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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.

Nine of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1851
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative
  Whig

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hugh Neill * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Castle Street

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

Everton

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Aked * 171 72%
Whig John Johnson 65 28%
Majority 106 44%
Registered electors
Turnout 236
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

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

Great George

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

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig James Johnson * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Royden 253 61%
Whig William Fisher 161 39%
Majority 92 22%
Registered electors
Turnout 414
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Gladstone jun. Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
gain from Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Flemming Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Rowland McGuffie Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Whig gain from Conservative

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harmood Banner 285 61%
Whig Thomas Clarke * 182 39%
Majority 103
Registered electors
Turnout 467
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig James Thomson * unopposed
Registered electors
Whig hold Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Stewart 272 80%
Whig Edward Cannon Hindley * 66 20%
Majority 206
Registered electors
Turnout 338
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Edward Bradley 147 65%
Conservative Thomas Llewelyn Hodson * 78 35%
Majority 69
Registered electors
Turnout 225
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Mitchell Beckwith * 233 62%
Whig William Earle 140 38%
Majority 93
Registered electors
Turnout 373
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (6) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (7) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (8) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (9) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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