1853 Liverpool Town Council election

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.

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

Eleven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Councillors   ±   Aldermen Total
Conservative ?? ?? ?? ??
Reformers ?? ?? ?? ??

Election result

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Liverpool Local Election Result 1853
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative
  Whig

Ward results

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* – Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

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No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Richard Cardwell Gardner * 369 75%
John H. Brancken ? 124 24%
Majority 245
Registered electors
Turnout 493
gain from Swing

Castle Street

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No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Holt * 2 Unopposed N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Everton

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No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Moulsdale Mellor * 6 Unopposed N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Exchange

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No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Turner * 5 Unopposed N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Great George

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No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexander Shand 6 Unopposed N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Lime Street

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No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Buck Lloyd * 11 Unopposed N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

North Toxteth

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No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Gregson * 4 Unopposed N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Pitt Street

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No. 8 Pitt Street
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

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No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Aspinall Tobin * 2 Unopposed N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

St. Anne Street

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No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
John Nicholson * 3 unopposed
Registered electors
Swing

St. Paul's

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No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Oliver Holden * 22 Unopposed N/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

St. Peter's

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No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Holme * 2 Unopposed N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Scotland

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No. 2 Scotland
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

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No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Holme * 3 Unopposed N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Vauxhall

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No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
William Nicholson 165 51%
Daniel Powell 157 49%
Majority 8
Registered electors
Turnout 322
gain from Swing

West Derby

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No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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
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

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No. 11, Abercromby, November 1853

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Caused by Councillor Richard Cardwell Gardner (Conservative, elected 1 November 1853) being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1853.

No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
William Earle
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
gain from Swing

No. 8, Pitt Street, November 1853

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Caused by Councillor Thomas Toulmin (Conservative, elected 1 November 1852) being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1853.

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
William Mann
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
Swing

No. 15, South Toxteth, November 1853

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Caused by Councillor Samuel Holme (Conservative, elected 1 November 1853) being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1853.

No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
James Robertson
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
gain from Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Liverpool Town Council – Council Minute Book 1853 p. 703 (scan)". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Liverpool Town Council – Council Minute Book 1853 p. 704 (scan)". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Mercury 28 October 1853 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Liverpool Mercury 28 October 1853 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Liverpool Mercury 4 November 1853 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Liverpool Mercury 4 November 1853 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 4 December 2016.