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
November 1, 1854 (1854-11-01)
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:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative ?? ?? ?? ??
Reformers ?? ?? ?? ??

Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1854
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative
  Whig

Ward results

* – Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Abraham Tinne unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vauxhall
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
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

No. 9, Great George, Wednesday 1 November 1854

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

References
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  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.
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  8. "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 8 November 1854 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
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  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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