1855 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1855. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

1855 Liverpool Town Council election
November 1, 1855 (1855-11-01)
16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards
33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

Nine 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 1855
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 % ±%
Whig Robertson Gladstone * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Gibbons Livingston 298 54%
Whig Thomas Avison * 252 46%
Majority 40 8% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 550
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Everton
No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Darnley Anderson * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

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

Great George
No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Lawrence 232 59%
Whig John Rogers 159 41%
Majority 73 18%
Registered electors
Turnout 391
Conservative hold Swing

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

North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hilton Halhead * 313 71%
Whig William Evans 129 29%
Majority 184 42%
Registered electors 941
Turnout 442 47%
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Mann unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Barnes Brancker * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Thomas Llewelyn Hodson * unopposed
Registered electors
Whig hold Swing

St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Godfrey 222 55%
Whig J. B. Spence 179 45%
Majority 43 10%
Registered electors 522
Turnout 401 77%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Charles Fernihough * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Scotland
No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Woodruff * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Farnworth 267 76%
Whig W. F. McGregor 83 24%
Majority 184 52%
Registered electors 651
Turnout 350 54%
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Roger Haydock 145 51%
Thomas Chalmer 138 49%
Majority 7
Registered electors 394
Turnout 283 72%
gain from Swing

West Derby
No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Aikin 335 54%
Conservative Arthur Henderson * 284 46%
Majority 51 8% N/A
Registered electors 1,054
Turnout 619 59%
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

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See also

References
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