1851 Liverpool Town Council election
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[]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | |||||||||
Whig |
Ward results[]
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Neill * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Castle Street[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Hugh Hornby * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold | Swing |
Everton[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Aked * | 171 | 72% | ||
Whig | John Johnson | 65 | 28% | ||
Majority | 106 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 236 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Exchange[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Littledale * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Great George[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Wagstaff * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lime Street[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Johnson * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold | Swing |
North Toxteth[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Royden | 253 | 61% | ||
Whig | William Fisher | 161 | 39% | ||
Majority | 92 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 414 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pitt Street[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Gladstone jun. | unopposed | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
gain from | Swing |
Rodney Street[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Flemming | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Anne Street[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raymond William Houghton | 207 | 59% | ||
Whig | William Purser Freme * | 141 | 41% | ||
Majority | 66 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 348 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing |
St. Paul's[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Rowland McGuffie | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |
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[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Thomson * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold | Swing |
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[]
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[]
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[]
- 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[]
- ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (6) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (7) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (8) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (9) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
Categories:
- Liverpool City Council elections
- 1851 English local elections
- November 1851 events
- 1850s in Liverpool