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.
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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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Eleven 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
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 | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | James Holme * | 2 | Unopposed | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Scotland
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||||
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
editNo. 11, Abercromby, November 1853
editCaused by Councillor Richard Cardwell Gardner (Conservative, elected 1 November 1853) being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1853.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| William Earle | |||||
| Majority | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
No. 8, Pitt Street, November 1853
editCaused 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
editCaused 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.