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1854 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1854. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

1854 Liverpool Town Council election
← 1853 November 1, 1854 (1854-11-01) 1855 →
16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards
33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

Eight 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 1854
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 % ±%
Conservative John Abraham Tinne unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street

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No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hugh Hornby * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

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No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Crosthwaite 394 54%
Whig Thomas Chalmer 333 46%
Majority 61 8%
Registered electors
Turnout 727
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

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No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Littledale * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Great George

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No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Wagstaff * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Lime Street

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No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
James Johnson* unopposed
Registered electors
Swing

North Toxteth

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No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bernard Hall 308 51%
Whig W. H. Ogden 296 49%
Majority 12 2%
Registered electors
Turnout 604
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

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

Rodney Street

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No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Flemming * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne Street

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No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Joseph Kitchen 211 74%
Conservative Raymond William Houghton * 76 26%
Majority 135 48% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 287
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

St. Paul's

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No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Rowland McGuffie * 204 58%
Whig Thomas Savage 147 42%
Majority 57 16%
Registered electors
Turnout 351
Whig hold Swing

St. Peter's

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No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harmood Banner * 247 52%
Whig A. H. Wylie 71 15%
Majority 176
Registered electors
Turnout 475
Conservative hold Swing

Scotland

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No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Archibald Charles Stewart 350 58%
Conservative James Thomson * 256 42%
Majority 350 16% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 606
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

South Toxteth

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No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Stewart * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

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No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Edward Bradley * 162 57%
Conservative Jonathan Atkinson 124 43%
Majority 162 14%
Registered electors
Turnout 286
Whig hold Swing

West Derby

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No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Mitchell Beckwith * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

By-elections

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No. 9, Great George, Wednesday 1 November 1854

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Caused by the resignation of Councillor John McNichol (Conservative, elected 1 November 1852)

No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Marke Wood 242 53%
Whig John Rogers 211 47%
Majority 31 6%
Registered electors
Turnout 453
Conservative hold Swing

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 1 November 1854 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 1 November 1854 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 1 November 1854 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 1 November 1854 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 8 November 1854 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 8 November 1854 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 8 November 1854 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 8 November 1854 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Liverpool Mercury Tuesday 31 October 1854 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Liverpool Mercury Tuesday 31 October 1854 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Liverpool Mercury Tuesday 31 October 1854 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Liverpool Mercury Tuesday 31 October 1854 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Liverpool Mercury Tuesday 31 October 1854 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Liverpool Mercury Friday 3 November 1854 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  15. ^ "Liverpool Mercury Friday 3 November 1854 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  16. ^ "Liverpool Mercury Friday 3 November 1854 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  17. ^ "Liverpool Mercury Friday 3 November 1854 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  18. ^ "Liverpool Mercury Friday 3 November 1854 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  19. ^ "Liverpool Town Council – Council Minute Book 1854 p. 226 (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
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