Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 2 November 1856. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
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16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority | ||
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Eleven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
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Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | |||||||||
Whig |
Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.
Ward results
edit* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | William Earle | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold | Swing |
Castle Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | James Steains | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |
Everton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | John Johnson Stitt | 573 | 51% | ||
Conservative | John Longton | 559 | 49% | ||
Majority | 7 | 2% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,132 | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |
Exchange
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Charles Turner * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Great George
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alexander Shand * | 107 | 93% | ||
Whig | William Gibson | 8 | 7% | ||
Majority | 99 | 86% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 115 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lime Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | James Reddecliffe Jeffrey | 430 | 54% | ||
Conservative | John Buck Lloyd * | 359 | 46% | ||
Majority | 71 | 8% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 957 | ||||
Turnout | 789 | 82% | |||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |
North Toxteth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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William Hollis Anthony | unopposed | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
gain from | Swing |
Pitt Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Walter Powell Jeffreys * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Rodney Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Aspinall Tobin * | 236 | 81% | ||
Whig | George Holt | 54 | 19% | ||
Majority | 182 | 62% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 290 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Anne Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | James Mellor | 204 | 83% | ||
Conservative | Hugh Molyneux | 123 | 38% | ||
Majority | 81 | 45% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 246 | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. Paul's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Oliver Holden * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold | Swing |
St. Peter's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Holme * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Scotland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Woodruff * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
South Toxteth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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James Robertson | unopposed | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
gain from | Swing |
Vauxhall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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William Nicholson * | unopposed | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Swing |
West Derby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Francis Anderson Clint * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold | Swing |
On 10 November 1856, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1850 expired.
The following were elected as Aldermen by the Council on 10 November 1856 for a term of office of six years.
* - re-elected Alderman.
Party | Alderman | |
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Conservative | William Bennett * | |
Reformer | William Preston * | |
Conservative | Thomas Dover * | |
Conservative | Thomas Robinson * | |
Conservative | John Haywood Turner * | |
Conservative | George Henry Horsfall | |
Reformer | Thomas Chilton | |
Conservative | Raymond William Houghton |
See also
edit- 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
edit- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 2 November 1856
- ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1856 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1856 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1856 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 28 December 2016.