1852 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1852. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

1852 Liverpool Town Council election

← 1851 November 1, 1852 (1852-11-01) 1853 →

16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards
33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

Seven 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 1852
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 % ±%
Whig Robertson Gladstone 360 61%
Conservative Bernard Hall * 226 39%
Majority 134 22% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 586
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

Castle Street

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

Everton

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No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Darnley Anderson 439 56%
Whig Thomas Chalmer * 346 44%
Majority 93 12% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 785
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Exchange

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

Great George

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No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John McNichol 240 56%
Whig John Rogers * 188 44%
Majority 52 12% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 428
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Lime Street

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

North Toxteth

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No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hilton Halhead 329 69%
Whig Thomas Lloyd * 151 31%
Majority 178 38% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 480
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Pitt Street

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No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Toulmin * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Rodney Street

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No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Barnes Brancker Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

St. Anne Street

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No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Thomas Llewelyn Hodson 226 56%
Conservative Francis Shand 181 44%
Majority 45 12% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 407
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

St. Paul's

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No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Godfrey * 207 52%
Whig Thomas Savage 193 48%
Majority 14 4%
Registered electors
Turnout 560
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

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No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Charles Fernihough * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

Scotland

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No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Bingham * 297 54%
Conservative Samuel Taylor 249 44%
Majority 48 10%
Registered electors
Turnout 546
Whig hold Swing

South Toxteth

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No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Joseph Horsfall * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Vauxhall

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No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Moss 144 54%
Conservative Alexander Shand 123 46%
Majority 21 8% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 267
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

West Derby

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No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Henderson * 243 61%
Whig William Earle 158 39%
Majority 85 22% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 401
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 3 November 1852 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
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