's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Harmood Banner | 285 | 61% | ||
Whig | Thomas Clarke * | 182 | 39% | ||
Majority | 103 | 22% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 467 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing |
Scotland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | James Thomson * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold |
South Toxteth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Stewart | 272 | 80% | ||
Whig | Edward Cannon Hindley * | 66 | 20% | ||
Majority | 206 | 60% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 338 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing |
Vauxhall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Edward Bradley | 147 | 65% | ||
Conservative | Thomas Llewelyn Hodson * | 78 | 35% | ||
Majority | 69 | 30% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 225 | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |
West Derby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Mitchell Beckwith * | 233 | 62% | ||
Whig | William Earle | 140 | 38% | ||
Majority | 93 | 24% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 373 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing |
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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
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- ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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- ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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- ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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