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1856 Liverpool Town Council election

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1856 Liverpool Town Council election

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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

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.

Eleven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Councillors   ±   Aldermen Total
Conservative ?? ?? ?? ??
Liberal ?? ?? ?? ??

Election result

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Liverpool Local Election Result 1856
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative
  Whig

Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.

Ward results

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* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

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No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig William Earle unopposed
Registered electors
Whig hold Swing

Castle Street

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No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig James Steains unopposed
Registered electors
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

Everton

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No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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

Great George

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No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexander Shand * 107 93%
Whig William Gibson 8 7%
Majority 99 86%
Registered electors
Turnout 115
Conservative hold Swing

Lime Street

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No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
William Hollis Anthony unopposed
Registered electors
gain from Swing

Pitt Street

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No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Powell Jeffreys * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street

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No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Aspinall Tobin * 236 81%
Whig George Holt 54 19%
Majority 182 62%
Registered electors
Turnout 290
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne Street

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

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No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Oliver Holden * unopposed
Registered electors
Whig hold Swing

St. Peter's

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No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Holme * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Scotland

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No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Woodruff * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

South Toxteth

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No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
James Robertson unopposed
Registered electors
gain from Swing

Vauxhall

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No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
William Nicholson * unopposed
Registered electors
Swing

West Derby

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No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Francis Anderson Clint * unopposed
Registered electors
Whig hold Swing

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[2] [3] [4]

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
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

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References

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  1. ^ Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 2 November 1856
  2. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1856 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1856 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1856 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 28 December 2016.