The 1853 Liverpool by-election was held due to the previous election of two Conservative MPs being declared void. It resulted in the election of the Conservative MPs Charles Turner and Thomas Horsfall.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Horsfall | 6,034 | 34.4 | +5.6 | |
Conservative | Henry Thomas Liddell | 5,543 | 31.6 | +4.2 | |
Liberal | Sir Thomas Erskine Perry | 4,673 | 26.7 | +5.6 | |
Ind. Conservative | J B Moore | 1,274 | 7.3 | New | |
Majority | 870 | 4.9 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 17,524 | 64.7 | −1.9 | ||
Registered electors | 16,182 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 |
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